ORNELAS SHINES AT NOKIA FIGHT NIGHT
By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 23 Apr 2010
Downtown Los Angeles: Golden Boy Promotions held its monthly fight card at the Club Nokia early Thursday night and although the fighters on the card for most part are relatively unknown, they gave performances that pleased the crowd.
The card opened with a couple of light heavyweights which set the tone for the evening.
Hiromitsu Miura (2-0-0) a young Japanese pug who now makes Las Vegas his base, scored a one sided unanimous decision in 4 rounds over Nathan Bedwell (0-2-0) of Nashville, TN. The scores were 40-36, 39-37 and 39-37.
On the second fight in the card, Junior lightweight Luis ( 2-3-1) of Los Angeles won via a majority decision over Juan Sandoval (1-2-0,1KO). The scores were 40-36, 39-37 and 38-38.
A couple of bantamweights followed suit. Khabir Suleymanov responding to his Russian speaking coaches outpointed a journeyman, Benji Garcia of San Diego, CA. Suleymanov who now makes LA his hometown won via a unanimous decision. The scores were 60-54,59-55,and 59 55. With the win Suleymanov kept his record clean at 10-0-0, 4KO, while Garcia dropped to 14-14-3, 1KO.
Then came a fight between two cruiserweights which was listed as a 6 rounder. However, the Commissioner in charged declared it a four rounder which surprised both fighters.
Deon Elam (11-1-0, 5KO) of Los Angeles, CA won the abbreviated fight with a unanimous decision over Andre Hemphill (8-15-2, 5KO) of Philadelphia, PA. Elam dropped Hemphil at the final seconds of round four. The scores were 40-35,40-35 and 39-36.
Roberto Reyes (1-0-0,1KO) a junior middleweight making his pro debut KO?d a fellow pro debutant, Azamat Umarzoda (0-1-0) of Salt Lake City, Utah. The end came via perfect left hook at 2:45 of round one.
In the main event, Enrique Ornelas (30-6-0,20KO) from nearby La Habra, CA really shined but it took him four rounds to make up for his loss last year to Bernard Hopkins.
Ornelas KO?d Julius Fogle (15-4-0, 10KO at 1:12 of round four. Ornelas scored the KO with a picture perfect left hook that sent Fogle diving to the canvas where referee Jerry Cantu counted him out.
Top photo: Referee Jerry Cantu counting out Fogle as Ornelas waits in the background. Photo by Dr Ed de la Vega.
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