SOLO BOXEO, MARCH 19, 2004

OLYMPIC AUDITORIUM, Los Angeles, Calif.

Ring side report

By Angel Chavez

Photos: Jose Chavez

PHOTO GALLERY

VALENZUELA FINISHES VALDEZ IN 2

Guillermo Valdes vs. Juan Valenzuela
10 Round Jr. Welter Weight

Valdez 9____ Valenzuela 10

Round 1
Valenzuela comes out attacking in the first round dropping Valdes with a left upper cut at the bell.

Round 2
Valdes comes out swinging wildling and Valenzuela landed a left to the body that hurts Valdes. Valenzuela started landing combinations dropping him with a left hook to the temple knocking out Valdes two minutes and fifty four seconds into round 2.

PONCE DE LEON STOPS ALVAREZ

Ivan Alvarez vs. Daniel Ponce De Leon
10 Round Feather Weight

Ponce De Leon 10 9 9 10__________________________________Alvarez 9 10 10 8

Round 1

Ponce De Leon comes out throwing left hooks dazing Alvarez.

Round 2

Alvarez comes back in round 2 connecting with straight right hands.

Round 3

Alvarez laughed at Ponce De Leon after he landed a left hook. Alvarez wins the rest of the round by out landing Ponce De Leon.

Round 4

Ponce De Leon comes out working the body dropping Alvarez with a left body hook.

Round 5

Alvarez comes out dancing around in the 5th round. Ponce De Leon applied pressure attacking the body and knocking him out with a body shot, two minutes and two seconds into the 5th round. Ponce De Leon 18 and 0 now with 18 knock outs.

GONZALEZ WINS VILLA BY SPLIT DECISION

Oscar Villa vs. Jose Gonzalez
6 Round Jr. Light Weight


Villa 9 9 9 9 9 10 _______________________________Gonzalez 10 10 10 10 10 09

Round 1

Gonzalez comes out and out boxes Villa.

Round2

Both Fighters come out exchanging. Villa swinging wildly. Gonzalez takes advantage, landing straight punches.

Round 3

Both come out exchanging and landing slight edge to Gonzalez.

Round 4

Both fighters slow down the temp. Gonzalez landing a huge over hand right. That stunned Villa.

Round 5
Gonzalez comes out boxing up into the middle of the 5th round when Villa landed a hay maker. At the end of the 5th round both fighters exchanged bringing the crowd to its feet.

Round 6 Villa comes out strong throwing lots of punches, winning the last and final round.

Decision
Gonzalez wins a split decision. He improves his record to 7 and 1 with 3 knock outs