Cebuano ring star Z “The Dream” Gorres of the famed ALA Boxing Gym knocked down Pedro Rincon Miranda of Colombia three times on the way to hacking out a lopsided unanimous decision win over 10 rounds yesterday at the Home Depot Center in Carson City, California.
The WBO top super flyweight contender Gorres sent Miranda crashing into the canvass in rounds one, five, and 10, but the tough as nails Colombian journeyman showed iron will and somehow made it to the final bell.
All the three judges had unanimous scores of 100-87 for the 22-year-old Gorres, who improved to 24-1-1 (12KOs). Miranda fell to 31-11-2 (25KOs).
Gorres, the reigning OPBF jr bantamweight title-holder, now trains his sights on a possible title shot at the WBO 115-pound title currently held by Mexican Fernando Montiel.
Montiel stayed as the WBO super flyweight champion after he lost in his WBO bantamweight title bid by split decision to defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez (33-4, 28KOs).
In the other featured main event, Daniel Ponce de Leon (28-1, 26KOs) retained his WBO super bantamweight crown by stopping Gerson Guerrero (31-7, 23KOs) in the second round.
“I’m so happy with Gorres. This only proves that Gorres’ is a world class fighter despite doubts on his power. I hope he gets a chance to fight Montiel for the WBO championship,” said boxing patron Antonio “Bidoy” L. Aldeguer, the manager of Gorres.
The resounding victory was Gorres’ third on US soil since he scored a spectacular first round knockout of Fil-Am Glenn Donayre in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales I on March 19 last year at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gorres completed a twinkill for the Golden Boy Promotions’ prized fighters in California in one-week span as Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista floored Nicaraguan Roberto Bonilla in the third round last May 20 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
