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“The Standing Eight Count”- Ringside at Pechanga Resort and Casino for ESPN Friday Night Fights By Dave Wilcox PhilBoxing.com Sun, 14 Feb 2010 The beautiful Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California welcomed Joe Tessitore, Teddy Atlas and the crew of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights for some exciting Boxing action on this cool Southern California evening. In the main event, Tyrone “Fists of Fury” Harris took on “The Volcano” Ji-Hoon Kim in a ten round welterweight contest. Going in, Harris was expected to use his superior speed and boxing ability to get past the thought and powerful Kim. To everyone’s surprise, as soon as the bell rang to start round one, Harris came out fast and pushed the action at a rapid pace while throwing hard shots to the head of the gritty Korean. Kim seemed surprised and for the first two rounds, it seemed Harris had things going his way. In the second round, Tyrone had a nice lead right hook and left to the body working well, but as the round came to a close, I couldn’t help but notice a slight shift in the action. It seemed that even though I had given Harris the first two rounds, he was the one that seemed to be slowing, while Kim seemed to be making his move forward. Round three was a close round and was fought at much slower pace than the first two. I flipped a coin and gave it to Kim. It seemed quite apparent at this point that Tyrone Harris was slowing and Ji-Hoon Kim was picking up the pace. Round four started status quo for the fighters and then something flashed above the head of Kim and at the half way point of the round, he just started throwing punch after punch and overwhelming Harris. From my ringside position, I literally saw a change in the look on Kim’s face as he gritted his teeth and began to pour it on. He easily dominated Harris for the reminder of round four. Things were not looking up for “Fists of Fury”. Ji-Hoon Kim started round five just has he ended the previous stanza and continued to pressure Harris at a rapid pace. He pounded Harris to body and it seemed like things were not looking good for Tyrone Harris. Kim landed a short right hand, followed by a left that put Harris down. Tyrone got and took his eight count and the fight continued. Kim rushed in and bombarded him with a barrage of punches, most of which weren’t landing, but at this point, the damage had already been done. Referee, Wayne Hedgepeth had seen enough and stepped in to stop the fight at 1:52 of round five. Tyrone Harris was livid at the decision to stop the fight. He jumped up and down screaming at Hedgepeth. He was so upset, that he made himself unavailable for post fight interviews. Harris might have not agreed with that decision, but I’ll go out on a limb and say most everyone else that was watching has no problem with the stoppage. Kim was overpowering and it was only a matter of time before he would have been able to get Harris out of there. As it was, I think we might have found a new television star in Ji-Hoon Kim. What an entertaining and strong fighter he is. I can’t wait to see him lace the gloves up again. Ji-Hoon Kim improves his record to 20-5 (16KO), while Tyrone Harris falls to 24-6 (16 KO) In the co-main event of the evening we had junior welterweights in action, as undefeated Russian, Ruslan Provodnikov was really taking a step up and against the aged, but very tough former IBF lightweight champion, Javier Jauregui. In round one Provodnikov pounded Jauregui to the body and landed huge shots to his head. It was obvious from the very beginning that the Mexican fighter was one tough guy. Through rounds two through four, Jauregui tried to find a home to the body of Providnikov but just couldn’t seem to throw enough punches. He found a home for his awkward uppercut on the chin the Russian on occasion, but as would be the case the entire fight, he just couldn’t keep pace with young and talented Provodnikov. Unfortunately for Javier Jauregui, being tough doesn’t win rounds, but the crowd was still quite impressed with him and gave him the old, “MEH-HEE-CO” chant in round five to help boost his spirits. He continued to try his best, but it wouldn’t be enough. In rounds six and seven, Provodnikov looked tired from pounding on Jauregui as he continued to land punches on Jauregui. Some have wondered what Antonio Plasterito put in his gloves? Hell, I wonder what Javier Jauregui put in his head. In round eight, the Russian picked up the pace and started landing harder shots and with two big uppercuts, the mouthpiece of Javier flew out. Provodnikov rushed in and after a barrage of shots, Referee Jack Reiss had seen enough and stopped the contest at 2:10 of round eight. A very impressive victory against a very experience and iron jawed opponent for the young Russian. Ruslan Provodnikov extends his undefeated record to 14-0 (10 KO) and Javier Jauegui drops to 53-17-2 (36KO) The Undercard: -Another undefeated Russian was on the undercard in a Super Middleweight eight round affair. Maxim Vlasov of Samara, Russia was taking on Julius “KOB” Fogel from North Carolina. The tall Russian seemed to have control of the bout from the start and landed some very nice combinations to head of Fogel. Vlasov landed a big right hook, followed by a left that seemed to graze on the back of the head of “Knocking out Bums” Fogel and he went down. Fogel made the count, but Wayne Hedgepeth again made a questionable stoppage and called a halt to the bout at 2:42 of the first round. Maxim Vlasov improves 15-0 (6KO) and Julius “KOB” Fogel’s record falls to 15-2 (10KO) -In a six round welterweight bout, Dashon “Flyboy” Johnson from Escondido, California made quick work of Sergio Macias of Pacoima, California. This was a one-sided mismatch. Referee Jack Reiss did us all a favor and called the action after a barrage of punches at 1:52 of round three. Johnson jumps his record to 9-2-2 (3 KO) and Macias stays consistent at 14-20-1 (6KO) -In welterweight action scheduled for four, Gabriel Tolmajyan of Glendale, California was up against Anthony Martinez of Turriabla, Mexico. Tolmajyan controlled the action from the start from his southpaw stance. In round three, a beautiful lead right hand hook put Martinez down. He was able to get up and finish the round. In the fourth, a big left uppercut sent Martinez stumbling toward the canvas and the minute he hit the canvas, the bout was waved off. The time was 2:14 of round four. Gabriel Tolmajyan continues to improve and jumps to 7-1 (2 KO) while Anthony Martinez does what he does best, lose. His record falls to 21-33-3 (9) On a side note, why is a guy that has a record of 21-33-3 get a license to fight? -One Heavyweight and one fat guy squared off in a four rounder as Garrett “Goodnite” Simon of Puyallup, Washington took on a guy by the name of Francisco Mireles of Tucson, Arizona. We’ll just say that at 5"10 or so and weighing about 280 pounds, Mireles was less than ready to fight on this night. In this embarrassing affair, surprisingly enough, the first knockdown was caused by a body shot. The end came shortly after as Simon doubled up on a left hook and followed with a barrage of punches that forced Jack Reiss to step in and halt it at 1:53 of round one. Garrett Simon raises his record to 2-0 (2KO) and Francisco Mireles evens his record at 5-5. May I suggest a new career for Francisco? -In the last bout of the evening, Featherweight Edgar Flores of Santa Maria, California made his pro debut in a four rounder against Eder Peralta of Pasadena, California. The thin and lanky Flores seemed to be the guy who was being showcased against the tattooed Peralta. That was of course until Flores landed a vicious left hook to the chin of Flores. He was out before he hit the canvas. The official time of the knockout was 2:22 of round number one. Eder Peralta evens his record in impressive fashion at 1-1 (1KO) and it’s back to the drawing board for Flores who drops his pro debut. -“Smokin” Joe Frazier- The legendary Heavyweight Champion was ringside at The Pechanga as a guest and had the fans in attendance in awe of his greatness. I had the good fortune of sitting to the right of Mr. Frazier during the bouts and I can honestly say it was a thrill. I had to break the Media “code” and go talk to the great champion and have my tremendous photographer, Ray Luna take the shot for me. I think I got the stink eye from other “media”, but I didn’t care to be quite honest. Joe Frazier was very gracious and friendly to all the fans that came up to him for autographs, pictures or just a good old fashioned hand shake from the champ. The line to see him was a mile long, but the champ just kept smiling all the way through. It was just another great night of Boxing action from what I consider the best venue to see Boxing in Southern California. The Pechanga Resort and Casino really knows how to put on a show and as a matter of fact, ESPN2 Friday Night Fights will be back in Temecula on Friday, March 5. On that card, Martin “El Brochas” Honario will be defending his NABO lightweight championship against Wilton “Pretty Warrior” Hilario. You might remember that Honario won that title by upsetting hot prospect, John Molina, Jr. at the Pechanga back in November. Also on the March 5 card will be hot prospects, Michael Dallas, Jr. and Rico “Suavecito” Ramos. It should be another great night of Boxing on March 5. Keep Punching *Dave Wilcox is the West Coast Coordinator/Correspondent for the “Talkin Boxing with Billy C.” Radio show and appears on Mondays. The show runs live five days a week and two hours a day. Go to www.talkinboxing.com or www.BillyCBoxing.com for all info on the show. It is also available on podcast anytime by going to http://talkinboxing.podbean.com/ Click here to view a list of other articles written by Dave Wilcox.  |
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