TOP RANK BOXING

BY GARY TURNER jmastalir@yahoo.com


BOXING AT LAST IN LAST VEGAS....88 DAYS INTO THE YEAR AND BEST OF ALL IT STARTED ON TIME.


THIS TOP RANK PROMOTION AT THE TEXAS STATION FEATURED EIGHT  FIGHTS INCLUDING  FIVE VERY VERY GOOD ONES.......THE COMPETITION STILL THE ATTRACTION HERE.


JOSE RAMIREZ 9-0 AFTER HIS FEATURED FIGHT SECOND ROUND TKO OVER BOYD HENLEY 10-4-1.....SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS 135.....RAMIREZ'S 7TH KNOCKOOUT.


MAIN EVENT A WORLD CLASS FIGHT FOR THIS REPORTER....JUAN CARLOS MARTINEZ 19-14-1 TAKING A CLOSE 96-93 96-93 .....93-96 SPLIT DECISION  ON THE THREE JUDGES CARDS....THIS OVER...ALEJANDRO PEREZ 19-4-1....THIS ONE FEATHERWEIGHTS 127......MAYBE THE BEAUTY OF THIS MATCHUP WAS FINDING TWO GUYS WHO REALLY WANTED TO FIGHT AND DID....PEREZ CAUGHT A CUT LEFT EYE IN ROUND SIX AND LOST A POINT FOR LOW BLOWS IN THE TENTH...THERE THE DIFFERENCE...REALLY GOOD MATCH.


BRIAN VILORIA 33-4-2 TOOK A TEN ROUND UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER JUAN HERRERA...FLYWEIGHTS...112.....VIOLORIA A WORLD CLASS CONTENER ......HE WAS OFF FOR A YEAR...HAD SOME RUST IN HIS GAME BUT STEPPED UP THE PACE IN THE MIDDLE ROUNDS OF THIS ON TIME TV MATCHUP......97-93  98-92 98-92


ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE TOP RANK IN THE GAME WITH THEIR COMPETITIVE MATCHES AND DOING IT ON TIME IN FRONT OF A GOOD CLUB CROWD AT THE TEXAS STATION.


MORE TOP RANK STUFF COMING UP AT THE MGM STATURDAY APRIL 12 WITH PACQUAIO  AND BRADLEY 2 AND A FRIDAY NIGHT APRIL 11TH PREVIEW AT THE MANDALAY BAY ON ESPN 2.


THANKS TO TOP RANK FOR WHETTING THE BOXING APPETITE OF US OLD BOXING FANS.


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