Corrales Demolishes Fuller in Three
by Jack Dunne (June 21, 2003)
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Carson, California -- Diego "Chico" Corrales of Sacramento, California improved to 37-1 (31 KO's) after stopping Damian Fuller in the third round of a scheduled ten round jr. lightweight contest in the main event of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. Fuller used his southpaw jab as well as every inch of the ring in a defensive effort to keep the former world champion off of him but the Detroit native's lack of an offensive counter continually gave out an impression that he was not going to be in there for very long. With the loss Fuller's record now stands at 21-4 (10).
Action in round one saw Fuller using lateral movement in both directions while attempting to keep a stalking Corrales off balance with the jab, neither fighter landing a significant punch. Fuller landed his first telling punch in the second frame as he caught Corrales coming in with left hand that both stunned and fired up the former International Boxing federation title holder. Seconds later Corrales stunned Fuller with two right hands.
Early in the third frame Corrales forced Fuller to the ropes, blinded him with a short right hand before crushing him with a left hook that had Fuller on the canvas for several minutes following referee Ray Corona's ten count that stopped the contest at 48 seconds of round three.
Smith Blows Out Lopez in Two
Ishe Smith improved to 12-0 (7) after stopping Sal Lopez in the second frame of a scheduled ten round welterweight contest. Smith, a talented prospect fighting out of Las Vegas and coming off an impressive, one-sided victory over Sam Garr made short work of Lopez who was fighting for just the second time since April of 97'. With the loss Smith's record now stands at 18-5-2 (10).
Smith used his size advantage and jab well in the opening frame as he kept his New Jersey counterpart out of range while finding openings that allowed him to score with hooking shots to the body in a lopsided frame that saw the unbeaten prospect out-landing Lopez at the rate of four to one.
Midway into the second frame Smith sent two left hooks upstairs followed by a ripping body shot that put Lopez on the canvas. Referee Marty Denkin reached the count of ten stopping the contest at 1:31 of round two.
Diaz Awarded UD over Elder
Oscar "Torito" Diaz improved to 15-0 (10) after being awarded an unanimous decision victory over Jerome Elder in a six round welterweight contest. Diaz rebounded well after being shaken by Elder in the opening minute of the contest. The unbeaten prospect responded well by put his punches together, scoring with telling combination throughout the contest. With the loss Elder's record now stands at 8-3 (8).
Action in the opening frame saw a hard charging Elder with six first-round KO's on his resume, shake Diaz with powerful right hands, one an uppercut that buckled the San Antonio native's legs. Diaz rebounded well, scoring with left hooks to end the opening frame. Diaz took control of the contest in round two and never looked back.
Diaz connected with several telling left hooks around the guard of his 6 foot 2 counterpart before closing out the second frame with a barrage of punches as Elder stood against the ropes. Action in round's three and four saw Diaz using his jab to set up telling right hands around the guard of Elder. The left hand of Diaz was effective downstairs as he ripped several hooking shots into Elder's midsection.
Diaz closed out the show with flair as he continued to score with telling shots around the guard of Elder before capping the contest with a left hook that sent Elder's mouthpiece flying out of the ring.
Scores and Punchstats
Diaz landed 178 of his 452 attempts, connecting at 39 percent. Elder was good on 84 of 453, landing at 19 percent. Diaz was awarded the contest on matching cards of 59-55. MaxBoxing had it scored the same.
Also:
Welterweight action saw Jose Antonio Ojeda improve to 4-2 (2) after pulling off a mild upset over Baira Kim in a four round contest. Ojeda was awarded the contest on cards reading 40-36 twice and 39-37. With the loss Kim's record now stands at 13-2 (12).
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