Herrera Scores Eight-Round Decision over Alatorre in Eight
German Villasenor at Ringside: Once-defeated super lightweight Mauricio “El Maestro” Herrera, 15-1 (7), had no easy night’s work, despite winning a unanimous decision against the tough-as-nails Hector Alatorre on the Thompson Promotions/Fox Sports En Espanol main event on Friday night at the Omega Center in Corona, CA.

Gesta Flattens Trazancos in Seven
German Villasenor: Filipino southpaw Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta, 19-0-1 (9), retained his undefeated streak with a brutal KO over Genaro Trazancos, 22-12-1 (13), in the seventh round of Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo” main event at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, AZ.

Molina, Perez Stop Foes in Five
German Villasenor: Super lightweight prospect, Norwalk California’s Carlos Molina, 13-0 (7), looked solid, halting the Filipino southpaw Glen ’’Rapid Fire’’ Gonzales, 8-2-1 (4), at the end of the fifth round on Friday night’s Telefutura-televised main event at th

Escalante Stops Ruiz with Body shot in Three
German Villasenor: Hometown boy Antonio Escalante, 24-2 (15), put a halt to the hardened veteran Edel Ruiz’ winning streak in the third round of the Telefutura “Solo Boxeo” main event on Friday night at the Don Haskins Convention

Velazquez Dominates Arcos in Five
German Villasenor: Coliseo Cosme Beitia Salamo, Catano Puerto Rico- Puerto Rico’s featherweight Carlos Velazquez, 13-0 (11), nearly toppled Mexico’s own Eduardo Arcos, 15-2 (12), in the opening seconds of their bout, rattling his opponent with a head shot. In return, Arcos fired back with wide shots, with the fight settling into a more measured pace as the round came to an end.

''Canelo'' Alvarez Looks Impressive Stopping Cuello in Six
German Villasenor: 19-year-old wunderkind Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, 33-0-1 (25), looked impressive on Saturday night at the Arena VFG in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, sending Argentina’s Luciano Leonel Cuello to the canvas twice, forcing referee Lennard Koivisto to stop the bout in the sixth round of a scheduled 12-rounder.

Lara Thrashes Correa in One
German Villasenor: Softball Country Pavilion, Denver, CO- Taking center stage after the original headliner Vicente Escobedo pulled out due to a reported stomach flu, Cuban middleweight Erislandy Lara, 12-0 (7), needed all but two minutes and 34 seconds to dispose of Puerto Rico’s William Correa, 8-4 (8), into the first round.

Barrera Still Seeks Mexico's Fabled Prize
German Villasenor: Marco Antonio Barrera has seen and done it all…or so it seems, despite being just five months short of being a 21-year veteran, losing just seven contests against 65 wins with 43 KOs. Barrera reigned supreme as the

Reynoso Defeats Ambriz in Eight-Round Rematch
German Villasenor: In a rematch of a fight that originally ended in a disputed draw, southpaw Jose Reynoso, 12-3-1 (1), avenged what he and many others felt was a injustice, defeating a very game Aris Ambriz, 13-1-1 (8), via majority decision at the end of a scheduled eight-round super lightweight bout in the Thompson Promotions main event on Friday night at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA.

Grajeda Defeats Favela in a Close Six-Rounder
German Villasenor: The featured bout saw the Mexican Olympian and ten-time Mexican National amateur champion Luis Grajeda, 10-0 (7), win a lopsided unanimous decision against the veteran Cristian Favela, 19-27-6 (10), on Friday night’s Telefutura-televised main event, in what seemed should have gone Favela’s way at the end of six rounds at the Four Points Sheraton, San Diego CA.

Lemieux Batters Ayala to One Round KO Stoppage
German Villasenor: June 11th, 2010- Local middleweight product and KO artist David Lemieux displayed great punching power and poise, destroying the former world title challenger Elvin Ayala, 20-5-1 (9) in the first round of Friday night’s ESPN2 main event at the Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada.

Santa Cruz Drops, Then Stops Cota In Three
German Villasenor: In front of a packed room, TKO Promotions featured Lincoln Height’s super bantamweight Leo Santa Cruz, 13-0-1 (5), in their main event. Looking good, Cruz remained undefeated by stopping Jose Angel Cota 8-5 (6) with a jolting right hand in the third round on Thursday night at the Commerce Casino in Commerce California on Thursday night.

Jhonson Stops Ramos in Eight on “Friday Night Fights”
German Villasenor - Miami Florida - Olympic silver medalist and Cuban’s rising super welterweight Yudel Jhonson scored his seventh win with five KOs, remaining undefeated as he stopped the tough Brazilian Juliano Ramos, 16-4 (13) with one no-contest, in the eighth round of an ESPN2-televised fight card on Friday night.

Espinoza Talks Up his Saturday Night Specials
German Villasenor: Not only does Frank Espinoza’s Espinoza Promotions have one half of the showdown this Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California in one Israel ’’El Magnifico’’ Vazquez, who takes on Rafael Marquez, in their fourth battle royale, but Espinoza also has IBF bantamweight title challenger Abner Mares facing tough-as-nails titlist Yonnhy Perez in the co-featured bout (televised on Showtime).

Kim Blasts Diaz in One; Provodnikov Halts Augustus in Nine
German Villasenor: Korea’s Ji Hoon Kim, 21-5 (18), hammered Panama’s Ameth Diaz, 27-10 (19) with one no-contest, at the end of the first round with a right hand to make it a short outing on Friday night in front of a very lively crowd at the Laredo Entertainment C

Diaz Outfoxes, Defeats Ngoudjo in High-Paced Ten-Rounder
German Villasenor: Former IBF lightweight world titleholder, Coachella, California’s Julio ’’The Kidd’’ Diaz ,37-6 (26), bounced back for his second outing at super lightweight, since dropping a decision to Victor Cayo in his last bout, to defeat a tough, game Herman Ngoudjo, 18-4 (10), on Friday night at the Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, Nevada.

Margarito drops Garcia in the First En Route to a Lopsided Ten-Round Win
German Villasenor: Antonio Margarito, 38-6 (27) with one no-contest, came back from nearly a 16-month layoff, sending the hard-hitting Roberto Garcia, 28-3 (21) with one no-contest, down in the first round with a right hand head shot. Garcia tried his best landing several of his vaunted left hooks with Margarito shaking them off and returning quick fire shots. Rattling his opponent, ducking, weaving, and throwing bolo shots, Margarito generally just played with Garcia while going the ten-round

“Grandpa” Garcia Shares his Wisdom with Margarito
German Villasenor: Well-respected, former IBF super featherweight champion Robert ’’Grandpa’’ Garcia, who, since retiring, has transitioned to a fine trainer in his own right. Working with Fernando Vargas, Victor Ortiz, Brandon Rios, and Brian Viloria, among others, Garcia was tapped to take Margarito’s ex-trainer Javier Capetillo’s place for his comeback fight in Aguascalientes, Mexico against Roberto Garcia (no relation to “Grandpa”).

Guerrero Stops Arrieta in ''Solo Boxeo'' Return
German Villasenor: Two-division world title holder, the southpaw Robert ’’The Ghost’’ Guerrero kicked off the welcomed return of the successful “Solo Boxeo” series on Telefutura by dropping Roberto Arrieta, 35-16-4 (17), several times, notching the stoppage win in the eighth round at the Pavilion inside the Tropicana Hotel and Casino on Friday night

Ponce De Leon's Back and Itching for a Brawl
German Villasenor: Considered at the time one of the most vicious punchers in the division and having ran his record to 34 wins, one loss and 30 KOs while defending his WBO super bantamweight title six times, Daniel Ponce De Leon ran into fellow southpaw Juan Manuel Lopez in June of 2008, losing via stoppage in the first round.

Herrera, Lopez score stoppages in Ontario
German Villasenor: Once-defeated super lightweight Mauricio ’’El Maestro’’ Herrera, 14-1 (7), got back into the winning column on Friday night at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario California, halting Efren Hinojosa in five.

Thompson Halts Beck in Four
German Villasenor: Dropping and battering the one-time fringe contender Owen Beck, former heavyweight world title challenger and southpaw Tony Thompson, 34-2 (22) had his way through four rounds of action on Friday night, on ESPN2’s main event at the Omni New Daisy Theater in Memphis, Tennessee.

Lara, Velasquez Remain Undefeated on “ShoBox: The New Generation”
German Villasenor: The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas NV- Making their first “ShoBox: The New Generation” appearance, Golden Boy Promotions presented a couple of televised bouts featuring highly-touted prospects in Erislandy Lara and Carlos Velasquez, who kept their respective undefeated recor

Morales Returns, Defeats Alfaro Over 12
German Villasenor: Losing to Antonio De Marco in his last bout, a big puncher and former WBA lightweight titleholder, Nicaragua’s Jose ’’Jicara’’ Alfaro, 23-6 (20) with one no-contest, faced living legend Erik “El Terrible” Morales, 49-6 (34), on Saturday night, losing a competitive 12-rounder on the Sports Integrated PPV, in front of a packed arena in Monterrey, Mexico.

Maidana Stops Cayo in Six; Guzman Out-Hustles Funeka in Rematch
German Villasenor: A body shot from hell did the job in the six, in what turned out to be an all-out action fight, when Argentinean strongman Marcos Maidana scored a six-round stoppage over previously undefeated Victor Cayo, 24-1 (16) with one no-contest, on Saturday night’s HBO-televised “Boxing After Dark” main event at the Joint, inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Nevada.

Solis Halts Drumond in Three
German Villasenor: Cuba’s heavyweight star, Olympic gold medalist Odlanier ’’La Sombra’’ Solis remained undefeated with a third-round stoppage over Carl Davis Drumond, 26-3 (20) on the “Top Rank Live”, Fox Sports-televised main event on Saturday night at Mallory Square in Key West Florida.

Powell Avenges Loss; Wins Majority Decision in Twelve
German Villasenor: Sechew Powell, 26-2 (15), positioned himself for a world title shot by avenging his lone loss to fellow super welterweight southpaw Deandre Latimore, 20-3 (16), via majority decision on the ESPN2-televised main event, Friday night, at the Choctaw Nation Event Center in Durant Oklahoma.

GBP's St. Patty's Day Boxing a Hit!
German Villasenor: Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions presented a free fight card on Wednesday evening at the Nokia Plaza at L.A. LIVE; the card featured four bouts, with five fighters making their pro debuts in what amounted into high-octane ’’smoker style’’ fights.

Mepranum Takes Marquez's ''O'', Peter Blasts Aguilera in Two
German Villasenor: From the Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine, Texas, in a battle of fellow southpaws, Filipino Richie Mepranum, 17-2-1 (3), displayed plenty of skill in handing previously undefeated Empalme, Sonora Mexico’s Hernan ‘”Tyson” Marquez his first defeat on Friday night’s Fox Sports Espanol “Top Rank Live” main event.

Martin Honorio Drops Hilario Twice en Route to Winning a War
German Villasenor: In a barnburner, Martin ’’El Brochas’’ Honorio, 28-4-1 (14), needed all of his skill set to defeat previously-undefeated Wilton Hilario, 12-1-1 (9), on the ESPN2-televised “Friday Night Fights” main event at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula CA

Escalante Defeats Roman in a War
German Villasenor: Top five super bantamweight/featherweight Antonio Escalante, 23-2 (14), engaged in a ten-round battle against the dangerous Mickey Roman, 28-7 (20), edging the latter in a war of wills with his superior boxing skills on Friday night at the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas.

Antillon Moves on from Loss, Faces Arceo this Saturday Night
German Villasenor: After Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. dropped out of the Top Rank-promoted main event in Nuevo Vallarta Mexico last July, Maywood California’s lightweight contender Urbano Antillon, 26-1 (19), who was already on the same card, was thrust into the main event. Antillon wound up facing Venezuelan Miguel Acosta with the interim WBA lightweight belt at stake.

Kim Halts Harris in War; Provodnikov Stops Jauregui in Eight
German Villasenor: Little known in America, Korea’s Ji-Hoon Kim, 20-5 (17), made a big statement on Friday night at the Pechanga Resort and Casino by halting Tyrone Harris, 24-6 (16), in the fifth round of a scheduled ten-round lightweight duel on the ESPN2-televised main event.

Harris Takes on Kim this Friday Night
German Villasenor: Southpaw super featherweight Tyrone Harris, 24-5 (16), returns to The Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California this Friday night, headlining against Korea’s Ji Hoon Kim, 19-5 (16), in the ESPN2-televised main event.

Hernandez Chops Corley Down in Five
German Villasenor: Once-defeated welterweight contender Mexico’s Freddy ’’El Riel’’ Hernandez, 28-1 (19), passed his stiffest test to date, scoring a fifth round KO over former world title holder DeMarcus ’’Chop Chop’’ Corley on the “ShoBox”-televised main event on Friday night at the Chumash Casino in Santa Inez, California.

''El Riel'' Hernandez Steps Up Against ''Chop Chop'' Corley
German Villasenor: Lynwood, California’s Freddy ’’El Riel’’ Hernandez steps up in class, this Friday night in the “ShoBox: The New Generation’s” televised main event, as he takes on former WBO super lightweight title holder DeMarcus ’’Chop Chop’’ Corley on one week’s notice.

Arce Wins Fourth World Title
German Villasenor: January 30, 2010- Former three-time world titleholder, Jorge ’’Travieso’’ Arce, 53-6-1 (40), held off retirement plans by scoring a technical stoppage over Indonesian southpaw Angky Angkota, 23-5 (14), in the seventh round on Saturday night at the Plaza De Toros Arroyo in Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Ruiz Defeats Melendez in Twelve
German Villasenor: January 29, 2010- Bantamweight Jesus ’’Estrellita’’ Ruiz, 21-2-2 (17),defeated the hard-hitting Colombian southpaw, Luis Melendez, 26-5-1 (21), via unanimous decision in Telemundo’s first televised fight card of the year on Friday night at the Auditorio La C

Brinkley Defeats Stevens in 12-Round Thriller
German Villasenor: January 29, 2010- “Contender: Season One” alum Jesse Brinkley, 35-5 (22), scored the biggest win of his up-and-down career by soundly defeating Curtis ’’Showtime’’ Stevens, 21-3 (15), scoring a unanimous decision at the end of 12 in the ESPN2 main event at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, on Friday night.

Avalos Rolls Along, Stops Nieves in Four; Marquez Decisions Campos
By German Villasenor: Taking center stage in the “ShoBox: The New Generation’s” main event, Lancaster, California’s bantamweight prospect Chris Avalos, 15-0 (12), took care of business, stopping Jose Nieves, 17-2-3 (8), in the fourth round at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Friday night. Avalos sent the Puerto Rican southpaw down to the canvas with a right cross to the head in the second round. A follow-up sent Nieves down once more (not called as such by the

Tamara Halts Viloria in Final Round
German Villasenor: Entering the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City, Metro Manila in the Philippines, Brian ’’The Hawaiian Punch’’ Viloria, 26-3 (15) with one no-contest, the clear favorite against Colombia’s Carlos Tamara, 21-4 (15), looked sharp early on with body shots, seemingly, on his way to fulfilling the second defense of the IBF mini-flyweight title he won on April of 2009 against Mexican Ulises Solis via spectacular 11th round stoppage.

Burgos Stops Martinez in 12; Andrade Makes Short Work of Guareca in 1
German Villasenor: Tijuana, Mexico’s Juan Carlos ’’Mini’’ Burgos, 24-0 (17), remained undefeated; keeping his WBC number two featherweight ranking intact with a final round stoppage over a game, late substitute in Juan Carlos Martinez, 15-11-1 (5), in the ESPN2’s televised “Friday Night Fights” main event at the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas.

''El Riel'' Hernandez Looks To Impress In Laredo This Friday Night
By German Villasenor: Looking to impress following a year-and-eight month lay-off and a subsequent victory in eight rounds over Hicklet Lau in his last start, Freddie Hernandez (24-1 with 18KOs) who scored two knockdowns in that contest this past July, looks forward to showing his wares against Damian Frias (16-1, 7KOs) this Friday night in the ShoBox televised main event at the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo Texas. During high school, Hernandez began to box as a hobby, something which

Vazquez stops Priolo in a Thriller
By German Villasenor: Downtown L.A - On Saturday night at the Nokia Theater at L.A. Live, it was not an easy night for the former WBC Super Bantamweight champion, Israel ’’Magnifico’’ Vazquez (44-4, 33KOs). Vazquez showed the huge heart which has been his trademark by fighting through a horrible cut, and a swarming attack to stop Colombia’s Angel Priolo (30-8, 20KOs) in the ninth round of a scheduled ten round Featherweight bout.

Shocker! Salgado Stops Linares In Seventy Seconds
G.Villasenor - October 10, 2009- Mexico’s undefeated, yet unheralded Juan Carlos Salgado shocked the boxing establishment on Saturday by dethroning Venezuelan power house Jorge Linares on Saturday night at the Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium in Tokyo Japan.

Burgos Halts Herrera in Six, Herrera Passes Pendarvis Test
G.Villasenor - Keeping his WBC Featherweight mandatory position n place, Tijuana Mexico’s Juan Carlos ’’Mini’’ Burgos dropped Colombia’s Yogli Herrera two times en route to a six round stoppage on Friday night at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario California

Green, Smith score wins in Oklahoma
By German Villasenor - Hard hitting Super Middleweight Allan Green (29-1, 20KOs) won a majority decision over Tarvis Simms (25-1-1, 11KOs) who came in to the bout on a six day notice on the showbox televised main event at the First Council Casino in Newkirk, Oklahoma

Soto, Solis notch wins - Nongqayi decisions Arce for IBF Belt
By German Villasenor: Plaza De Toros, Cancun Quintana Roo (September 15, 2009) - Former three time world champion Jorge ’’Travieso’’ Arce (52-6-1 40 KOs) failed to win the vacant IBF Super Flyweight belt on Tuesday night, losing via decision to the crafty south African Simphiwe Nongqayi (16-0, 6KOs) on the TV Azteca televised main event. Arce was clearly bothered near the end of the first frame as an accidental head butt induced a cut on top of left eye.

Ward Halts Pudwill In Three, Toney Stops Greer In Two
By German Villasenor: Temecula California (September 12, 2009) Oakland, California’s Andre Ward (20-0, 13KOs) put up a masterful body shot clinic before halting North Dakota’s game, but overwhelmed Shelby Pudwill (22-4-1, 9KOs) on Saturday night at Pechanga Resort and Casino.

Kessler stops Perdomo in Four
By German Villasenor: MCH Messecenter Herning, Herning, Denmark , (September 12, 2009) – Before a loud and rowdy crowd, two time WBA Super Middleweight champion, 32 year old Mikkel Kessler (42-1, 32KOs) did his part to win the first fight of the much ballyhooe’d SHOWTIME televised Super Middleweight tournament by dropping Venezuela’s Gusmyr Perdomo (18-3, 12KOs) two times en route to a fourth round stoppage on Saturday night. Coming out jabbing, Perdomo fighting out of the