Round two saw Rios begin to warm into the action and let go of his right hand in spots with a lead punch before retreating behind a solid shell defense. A borderline straight right low blow dropped Brea who rolled and moaned in pain as Rios shook his head and the crowd booed. Referee Jose Cobian took a point despite the borderline nature of the punch. Whatever rhythm Rios had was broken by the moment and the bell rang soon after action resumed.
In the third, Rios stepped up the heat, digging the hook to the head and body while working in his nice straight right hand again and again. Brea was game and came back with hooks of his own but Rios, while under fire, appeared in full command.
A left to the body hurt Brea in the fourth and another one moments later dropped him. He rose and Rios went right back at his ribs. Another body shot dropped him and Brea complained but it only worked to end things at 2:59 of the fourth.
Newly signed Espinoza Boxing welterweight prospect Antonio Orozco, 8-0 (5) scored an impressive six-round unanimous decision vs. Humberto Tapia, 15-15-1 (8), in the co-feature.
It was a nice first round for Orozco, who didn’t use his jab that much but went to work with the left hook. Orozco showed some versatility and a willingness to brawl. The problem was Orozco’s lack of a jab as he let Tapia come in late and attack at close quarters on the ropes.
The problem came back in the second as Tapia pressed and the long range was hard to establish early on for Orozco. Tapia pressed the action and Orozco waited and waited to get off his shots. He fought off the ropes well but Tapia continued pressing the action.
The third was a spirited round as Tapia came forward and Orozco found his rhythm, landing jabs, uppercuts and hooks that landed flush and rocked Tapia, who shook it off and kept coming.
Down the stretch, Orozco took control but it was hard fought. Tapia was there to give rounds and that is exactly what he did as he came forward, ate tough shots but never quit trying. It was a perfect set of rounds for an exciting and growing young prospect.
Scores were unanimous for Orozco at 60-54 across the board.
On the undercard, Santa Ana native and older brother to Ronnie, welterweight Salvador Rios,1-0 (1) made his pro debut by stopping Stephen Rubalcava (0-2) at 1:35 of the second round.
East L.A.’s Armando Dorantes, 8-2 (2) needed just 1:06 of the first round to stop Sergio De La Torre,11-15-3 (1) in a fan-friendly knockout.
A super middleweight prospect to watch is Accra, Ghana’s Bastie Samir, 4-0 (4) scored an impressive stoppage of Jacob Alvarez, 0-2, at 2:37 of the first round. Samir is big, strong, and powerful and shows the kind of rugged toughness of your typical Ghana fighter. He will most likely settle in at middleweight and looks like the kind of fighter that will make fight fans very happy for some time. All action- the way we like them- and the way Golden Boy Promotions’ “Fight Night Club” at Club Nokia likes it.
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