Gonzales Headlines Reno Xtreme Fights III Tonight

RENO, NEVADA — Two of Northern California’s most promising young fighters, Brandon Gonzales and Karim Mayfield, top the bill against experienced opponents at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino tonight, as Let’s Get It On Promotions hosts the third edition of their boxing/mixed martial arts series “Reno Xtreme Fights.” Fighters weighed in Thursday at the casino’s Xtreme Sports Bar & Lounge.

Heading up the boxing side, Brandon Gonzales (10-0, 9 KOs) of Sacramento, California will be taking on potentially his toughest opponent to date in Darnell Boone (16-14-2, 6 KOs) of Atlanta, Georgia in the night’s eight-round middleweight main event. Gonzales has stopped his last four opponents, the last two coming at the Grand Sierra, but could likely be headed for a distance bout Friday. Boone has beaten four previously undefeated prospects, and drawn with another. Furthermore, Boone has been stopped only once, and that came five years ago. Gonzales and Boone both scaled 163-pounds.

In the main supporting bout, unbeaten Karim Mayfield (11-0-1, 7 KOs) of Daly City, California will take on venerable journeyman Mario Jose Ramos (17-6-1, 3 KOs) of Phoenix, Arizona in a six-round welterweight fight. Mayfield is coming off an impressive fifth-round knockout of Francisco Santana last November. Santana’s only previous defeat came at the hands of Mayfield in a close bout in 2008. Originally Mayfield was readying himself to fight Jason Davis, but a third-round stoppage defeat earlier in the month ruled the Washington-based journeyman out of the fight. Ramos, a sturdy southpaw, presents a different challenge. Ramos has been in with the better competition, including Lamont Peterson and Demetrius Hopkins. Few have looked good against Ramos, and a convincing win would be a great notch in Mayfield’s belt. Mayfield and Ramos both weighed-in at 150-pounds.

The first boxing bout of the evening pits two debuting light middleweights, as Reno’s Omar Zalvidar takes on Tom Peterson of Modesto, California in a four-rounder. Peterson, who has fought professionally in mixed martial arts, weighed in 154-pounds, as did Zalvidar.

The MMA portion of the card is comprised of three fights. Ryan Wong (1-1, 1 KO) of San Jose, California will take on Rick Randolph (4-3, 3 KOs, 1 Submission) of Roseville, California in a three-round light heavyweight bout. Wong and Randolph both scaled 205-pounds.

In the evening’s female bout, Jenny Trujillo (1-0) of San Jose will take on Nicole Johnson (1-1) of Roseville in a three-round featherweight fight. Trujillo weighed in at 145, while Johnson scaled 140-pounds.

Rounding out the card, Josh Turner (2-1, 2 Submissions) of Reno will meet Adam Albright (3-1, 2 Submissions) of San Francisco, California in a three-round middleweight fight. Turner and Albright both scaled 175-pounds Thursday.

Tickets for the event, promoted by Let’s Get It On Promotions, are available online at GrandSierraResort.com.

Quick Weigh-in Results:

Super middleweights, 8 Rounds
Gonzales 163
Boone 163

Welterweights, 6 Rounds
Mayfield 150
Ramos 150

Light middleweights, 4 Rounds
Peterson 154
Zalvidar 154

Mixed Martial Arts Weigh-in Results:

Light heavyweights, 3 Rounds
Wong 205
Randolph 205

Featherweights, 3 Rounds
Trujillo 145
Johnson 140

Middleweights, 3 Rounds
Turner 175
Albright 175

Photos by Mark Ortega

Mario Ortega Jr. can be reached at ortega15rds@lycos.com.