Scrappy Ramirez Decisions Padilla
World-Ranked John “Scrappy” Ramirez remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over Luis Padilla in a super flyweight contest at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.
Ramirez landed 231 of 716 punches. Padilla was 94 of 522.
Ramirez, 114.8 lbs of Los Angeles, CA won by scores of 100-90 and 99-91 twice and is now 11-0. Padilla, 115 lbs of Guadalajara, MEX is 15-4-2.
“This wasn’t a tough fight for me,” said “Scrappy” Ramirez. “He wasn’t on my level. I made sure that the fight wasn’t boring for the fans here and made it as entertaining as possible. Even though I give myself a C for my performance because I should have never gotten hit, I was willing to take a gamble. I want the eliminator next.”
Manuel Flores remained undefeated by winning an eight-round split decision over Franklin Gonzalez in a super bantamweight fight.
In round five, Flores dropped Gonzalez with a solid left. In round six, Gonzalez was cut over his left eye as a result of a punch.
Flores landed 131 of 462 punches; Gonzalez was 103 of 466.
Flores, 119.6 lbs of Coachella, CA took two cards by 77-74 scores. Gonzalez won a card 76-75.
Flores is now 15-0. Gonzalez, 120 lbs of Los Teques, VEN is 25-2.
“This was a really good experience,” said Manuel “Gucci” Flores. “I’ve never gone a full eight-rounds before against a tough opponent like Gonzalez. This was a great test for me; I give myself a C-. I kept going to his head when his body was there. He was using some dirty tactics like head butting and such, but at the end I’m glad we were able to get the victory.”
Katherine Lindenmuth took a six-round split decision from Lorraine Villalobos in minimumweight bout.
Lindenmuth, 102.2 lbs of Albuquerque, NM won by scores of 59-55 and 58-56. Villalobos took a card 58-56.
Lindenmuth is 3-1. Villalobos, 103 lbs of Los Angeles is 5-5.
Grant Flores made a successful pro debut with a first round stoppage over Jorge Lopez in a four-round super welterweight bout.
Flores dropped Lopez in the first 10 seconds with a left hand. Later in the round, Flores bloodied the nose of Lopez and then landed a hard shot on the ropes that forced a referee stoppage at 2:35.
Flores, 149.8 lbs of Coachella, CA is 1-0 with one knockout. Lopez, 151 lbs of Queretaro, MEX is 0-2.
Stefanie Cohen won a four-round unanimous decision over Leanne Calderon in a bantamweight fight.
In round two, Cohen dropped Calderon with a right hand.
The knockdown was the difference as Cohen, 116.6 lbs of Miami won by scores of 38-37 on all cards and is now 3-1-1. Calderon, 117.2 lbs of Austin, TX is 1-3-1.
Zachary Spiller remained undefeated with a four-round unanimous decision over Kaleel Carter in a heavyweight bout.
Spiller, 265.4 lbs of Houston, TX is 4-0. Carter, 227 lbs of Bellflower, CA 3-4.