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Soto-Karass vs Villalta, Cook vs Torres Headline Kingfish Fight Card May 19

09.05 - Promoters Anna Beth Goodman/Kingfish Boxing Productions and Jim Browning/Browning Boxing will present a sensational fight card on Monday, May 19, 2003, in the Sam Houston Ballroom at the Radisson Hotel Astrodome, located at 8686 Kirby Drive in Houston, Texas.

MAIN EVENT - 10 ROUNDS, LIGHTWEIGHTS
JOSE LUIS SOTO-KARASS, 18-4, 17 KOs, Los Mochis, Mexico, vs
LUIS VILLALTA, 27-4-1, 23 KOs, Hillsborough, New Jersey

In the 10-round main event, hard-hitting lightweight prospect Jose Luis "Mapachito" Soto-Karass, 18-4, with 17 knockouts, of Los Mochis, Mexico, will face veteran Luis "El Puma" Villalta, 27-4-1, with 23 knockouts, of Hillsborough, New Jersey.

Now 24 years old, Jose's been a pro for almost five years and is fighting outside of his native Mexico for the first time. His younger brother, welterweight prospect Jesus Soto-Karass, made his U.S. debut on Kingfish's May 5 fight card in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Jose is a stablemate in Los Mochis of WBO jr. bantamweight world champion Fernando Montiel and WBC light flyweight world champion Jorge "Travieso" Arce.

A pro for almost 10 years, Villalta has an aggressive style and good punching power. He is 5-3-1 in his last nine fights, with all five wins by knockout. In his last fight on April 12 in Miami, he was leading on all three scorecards against former WBA super featherweight world champion Lakva Sim, but twisted his ankle early in the fourth round, couldn't continue and Sim was awarded the win by TKO.


CO-FEATURED BOUT - 10 ROUNDS, LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
NICK COOK, 12-0, 7 KOs, LaPorte, Indiana, vs
ROCKY TORRES, 22-5, 8 KOs, Homestead, Florida

Nick Cook, 12-0, with 7 knockouts, of LaPorte, Indiana, will face the more-experienced Rocky Torres, 22-5, with 8 knockouts, of Miami, Florida, in the 10-round co-featured fight at 175 pounds.

Cook, 22 years old, is an aggressive slugger who always makes exciting fights. He's been a pro for almost 2 ½ years, and this fight represents a step up in class of opposition for him. Torres is an eight-year veteran, and had one of his career-best wins a year ago in Puerto Rico, an 11th-round TKO against previously undefeated prospect Danny Santiago (22-0). The fight was on the undercard of Felix Trinidad's final fight against Hacine Cherifi.

The undercard will feature some of Houston's top young boxing talent, including Jesus Cerda, 10-0, with 3 knockouts vs Roman Trejo, 5-6-2, with 3 knockouts, of San Marcos, Tex., in a six/eight-round jr. featherweight bout.

Chase "The White Tiger" Shields, 7-0, with 4 knockouts, will fight in a four-round jr. middleweight bout and Jose Barnica, 3-0, with 2 knockouts, will be featured in a four-round featherweight bout, both against opponents to be announced.

Ticket prices: $25 general admission, $45 ringside.
Tickets are available at: Browning Boxing - purchase by telephone at 713-426-5400, or online at BrowningBoxing.com.

Doors open at 6:30 P.M., first fight at 7:30 P.M.

More information on Kingfish Boxing Productions is available on the internet at www.kingfishboxing.com.

This Kingfish fight card will be televised on Fox Sports World, Fox Sports En Espanol and Fox Sports Latin America. Two Kingfish boxing events are televised each month, and reach over 70 million households.

The ringside analysts on the English-language telecasts are Dave Bontempo and Bob Spagnola. On the Spanish-language telecasts, Carlos Avilas and Luis Rodriguez call the action from ringside. The executive producer is Terry Planell. Check local listings for times in your area.

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