FAIRFIELD, CA (March 25, 2011) – Northern California fight fans were thrilled by another night of action-packed bouts as Golden Boy Promotions and Don Chargin Productions presented an explosive six-fight card at the Sports Center in Fairfield. Tonight’s fights were televised on TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate,” but if you missed the broadcast or the live action, below is a summary of the results:
Alejandro Perez KO 1 Antonio Escalante
Clint Coronel SD 6 Carlos Musquez
Roman Morales UD 4 Danny Pantoja
Manuel Avila KO 2 Frank Gutierrez
Don’t miss the action next Friday, April 1 as “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” returns to the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California to feature an exciting Puerto Rico vs. Mexico rivalry fight with the rematch of Eric Morel vs. Martin Castillo in a 10 round junior featherweight main event and in the co-featured bout, Coachella’s own Randy Caballero faces San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Felix Perez in a six round junior featherweight bout. Tune in at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT (10:30 p.m. CT).
Adama defeats Upshaw
Middleweight Osumanu Adama (19-2, 14 KOs) defeats Marcus Upshaw (13-5-1, 6 KOs) via KO in 0:42 of round #4 to capture the vacant USBA and IBO I/C belts
Jr. Middleweight Joey Hernandez (18-1-1, 10 KOs) defeats Angel Hernandez (30-10, 17 KOs) via DQ of round #8 to claim the USBO light middleweight Championship.
Chicago’s highly touted prospect Welterweight Adrian Granados 7-1-1 (5KO’s) has proven himself as he fought eight rounds with Veteran Lanardo Tyner 24-4-1 (15KO’s) to a Draw
Light Welterweight Antonio Canas improves to 4-0 (3KO’s) with a TKO over Andrew Hartley 2-20 (1KO) at 1:52 of Round #1
Lightweight Brooke Dierdorff 6-5-1 (3KO’s) fights to a draw with Ashleigh Curry 3-5-1 (1KO)
Oliveira defeats Adriel
SAO PAULO, Brazil (March 25, 2011) – Somebody’s “O” had to go in tonight’s Brazilian-Argentinean showdown between unbeaten prospects, as Michael “The Brazilian Rocky” Oliveira’s rising popularity in his native country continued to grow with his 10-round unanimous decision victory against a game Abel Nicolas “El Principito” Adriel, headlining the “International Boxing Challenge” pro-am event at Mauro Pinheiro Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.
The 20-year-old Oliveira (14-0, 11 KOs), rated No. 10 by the USBA, captured the Interim World Boxing Council Latino Super Middleweight Championship, defeating (98-92, 98-92, 97-93) previously undefeated Adriel (10-1-2, 2 KOs) in front of a spirited, partisan crowd.
“International Boxing Challenge,” presented by MO Productions, aired live on TV Globo Network, SporTV cable, GloboEsporte and TV Globo International.
Brazilians and Argentineans are traditional arch-rivals in sports and the 21-year-old Adriel, who fights out of Buenos Aires, was a natural foe for the hard-punching Oliveira. The extremely active Adriel is a consummate boxer who has now had 13 fights in only 14 months as a professional.
“He changed his style,” Oliveira said after the fight. “I usually fight on the inside but he fought on the inside, and I had to fight on the outside. My performance was sufficient to win and put smiles on the faces of the fans here tonight, but I’m not smiling. I know I’m 100 times better than I showed. I knew he didn’t have any power and he liked to work the body, but he didn’t go to the body as much as I had expected. When he started protecting himself downstairs, I went back upstairs at the end of the fight. It was a fight of adjustments.”
Oliveira, the repeat winner of the Brazilian International Press Award’s Athlete of the Year (2009 and 2010), was born in Sao Paulo but he moved two weeks after birth to Miami with his family. He made his Brazilian debut last November, stopping Junior Ramos in the third round, and remains committed to re-establishing boxing in Brazil.
“I think the people here in Brazil have put me on a pedestal but I’m really not there, yet,” Oliveira noted. “This fight was a valuable learning experience for me. I got sidetracked, expecting one thing from him, and I getting something else. You know, it was like at Christmas when you expect a ball but get a doll. He was tough and I’ll be better because of this fight.”
Oliveira expects to return to the ring once again in Sao Paulo in late May or early June.
Brazil’s last superstar boxer, 4-time world champion Acelino “Popo” Freitas, was in attendance supporting Oliveira.
“This was a very structured event and an incredible project,” Freitas commented. “Michael is very humble and calm in the ring. I flew two hours from my home to support him and what MO Productions is doing for boxing in Brazil.”
Go on line to www.MichaelOliveria.com for additional information.
Complete Results Below:
‘International Boxing Challenge” – March 25, 2010 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Professionals
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS:
Michael Oliveira (14-0, 11 KOs), Miami, FL WDEC10 (98-92, 98-92, 97-93) Abel Adriel (10-1-2, 2 KOs), Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Oliveira won the Interim WBC Latino super middleweight title)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS:
Douglas Ataibe (1-0, 0 KOs), Sao Paulo, Brazil WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-35) Valdevan Pereira (5-5, 4 KOs), Sao Paulo, Brazil
Amateurs (Brazilian Olympic Team members)
119 POUND DIVISION:
Jackson Junior, Bahia, Brazil WPTS3 (3-0) Adauto Silva, Para, Brazil
Gilson Barros, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WPTS3 (2-1) Jefferson Silva, Para, Brazil