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In the final LA Fight Club of 2015, Christian Gonzalez (12-0, 11 KOs) scored a thunderous second-round knockout against Alejandro Ochoa (7-11-2, 1 KO) at the Belasco Theater in Downtown, Los Angeles.
The scheduled eight-round Super Featherweight fight headlined a three-fight telecast in Spanish on Estrella TV, while the entire card was streamed in English via RingTVLive.com.
Gonzalez, 20, pushed forward confidently in Round 1 as he pinned Ochoa against a corner to land punishing blows that nearly knocked him out in Round 1.
Ochoa, 26, found a way out of the corner and landed a few shots to the body, but it was clear from his face that the damage had been done.
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In Round 2, Gonzalez corned Ochoa again and landed a punishing uppercut that set off a flurry that knocked Ochoa down.
“I had been training hard and focusing on landing shots like that uppercut that put him down. I knew the body shots I landed early in the fight had a lot of effect and I saw him breathing out of his mouth,” said Gonzalez.
As Ochoa got to his feet, Gonzalez ran to finish the job and ended the fight with a series a punishing blows before the round could end.
Ochoa was completely dismantled, but still wanted to continue.
“I don’t think his punches bothered me as much as the referee thought and I would have liked to continue, but I will learn from my mistakes and keep improving,” said Ochoa.
In his first headliner and eight-round fight, Gonzalez looked dominant and is a promising young prospect.
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In the co-main event, Oscar Negrete (12-0, 5 KOs) scored a third-round knockout against Ernesto Guerrero (20-17, 13 KOs).
Negrete boxed confidently and landed quick combinations to start the fight.
In Round 3, Negrete landed a body shot that seemed to hurt Guerrero immediately, and Negrete followed it with another one that quickly ended the fight.
Negrete isn’t known for his power, but he demonstrated his dominance against an opponent who was switched at the very last minute.
“I had been studying for another opponent but due to a last minute change, I had to come in and figure out a whole new opponent,” said Negrete.
“My trainer deserves a lot of credit because we prepared for another fighter but we were still able to come up with a plan and execute it,” said Negrete of his trainer, Jose Santa Cruz, who is also the trainer and father of Leo Santa Cruz.
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In the first televised fight, Ivan Delgado (8-0-1, 2 KOs) scored a six-round unanimous against Luis Ruiz Lizarraga Jr. (5-7-1, 2 KOs)
Delgado was dominant in every round, and landed about a million counter left hooks on Lizarraga, who seemed to need a baseball bat to take him down.
“I wanted to show fans that I can box and I can counterpunch as well,” said Delagdo, who was unable to get the knockout the way Diego De La Hoya, Kevin Rivers Jr. and Christian Gonzalez have with the same opponent.
Nevertheless, Delgado was faster, stronger and smarter, and won with scores of 60-54, 60-54 and 60-54.
“I have been training hard and am looking forward to starting 2016 off strong after this victory,” said Delgado.
