Luis “King Kong” Ortiz (21-0, 18 KOs) knocked out Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett (35-11, 20 KOs) in the fourth round of a scheduled ten-round Heavyweight bout. The fight was the main event of a card presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Fox Sports.
The card was held at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California and was billed as “The Night of the Heavyweights.”
To begin the main event, Ortiz worked calmly from a long range southpaw stance. He then pawed with his jab, waited for Barrett to step forward, and countered quickly with his left hand from an angle. It was a successful pattern that we was able to reproduce throughout the fight.
Indeed, it was reproduced in the second round when Barrett was wobbled by a perfectly-timed straight left hand. It was a round that Ortiz was able to easily dominate with an excellent use of distance.
Ortiz continued his game plan of powerful counter punching with straight left hands until the fourth round when Barrett was stopped by a powerful left hand whose intensity was worsened by the way Barrett leaned forward as it landed.
Barrett could be seen touching his nose as if it were broken, but there was no doubt that he was hurt. The referee quickly stopped the fight without protest from Barrett’s corner.
He remains undefeated in the pro game! @kingkongboxing celebrates his KO win on #GoldenBoyLive @FOXSports1 pic.twitter.com/aNtHS8n0PO
— GoldenBoyPromotions (@GoldenBoyBoxing) April 4, 2014
Ortiz, who brings an impressive amateur record of nearly four hundred bouts, continues the second consecutive win after signing a co-promotional deal with Golden Boy Promotions and Dade Promotions in November of 2013.
Ortiz’s amateur background increases his chances of a successful run for the title, but it is too early to tell whether he has what it takes.
Diego De La Hoya (4-0, 3 KOs) won the fourth successful fight his young career after winning a unanimous decision against over Jaxel Marrero (1-2-1, 1 KO).
De La Hoya, the cousin of Oscar De La Hoya, began the fight by landing a powerful overhand right in the first round, which knocked Marrero completely off of his feet.
Marrero, who had ostensibly been disillusioned by De La Hoya’s power advantage, began to use his legs in order to avoid more power shots.
De La Hoya spent the fight the landing powerful body shots, walking an unwilling Marrero down to land powerful hooks and right hands. De La Hoya’s corner, headed by Joel Diaz, pointed out that Marrera did not come to fight. Indeed, Marrero threw only 81 punches compared to over 300 punches thrown by De La Hoya.
All judges scored the bout 60-53, and De La Hoya is now undefeated in four professional fights.
He's really exciting and loves to fight @diegodelahoya
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) April 4, 2014
Gerald Washington (12-0, 9KOs) knocked out Skipp Scott (16-2, 10 KOs) in the second round of a scheduled ten-round bout.
In the first round, Washington calmly worked behind a powerful jab, while a tentative Scott did his best to avoid any solid shots when mounting an offense.
The power of Washington’s presence was clear as he was easily able to back Scott up, landing a powerful right in the second round to knock him down.
Scott was able to stand up, but the referee deemed him unable to continue as his legs were still wobbly by the end of the eight-count.
Dominic Brezeale (10-0, 9 KOs) won an eight-round unanimous decision over veteran Nagy Aguilera (19-8, 13 KOs) in a Heavyweight bout.
Breazeale, a former football player, started the fight by working off of a very long jab. At six foot seven inches, there wasn’t much his shorter opponent could do aside from trying to close the distance with a good jab and a few body shots.
Aguilera started the bout confidently, but was soon pushed against the ropes in at least one occasion in every round. Aguilera did his best to close the distance, but a lack of head movement and a tall boxing stance prevented him from doing so.
Breazeale controlled the fight during every round, while a frustrated Aguilera repeatedly resorted to a defensive curl. A defensive curl usually means that the fighter has a good enough chin to avoid being knocked out, but is nonetheless flummoxed.
Aguilera simply had no answers for Breazeale’s reach and skill. The judges scored the bout 79-73, 79-73, 80-72.
