Noons Nails Gallegos!!

Middleweight KJ Noons of Houston took a unanimous decision over a gutsy Enrique Gallegos of Medford, Oregon!! See video of round one below!

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     After the initial knockdown, Gallegos, who brought a record of 6-4 with 1 KO, would prove to be a very worthy opponent. Gallegos he came forward against Noons for much of the fight. Gallegos had lost his last two fights prior to this one, most recently suffering a 1st round TKO against then 14-2-1 Derek Ennis in Tunica, Mississippi in July of 2008. 

Noons, who has an extensive pro mixed martial arts background, jabbed and moved, landed counter lefts and lead right hands, and worked the angles against Gallegos throughout the six-round contest. Noons was coming off a unanimous six-round decision loss to the 13-1 James Countryman in Cincinnati in March.

Gallegos probably won the fourth and fifth rounds by pressing the attack and nailing Noons with several shots to the body and head. But Noons came back strong in a highly entertaining sixth round to seal the victory. 

          Two judges scored the fight 60-53 for Noons, although the third judge probably had a more accurate score of 58-55 Noons. Noons comes away with a unanimous decision win and improves to 9-2 with 5 KO's.

"Tin Tin" Rips Reinhold!

Welterweight Gerardo "Tin Tin" Ibarra of Houston pounded out Dustin Reinhold of Fall River, Massachusetts!

See video of round one below!

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Tin Tin came in a 3-0 with 2 KO's and he seemed to possess superior boxing speed, accuracy and power. A left hook to the body sent Reinhold to the canvas in round two, and Ibarra would continue to hurt his opponent with hooks to the head and body.

But Reinhold, coming in at 1-0 with 1 KO, was a tough opponent who landed several good shots in combination, while trying to be aggressive.

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But before long Ibarra began to pull away and he hurt Reinhold with a blasting left hook in the third round. The shot opened up a nasty cut over Reinhold's right eye and Referee Sam Garza stopped the fight at 1:47 of the third.

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"Be Dat" Batters Hernandez!

    Featherweight Dat "Be Dat Nguyen, of Saigon/Vero Beach, Florida, pounded out a brilliant victory! The card as a whole was an outstanding start in Houston for TKO Promotions!

     The fighters traded shots from the opening bell.

There was nothing subtle or strategic going on for much of the fight. The two men appeared to have comparable physical skills, although Nguyen might have been a little quicker. It was largely a test of wills.

Nguyen brought a record of 14-1 with 6 KO's, while Hermandez came in at 14-6-1 with 5 KO's. Nguyen had won his last three fights since his sole loss, a six-round split decision defeat against then 4-0 Gregorio Torres in Tucson, Arizona in August of 2007.

 Nguyen's most notable victory to date was a unanimous eight-round decision over the 9-2 Castulo Gonzalez in Boston, Massachusetts in July of 2007.

The 32-year-old Hernandez has been ten rounds on five different occasions, including a unanimous decision loss to Johnny Tapia in Las Vegas in1998. Hernandez also fought to a ten-round draw against then 17-0 Trinidad Mendoza in Tijuana, Mexico in March of 2000, but he had not had a pro fight in almost nine years.

The fighters banged away to the head and body of each other for most of eight rounds!

This was a grand slugfest in which the momentum would swing back and forth.

See video of round 4 below!

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Nguyen got off more solid shots throughout the match. Nguyen had a point deducted in the 7th for holding and hitting, while Hernandez had a point deducted in the 8th for pushing Nguyen through the ropes.

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Two judges scored the bout 77-73 for Nguyen, while a third had it at 78-71, giving Nguyen the unanimous decision!.

 Dat "Be Dat" Nguyen improves to 15-1 with 6 KO's!

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"Fireman"

Extinguishes

Cunningham!

Jr. Middleweight Lanard "Fireman" Lane of Philadelphia used blazing hand speed and vicious body shots to stop Billy Ray Cunningham of Jackson, Mississippi!

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Cunningham, who came in a 3-2 with 3 KO's, proved to be a fairly durable opponent, firing back shots and advancing forward for much of the fight, but Lane's speed, power and accuracy would prove to be overwhelming.

Lane continued to hurt Cunningham in round two and the referee gave a standing eight count.

Lanard Lane improves to 6-0 with 5 KO's!

Tovar Defeats Dunwell!

Welterweight Raul Tovar of Mission, Texas battled to a six-round split decision win over previously undefeated Simeon Dunwell of Lynn, Massachussets!

Tovar came in at 5-1 with 2 KO's while Dunwell brought a record of 9-0 with 2 KO's.

It was a classic struggle pitting Dunwell the boxer and mover against Tovar the puncher.

See video of round two below!

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The fight remained close as the fighters traded shots.

     Dunwell wobbled Tovar in round three.

A left hook from Tovar sent Dunwell to the canvas and led the referee to give Dunwell a standing eight count in round five.

Dunwell continued to land combinations in the final round.

 "I think he was just slapping around like an amateur fighter," said Tovar after the match. "I didn't see any damage in there. But he was pretty quick though, I'll give him that."

One judge scored the bout 57-56 for Tovar, while another had the same score for Dunwell, and the third judge scored it 59-54 for Tovar, giving him the split decision.

Tovar with TKO Promotions President Chet Koerner and Location Manager Tuan Tran