With many of today’s boxing superstars in their mid to late 30s, th
e eyes of fight fans have begun to look towards the future of the sport in search of the game’s next great boxers.
On Friday, September 26th, Thompson Boxing Promotions will do its part with a night of fights designed to inject some new blood into boxing, and when its over, fans may very well say that they witnessed a future champion or two.
New Blood, a six-bout card of explosive professional boxing, is presented by Thompson Boxing Promotions at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. For tickets, priced at $75, $45, and $30, please call 714-935-0900. The Doubletree Hotel Ontario is located at 222 N. Vineyard Avenue. Doors open at 6:30pm, and the first bell is at 7:45pm.
Headlining this high-impact event, Luis Ramos will put his perfect 6-0 (4 KOs) record on the line against seasoned Puerto Rican veteran Celestino Rodriguez (6-10-3, 6 KOs) in a six round lightweight bout that should be the Santa Ana native’s sternest test to date.
Ramos is coming off a terrific ESPN televised fight against then undefeated Aaron Dominguez. As the action picked up Ramos sharp punches, speed and power simply overwhelmed the Mexican foe that did not answer the bell going into the sixth round.
His opponent, Celestino Rodriguez, is not by any stretch a mere stepping-stone. Although the Puerto Rican brandishes a lopsided record, he has faced extremely tough opposition like Jorge Luis Terron and Lenin Arroyo and is always in a tough fight. His victory to knock out ratio makes him the threat that could derail the young Ramos locomotive.
A special four round attraction will feature undefeated welterweight Mauricio Herrera (6-0, 2 KOs) from Riverside against strong Antonio Soria (2-1, 2 KOs) from Blythe, Arizona. Herrera’s recent activity denotes his rapid ascension in the division as he has successfully faced Santiago Perez, Daniel Cervantes and Alan Velasco, whose combined record was 28-2-4. On the other hand, Soria is coming off a four round decision loss to Matin Vierra.
The big men of boxing will be represented as well by undefeated Mira Loma heavyweight Hildo Silva (4-0, 1 KO) locking horns with the imposing Los Angeles pro debutant Andre Carthron in a four round war.
Also in action, rising junior middleweight star Sammy Gonzalez (5-0, 3 KOs) of Chino will look to build off his impressive sixth round KO of unbeaten Rafael Lopez last June when he takes on always entertaining John Red Tomahawk (3-4, 3 KOs) from Grand Rapids, Montana. A battle of undefeated prospects will also be part of this high intensity event as Riverside’s Danny Escobar (1-0, 1 KO) faces San Diego’s Antonio Orozco (1-0, 1 KO) in a clash of undefeated jr. welterweight young punchers. Rounding of the show will be featherweights Saul Arias who will be making his pro debut against Edgar Jauregui (0-1).
Thompson Boxing Promotions will also make a donation to the Jurupa Valley Boys and Girls Club who recently opened its doors to amateur and professional boxers alike. The much-needed boxing program is backed by the city of Riverside with the construction of brand new facility. Professional boxers such as Cristobal Arreola, Josesito Lopez, Dominic Salcido, Mauricio Herrera and many more of the Inland Empire’s top prospects make this a regular stop in preparation to their fights. Proceeds from New Blood will be directed to regular expenditures and utilities in an effort to maintain this building.