Sensational junior featherweight prospect Ronny Rios continues to impress Southern California fight fans as he won a four round unanimous decision over Frank Gutierrez on Thursday night at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in San Diego.
Fighting in front of a huge crowd, many of whom had made the trip down from Santa Ana to watch their native son, Rios displayed his outstanding array of skills from the opening bell.
Peppering Gutierrez with stunning left hooks to the body, Rios showed his ability to punch with powerful, fast hands and use his terrific defense to slip punches.
Dominating the action against the game but outgunned Gutierrez, Rios took home the win by unanimous by scores of 40-36 on all three scorecards raising his record to 4-0 (1).
“Ronny’s only 19, but I see in him what I saw in world champions Israel Vazquez and Martin Castillo when they were at similar points", said manager Frank Espinoza. "He’s a great young talent who is 100% dedicated to working hard and getting better.
“Each time out Ronny is improving and that’s the key for a young fighter, keep learning, keep progressing. I thought he was going to be able to stop Gutierrez a couple of times but were very happy with the decision win.
“We’re looking for his next fight; it will probably be in the Los Angeles area in late April or May. He’s becoming a huge draw in the area and we want to put him back in front of the fans again quickly.”
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