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This past Saturday night, Hot blooded fight fans enjoyed a great night of action packed boxing where Cestus Management fighters Jairo Martinez, Hector Ramos, Rodolfo Gomez and James DuBois produced explosive performances at the IBC World Championship Boxing Event at the Veteran’s Field in Laredo, Texas.
The second bout was the young San Antonio, Texas, native Martinez who got the crowed going early with a dominating performance over the tall and lanky Genaro Castonera over four rounds.
Martinez, who is only eighteen, did not skip a beat as he pressured Castonera from the opening round landing vicious combination to both the head and body. In the end, the teenager was just too much for Genaro and the judges agreed as Martinez won an easy decision.
In the fourth bout of the night, former highly decorated amateur and former United States Military Air Force solider Ramos took on Antonio Gamez in a four round bout.
Before the opening bell, Ramos looked like he couldn’t wait to get started and that’s exactly what he did as soon as the first bell rang.
Ramos started fast setting the pace with quick fast double jabs that found their mark followed by a jarring straight right hand followed by a left hook to the body which immediately had Gamez wincing.
Although Gamez was tough and hung in there, he did put up a game fight and tried to land as many punches as he could throughout the fight.
But Ramos, who is a fighting machine, methodically disarmed, dissected and punished Gamez giving him a severe beating over four rounds and winning a dominating points victory.
Soon after the Ramos vs. Gamez bout, the fans where treated to the freaky size of 6′ 3 welterweight Gomez.
Gomez, who is starting to be known for his technical boxing ability=2 0and uncanny reach of 82 inches, squared off with Dwight Yett from Austin, Texas in a fight scheduled for four rounds.
Gomez, who also carries dynamite in both fists, quickly gave the fans what they wanted from the opening round, using fast, hard,snappy jabs followed by fast combinations to the head and body.
Gomez kept this viscous assault going for the first two rounds and looked like he was just getting warmed up, when he went back to his corner at the end of the second round.
Yett, to his credit, was game throughout the bout and kept trying to bull his way in, taking some heavy bombs in the process, where at the end of the second round he walked back to his corner on shaky legs.
That all changed in the third stanza, as Gomez come out looking to finish the fight and landed a crippling hook to the body and a booming right hand to the head which sent Yett to the canvas which caused the referee to immediately call a halt to the contest.
In the six round co-main event of the evening, San Antonio native James DuBois was outright robbed of a fight that he clearly won against the rugged=2 0Laredo based brawler Olvin Mejia.
Mejia, came out aggressively in the first two rounds trying to land wild haymakers on DuBois’ chin, but James’ slick boxing ability made Mejia look clumsy and amateurish.
The classy DuBois made the necessary adjustments needed and began to effectively counter and rip shots down the middle, catching Mejia as he rushed in winging shots like a crazy man.
By the fourth round of the fight, DuBois was in control, breaking Mejia down and appeared to be well on his way to victory. In the fifth and sixth rounds, Mejia’s face was a mess with one of his eyes swollen and rapidly closing as DuBois had really busted him up.
Mejia looked like a loser at the end of the fight and by the expression on his face, it seemed that he knew that he had lost and was shocked when the decision was announced a draw.
Gina Iacovou, Cestus CEO, said, “Laredo again witnessed the talent and quality that our fighters are known for in the boxing world. Jairo Martinez, Hector Ramos, Rodolfo Gomez and James DuBois put on amazing performances and showed what kind of multi-talent that will elevate you to the next level in boxing.”
Mike Michael said “We are very proud of all of our fighters as every one of them gives better performances every time they fight. Our stable of fighters is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with and their progress is where it should be and will only get better. The boxing fans were able to see some real talented young prospects that have a big future in boxing.
“I would personally like to thank Gofightlive.tv, Recon Garza Promotions and Anthony Velasquez of Gente Entertainment for their continued support. I would further like to thank the beautiful city of Laredo and all of its fans and city leaders such as Mayor Raul G. Salinas, Sheriff Martin Cuellar, Carlos Villarreal, Jesus M. Olivares,Gene Belmares and Roy Medina for coming out and showing and giving all of their support to Cestus Management”.
Other fight results: Reyes Esqueda won a four round decisio n over veteran Arturo Herrera; Hector Ferreyro won a twelve round decision for the vacant IBC World Heavyweight title while heavyweight Bill Willis knocked out Isaac Ruiz in the first round.
