Gonzalez and Avelar Battle to a Draw
Both pre-prime sluggers
Betulio Gonzalez (16-0-1-9) and
Antonio Avelar (17-0-2-14) entered the ring with one thing in mind, to capture the SABC Flyweight Championship. And what a show these two put on. From the opening bell you knew you were gonna be treated to an all out war. In the first both men came out looking for the kayo and defense went out the window as both men scored with damaging blows. Late in the second Gonzalez landed a hook uppercut combo that dropped Avelar for a 3 count. Both men continued to slug it out over the next four rounds with Avelar seeming to get the better of it. As the seventh round began both men looked tired and at 1:34 a Gonzalez hook shook Avelar badly. Avelar managed to stay away and clinch to survive the round. In the ninth Avelar's corner felt he was behind and sent him out for the kill and at 1:58 a sizzling hook dropped Gonzalez, Gonzalez struggled to get to his feet by eight. Gonzalez got on his bicycle and managed to avoid further trouble. Both men came out in the tenth looking to end it and again both men stood and traded heavy shots with Avelar again getting the better of it. When the eleventh round started it was now Gonzalez' corner who felt he was behind and implored him to go after Avelar and go after him he did. at :40 a Gonzalez hook dropped Avelar for a 4 count Avelar was given the mandatory eight count. Gonzalez went right after Avelar and landed a hook to the body that reverbirated thru the arena and Avelar slumped to his knees. Avelar didn't look like he would beat the count but he was able to rise at eight. With over a minute to go in the round I was sure Gonzalez was gonna close the show but Avelar showed resiliancy and managed to remain upright. In the final round this fight was up for grabs and both men went for it. As both men stood and traded an Avelar hook buckled Gonzalez' legs badly, Gonzalez was forced to grab to remain on his feet. Avelar follwed up and landed two more brutal shots but Gonzalez was able to withstand it. Both men hugged exhausted as the final bell sounded. The scores were 114-110 for Gonzalez, 112-112 and 113-112 for Avelar. I don't think anyone was upset by the decision a truely great bout. And we can look forward to these two doing it again in a few months.
In the Co-feature we had #28 ranked
Venice Borkorsor (16-0-0-12) and #20 ranked
Candido Tellez (13-1-0-11) meeting in a ten round bout. Both of these pre-prime sluggers were in great shape for this bout and it showed. Like the main event both men threw defense out the window and were looking for a stoppage. The edge in power was definately in favor of Tellez who easily won the first two rounds. Borkorsor got it going in the third and was able to land some of his bombs. As the fourth round began both men moved to the inside and an incredible Borkorsor hook landed right on the button of Tellez who was out before he hit the floor. Why the ref bothered to count is beyond me. Impressive victory for Borkorsor.
In the support bout we had
Berkrerk Chartvanchai (13-1-0-1) win a disputed eight round unanimous decision over
Masaru Fuji (10-2-1-1). Both pre-prime boxers entered the ring in top shape for this eight rounder. After two Fuji easily outboxed and out landed Chartvanchai. The third, fourth and fifth rounds were close and I scored 1-1-1. so after five I had Fuji ahead 3-1-1. In the sixth Fuji did seem to start to wear down and Chartvanchai was able to get to Fuji with some nice combos. I felt Fuji was back in control in the seventh as again he easily outboxed Chartvanchai. The eighth round was very evenly fought with a definate edge going to Chartvanchai. I had the bout scored 76-75 for Fuji. When the decision was read I thought I must have watched a different fight as all three judges scored the bout for Chartvanchai. Scores read 77-75 twice, and 78-74. Even the fans booed the decision. Fuji ofcourse was beside himself as he felt he earned the decision.
In the second preliminary bout we had
Rae-Ki Ahn (9-1-0-5) take on TC
Tetsuyuki Mori****a (1-9-0-1). Ahn who was a 5-1 favorite started brilliantly landing at will and just tee'd off on Mori****a for two rounds before he got careless in the third and a Mori****a hook put Ahn to sleep. This definately throws a wrench in the plans as Ahn was being showcased in America for the first time.
In the first preliminary bout we had
Eyup Can (2-0-0-0) easily outbox TC
Markos Akii-Bua (1-2-0-0) over four rounds. Can shoed great boxing ability as he cruised to victory. Scores 39-37 across the board.
In the opening bout
Nathan Ballerda (1-1-0-0) earned his first pro victory in a lack luster performance over TC
Juan Avila (0-6-0-0).
Autosimmed Bouts Of Note
#54 Soon-Chun Kwon (19-2-0-3)
WKO1 #39 Paul Gonzalez (17-3-0-3)
#22 Hip-Sup Shin (20-1-0-14)
WKO8 #66 Mariano Garcia (8-5-0-1)
#61 Fermin Gomez (22-2-1-17)
WUD10 #29 Franco Sperati (18-4-3-0)
#26 Henry Nissen (15-1-0-0)
WUD10 #32 Octavio Gomez (16-3-1-4)
#24 Miguel Canto (14-0-0-2)
WUD10 #25 Chang-Ho Choi (24-2-1-12)
#21 Bi-Won Chung (22-1-2-3)
WDQ2 #47 Pedro Flores (16-3-1-0)
Flyweight News April 86
In June
Guty Espadas (19-0-1-12) will face
Tae-Shik Kim (20-0-0-11) for the vacant IBF Flyweight Championship. On the undercard
Betulio Gonzalez (16-0-1-9) will face
Antonio Avelar (17-0-2-14) in a rematch for the vacant SABC Flyweight Championship.
Flyweight Rankings April 86
Ignacio Espinal (26-0-1-18)
Leo Gamez (21-0-0-17)
Dave McAuley (17-0-0-3)
Yukito Tamakuma (20-0-1-5)
Guty Espadas (19-0-1-12)
Tae-Shik Kim (20-0-0-11)
Gabriel Bernal (19-0-0-12)
Alfonso Lopez (19-0-1-3)
Koji Kobayashi (15-0-0-5)
Betulio Gonzalez (16-0-1-9)