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We have 12 fighters in the Jr. Welterweight Division. The top 4 seeds will have a 1st round bye. Columbia has had some of the finest Welters in the world over the years so this should be interesting. The byes go to Antonio Cervantes,Ravael Pineda, Juan Urango and Nicolas Cervera.

Round 1:

Carlos Maussa vs Douglas Villarreal - Maussa needed all of 27 seconds to KO Villarreal to move into the next round.

Ricardo Torres vs Jose Zuniga - Torres pounded Zuniga, scoring a knockdown in the 4th before the bout was ended due to cuts at the end of the 4th. Torres advances.

Guillermo Mosquera vs Dario Esalas - Esalas scores the lone knockdown and takes 3 out of the last 4 rounds to win the split decision 9-6, 9-6, 7-8.

Jorge Noriega vs Roberto Ortega - Noriega dominates in this one, scoring a pair of knockdowns before the fight is ended on cuts in the 9th round.

Round 2:

Antonio Cervantes vs Dario Esalas - Cervantes was sharp in this one, wearing Esalas down before scoring the KO in the 9th round.

Juan Urango vs Jorge Noriega - Urango scores knockdowns in the final 3 rounds the pours it on in the 11th to score the 11 TKO.

Rafael Pineda vs Carlos Maussa - Maussa scores a pair of knockdowns enroute to a dominating 10-4, 11-3, 10-4 decision over the favored Pineda.

Nicolas Cervera vs Ricardo Torres - Cervera overcame 4 knockdowns to score one of his own and win the bulk of the rounds in winning a 6-7, 9-5, 8-5 split decision. Ahh the beauty of the rounds system....

Semi-Finals:

Antonio Cervantes vs Carlos Maussa - Cervantes had little trouble with Maussa, winning a landslide decision 9-4, 11-3, 12-2.

Juan Urango vs Nicolas Cervera - Cervera was doing a great job of working his way inside to score, then using subtle movement to make Urango miss in the first 3 rounds. Unfortunately for him he ducked into an uppercut that floored him for the count in the 4th.

Final:

Antonio Cervantes vs Juan Urango - Cervantes uses superior speed, defense and offense to pick Urango apart for 15 rounds, earning the 13-1, 13-1, 12-2 decision. Cervantes is expected to do quite well in the World Tourney.