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Round 1 - Part 16:

Mike Anchondo vs William Parker - After 2 lackluster rounds Parker landed a big right hand in the 3rd. Anchondo responded in a big way, scoring a pair of knockdowns in the 4th, the final one was lights out as Parker couldn't respond.

Stanley Yoakum vs Melvin Paul - Yoakum was in control throughout as he pummeled Paul with an assortment of punches from all angles, scoring knockdowns in the 8th then the 9th before Paul's corner tossed in the towel for the TKO.

Sammy Vogel vs Lamont Pearson - A tactical bout that saw both men bleeding at times from cuts over the right eye. Pearson seemed to be the sharper of the two though taking the surprisingly close 7-3, 5-5 & 7-3 majority decision.

Jimmy Tygh vs Steve Quinonez - A back and forth bout in the first 6 rounds saw Quinonez take control in the latter rounds to pull out the 6-4, 5-5 & 6-4 majority decision.

Jimmy Soo vs Mando Ramos - An excellent action bout saw Ramos moving and scoring as Soo countered well while moving away. In the end it was a broken left hand suffered by Soo that resulted in the TKO in the 7th with the scores even on 2 cards and 3-1 Ramos on the 3rd.

Wallace Smith vs Mexican Joe Rivers - A dull tactical bout saw flashes of brilliance by both men at rare intervals. In the end it seemed Smith was in control, but the judges saw it differently as Rivers took the controversial 6-4, 4-5, 6-3 split decision.

Maxie Shapiro vs Rafael Ruelas - A close action bout as both men stood toe to toe. Ruelas had the clear power edge as he scored a knockdown in the 6th, but Shapiro landed a hard left right combo in the 9th round to break the jaw of his opponent for the TKO.

Bobby Scanlon vs Frankie Ryff - It took 5 rounds of posturing, but a fight broke out in the 2nd half. They went back and forth, with my card being 5-5. The judges saw enough to score it 6-4, 5-5 and 6-4 for the favorite, Scanlon.