Austin Brooks W10 Aram Avagyan... Junior lightweight Austin Brooks (12-0-1, 5 KOs) remained undefeated, albeit by way of a unpopular ten-round split draw with Aram “Warrior” Avagyan (11-1-3, 5 KOs) o a weekend card presented by Toro Promotions, Inc., in association with Whitfield Haydon Boxing, at the Emerald Queen Casino (EQC) in Tacoma, Washington. Fighting out of San Diego, the 28-year-old Brooks needed a strong rally in the final two rounds of a thrilling throw-back fight against Avagyan, the 2016 Armenian Olympian. Aram relentlessly pressured Brooks from the start and it appeared the fight was getting away from Brooks. Both fighters had their moments through the first eight rounds, but Aram’s exceptionally high work rate appeared to have him on his way to victory. Brooks, though, to his credit picked his spots and took the last two critical rounds for the hard-earned draw.
Kingsley Ibeh KO2 Juan Torres... Kingsley “The Black Lion” Ibeh (13-2-1, 10 KOs), who is a native of Nigeria now living in Phoenix, is a cousin of the retired heavyweight Ike Ibeabuchi. Ibeh, who played college football at Washburn University, as well as professionally in the Canadian Football League, completely dominated former Texas champion Juan Torres (11-7-1. 4 KOs). The 6’ 4”, 300-pound Ibeh was simply too big and strong for Torres, who was floored four times en route to a second-round knockout for Ibeh.
Tsotne Rogava W8 Jon Bolden... Tsotne Rogava (9-0, 7 KOs), who Toro Promotions believes has big upside, showed that he’s a good boxer in addition to having punching power, going the distance for the second time in a row. The 2020 Ukraine Olympian used his 6’ 5”, 270-pounder frame and deceptive quickness to dominate battle-tested Jon Bolden (10-14-1, 7 KOs) in an eight-round heavyweight attraction. The Georgia-born Rogava, who now resides in Marina del Rey (CA), and is trained by Hall of Famer Joe Goossen, dropped Bolden in the second and fifth rounds in a near shutout decision, winning all eight rounds on two of the judges’ scorecards, seven on the other, in a match somewhat marred by Bolden’s constant clinching in a survival mode.
ADDITIONAL RESULTS
Undefeated Nicaraguan 130 pounder Nilo Guerrero (9-0, 7 KO), a 2016 Nicaragua Youth National Champion who lives in Coachella (CA), extended his win streak to nine, taking a dominate six-round unanimous decision against veteran Diuhi “Elegante” Olguin (16-38-7, 10 KOs). The 23-year-old Guerrero, 23, once again skillfully used his 6’ 1” height and length to his advantage.
Also fighting on the undercard in four-rounders were Hoquiam (WA) super welterweight Nathan “Superman” Stolen (2-0, 1 KO), who won a four-round split decision over Julio Munoz, Jr. (0-1-1), in an all-out slugfest in which the two fighters fought like Rockem Sockem robots, while Auburn (WA) lightweight Agustin Tovar (1-0) defeated pro debuting Miquel Gonzales (0-1) in a spirited encounter that featured a high volume of punches with Tovar clearly landing the crisper shots.
