Tsotne Rogova W10 Alexander Flores... Toro Promotions launched its new pro boxing series at Pacific Palms Resort in City of Industry, California, called “The Heartbeat of LA Boxing”, as Tsotne “Mr. T” Rogova (10-0, 7 KOs) captured a win in the heavyweight division and six boxers made their pro debuts. Rogova passed the toughest test of his young pro boxing career against the dangerous Alexander “The Great” Flores (19-5-1, 17 KOs), winning a unanimous ten-round decision. Rogava, a 2020 Ukraine Olympian, dominated early by trapping Flores on the ropes and dropping the more experienced Flores, who has fought three champions, with a strong body attack in the second round. Flores, however, started turning the tide in the fifth, but Tsotne regained control in the sixth. Flores displayed tremendous heart, battling right to the end, albeit in a loss. “This was surely Southern California boxing at its finest,” Toro promoter Azat Torosyan said after the fights. “You have to go see a lot of shows to find one as good as tonight’s.”
ADDITIONAL RESULTS
Paolo “Pow” Barredo, who celebrated his 18th birthday last week, took his time figuring out his opponent, featherweight Mychaquell “Myche” Shields (2-6), who was decked in round three. Barredo, a 2021 Junior Olympics Champion, closed the show with a fourth-round stoppage.
Another celebrated amateur making his pro debut, La Puente’s (CA) Alexandro “El Capitan” Alvarado (1-0, 1 KO), defeated fellow pro-debuting lightweight Eduardo Mondragon “El Azteca” Lopez in fine fashion, beating down and ultimately stopping Lopez in round three. Alvarado was silver medalist in the 2021 California State Silver Gloves.
Mission Hills (CA) junior welterweight Sonny “The Bear” Robledo (10-0, 3 KOs) kept his undefeated record intact, pitching a near shutout versus Matt Gaver (3-10-2, 1 KO) to win a six-round unanimous decision by scores of 60-54 (twice) and 59-55.
Riverside (CA) junior bantamweight Hector Oros (1-0) overcame a first-round knockdown to take a close four-round unanimous decision (38-37 on all cards) over another pro debuting fighter, Alexander Robles (0-1).
In an exciting battle between a pair of pro-debuting California fighters, Riverside welterweight Oscar Trujillo Enriquez (1-0, 1 KO) put Jesse “Suavecito” Zuniga (0-1) to sleep in the second round, unable to recover in time from a wicked body shot.
In a junior lightweight match that could have gone either way, Santa Ana’s (CA) Michael “Chamuco” Bracamontes (10-2-1, 5 KOs) played the matador role, moving around the ring, against hard-charging Armenian (3-3-1, 2 KOs). Bracamontes won a six-round majority decision (58-56 twice and 57-57).
In the opening bout of a memorable evening of boxing, Mongolian flyweight (LA resident) Enkhmandakh “Machine Gun Magi” Khurkuu (4-0, 1 KO) outclassed Richard Morales (1-8. 0 KO) for a first-round knockout victory.
