Guys and Dolls Rumble in the Desert

At Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California on Friday, July 11, 2014.

The promoter was Bobby D Presents.

 

By: Robert Isaacson

 

Photo by Ray Flores

          The Main Event was scheduled for ten rounds.  It featured Victor “Pelon” Ruiz versus Timur “Here Comes Trouble” Shailezov in the Flyweight Division.  Victor entered the fight at age 23 with a record of (15-3, 11 ko’s), residing in Tijuana, Mexico.  The majority of his fights have taken place in Tijuana.  He has lost 2 of his last 6 fights.  His opponent for this fight, Timur Shailezov, 34, entered the fight with a record of (17-7, 4 ko’s). Timur resides in Los Angeles, California.  He has lost 5 of his last 6 fights coming into this fight.  The referee for the July 11^th fight was Eddie Hernandez.

          Both fighters are Southpaws, which is rare.  Round 2 features both combatants swinging for the fences, trying to remove each other’s heads from their bodies.  It was an amazing round!  In Round 5, a mouse next to Timur’s left eye starts to swell.  The mouse is caused mostly by Victor’s right-hand jab.  Things start really heating up in Round 6!  They are both throwing Huge, heavyweight punches for little guys!  Victor dominates Round 7.  Timur’s face is really showing signs of abuse.  The ring doctor looks at Timur’s injuries in between Round 7 and 8 and lets the fight continue.  Timur makes a great comeback in Round 8, landing huge shots the whole round but Victor walks right through them like it’s no problem whatsoever.

          The fight goes to the Judges’ scorecards at the end of Ten Rounds with Judge Pat Russell scoring the bout 97 -93, and both judges Fritz Werner and Jose Cobian scoring the bout 99-91 for a unanimous decision for Victor Ruiz!

 

photo by Ray Flores

 

          The Co-Main Event for the vacant NABF Female Super Flyweight Title featured Chantel “Gorgeous Babe” Cordova, age 27, entered the fight with a record of 12-5, 3 ko’s.  She resides in Pueblo, Colorado.  Her opponent, Patricia “Patty Boom-Boom” Alcivar, age 37, entered the fight with a record a 7-2, 3 ko’s.  Patricia resides in Queens, New York.  The fight was scheduled for 10 Rounds and the referee was Ray Corona.

          Things start off rather slow in this fight.  In Round 2, Chantel lands a good flurry of punches.  The fight starts to heat up in Round 5, with both fighters beating each other up with tough combinations.  Round 5 is a tough round to score!   Chantel seems to be getting frustrated in Round 9 with the pushing off by Patricia after each clinch.  Patricia’s pushing keeps Chantel out of her game plan.  Round 10 was a good, action packed round by both fighters.  It was a good match-up!

          At the conclusion of the scheduled 10 Rounds, Judge Pat Russell scored the bout 96-94, and both Judges Fritz Werner and Jose Cobian scored the bout 97-93 for the winner by Split Decision for Chantel Cordova.

          Also, on the July 11^th card was Welterweight Prospect, Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker versus Lauro Alcantar.  The fight was scheduled for 6 Rounds.  Hooker scores three knockdowns in the first round bringing a fast halt to the fight at 2 minutes and 17 seconds of the first round!