The event was also streamed live worldwide on the 360 Promotions website, www.360Promotions.us.
In front of a packed house, former world title challenger Denis Shafikov, (39-4-1, 20 KO’s), returned to the win column with a resounding eight round decision victory over the valiant Hector Suarez, (12-7-1, 6 KO’s). Scores were 80-72, 77-75 and 79-73.
Top junior middleweight prospect Serhii ‘El Flaco’ Bohachuk, (9-0-0, 9 KO’s), kept his perfect knockout streak alive with a second-round stoppage of Cesar Berumen, (26-36-3, 16 KO’s). Trained by the world-renowned Abel Sanchez, Bohachuk dropped Berumen twice in the first round and once in the second.
New York City based welterweight prospect Brian Ceballo, (3-0-0, 1 KO), continued to impress with a four-round decision over Adan Ahumade, (3-5-2, 2 KO’s). Scores were 40-35, 40-35 and 40-34 for the all-action Ceballo.
In a special attraction women’s flyweight bout, Louisa ‘Bang Bang Lulu’ Hawton, (8-1-0, 4 KO’s), of Perth, Australia impressively returned to action with a fourth-round stoppage of Elvia Trevino, (2-4-0). Trevino’s corner called a halt to the scheduled six rounder at the end of the fourth stanza.
Popular junior lightweight prospect Mario Ramos, (5-0-0, 5 KO’s), stopped rugged veteran Guadalupe Arroyo, (3-12-0), in the final round of their scheduled six round clash.
Undefeated middleweight prospect Jonathan ‘Diamante’ Esquivel, (6-0-0, 6 KO’s), knocked out Sergio Lucio Gonzalez, (6-6-0, 2 KO’s) in the third round of their clash scheduled for six rounds. Esquivel dropped Gonzalez once in each of the first three rounds.
In the featherweight division, Luis Rosales, (8-1-1, 3 KO’s), won a six-round decision over Roberto Pucheta, (10-14-1, 6 KO’s). Scores were 59-55 twice and 58-56.
Rounding out the card in a four round women’s junior welterweight bout, Los Angeles native Elvina White, (2-0-0) won a unanimous decision over Annette Pabello, (0-3-0) in a spirited battle. Scores were 40-36 on all three judges’ scorecards.