16.04.06 – By Eric Duran/ Ringside: Junction City, Kansas showed up in droves to support local middleweight David Medina on Saturday, April 15th. Promoter Zef Ramirez and JewBoy Promotions put on an action packed card for the estimated 1000 fans. In the main-event, Middleweight Prospect took on David Medina took on slick-boxer Al Salinas in a eight round bout for the Global Boxing Union Championship. The under card consisted of 3 female bouts, including up and coming prospect Chantell Cordova, and a light heavyweight bout between Miguel Pasillas and Nathan “The Heat Mizer” Aguilar.
In the Main-Event, David “Strictly Business” Medina pounded out a unanimous victory over Al Salinas. For much of the fight, Medina used timed aggression and thunderous head shots to stabilize Salinas. Salinas was a tougher than expected opponent as his 2-5-1 record did him no justice. At times, Salinas was able to frustrate Medina with fluid movement and timed counter punches, not to mention a little New Mexico rough housing. A near riot almost broke out after the 2nd round when Salinas hit Medina after the bell. But it was constant pressure from Medina that won him the bout, which included a knockdown from a right hand in the 5th round. With the victory, Medina picked up the GBU Championship at 160lbs and moved his record to 9-1, 5KO. Salinas drops to 2-6-1 with the loss.
In the Co-main event of the night, Miguel Pasillas returned to the ring after an 11 month layoff against fight club warrior Nathan “The Heat Mizer” Aguilar. Pasillas was too much for the rugged Aguilar, as he disposed of him with a devastating left hook midway through the first round. With the victory, Pasillas moves his record to 6-2, 3KO, while Aguilar drops to 0-3.
Up and coming minimum weight prospect Chantell Cordova picked up the second win of her career with a fourth round knock-out over Gina Abel. Cordova boxed beautifully from the outside for the first 2 rounds, sticking Abel with stiff jabs followed by straight right hands to the head and body. In round 3, Cordova decided to go inside and bang with Abel, pounding her with speedy combinations, prompting the referee to issue a standing 8 count. Moments later, Cordova decked Abel with a straight right hand in the corner. Abel showed grit and determination as she got up and finished the round. Round 4 was the same, in fact, if I were in the corner of Abel I would have stopped the fight after the third round as Cordova quickly pounced on Abel drilling her with power shots before the ref stepped in stopped the fight. Cordova improves to 2-0, 2KO with the victory.
In the second bout if the night, pro debuters Angel “Gunz” James and Jaime “Doodle Bug” Myers dug deep to complete their four round bout. The first 2 rounds were close but James out worked and outlanded Myers, digging shots to the body. But as round 3 began, James was badly winded and a gutsy Myers found a bit of energy to out hustle James in the round. As round 4 began, both fighters were seriously tired, opting to stand in their respective corners for another 15 seconds of rest. Following suit, the round was sloppy as both fighters wrestled around the ring, gasping for air and waiting for the final bell to ring. After four rounds, the judges all saw it the same, giving Angel James a unanimous decision. James wins her pro debut and starts her record out right at 1-0 while Myers starts off 0-1.
In the opening bout of the night, 40 fight veteran Stephanie Dobbs took on debuter Lisa Wittle. Wittle proved to be tough, landing some nice shots to the head of Dobbs in the first round, surprising everybody including Dobbs. Round 2 was a battle as well, as both fighters stood toe-2-toe and traded shots, with Dobbs getting the better of it. But in between rounds 2 and 3, a tired Wittle said “No Mas”, making Dobbs the winner by 3rd round TKO. Dobbs improves to 21-20-1, 12KO, while Whittle opens her career at 0-1.
All in all, Jew Boy Promotions put on a terrific show, nearly selling out the venue. Promoter Zef Ramirez continues to make a name for himself, quickly becoming one of the best and busiest promoters in the Southwest. Look for JewBoy to return to Colorado at the end of May, possibly in Denver or Rocky Ford. Also, Jew Boy will most likely return to Junction City, Kansas sometime in August, possibly with a televised card. But once again, Zef Ramirez sells out the house and the fight fans go home happy.