Scrappy Ramirez Shines on Thursday Golden Boy Card
We got a prospect-heavy, mid-week card two days in a row! It gets no better than that for hardcore fight fans. On top of that, we got the always-entertaining, John "Scrappy" Ramirez in the evening's main event! Scrappy likely gave his best performance yet. Displaying lightning-quick reflexes, sharp counter-punching, and pinpoint accurate leads. All the while firing off unique combinations. Scrappy, a fun-loving underdog, who loved to talk, is now on his way to a world title opportunity in the near future. Scrappy, a Los Angeles, California, native, dominated Luis Padilla of Jalisco, Mexico, at the fantasy springs in Indio, California. Ramirez ran his record to a perfect 11-0 (8) in scoring the unanimous decision victory by lopsided scores of 100-90 and 99-91 X2, while Padilla fell to 16-4-2. Ramirez appears ready to take a step up, and he has called out WBA champ Josh Franco, who also used to fight for Golden Boy but no longer does. There's no need for Scrappy to continue with fighters at this level.
On the undercard, an impressive-looking welterweight. Grant Flores made his professional debut a most impressive one. Flores secured a first-round TKO over an overmatched Jorge Lopez. Flores scored with a thudding right-hand-left hook combo that dropped his man like a ton of bricks. Flores then dropped him again with a right hand. Lopexz courageously made it to his feet, but the youngster stayed on his man and poured in some more hands that brought in the referee to call off the bout at the 2:31 mark of the opening round, moving Flores's record to 1-0 (1).
Grant's cousin Manny Flores also picked up a "w" in the evening's co-main event. The older cousin got off to a good start and dropped his very rugged opponent, Franklin Gonzalez, in the fifth stanza. However, that seemed to be the last great moment for Florez as Gonzalez, a KO artist from Venezuela, rallied late and scored with sharp counter shots, lead hooks, and lead right hands. Gonzalez was coming on strong and was scoring at will in the last two rounds. However, the hometown, Flores, had put enough in the bank to eke out a slim split decision victory and move his record to sure Flores got the split decision to 15-0 (11).
