(JUNE 16) On Saturday night (June 14) in front of a packed house of boxing fans, Lucky Eagle Casino, in Rochester, Washington, had it’s “Fight Night 41”. In the women’s bout, it featured two newcomers to the sport. Doll Crain, who weighed in at 100 lbs., and then had to put on some quick pounds for the fight, fought Michelle Gatewood, 110 lbs., out of Spokane, Washington.
Crain has been on the fight scene for quite awhile working as a boxing trainer, and a cornerman for various fighters on many cards. Crain showed tremendous heart despite the brutal pummeling she endured. Gatewood punished Crain, she delivered one blast after another until Crain fell to the canvas. Crain would pop right back up, only to be sent right back down again.
In the third round at 1:23 seconds, the referee thought Crain had enough and called the fight. It was obvious that Gatewood had the advantage of the extra weight and height over Crain, but Crain had a lot of heart. Gatewood is now 1-0-0 (1KO), and Crain is 0-1-0.
In the main event, local boxing favorite, Tim Shocks, 155, of Kent, WA, fought Alejandro Jeminez, 153, in a Jr. Middleweight scheduled 10 rounds of boxing. Shocks defeated Jeminez with a 10-round unanimous decision. Shocks displayed cat-like agility, keeping Jeminez at bay with his sharp jab and fancy footwork. Jeminez was head driven, he plowed into Shocks’ body and held him on just about every exchange. Occasionally, Jeminez would rattle off a couple of good punches, keeping the fight closer then it should have been. Shocks’ superior endurance and technique eventually decided the outcome.
In the Semi-main event, Rafael Ortiz, 137, fought Jesus Santiago, 137 in a scheduled eight-round non-title lightweight bout. The fight started out very slow and cautious, and began to gain momentum as the crowd jeered at the two, to mix it up. Santiago defeated Ortiz in an eight-round unanimous decision. Santiago wore Ortiz down with magnificent technique and astonishing persistence. Ortiz countered with power, knocking Santiago to the canvas in the 2nd round. Santiago battled back, he relentlessly matched Ortiz punch for punch, eventually edging Ortiz out in a fight to the finish.
In what WBAN would call the “best fight of the night” Ishwar Amador, 162, and coming out in bright red boxing attire with his hair pulled up on the top to signify horns, stopped Jeff Horan, 159, of Seattle, Washington, :56 of the third round in a scheduled six-round middleweight bout. Horan exhibited incredible toughness. Amador pounded Horan, and landed several hard blows to the body, and also eventually opening up on Horan’s chin. Horan was finally leveled with a devastating right hook, Horan bounced off the ropes and into the referee’s arms, as the fight was called in Amador’s
favor.
Another very good and exciting match on the card was between the super-middleweights, Reginald Lowe, 169, of Seattle, Washington and Jaime De La Torre, 169. Torre defeated Lowe by TKO in 2:39 of the 2nd round. De La Torre and Lowe fought a war. Both fighters were aggressive, each tasting canvas early in the 1st round. De La Torre eventually settled in, and picked Lowe apart inside. The referee called the fight after Lowe was flattened by De La Torre’s heavy right hand. Lowe fell into the ropes in a daze, he kept his balance and staggered back toward De La Torre, before the
referee jumped in between the fighters and stopped the match.
In a scheduled four-round bout, Jaun Ramon won by an unanimous decision over Lopez. The gutizer and much shorter boxer was simply relentless. Ramon had the heart of a lion and was in tremendous shape. Lopez had the reach, but did not stay on the outside, and fought “Ramon’s” fight.
In a battle of the Light-heavyweights, Richard Langley, 174, of Tacoma, Washington fought Scott Sales, 171, Richland, Washington, in what was to be scheduled for four rounds, but Langley made Sales his next victim and remains undefeated after stopping Sales :34 of the second round.
Published on WBAN.