ANCHONDO REMAINS UNBEATEN.Byline: Robert Morales Staff Writer Michael Anchondo knew Goyo Vargas was not going to lay down for him Thursday night at the Grand Olympic Auditorium The Grand Olympic Auditorium is a sports venue in Los Angeles, California, United States. Located at 1801 S. Grand Avenue, the venue was built in 1924 specifically for the 1932 Summer Olympic Games, which saw the boxing, weightlifting, and wrestling events held there. . Vargas came in 10 years removed from being a world champion. He is also 33, considered old for a small fighter. Still, Anchondo was not taking anything for granted. That's why he left no stone unturned in winning a unanimous decision A Unanimous Decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all 3 judges agree on which fighter won the match. over Vargas in front of 1,905 in the 10-round junior lightweight junior lightweight n. In both senses also called super featherweight. 1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 130 pounds (58.5 kilograms), between featherweight and lightweight. 2. main event. Anchondo, ranked No. 7 by the World Boxing Council The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of , is 23-0. He used power, finesse and great defense in winning 100-89, 98-91 and 97-92 on the judges' scorecards. Anchondo, of La Puente La Puente (lä pwĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 36,955), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; laid out 1841, inc. 1956. Primarily residential, the city manufactures hardware, electronics, and paper products. , also had much respect for Mexico's Vargas, 44-8-1 with 30 knockouts. Vargas was WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. featherweight champion in 1993. ``I knew it was going to be the toughest fight of my life, but we were well prepared,'' said Anchondo, 21. ``I'm not taking anything away from him at all. He gave us a tough fight. I was just staying cautious the whole fight.'' At times, it appeared Anchondo was too cautious. He decked Vargas with a right hand to the head late in the sixth round. Yet it was Vargas who was chasing Anchondo in the ninth and 10th rounds, perhaps trying to land a punch that would change the fight. ``Not at all,'' said Anchondo when asked if he was surprised Vargas was still pressuring him late. ``I knew he was going to bring it to me the whole fight.'' Urbano Antillon of Maywood, Calif., and Adan Hernandez of El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. , Texas, engaged each other in 10 hard-fought rounds in the lightweight semi-main event. Both fighters had their moments, but it appeared Antillon may have done just a bit more. The judges also saw it that way as they scored Antillon the unanimous decision winner. Antillon (12-0, 7 KOs) won by scores of 97-93, 97-93 and 98-92. Jorge Solis of Mexico remained undefeated with a unanimous decision over countryman Alejandro Moreno in a 10-round featherweight fight. Solis (22-0-2, 16 KOs) won by scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93. There were no knockdowns, but Solis sent Cruz reeling into his corner with a vicious body punch in the last five seconds of the third round. Cruz is 25-6-1. Robert Morales, (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2213 robert.morales(at)sgvn.com |
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