Alex Valdez Leads New Charge of Future
Champions at Espinoza Boxing Club
LOS ANGELES (July 3, 2008) With super bantamweight Alex Valdez’s big win
over Anytei Laryea in Chicago broadcast as the main event on SOLO BOXEO on
June 20th, Los Angles based Espinoza Boxing Club continued it’s progress
towards producing future world champions such as Junior Featherweight King
Israel “EL MAGNIFICO” Vazquez and recently retired former bantamweight
champion Martin "EL GALLITO"Castillo.
Said Frank Espinoza, President of Espinoza Boxing Club, “Since we started in
1991 our goal was to work with the finest prospects in boxing and build them
into world champions. We’ve had success with Israel and Martin, and now it
looks like Alex Valdez is on his way to a title shot within the next twelve
months and we’re working with a real solid crop of kids that we’re excited
about.
The newcomers are young prospects including Luis Ramos Jr., Manny
“Suavecito” Roman, Jesus “Pollo” Hernandez, Carlos Molina and the recently
signed Abraham Lopez. They’re all undefeated and I think we’ve got some
future world champions.”
“We’ve also got Miguel Huerta who’s coming off the controversial decision
loss to Javier Jauregui a few months back and he’s fighting on SOLO BOXEO on
July 11th in Corpus Christi. And Julio "La Sombra" Zarate is fighting an IBF
Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator later this summer.
Espinoza is commended for his managerial work with Israel Vazquez in the
September 2008 issue of Ring Magazine in a special report on “The Five Best
Managed Fighters.”
The 24 year old Alex Valdez has worked his record to 21-2-1 with fifteen
knockouts following his win over Laryea. He is currently world ranked #2 by
the WBC, #5 by the WBO, #10 by the IBF and #15 by the WBA. He is undefeated
in his last seventeen bouts.
On June 27th, highly regarded lightweight prospect Luis Ramos Jr. improved
to a perfect 5-0 with three knockouts with a devastating first round
knockout of Noe Jimenez at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California.
Ramos will next battle on July 25th at the Sycuan Resort and Casino in El
Cajon, California on an ESPN2 televised card.
Flyweight Manny “Sauvecito” Roman, despite being only 20 years old, has
quickly moved into the contender category, winning his first ten round bout
over Sergio Espinoza on April 7th. The win moved his record to 13-0-1 with
five knockouts.
Los Mochis, Mexico native Jesus “Pollo” Hernandez moved to 6-0 (1KO) on
April 7th as the lightweight knocked out the similarly named Jesus Hernandes
in the fourth round. Hernandez will return to action on July 11th at the
Quiet Cannon Country Club in Montebello, California.
Veteran super bantamweight Julio ‘LA SOMBRA” Zarate, 26-4-1 (16KO’s), riding
a five bout winning streak, heads to South Africa where he will face Jeffrey
Mathebula on August 29th in an IBF Title Eliminator. Zarate is currently
world ranked #3 by the IBF and #6 by the WBA.
Super featherweight prospect Carlos Molina improved his record to 3-0 with a
four round decision win over Odilon Rivera on June 19th in Irvine,
California. Molina is also scheduled to return to the ring on July 30th at
the Sycuan Resort and Casino in El Cajon, California on the ESPN2 televised
card.
Recently signed to the Espinoza Boxing Club stable, super featherweight
Abraham Lopez raised his record to 2-0 with a first round stoppage of
veteran Tomas Bernal on May 2nd. Lopez will return on July 25th at the Hard
Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on July 25th on an SOLO BOXEO televised
card.
