Undefeated Jr. Middleweight Callum Walsh scored the
second victory of his career in scoring a first round knockout of Gael Ibarra
in the main event of promoter Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions’ St. Patrick’s Day
Bash card on Thursday night at Quiet Cannon Country Club in Montebello, CA.
Walsh only needed one straight left hand to the jaw that sent Ibarra down.
Ibarra was very “Game” and got up on very unsteady legs and the bout was
stopped at just :33 of the first round. Callum Walsh advances to 2-0, with 2
Knockouts. Gael Ibarra falls to 5-7, with 4 Knockouts.
Also on this card:
Super-Middleweight Cem Kilic scored a second round knockout of Antonio Hernandez. Kilic
dropped Hernandez in the closing seconds of the first round with a short right
hand to the head. In round two, he stepped up the pressure with a body attack,
this including stunning Hernandez with a left hook to the head. Ultimately,
Hernandez went down from an accumulation of punishment in the closing seconds of
round two. Although Hernandez was able to get up from the second knockdown, he
showed no indication that he wanted to continue and the bout was promptly
stopped. Official time of the stoppage was 2:51 of round two. Cem Kilic
advances to 16-1, with 11 Knockouts. Antonio Hernandez falls to 6-13-2, with 4
Knockouts.
Undefeated Jr. Lightweight Adrian Corona was held to a six round majority
draw with veteran Joe Perez. A very tactical fight, neither fighter was really
able to stand out clearly from the other as many of the rounds were closely
fought, but at the conclusion of the bout, the result was a majority draw. 58-56
(Corona) and 57-57 (On two scorecards resulting in a majority draw. Adrian
Corona advances to 9-0-1, with 2 Knockouts. Joe Perez advances to 15-6-3, with
10 Knockouts.
Light-Heavyweight Marco Deckmann scored a fourth round stoppage of veteran Victor Fonseca.
Deckmann used a consistent attack to the body of Fonseca that did take a while
to take effect, but gradually began to increase as the bout progressed. In the
fourth round the body work had a visible effect on Fonseca causing him to catch
his breath, a right hand to the ribcage caused Fonseca to take a knee in the
latter stages of the fourth round. Fonseca signaled that he had, had enough and
the bout was stopped. Official time of the stoppage was 2:42 of round four. Marco
Deckmann advances to 8-1, with 7
Knockouts. Victor Fonseca falls to 18-11-1, with 14 Knockouts.
Rising Middleweight Eric Priest scored a quick first round knockout of David Lopez in just
nineteen seconds. Priest immediately opened the fight with a barrage of punches
that froze Lopez on the ropes and caused him to be stationary on the ropes. The
end came when a combination as part of that barrage snapped Lopez head back and
forced a stoppage of the fight. Eric Priest advances to 7-0, with 5 Knockouts. David
Lopez falls to 5-3, with 3 Knockouts.
Unbeaten Featherweight Omar Trinidad began the evening by
scoring a six round unanimous decision over veteran Ivan Varela. A very
spirited and competitive bout from the outset, Varela overcame a bad cut over
his right eye, which he suffered in the first round to give Trinidad his
toughest test in what was his first six round bout. Varela’s best moments in
the bout came when he was able to land periodic right hands to the head of
Trinidad. As the bout progressed, Trinidad began to stalk and walk Varela down and
was able to earn the convincing decision victory with a highlight being the
body work he was able to do on the inside. Official scores were: 59-55 (On all
three scorecards) in favor of Trinidad. Omar Trinidad advances to 7-0-1, with 5
Knockouts. Ivan Varela falls to 5-4, with 3 Knockouts.
This card, which was the first for Tom Loeffler’s 360
Promotions new broadcast agreement with digital combat sports streaming network
UFC Fight Pass, showcased several
rising prospects in the 360 Promotions stable. For Callum Walsh, who made his
professional debut in December of last year in a fight that only lasted
thirty-eight seconds, has now spent just over one minute in the ring as a
professional. Although it is obviously early in the pro career of the
twenty-one year old Walsh, it will be interesting to see if this fighter, who
has shown a seek and destroy mentality in his first two bouts will be able to
go a full round in his next bout, which is tentatively scheduled for May 5th
on another 360 Promotions card. For now, Walsh has already succeeded in
generating the type of buzz that is the goal of all prospects and their
promoters. We will see if he can continue building that buzz as 2022
progresses.
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