With the Phoenix boxing scene choosing up, together with extra combat playing cards on greater platforms, Trini Ochoa hopes to place himself extra within the combine.
The unbeaten junior welterweight defeated gatekeeper Jose Angulo Saturday night time on the Superstar Theatre in his hometown of Phoenix. Scores had been 99-91 (twice) and 100-90 for Ochoa, who improved to 18-0, 8 knockouts.
“My opponent had a tricky guard, and he got here in three kilos heavier than the contract weight, so he was a bit greater,” Ochoa instructed The Ring on Sunday. “I used to be capable of outbox him and never let him hit me. I obtained minimize on my cheek from an unintended headbutt late within the combat, however (it) didn’t faze me. (I) stored doing my factor.”
Angulo had moments of success throughout the combat, however Ochoa was the more-effective and busier fighter of the 2. As Ochoa initiated exchanges or mounted an offense, Angulo stored his arms up, in search of a gap to counter.
Ochoa did effectively mixing his offense, focusing his assault throughout the second half of the combat. Angulo seemed defeated late within the combat, trying to land one massive punch, which Ochoa blocked or used lateral motion to keep away from getting hit. Ochoa would then observe up by throwing and touchdown two and three-punch mixtures at Angulo.
In his earlier combat on April 27, Ochoa defeated Jesus Gutierrez by unanimous determination. It was Gutierrez’s first combat in nearly six years. In his earlier combat on October 7, Ochoa knocked out Tackie Annan within the third spherical.
Each fights befell on the Superstar Theatre.
The 26-year-old fought solely as soon as in 2023 after preventing 4 instances in 2022. Ochoa is a promotional free agent and is managed by his father.
Angulo, who resides in Guayaquil, Ecuador, falls to 16-9, 9 KOs. Angulo misplaced by majority determination to fringe contender Cletus Seldin in his earlier combat on March 15.
The 28-year-old has now misplaced seven of his final 9 fights.
Additionally on the Iron Field Boxing Promotions card, Sergio Leon Rodriguez improved to 12-0-1, 9 KOs, knocking out Oscar Cortes within the second spherical. The 28-year-old Rodriguez, who’s initially from Hermosillo, Mexico, at the moment resides in Phoenix.
Cortes, who resides in Zapopan, Mexico, falls to 27-7, 14 KOs. Cortes had not fought since a knockout loss to Bektemir Melikuziev in February 2020.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He will be reached at [email protected]
