Most Viewed Stories
Most Commented Stories
Most Recommended Stories
What is this?
Save & Share this Article
Gutierrez triumphs over de Leon in Fists of Fury main event
Comments 0 | Recommend 0September 26, 2009 9:54 PM
The Brownsville Herald
McALLEN - Saul Jonathan Gutierrez of Saltillo, Mexico, prevailed over Guadalupe de Leon of Mission on an eight-round split decision in the main event of Friday's Fists of Fury Adrenaline show at Hidalgo's Dodge Arena.
The judges scored the featherweight matchup 77-75, 77-75, 75-77 for Gutierrez (8-16-3, two knockouts) over de Leon (7-9, four KOs), the local favorite.
"It was a war," Fists of Fury matchmaker Anthony Cavazos said. "The fight went back and forth, and it was a great bout. Nothing's official, but the fight was so close, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a rematch."
The six-round co-main event matching bantamweights was close as well as Gabriel Rangel (6-6-4, two KOs) of Veracruz, Mexico, fought to a draw against Joseph Rios (6-4-1, two KOs) of San Antonio.
There were six bouts on the card with an announced attendance of 2,700, Cavazos said.
On the undercard, Juan Lucio (4-0-1, two KOs) of Pharr captured a six-round split decision over Antonio Gamez (3-2, one KO) of Laredo, while Alberto Feliciano (2-0-1) of Puerto Rico won a four-round unanimous decision over Roberto Perez (2-5) of Matamoros.
In a rematch of female fighters, Maria Salinas (4-0-1, two KOs) of Pharr knocked out Valeria Garza (0-2) of Brownsville in the second round. Also, Richard Flores (2-8) of Edinburg secured a second-round technical knockout victory over Pedro Silva (2-13-1) of Rio Hondo.
Roy Hess writes for Valley Freedom Newspapers.
See archived 'Sports' stories »
Reader Comments
From the editor: Many of you have expressed concerns about some of the harsh anonymous comments from readers. To remedy that, we are introducing new features. You can create your own blog, publish your news and share your photos with the community. Once you fill out a simple form and leave a verifiable e-mail address, you can set up your profile page. It will display all of your contributions and allow you to track issues and easily connect with others.
We want our site to be a place where people discuss and debate ideas that foster stronger communities. We built this for you. Please take care of it. Tolerate broad thinking, but take action against obscene or hateful material. Make it a credible and safe place worth preserving and sharing.
