Results from SoCal Where George “Yuyu” Acosta KOed Marlin Sims

Popular George “El Yuyu” Acosta survived an early opening round knockdown, then rallied from that moment on to knock out Marlin Sims in a lightweight battle on Friday.

And they said he couldn’t punch.

Acosta (14-1, 2 KOs) doubled his knockouts and defeated the taller Sims (8-2, 4 KOs) in the main event on the Thompson Boxing Promotions card at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario.

It didn’t look good in the first minute of the fight as Sims perfectly timed Acosta and delivered a right through the guard and down went El Yuyu. He got up quickly and turned on the heat. But it didn’t look good.

“We wanted to start off fast and strong,” explained Acosta. “It was a flash knockdown.”

Things changed immediately as Acosta barreled his way inside the longer arms of Sims and began pummeling the body and pressuring him to the ropes. A left uppercut seemed to damage Sims and at the end of the round blood trickled from the nose.

It was a surprising turnaround.

Acosta seemed eager to attack and when the third round opened, he immediately went back to work on the slender Sims and would not allow him breathing room. A nine-punch volley was followed by a dozen more blows with Sims unable to fire back. Down went Sims and the fight was called at 2:25 of the third round. It was Acosta’s second win by knockout.

“I caught him to the body and with a flurry of punches. I knew I hurt him.”

Super Welters

Nelson Oliva (6-0, 5 Kos)) defeated Louisiana’s Wayne Boudreaux (2-1) by decision that could have easily have gone the other way. For most of the fight Boudreaux could not miss with the lead right cross.

Oliva gutted out the win despite getting pummeled by rights. Though his face was swollen from the blows and a couple of accidental head butts, the Los Angeles native kept punching and stayed on his feet despite cuts on his face.

Boudreaux used his lead right to perfection and jumped ahead early in the fight, but seemed to lose steam and resorted to letting Oliva win the first two minutes of each round, then he would fire up the punching machine and try to steal the round.

Apparently, the judges noticed and after six competitive rounds gave Oliva the victory by decision. The judges had it 60-54 and 58-56 twice.

Welterweights

Buena Park’s Juan Sanchez (6-0, 5 KOs) was matched tough against Xavier Madrid (4-2) but emerged victorious after six rounds in a welterweight match.

Sanchez nailed Madrid plenty of times but the New Mexico fighter showed a great chin and the ability to rebound and counter with his own strong blows. After six rounds Sanchez was deemed the winner by decision.

In another welterweight bout, Las Vegas fighter Elias Diaz (12-1, 7 KOs) caught David Thomas (6-5-1) with a left hook that stunned the L.A. fighter. Then a right hammered Thomas to the floor at 2:59 of the first round for a knockout.

Middleweights

A contest between southpaw middleweights saw Ontario’s Anthony Saldivar (3-0) box his way to a decision win over Las Vegas strongman Corey Cook (3-1-1). It was an un-entertaining fight that saw Saldivar jab and move his way to victory.

Heavyweights

Rialto’s Oscar Torrez (9-0, 4 KOs) out-slugged Mexico’s Arnulfo Cazares (2-3) to win by decision after six rounds. No knockdowns were scored.

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