Johnson Nips Ramirez By Split Decision, Sparking a Melee in Pico Rivera

Johnson Nips Ramirez By Split Decision, Sparking a Melee in Pico Rivera

PICO RIVERA, Calif.-A heavyweight title rumble ended with public discord and local fighters fared well on Saturday night.

Ron Johnson (17-1) won another close decision against Sergio Ramirez (18-7) by split decision at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena, and some of the more than 1,000 fans did not like the decision. They showed their displeasure by tossing debris.

It was the second time in two years that Johnson beat Ramirez and like before, more than a few fans felt it was an unjust decision after 10 rounds.

A female super flyweight bout saw Adelaida Ruiz out-swing Las Vegas fighter Mikayla Nebel (2-8) in every round, but despite some big punches she was unable to discourage the taller fighter.

Ruiz was winging combinations from the beginning of the fight and landed heavy left hooks to the head. But Nebel never quit though hit with some thundering combinations throughout their six round fight. All three judges scored it in favor of L.A.’s Ruiz 60-54. More than 130 fans were there to support Ruiz.

Middleweight Brandon Lynch (10-1) defeated Bernard Thomas (5-7) by fourth round knockout. Lynch is the nephew of actor Eddie Murphy who was not present at the boxing card.

Among those present were Sugar Ray Leonard and Floyd Mayweather Sr. who trains Ron Johnson.

Other Bouts

Backed by more than 100 fans, East L.A.’s Alejandro Martinez (1-1-1) pummeled Alvin Brown for two rounds to win by knockout in a super lightweight contest. Surprisingly, it was Martinez’s first win and he did it in emphatic fashion.

Martinez didn’t waste time testing the waters he simply bored into the much taller Brown who tried keeping the fight at a distance. It didn’t work as Martinez was too busy and too accurate for Brown. In the second round, Martinez made Brown sink low with shots to the body and head and that signaled referee Danny Sandoval to stop the fight. The time was at 1:16 of the second round.

Eduardo Diaz (3-0) won by unanimous decision after four rounds versus Vicente Morales (3-4-2) in a four round welterweight fight. Every round was competitive and Diaz seemed to land the better punches. Morales was deducted a point for hitting at the break.

Chelsey Anderson bludgeoned her way to victory by knockout over Tess Kielhamer (0-1) with hammer-like rights in the first round of their lightweight fight. Kielhamer never went down but was unable to find the solution to Anderson who simply overwhelmed her with right after right cross forcing referee Zachary Young to halt the action at 1:10 of round one.

Photo credit: Al Applerose

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