ED DONALDSON

   Mobile Alabama Police Officer Ed Donaldson turned professional in May of 1992 with an impressive 1st round knockout over fellow Alabama boxer Ben Green.

   Donaldson was then stepped up to a tougher opponent in Michigan's Warren Williams who came in with an impressive record of 6-1, with 4 wins by knockout.  It was a tough battle, but Donaldson got the split decision win over 4 rounds to move to 2-0, and gain a little attention from boxing insiders.

   

  The "Fighting Policeman" from Mobile, Alabama was then put in against a highly regarded boxer named James Gaines (1-0).  Although Gaines appeared overweight and not to be in great shape, he was in fact a very highly skilled boxer who would go on to fight some big names, score some upsets, and fight for a minor title belt.  Gaines came through and handed Donaldson his first loss in this battle of young fringe prospects.  It was a split decision loss for Donaldson that put his record at 2-1.

   They eased back on his level of competition, and Donaldson performed well running off a 4 knockout win streak, again finding his self in a battle of contenders, this time against Canadian amateur standout Kirk Johnson who was 2-0 and the favorite, but expected to be tested against Ed Donaldson.  The bout was on the undercard of Tommy Morrison vs Tim Tomashek at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, MO. It was Kirk Johnson scoring the 5th round stoppage of Donaldson, and while Donaldson took his 2nd loss, his reputation was solid in giving a top prospect a good test.

   Ed returned to the friendly confines of Mobile, Alabama and blasted out Florida's David Farnham in 2 rounds to get back on the winning track, and securing an April 14, 1994 showdown fight with undefeated Quinn Navarre (10-0-1) of Slidell, Louisiana.  The fight was a co-feature along with Bert Cooper vs Larry Donald.  Donaldson not only "tested" the unbeaten Navarre, but scored a shocking 2nd round knockout over the favored undefeated fighter!  It was a huge win for Ed Donaldson who moved his record to 8-2 and now was considered more than just a "test" for the bigger named contenders, but he was now an actual "threat" to these prospects, and was now a bit of a prospect his self!

   Donaldson scored two more easy knockouts over unheralded opponents, and brought his 10-2 record into a pretty big showdown fight with former NABF Heavyweight Champion, and world ranked contender - "The San Fernando Hammer" Alex Garcia (35-4-1, 26 KO).  The evening was a "Night of Heavyweights" in Albuquerque, New Mexico that featured Garcia/Donaldson in the main event along with Tim Puller, Marion Wilson, Mike "The Bounty" Hunter, Jimmy Thunder, Sean McClain, and some other contending heavyweights.  Garcia was coming off of his rematch win over Mike Dixon, which had avenged Garcia's first loss, and was looking for a big win over the respected Donaldson, to get back into title contention.  The fight went the full 10 rounds, and was a very close fight.  When the final bell rang, and the judges scorecards were tallied up, it was Garcia getting the unanimous decision nod on scores of: Rocky Burke 98-94, Albert Gutierrez 96-95, and my own scorecard also 96-95 for Garcia.

  

Donaldson battles Alex Garcia in a 10-round main event

   Less than a month later, Donaldson stepped right back into the ring against another world ranked contender, as he was stopped in round 2 by heavy handed James Thunder in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi in a nationally televised bout.  Donaldson probably came back a little too soon after the greuling bout with Garcia, but losing to some bigger names in the division didn't hurt his popularity with fans or promoters.

   Just 5 months later, Donaldson returned to the ring in front of his Mobile, Alabama fans, and scored what would be his final victory with a 10 round decision win over Memphis Tennessee's Mike Faulkner.

   The popular fighter from Mobile would end his career with 3 losses, against top names in the heavyweight division.  Larry Holmes, Michael Grant, and Keith McKnight had a combined record of 108-6, and they were the final trio that Ed Donaldson would face.  He was stopped in the 3rd round

Ed Donaldson's final bout against Keith McKnight

against red-hot unbeaten contender Michael Grant (18-0), and took both legendary former champion Larry Holmes (61-5), and top prospect Keith McKnight (29-1) - the full 10-round distance.

   Eddie Donaldson finished his pro campaign with a record of 11-7 scoring 9 knockouts. He never fought for a title belt, but took on some big names in the heavyweight division, and became a respected journeyman professional boxer that was loved by his fans in Mobile, Alabama, and picked up quite a few fans around the world in his wars with some pretty big names in the heavyweight division!

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DELMAR PAISAN

   Venezuela's Idelmar Jose Paisan opened his pro boxing career on March 5, 1979 with a decision victory over undefeated (4-0) Luis Godoy.
   He was moved along quickly and was put into a 6-rounder in his 3rd fight, an 8-rounder in his 4th fight, and by his 5th pro fight he was fighting in a scheduled 10-round fight!
   Paisan was staying busy on the venezuelan pro boxing circuit, and by Sept. of 1982 he held a record of 15-3, 13 wins by knockout, and was coming off of a 10-fight knockout win streak when he was put in against popular fellow Venezuelan Felix Mendez (17-3-4) in a 10-round showdown.  Paisan won by decision victory, and was becoming the talk of the Venezuelan boxing world.
   His winning streak continued and on Nov. 7, 1993 he got a shot at the Venezuelan national Lightweight title belt against defending champ Ramon Cotua (20-1, 17 KO). The battle of sluggers was expected to end in a knockout by either man, but instead, Paisan earned a decision win over 12 tough rounds to win the national title.
   Delmar then fought a pair of bouts against Venezuelan new-comer Junel Rodriguez, winning a 12 rounder and then losing the rematch in 12 rounds both by decision. Those 2 fights were both defenses of his Venezuelan national Lightweight title belt.  His record now stood at 22-4-1, 15 by ko. He was battle tested, and looked like it was time to step up, way up, in class.
   It was Jan. 12, 1985 when Paisan fought for the first time outside of his home country, he traveled to the island nation of Aruba to square off against a talented up-and-coming contender from Detroit, Michigan USA.  Jimmy "The Ringmaster" Paul was 20-1, with 17 knockouts and he would go 10 rounds against Paisan.  It was a unanimous decision win for the American rising star, but Paisan gave him all he could handle and proved that he was ready to contend.
   Paisan bounced back with a 5th round tko victory over Orlando Orozco to win the Venezuelan national Jr. Welterweight title belt. Having won 2 national titles, Paisan set his eyes on a bigger prize, and in his next fight he moved up in weight and challenged another popular countryman in Juan Rondon (21-3-2) for his  WBA Fedalatin Welterweight title belt.  That bout ended in the 9th round as a "No Contest" and even though Paisan was denied a 3rd title belt, his reputation as a warrior remained intact, and his ranking wasn't diminished.
   He then won the rematch with Orlando Orozco who was better prepared, but still lost by decision over 10 rounds to Paisan.
   Just 1 month later, Paisan really stepped things up and accepted the challenge of Panama's undefeated and world ranked contender - Rodolfo Aguilar (15-0).  The fight took place in Turmero, Venezuela, and after 10 rounds of war, the fight ended in a draw!  6 fights later, Aguilar would get a WBA world title shot against legendary Juilio Cesar Chavez, and 3 fights later Paisan would face another undefeated contender in Colombia's Rafael Pineda (12-0, 12 ko).  Delmar traveled to the undefeated hot-shot's home town, and was the first fighter to go the distance, albeit in a losing effort, over 10 blood-and-guts rounds.
   His showings against top level opposition raised his value, and from then on, his level of opponents was top-of-the-line prospects, contenders, or champions only.
   His next 5 fights included: Jose Barboza (11-1), Tracy Spann (23-0), Darryl Tyson (30-4), and a meeting with former WBC Jr. Welterweight World Champion "The Black Mamba" - Roger Mayweather (35-6) for Mayweather's WBA Americas Jr. Welter Championship.  Paisan went 1-4 in that murderous stretch (taking a 10-round decision over Barboza), but again, showed his skill and remained a viable contender.

   Delmar Paisan continued his campaign for nearly 10 more years after the Mayweather fight.  Becoming a popular "gate-keeper" against some of the top names in the divisions.  Vinny Burgese, Ricky Meyers, Wilfredo Rivera, Pedro Sanchez (twice), Alberto Cortes, Otilio Villareal, Juan Martin Coggi, and others, before finishing with his final fight in April of 2000 in Spain for the TWBA Jr. Middleweight Championship against undefeated Spaniard Jorge Araujo (9-0-1).  Paisan lost that final match by decision over 12 rounds.
   It was an amazing journey that spanned nearly 21 years of fighting! Delmar Paisan ended his pro boxing career with a record of 29 wins, 18 losses, and 3 draws. Winning 19 of those by knockout, and picking up 2 national titles.

Check out his complete record on Boxrec: IDELMAR "Delmar" PAISAN

Checkout Paisan's fight vs Tracy Spann:
DELMAR PAISAN vs TRACY SPANN

CHRIS SANDE

Nickname: "Binwa"

Sande battles Colorado's undefeated Earl "The New Generation" Jackson

   After winning the bronze medal at the 1988 olympic games Kenya native Chris Sande moved to the United States and began hir professional boxing career.
   October 10, 1989 was the night of his first pro fight which he won via 4 round unanimous decision over John Tunstall at Bally's in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sande battles James Patterson.

   After 3 more wins, Sande at 4-0 was pitted against another unbeaten prospect in 5-0 Willie Kemp of New York.  It was a good fight that ended in a split decision win for Sande, that win moved his record to 5-0.
   Two more nice wins for Sande (7-0) found him in another face-off with a fellow undefeated prospect. This time it was South Carolina's Lamar "Kidfire" Parks who was 9-0 with 8 by knockout. It was a very interesting battle, but the pure power of Parks was too much and Sande tasted his first professional defeat via 5th round technical knockout.
   Chris bounced back with a pair of wins over solid competition in Steve Langley, and Roger Orlaineta, both by unanimous decisions. At 9-1, Sande again found his self matched against a highly regarded prospect, this time it was against New Mexico's Daniel "Pit Bull" Perez (6-1) in Perez's hometown of Albuquerque. It was another good contest, but when the scorecards were read, it was Perez taking the unanimous decision on scores of 59-55, and 58-56 x 2.
   The former Olympian was now 9-2, but his management still felt they had a potential champion and he was put in with fellow fringe prospects as he continued his campaign in the middleweight division.
  He ran off a 4-fight win streak against fighters with a combined record of 27-5-4, including Sonny Brennan (9-1), and Colorado's Earl Jackson (7-0-2).
   With a shiny record of 13-2, Chris Sande was put in against another toughie when he faced off with Marvin Hagler look-a-like - Warren Williams out of Houston, Texas.  Sande dropped a close but unanimous decision over 8 rounds on scores of 76-74 x 2, and 77-73.  Williams would go on to win the NABF Supermiddleweight title.
   Sande came back with a fight that ended in a "No Decision" in the first round against James Rivas, and then a month-and-a-half later came back with a convincing decision win against Rivas.
   Chris campaigned on, and this is where his career started to decline.  It was streaky from here on out.  After a win over Otis Pimpleton (4-4-2), he dropped a decision to undefeated Rodney Toney, and then traveled to Wales for his first shot at a title belt.
   Sande took his 15-4 record into the ring to challenge local favorite, and champion Nicky Piper (17-2-1) for his WBA Penta-Continental Supermiddleweight title.  It was the champion's night as he stopped Sande in the 9th round in front of a roaring local crowd.
   As he had done in the past, Chris bounced back with a string of 3 knockout wins, before being stopped his self by Long Beach, California's Ray McElroy (17-3) in round 4 of a bout set for 8 rounds at the Aladdin Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
   After a 4 round loss to popular Art Serwano, Sande scored a very hard fought 6-round majority decision win over Clarence White (15-5) in Lake Tahoe, NV.  It was thought to be a big win for Chris, but as it turned out, this would be his final victory inside the ropes.
   Chris Sande fought on for 7 more years, but went 0-12-2 in those years, with his final fight coming on July 6, 2001 losing via 4th round tko to local favorite Alejandro Garcia (13-0) in Tijuana, B.C. Mexico.
   Sande's 12 year run saw him finish with a final tally of 19 wins, 19 losses, and 2 draws.  The once promising former Olympian was always a warrior, and even on the downside of his career, he was considered worthy of testing up-and-coming young prospects.
   Chris's name is still associated with high quality boxing, and fans around the world fondly remember the ring days of "Binwa" - Chris Sande.

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CHRIS SANDE vs EARL JACKSON (on YouTube)

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RICHARD FOWLER

Nickname: TIGER



 Albuquerque's Richard "Tiger" Fowler started his pro boxing career with back-to-back losses, being stopped in 2 rounds by a very skilled Jerry Martinez, and then losing a 4 round decision to Randy McNurlin.

   Fowler didn't give up on his dreams and put together a 3 fight win streak on local undercards in Albuquerque.  At 3-2 he was put in against an undefeated hot prospect out of San Diego, California named "Sweet" Irving Mitchell who was 12-0 with 11 KOs.  Fowler lost a unanimous decision, but he proved his toughness going the full 8 rounds against an undefeated fighter who would go on to challenge for the USBA and WBA titles.

   Richard's showing against Irving Mitchell earned him a reputation as a tough guy who could test a prospect, and he was then put in against another undefeated prospect - Fort Worth TX's Steve Cruz - who was 6-0 winning all 6 by knockout. Fowler was stopped in 2 rounds by the young prospect. Cruz would go on to win the WBA World title with a shocking 15 round decision win over Barry McGuigan.

   Fowler was now looked upon as a gatekeeper for up-and-coming prospects.  He returned to New Mexico and scored a decision win over fellow Albuquerque boxer Frank Cordova.  He then lost 2 fights in a row: being stopped in 3 rounds by Adrian Arreola at the Olympic auditorium in Los Angeles, and then dropping a close majority decision to Ramon Flores in El Paso, Texas.

   With a 4-6 record Richard went on an impressive 7-fight win streak with 3 knockout wins in that mix.  He now had a winning record at 11-6 and was starting to be looked at as a fringe contender. 

   Richard was put in tough against the USBA champion - Jimmy "Ringmaster" Paul in a non-title bout. The fight was held at Joe Louis arena in Paul's hometown of Detroit, Michigan on the undercard of Thomas Hearn's title defense against Luigi Minchillo, and Matthew Saad Muhammad's NABF title fight against Willie "Sandman" Edwards.  It was a big stage for Fowler who was put into a 12 round non-title fight against a world ranked USBA Champion in that champion's home town. Richard was tko'd in the 9th round by Paul.

   From that point on, Fowler would go on to face some of the best fighters in the world.  He went through an 0-7-1 stretch which included losses to - Lester Ellis (11-0), Ricky Lehman (11-1), Robert Guy (5-0), Courtney Hooper (15-1), Kamel Bou-Ali (26-3-1), Meldrick Taylor (16-0-1), and he earned a 10-round Draw against Arizona's Joey Medina (11-3) in Phoenix Arizona. 

   Fowler then scored a shocking upset against Denmark's undefeated Lars Lund Jensen (7-0) via 5th round Technical Knockout IN DENMARK!  That was probably Richard's greatest win, but not his last!

   "Tiger" Fowler engaged 6 more top names from the boxing world and lost 6 in a row against - Floyd Havard (16-0), Luca De Lorenzi (20-1), Lupe "Little Guns" Gutierrez (17-1), Jose Lupe Lopez (5-1), Tony Pep (19-4), and Sergio Vela (11-2-1), ALL in the opponent's back yards!  Fowler had earned a reputation as a gate-keepr for the division, but he never said no to any fight offered to him, and he earned his respect as an outstanding journeyman pro.

   May 7, 1993 saw Richard "Tiger" Fowler earn his final victory against free swinging mexican slugger Leobardo Mancillas.  The bout went the full 6 rounds, and ended with scores of: Larry Chavez 59-56, Roger Smith 60-56, and my own scorecard of 59-56, all in favor of Albuquerque's "Tiger" Fowler.

   After a 2 year layoff, Fowler returned to the ring for a farewell bout against fellow Albuquerque favorite Rick Ortega.  This time I was one of the 3 judges who all had it in favor of Ortega. 60-54 x 2, and 60 - 56.

See Fowler's final match here: RICHARD FOWLER vs RICK ORTEGA - Full Fight

    Albuquerque's Richard Fowler ended his career with a final record of: 13 wins, 20 defeats, and 1 draw, winning 5 by knockout.  A bit of a deceiving record when you consider the level of opposition the man faced over his 20 year career!


RICHARD FOWLER'S COMPLETE RECORD ON BOXREC

COURAGE TSHABALALA

Nickname: No Limit

   South Africa's Courage Tshabalala was a legendary amateur star for his country with a reported (but unconfirmed) amateur record of 71-1 ...with 70 wins by knockout!
   He turned professional in Feb. of 1993 and got off to a quick start in South Africa, going 5-0 winning all 5 by knockout.  He then traveled to the United States hoping to get some bigger recognition, and face off against tougher competition.
   His winning ways continued as he fought in different states around the USA, and began to get notice as a heavyweight to watch.  Courage was 11-0 before tasting his first decision victory, August 1995 in Albuquerque, New Mexico against Houston's Carl McGrew.  He won via unanimous decision, but McGrew made it tough for Tshabalala.
   His next fight was also a decision win, against Jessie Henry in Atlantic City, and suddenly, the "South African Knockout Machine" had back-to-back decision wins on his record.  He was still undefeated though, and stood at 13-0, 11 KO, and his name was still buzzing in the boxing world.
  

  
   Courage bounced back with a pair of knockout wins, and everything seemed to be "back on track" for the heavyweight prospect. But in May of 1996, Tshabalala was taken to a Split Decision victory against journeyman Tim Noble who had a 7-9 record. The Judges had it 78-73 for Tshabalala, 78-73 for Noble, and the deciding Judge had 76-75 for Tshabalala whose undefeated record remained intact by a single point!
   Tshabalala ran off 3 more knockout wins against fighters with a combined record of  16-14, and it was felt by his managers that it was time to step him up in quality of opposition.  It was time to "make the move" into contention.

   Tshabalala would next face the very respected Brian Scott (21-3) in a bout that was televised nationally in the USA.  The fight took place at the Convention Center in Atlantic City, and was expected to be a "showcase" bout for the powerful South African KO machine, but Scott was not impressed, and was ready for Tshabalala, stopping Courage in round 2.  It was Tshabalala's first loss, and he took it graciously, but now with a shocking knockout loss in what was considered a pretty major upset, his career was on an uncertain trajectory.
   Courage was put in easy to get his winning ways back on track and he had no problem knocking out 7-13 Stanley Hughey.  His managers felt confident that if they could get him in against a fellow prospect/contender, he would shine, and the loss to Scott would be all but forgotten.
   June of '97 found Courage "No Limit" Shabalala being tested at a high level again, this time it was against the powerhouse - Darroll Wilson (18-1-2).  This showdown took place at The Blue Horizon in Philadelphia, PA.  Wilson was considered a little more dangerous than Brian Scott was going in.  And it turns out he was.  In what was a great war that saw Wilson go down in rounds 1 & 3, he (Wilson) came off the deck to stop Tshabalala in round 4 of a red-hot slugfest.
   This 2nd loss was a pretty heavy set-back for Tshabalala.  He would be put in with some good journeymen opponents in his next 3 fights: 79 fight veteran - Danny Wofford, Rugged Tony LaRosa (24-11), and Joe Ballard (12-3).  Courage knocked all 3 out and again, was put in with a face-off bout against another fighter that looked like an up-and-comer when he traveled to Russia to square off with Oleg Maskaev (12-2, 8 KO).  This time Courage made it to round 9, but was stopped in that round by the heavy handed Russian.

Tshabalala's showdown with Oleg Maskaev in Russia.

   Courage was now 23-3, and even though some of the luster had come off of that shiny coating, he was still considered as a man that could one day threaten for a title belt.  He struggled to win a split decision over 6 rounds against tough journeyman Lenzie Morgan (14-25-3).
   He then scored 2 quick knockout wins, and then finished his career with a final showdown against another highly regarded prospect in Robert Wiggins (19-4-1).  It was a bruising fight for 4 rounds, and Tshabalala was not able to come out for round 5.  In an exciting career that spanned about 12 years, Tshabalala is remembered as the hard punching warrior who never got a shot at a title of any kind!  He finished with a record of 26-4, winning 22 by knockout!  Courage is a highly respected member of the boxing community, and remains active in the sport he loves.  His humble attitude about his whole boxing experience brings a smile to boxing fans world wide.
  
Check out his record on Boxrec.com: Professional Record of COURAGE TSHABALALA

SERGIO REYES

Sergio Reyes was an outstanding amateur boxer who won many championships including the 1988 Golden Gloves, and the 1991 U.S. Amateur Championships.  After a long and glorious amateur career that saw him fight in the 1992 Olympic games.  He did not win a medal in those games, and turned professional in Jan. of 1993.

The former Marine started off with a lot of buzz in boxing circles, and quickly ran his pro record to

4-0, winning all of them by decision.  Boxing pundits began to question whether or not the Texas Jr. Featherweight had enough power to compete and win at the higher levels.

   That talk started to drop off as Reyes scored knockouts in 3 of his next 4 bouts.  Standing unbeaten at 8-0, with 3 by KO, Reyes was stepped up into his first test against higher level opposition March 23, 1994 when he took on 78 fight veteran Javier "Suzuki" Diaz and won a clear cut unanimous decision victory at the HemisFair arena in San Antonio, Texas.

In his next fight, Reyes pitched a near shutout victory over 10 rounds over Juan Francisco Soto, and he was now a top contender, and named as the challenger for the IBF Bantamweight World title against defending champion Orlando Canizales (37-1-1).  The All-Texas showdown was held in the home town of the champion, and was televised nationally. It was a highly anticipated meeting of an untested up-and-coming contender against a powerful and highly respected champion. The bout did not disappoint. The challenger Reyes was dropped in the 3rd round, but got up off the deck to rally back, but when the 12 rounds were over, the scorecards showed the Champion retaining his world title on scores of 114-113, 115-112, and 116-111.  It was a close and hard fought battle that actually raised Sergio's stock.

   Just about 5 months later, Reyes won his first title belt with another close and greuling 12 round decision, this time defeating defending USBA champion Mario Diaz (26-4) on scores of 118-112, 116-112, and 115-114. Reyes was 11-1, and now the USBA Bantamweight champion.

No doubt what Sergio's goal was!

Reyes was off just 3 months before stepping into the ring for his first title defense. June 20, 1995 was the night Reyes faced "The Hatian Hammer" Ancee Gideon (12-7-1) in defense of the USBA Bantamweight Title. Reyes did not perform as well as expected, and it was Gideon pulling off the clear upset via unanimous decision on wide scores of 118-108, 118-109, and 119-107.  It was back to the drawing board for the disappointed but still hungry contender.

Sergio was away from the game for a while, but a little less than a Year-and-a-Half later, he was given the opportunity to kill-two-birds-with-one-stone. Canizales was named as the challenger in a rematch with Orlando Canizales, only this time, it would be in a higher weight class, and it would be for the vacant IBA Featherweight title.  Sergio could get revenge against the man who put the first loss on his record, and he could gain his first world title in the process! The fight was held Nov. 3, 1996 in Chiba, Japan.  It was the semi-main event along with Crawford Grimsley vs George Foreman for the WBU & Vacant IBA Heavyweight titles. 

The fight started out pretty much as a carbon copy of the first fight, but as the rounds went by, it was starting to become apparent that Canizales devastating power was taking a toll on the game, and busy Reyes.  It was round 10 when Reyes had enough, and referee Frank Garza waived the fight to a halt. 

   Reyes bounced back about 5 months later with a nice win over tough journeyman Arturo Estrada (21-20-1).  Reyes didn't stay busy though, fighting just once in 1997 (the win over Estrada), and once in 1998, treating his Dallas/Fort Worth fans to a tko win over Hector Santana. It was another year before Reyes took a "tune-up" bout against Edwin Zarate, and then 1 month later, Reyes stepped back into the world class spotlight against highly regarded contender Derrick "Smoke" Gainer for a non-title match-up held in Gainer's hometown of Pensacola Florida.  It was pretty much one last charge at contention, but Derrick Gainer stopped Reyes in round 5.

Sergio Reyes in his amateur bout against Johnny Tapia

After nearly 7 years out of the ring, Reyes came back for "1 more" match but dropped a close 6 round decision to Carlos Madrid of El Paso, Texas. That bout was on the undercard of Evander Holyfield vs Jeremy Bates and it was Sergio's finale.

Sergio Reyes was a celebrated amateur star, and although his pro career was relatively short, it was exciting for his fans.  He didn't win a world title, but his local fights were very satisfying for his fans, he did win the USBA title, and his 2 meetings with the great Orlando Canizales are well remembered by hard core boxing fans!

Check out his complete pro record: SERGIO REYES ON BOXREC

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If you would like to see Sergio Reyes in ring action, I have the following bouts available on DVD:

PRO: 

FELIZARDO CARRAZCO  [w-4]

JUAN FRANCISCO SOTO  [w-10]
ORLANDO CANIZALES #1 [L-12] {IBF Bantam Title}
MARIO DIAZ  [w-12] {USBA Bantam Title}
ANCEE GIDEON  [L-12] {USBA Bantam Title}
ORLANDO CANIZALES #2 [tko-by-10] {IBA Feather Title}
DERRICK GAINER  [tko-by-5]

AMATEUR:
Johnny Tapia    [w-3]
Unknown Amateur Opponent
Vladislav Antonov (Russia)  (1990 dual)
Lionel Odum   (1990 US Amateur Championships)
Enrique Carrion (Cuba)  [w-3] (1990 GWG)
Wayne Chandler  (1991 U.S. Amateur Championships)
Paul Ayala  (1992 Oympic Boxing Trials)
Lionel Odum
Sean Fletcher  (1991Olympic Festival)(*Begin Round 2)
Sean Fletcher (1992 Olympic Boxoffs)
Harold Ramirez  (1992 Olympics)
Gwang Li (Korea)  (1992 Olympics)

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ROBBIE LOVATO

Nickname: "Machine Gun"

   Santa Fe, New Mexico's Robbie Lovato was one of the state's top amateur boxers, winning many State and Regional titles, and being nationally ranked.  He finished as an amateur with an outstanding record of 174-22!

   Robbie opened his pro campaign with a shutout 4-round win over fellow New Mexican Chris Crespin.  That fight took place in front of a huge crowd on the undercard of the Oct. 12, 1994  Johnny Tapia vs Henry Martinez WBO World Title fight at The Pit in Albuquerque, NM.  His fast handed boxing style earned him the nickname "Machine Gun".

  Lovato continued his winning ways running his record to 6-0 before traveling to Tempe, Arizona where he tasted his first pro loss against Michael Gallatti via 8 round decision.

   "Machine Gun" Lovato came back with a vengeance, stopping Cesar Jimenez at Boulder Station in Las Vegas, NV, in the first round.

Lovato set for his 1996 battle against Erik Morales in Tijuana, B.C. - Mexico

   Lovato was now 7-1 and headed into a big test against a hard punching fighter out of Phoenix, Arizona named Martin Ulloa (11-3).  Ulloa had scored a tko win over New Mexico's Lyrant Warrior to hand Warrior his first loss.  It was a good test for the Santa Fe prospect, and Robbie passed with flying colors as he scored the clear shutout on all 3 of the judges scorecards 40-36 across the board.

Lovato sparring with World Champion Johnny Tapia!

    With 2 more dominant wins under his belt, Robbie Lovato got the call to take a gigantic step up.  Lovato accepted the challenge and on Nov. 29, 1996 he faced off with the legendary Erik Morales who was 24-0, 19 KO and held the NABF Jr. Featherweight Title at the time.  Lovato would be fighting his first 10-rounder, his first Main Event, and it would be against a legend and in the opponent's home town of Tijuana, Mexico!  All the odds were stacked against Lovato who confidently went for it.

   Morales won that night via a pretty clear unanimous decision, but it only proved the skill level of Lovato who went 10 strong rounds against the Mexican knockout artist.

   Robbie fought just once more, nearly 5 years later, when he scored a very close and hard fought majority decision over fellow New Mexican - Tommy Aragon.  The scores were 77-76, 78-77 for Lovato, and 76-76 even. That would be Lovato's final pro fight.

   Robbie Lovato finished the pro campaign with an excellent record of 11-2, winning 3 by KO.   He is remembered for his high skill level by New Mexico boxing fans.  He was a chief sparring partner of World Champion Johnny Tapia who used to tell me that his best sparring was against Lovato!

Look up Robbie's pro record at: boxrec.com

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If you would like to see Robbie "Machine Gun"  Lovato in action, I have the following bouts available on DVD:

CHRIS CRESPIN  [w-4] (Pro Debut)
CESAR HOLGUIN  [w-4]
LORENZO ESTRADA  [ko-4]
JOSE LUIS PERALTA  [tko-3]
MARTIN ULLOA  [w-4]
SONNY GUTIERREZ  [w-6]
ERIK MORALES   [L-10]

Amateur:
1. Unknown Amateur Opponent
2. Orlando Malone
3. Joe Galarza
4. Jesus Banuelos Jr. #2 (1993 NM Golden Gloves Title)

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