On Friday August 13th from the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (28-2, 25 KOs) dominated Manuel “El Toro” Quezada (29-5, 18 KOs) over 12 rounds of boxing. In a mostly unentertaining fight Arreola, with a 28 lbs advantage,  was just too much for the smaller Quezada in every aspect of the fight. Arreola used his superior work rate against the, at times, uninterested Quezada to dictate the pace of the fight. The first 8 rounds were uneventful and at times just plain boring, mimicking a casual sparring session between stablemates. The ninth round saw Quezada go down from a left uppercut, then moments later, go down again from what seemed to be an accumulation of punches. Everyone expected Arreola to come out in the tenth and finish the hurt Quezada but El Toro dug deep and out landed Arreola by 38 punches to put forth his best effort of the fight. With momentum on his side Quezada was finally putting in some intent behind his punches as Arreola looked to be tiring and possibly be falling into trouble. But in the final round Arreola finished strong as he outworked and dropped an exhausted Quezada to try and erase any memory of his early performance in the fight. Chris Arreola took the Unanimous Decision with the scores of 117-108, 118-107 and 118-107 to improve to 29-2, 25 KOs while Manuel Quezada fell to 29-6, 18 KOs.

Chris Arreola got back on the win column but failed to impress by going the distance with an opponent that he should have taken out within the first couple of rounds. Until Arreola decides to take his career seriously he will simply be remembered as a fighter that could have been great, instead of putting in the work to possibly become one of the great heavyweights.

In the co-main event Josesito Lopez (26-3, 15 KOs) took on Marvin Cordova (21-1-1, 11 KOs) in a 8 round welterweight bout. In an action packed fight the 2 inactive fighters took no time to get the ring rust off as they both swung and landed several power shot throughout the fight. Most of this bout was held in close counters with Lopez gaining the advantage with his superior work rate limiting Cordova’s punch output. As the bout went on Lopez established himself as the aggressor while Cordova seem content to use his speed and boxing skills to catch Lopez in between shots. The rounds were very close but by the sixth round it seemed that Lopez pressure was wearing down Cordova, until he landed a left hook to the body that bent Lopez at the end of the round. The seventh round saw a more confident Cordova moving around and landing shots but Lopez turned it on towards the end of the round taking back the momentum. By the time the eighth round came along the fight seemed to be close on the scorecards and both fighters felt the same as they came out swinging. Midway through the round Cordova was deducted a point for a low blow that could have potentially been crucial in a close fight but that wasnt the case. With the scores of 77-74, 78-73 and 78-73, Josesito Lopez took the UD to improved to 27-3, 15 KOs while Marvin Cordova dropped to 21-2-1, 11 KOs.

1. Chris Arreola takes on Manuel Quezada