Opening the show was 17-year-old phenom Ricky Nunez of San Antonio, the son of world Class trainer Rick Nunez who has worked the corner of Omar Juarez and Mario Barrios. Nunez made his debut at 138 and will likely settle in at the lightweight limit of 135, showing off his tremendous power. Just seconds into the fight, Nunez scored with a straight right hand followed by a body shot that hurt his outmatched opponent. Another right hand put Pedro A La Torre on the canvas for the first time just 25 seconds into the fight. La Torre got to his feet, and Nunez got back to work, ripping another violent left hook that put his opponent back on the mat, and this time for good! The youngster from San Antonio made his pro debut, a successful one, just seconds into the opening round, making him 1-0 (1). Nunez is expected back in the ring on August 26th in his hometown.
Next up was Rio Grande Valley native and hard-hitting welterweight Moses Garcia, who patiently stalked Alejandro Espinoza with a stiff jab and backed him up. Garcia did a good job of maintaining the distance he wanted to. He scored with a straight right, followed by a left hook 30 seconds into the contest. The RGV native stayed heavy on the front foot and scored with laser-like right hands. He continued to score with right hands and snuck in some body shots, and it was clear that Espinoza was in way over his head. Just before the end of the first round, Garcia scored with another body shot that backed his man up into the ropes and left him clearly wounded as Garcia began to unleash clean, thudding power shots that were landing at will. Espinoza was unable to answer the bell for the second round, and the bout was waved off. Garcia picked up his first win and first stoppage in his pro debut.
We also got the Pro debut of US National Champion David Crdenas of San Antonio. The highly skilled little man looked a bit like fellow Alamo City little man Bam Rodriguez. Cardenas dazzled his opponent, Jonathan Zamora, with sensational footwork. He started off smart, using his footwork and jab to score at will in the first round. In the second, he had figured things out, slammed on the gas, and started unleashing power shots. Driving Zamora back with right hands and left hooks. It was obvious Cardenas had seized control of the fight. Peppering him with his right hand, Cardenas had his man in a world of trouble and backed into the ropes. Zamora went to a high guard, and the US National champ delivered a perfectly placed left hook to the body that put his man down and out, making Cardenas 1-0 (1).
Brownsville native and multi-time US national champ Sebastian "El Trueno" Juarez, younger brother of jr welterweight contender Omar Juarez, also shines in his pro debut. Working behind a snappy jab, the Brownsville native was able to damage his opponent, Carlos Hernandez, early and often. Just under a minute into the opening round, Juarez scored with a thudding left hook to the body. Juarez stayed behind his pin-point accurate jab in the second until he could deliver the "trueno" and it came in the form of a short left hook to the body that left Hernandez rolling around on the canvas in pain. Hernandez was unable to beat the count. He was also unable to stand up straight for several moments after the count. An absolutely debilitating body shot moved Juarez to 1-0 (1). Juarez will look to make it 2-0 on August 26th in San Antonio.