Kicking off the biggest weekend in boxing of 2011, Las Vegas fight fans were entertained by “STAR POWER FRIDAY,” an explosive five-fight card at Texas Station Casino presented by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and AT&T. If you missed the live action or the broadcasts on TeleFutura “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” or Fox Sports Net, below is a summary of the results:
Winner | Loser | Method | Round |
Seth Mitchell | Hector Ferreyro | Technical Knockout | 3 |
Felix Diaz | Larry Smith | Unanimous Decision | 8 |
Andrae Carthron | Alvaro Morales | Split Decision | 6 |
Andres Reyes | Taylor Larson | Unanimous Decision | 4 |
Terron Grant | Alonso Loeza | Unanimous Decision | 4 |
The big names on the card were undefeated heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell, and undefeated Dominican Olympian Felix Diaz. Both of them scored another win, with Diaz winning a decision and Mitchell scoring an early 3d round TKO.
In next week’s edition of “Sólo Boxeo Tecate,” fight fans at Fantasy Springs Casino will get a special treat when former United States Olympians Vicente Escobedo (23-3-0 14 KO’s) and 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Rocky Juarez (28-8-1 20 KO’s) square off in a true cross roads fight. The 10 round junior lightweight bout is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T and DeWalt Tools. Doors open at 6:00pm PT on fight night and the first bell rings at 7:30pm PT. The TeleFutura broadcast begins at 11:30pm ET / PT (10:30pm CT).