Zuniga headlines All Star Boxing card January 23rd!

Mark Ortega

On the night before the welterweight super-fight between Antonio Margarito and “Sugar” Shane Mosley, All-Star Boxing will present its first show of 2009 at the Quiet Cannon in Montebello, California.

Headlining the card is an eight-round super middleweight bout between Fernando Zuniga [27-9, 20 KOs] of Downey, California and originally from Esmeraldas, Ecuador taking on Daniel “Danny Zee” Jevic [8-14-3, 4 KOs].

This will be Zuniga’s first fight since scoring his biggest win to date in an upset split-decision victory over prospect Carlos De Leon, Jr. in February of last year. Over his thirteen-year career, Zuniga has been in the ring against the likes of William Joppy (L10), David Lopez (TKOby6), Sam Soliman (L10), and Ricardo Cortes (LDQ3). In his win over De Leon, Jr., Zuniga gutted out a late-rally which included a seventh round knockdown to seal a split decision victory over eight rounds. Zuniga’s ability to build off the win was hampered when he injured his elbow, prompting him to opt for surgery and finish him for the rest of the year. He is getting an early start in 2009 with this bout, his second at the Quiet Cannon.

Danny Zee’s record does not look intimidating on paper, but if you look closer at his résumé you will see that he has taken on very tough opposition since returning to the ring following a more than six-year layoff in 2004. Danny Zee has proven to be a great test for many prospects including James McGirt, Jr., Alfredo Angulo, Gabriel Martinez, Francisco Santana, Tarvis Simms, and Brandon Gonzales. Zee has also held his own against veterans such as Marco Antonio Rubio (L12), Juan Valenzuela (D8), and Saul Roman (TKO4). In his last fight against the undefeated Brandon Gonzales on Telefutura’s SoloBoxeo, Zee suffered an awful cut near the top of his forehead early in the first round. The cut prompted Zee to open up, and seconds later he caught Gonzales with a huge right hook that forced him back. Zee was unable to finish the job and the fight was stopped at the end of the first round when the cut could not be cleaned up.

The undercard bouts that have been matched look to support the main event nicely. Ten boxing bouts are featured with more than a handful of young undefeated fighters appearing.

The main supporting bout is one between Jesus “Pollo” Hernandez [7-0, 2 KOs], of Los Mochis, Mexico now fighting out of East Los Angeles, in a six-round featherweight bout against the experienced Manuel Sarabia [16-27-9, 10 KOs] , also of Los Mochis, Mexico. After going the distance five straight fights to begin his career, Hernandez has stopped his last two opponents. Hernandez last fought an eight-rounder against Noe Inzunza, stopping him in five rounds. Sarabia last fought in September against another promising prospect from East Los Angeles, Rico Ramos. A fight down the line between Hernandez and Ramos would be an exciting one for the area. This is the third appearance from Hernandez at the Quiet Cannon.

Undefeated heavyweight Joe Hanks [4-0, 3 KOs] of Orange, New Jersey will meet Shidevin Brown [2-4, KO] of Denver, Colorado in a bout scheduled for four rounds. Hanks’ last victory came at the last Quiet Cannon card of 2008, where he stopped Leo Bersier in the first round.

Former #2 amateur lightweight and current undefeated prospect Stan Martyniouk [4-0, KO] of Antelope, California, is set to appear in a four-round bout against an opponent still to be determined. Martyniouk was a highly regarded amateur that has flown under the radar as a professional so far. Since a rocky performance in his professional debut against Gerardo Robles (W SD4), Martyniouk has not lost a single round in his past three bouts.

Local Los Angeles light heavyweight Tyrell Hendrix [1-0, KO] looks to stay undefeated in a scheduled four-round bout against Lancaster, California’s Ryan Davis [0-2].

Adura Olalehin [1-0] of Nigeria, now fighting out of California, will meet Alex Conte [2-3-1] in a four-round cruiserweight bout. Olalehin gave a good account of himself in representation of his home country of Nigeria in the 2006 Commonwealth Games when he lost a close fight 23-19 to Kenny Anderson of Scotland in the finals.

Two fighters search for their first victory in a four-round middleweight contest between Elliot Seymour [0-1] of Pasadena, California and John Dunham [0-2] of Stockton, California.
Mixed martial artist Natu Visinia of Carbondale, Illinois makes his professional boxing debut in a four-round heavyweight bout against Mike Goins [1-2, 1 KO] of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Hugo Ramos of Palm Springs, California will make his professional debut in a scheduled four-round super bantamweight fight against Jose Pacheco [0-4-5] of Cudahy, California, originally out of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Also making their professional debut is Seth Colebrook of Bakersfield, California against Mike Finney [1-3, KO] of San Jacinto, California in a heavyweight contest. Finney began his career with a victory but has since been stopped three consecutive times.

Doors open at the Quiet Cannon at 6PM, with the first bell scheduled at 7:30PM. Tickets are still on sale. For information, contact All Star Boxing at (323) 816-6200 or (323) 781-4871.
The Quiet Cannon is located on the grounds of the Montebello Country Club, off the Garfield Avenue exit, south of the 60 Freeway. The address is 901 Via San Clemente in Montebello.

Official order of bouts:

6 rounds – featherweights
Jesus Hernandez [7-0] vs. Manuel Sarabia [16-27-9]

4 rounds – super middleweights
Tyrell Hendrix [1-0] vs. Ryan Davis [0-2]

4 rounds – middleweights
Elliot Seymour [0-1] vs. John Dunham [0-3]

4 rounds – cruiserweights
Adura Olalehin [1-0] vs. Alex Conte [2-3-1]

MAIN EVENT
8 rounds – super middleweights
Fernando Zuniga [27-9] vs. Danny “Danny Zee” Jevic [8-14-3]

SWING BOUT (may go before the main event if bouts 1-4 go too quickly)
4 rounds – heavyweights
Joe Hanks [4-0] vs. Shidevin Brown [2-4]

4 rounds – lightweights
Stan Martyniouk [4-0] vs. TBA

4 rounds – heavyweights
Natu Visinia [pro debut] vs. Mike Goins [1-2]

4 rounds – super bantamweights
Hugo Ramos [pro debut] vs. Jose Pacheco [0-4-5]

4 rounds – heavyweights
Seth Colebrook [pro debut] vs. Mike Finney [1-3]