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Reynoso tops Pakau [1]
By Francisco Salazar at ringside; FightNews 
Although junior welterweight Jose Reynoso’s nickname is “el nino,” or little boy, he has fought more like a man in recent 
fights. He is also developing into a decent prospect as well. Reynoso dominated from start to finish Santos Pakau throughout 
eight rounds, winning an eight round unanimous decision before a packed crowd at the Doubletree Hotel Events Center in Ontario, CA.
The bout headlined a six-bout “New Blood” card, presented by Thompson Boxing Promotions.
With his awkward, southpaw style, Reynoso has slowly developed into a decent prospect in recent bouts. In his last bout in September, 
he knocked out Hector Serrano in the eighth of a scheduled 10 round bout. Prior to that, he defeated previously-unbeaten Ariz Ambriz 
over eight rounds in June.
Pakau was hoping to snap a six-bout winless streak with a victory over Reynoso. He fought to a 10 round majority draw against David 
Torres in his last bout in November. Prior to the Torres bout, he had not fought in over two and a half years, having lost to most 
notably, Paul Williams, Randall Bailey, and Antonio Mesquita.
After a feeling out first round, Pakau began to attack the body, hoping to break down the taller Reynoso. However, Reynoso seemed to 
wobble Pakau with a hard left hook to the body. As much as Pakau attempted to go in, Reynoso was able to effectively counter Pakau.
In the third round, Reynoso suffered a cut over his left eye by an accidental headbutt. Seconds later, Reynoso dropped Pakau with a 
left hand to the head. Pakau was not visibly hurt and got up to finish the round.
Pakau had a better fourth round, but as soon as he was able to mount a small rally in the fifth round, Reynoso was able to 
successfully put his punches together. Reynoso landed vicious right hooks or left crosses to the head. Undaunted, Pakau still pressed 
forward, landing a few lead right hands as well. Sensing he was up and because of the cut he had suffered, Reynoso was content to box 
from the outside. Anytime Pakau came forward, Reynoso countered well with hard hooks or lefts to the head. Although he was game, Pakau 
took tremendous punches, but fought back bravely.
At times in the final round, both fighters fouled one another. Referee Jerry Cantu gave verbal warnings to keep it clean, which they 
did until the final bell. All three judges scored the bout in favor of Reynoso, with scores of 80-71, 80-71, and 79-72. Fightnews.com 
scored the bout 80-71 in favor of Reynoso.
“Usually, I adjust to the fighter during the fight,” said Reynoso after the fight in discussing his fight plan against Pakau. “I just 
tried to work the jab. He was very crafty. At times, he would foul me with his head. I knew I had him in the second round, and once I 
knew he was not going to win, I just boxed his from the outside. A lot of credit goes to my trainer Ruben Castanon for the last couple 
of fights.” “I think he’s got a good future,” said Alex Camponovo, general manager of Thompson Boxing Promotions. “He controlled the 
fight, he’s an experienced fighter, and he is in a rich (140-pound) division. I think he’s ready for an ESPN2 fight soon.”
Reynoso, from Riverside, CA, improves to 14-3-1, 2 KO’s. Pakau, from Spokane, WA by way of Auckland, New Zealand, drops to 27-7-2, 10 
KO’s.
In the co-feature bout of the evening, super bantamweight Efrain Esquivias remained unbeaten with an eighth round stoppage victory over 
Shawn Nichol. Esquivias knocked out previously-unbeaten Vicente Alfaro in the fifth round in his last bout in November. Two months prior 
to that, Esquivias also knocked out another previously-unbeaten fighter in Ephraim Martinez in the fifth round. The southpaw Nichol’s 
only two defeats were by majority decision. Nichol took advantage of Esquivias’ slow start, landing to the head and body. Esquivias began 
to let his hands go more in the second, although Nichol landed a few good combinations on the inside. Esquivias started to aggressively 
attack the body in the third round. As Nichol pressed forward, Esquivias landed combinations to the body. Esquivias’ punches in the 
middle rounds were more consistent and effective than those of Nichol’s. Although Esquivias landed the cleaner punches, Nichol took them 
well, even attempting to counter back at Esquivias. In the sixth, Nichol attempted to box more from the outside. As Nichol initiated the 
exchanges, Esquivias tried to counter with lead rights or counter left hooks to the head. Nichol stated well in the seventh round, but 
faded quite a bit as his punch output dropped in the round. Esquivias came out of the eighth and final round by aggressively pressing
the action. He had the better of the exchanges between the two as Nichol tried to counter. As Nichol was doing his best to keep distance 
between himself and Esquivias, a left-right combination to the head stunned Nichol. Referee Ray Corona stepped in immediately at 1:07, 
prompting protests from Nichol’s corner and a cascade of boos from fans in attendance. Esquivias, from Carson, CA, improves to 12-0, 8 
KO’s. Nichol, from Denver, CO, falls to 5-3, 5 KO’s.
Reyes stops Gil
Junior welterweight Artemio Reyes scored a one-punch knockout over Francisco Rios Gil in the first round of a scheduled six round bout. 
A left hook to the body by Reyes dropped Gil to the canvas. Referee Ray Corona reached the count of 10 at 1:36. Reyes, from Colton, CA, 
goes to 10-1, 9 KO’s. Rios Gil, from Maywood, CA by way of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, drops to 11-15, 7 KO’s. Boxrec.com now 
lists Rios Gil as 17-15, 12 KO’s.
Lopez decisions Almanza
Featherweight Abraham Lopez won a six round unanimous decision over Felipe Almanza. Lopez was the aggressor throughout the fight, 
landing the more effective punches. Almanza would land an occasional left hook or right hand, but not enough to offset Lopez’s offense. 
All three judges scored the 60-54 in favor of Lopez. Lopez, from La Puente, CA, goes to 13-0, 10 KO’s. Almanza, from Lorica, Colombia, 
drops to 19-22-3, 9 KO’s.
Arrellano tops Ruiz
Bantamweight Jonathan Arrellano remained unbeaten with a workmanlike six round unanimous decision over Francis Ruiz. The quicker 
Arrellano (7-0-1, 1 KO) was effective both inside and outside. Ruiz (9-3, 4 KO’s) had a strong fifth round, but Arrellano finished 
strong in the sixth. All three judges had Arrellano winning with scores of 60-54, 60-64, and 59-55.
Ortega beats down Gamez
In a battle of unbeaten fighters, junior welterweight Jhon Ortega (3-0-1, 3 KO’s) stopped Rudy Gamez in the third round of a scheduled 
four round bout. The bigger Ortega dropped Gamez (1-1) once in the second and once in the third. Gamez got up after both knockdowns, 
but Ortega went in for the kill after Gamez stood up after second knockdown. Referee Ray Corona stepped in and stopped the bout at 1:19.

Reynoso Dominates Pakau on Friday Night[2]
By Igor Frank; rounds.com Updated: February 26, 2011
Only about fifty miles East of the 10 Freeway, Thompson Boxing Promotions staged an exciting Friday Night of professional boxing 
dubbed "New Blood" at the Double Tree Hotel. With six pro fights on tap, a seasoned capacity crowd got into the action from the 
onset and had its blood at near boiling point throughout.
In the main event of the evening Riverside’s Jose Reynoso (14-3-1, 3 KOs) dominated light welterweight Santos Pakau (27-7-2, 10 
KOs) over eight bloody rounds. All three judges scored it for Reynosa: 79-72 and 80-71 twice. After a cautious first round, both 
boxers opened up in the second. Reynosa staggered Pakau with a short left cross to culminate the stanza. The southpaw from 
Riverside landed more effective blows in the third as well, but it was body shots that seemed to have caused the most significant 
damage. After an accidental clash of heads that created a cut on the side of the left eye of Reynosa, the local fighter landed a 
short left that dropped Pakau to culminate a dramatic third stanza. Reynoso continued to press and control the action in rounds 
four and five, but the fighter from Washington fought back gamely. The action slowed down in the sixth, maybe a quiet before the 
storm or maybe the fighters were simply tired. The firestorm came in the seventh as Reynoso assaulted Pakau with barrage of 
punches that had referee Jerry Cantu looking closely to stop the fight. Reynoso tried his best to end the night early in the 
eighth, but had to settle for a decision.
The pride of Carson, super bantamweight, Efrain Esquivias Jr (12-0, 8 KOs) scored an unpopular eighth round TKO victory over very 
tough opponent from Denver, Colorado, Shawn Nichol (5-3, 5 KOs). Esquivias who is now trained by one of the best in the business 
Freddie Roach, was able to land several counters in the second that rocked his opponent, but all in all the first two rounds were 
very competitive. Efrain took control of the fight in the third landing some very powerful hooks inside while the crowd roared 
his name. However the southpaw from Denver was not ready to concede the battle; he returned fire every time he got attacked. It 
was Nichol who pressed the action in rounds four and five while Esquivias fired back effective counters. Several sharp, hard right 
crosses hurt Nichols in the sixth and swung the momentum back in favor of fighter from Carson. It only inspired Nichol to apply 
more pressure in the seventh round. They went toe to toe in the final stanza. Efrain landed several hard right hands that 
staggered Nichols. Surprisingly referee Ray Corona stopped the contest at 1:07 of the final stanza. The crowd expressed its 
extreme disappointment by booing profusely. "The doctor told me to stop the fight,” said referee Ray Corona: "Nichol took too 
many hard shots.”
Light welterweight Artemio “The King” Reyes (10-1, 9 KOs) from Colton, California destroyed a Mexican veteran, Francisco Rios 
Gill (11-15, 7 KOs) with a single left hook to the body. Gill went down to the canvas grimacing from pain and was not able to 
beat the count. The fight was stopped at 1:36 of the first round.
Local favorite, Jonathan Arellano (7-0-1, 1 KO) out boxed a veteran from Dominican Republic, Francis Ruiz (9-3, 4 KOs) over 
six hotly contested rounds in a bantamweight division. Judges scored the fight: 59-55 and 60-54 twice for Arellano. In the 
end the superior skills of the fighter from Ontario proved to be the difference in the fight.
Unbeaten featherweight from La Puente, California Abraham Lopez (13-0, 10 KOs) dominated Colombian veteran Felipe Almanza 
(19-22-3, 9 KOs) over six rounds but had to settle for a decision. All three judges scored it the same 60-54 for Lopez.
In the opening bout light welterweight from Londonderry, New Hampshire, Jhon Ortega (3-0-1, 3 KOs) stopped Rudy Gamez (1-1) 
from Tucson, Arizona in the third round of a bout scheduled for four. A right hand at the end of the second stanza dropped 
Rudy Gamez on the canvas and the bell sounded as soon as he got up. A right uppercut early in the third dropped Gamez one more 
time. He beat the count on shaky legs and Jhon Ortega came in for the kill unloading on defenseless Gamez against the ropes. 
Referee Ray Corona had seen enough and stopped the contest at 1:19 mark of the third stanza.

Reynoso Defeats Pakau in Ontario[3]
By German Villasenor at Ringside; MaxBoxing 
Riverside, California’s Jose “El Niño” Reynoso, 14-3-1 (2), defeated Santos “The Maori Warrior” Pakau, 27-7-2 (10), via 
unanimous decision at the end of eight rounds in front of a full house at the FoxSports Net-televised, Thompson Promotions 
fight card at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California on Friday night. The fireworks started early on, with Reynoso 
catching Pakau with a jarring counter left hook to the head in the third round, which put him on the ground. Reynoso was 
unable to put his man away but did more than enough to outhustle the bloody-nosed and game but outgunned Pakau en route to 
a 79-72 and 80-71 (twice) unanimous decision.
In the co-featured bout, super bantamweight Efrain Esquivias, 12-0 (8), armed with Freddie Roach in his corner, would win 
on a very unpopular stoppage in the eighth and final frame over a very game Shawn Nichol, 5-3 (5) Esquivias, a come-forward 
fighter, was unfazed by whatever Nichol would throw and land his way, proving the stronger fighter. Although Nichol had his 
moments, the Denver fighter would lose five out of the seven scored rounds before an exchange prompted referee Ray Corona 
to suddenly halt the bout at 1:07 into the eighth round, with heavy protest by everyone, including the crowd.
Corona explained that the ringside doctor signaled him to stop the fight.
Super lightweight Artemio Reyes, 10-1 (9), knocked out Francisco Rios Gil with a left hook to the body at 1:36 of the first 
round. Gil, 17-16 (12), failed to referee Ray Corona’s ten count.
Gatti-esque, bantamweight Jonathan Arrellano 7-0-1 (1), defeated a tough Francis Ruiz, 9-3 (4), via 60-54 (twice) and 59-55.
Skilled Abraham Lopez, 13-0 (10), bested a very tough and wily Felipe Almanza, 18-22-4 (9) in a six-round featherweight bout, 
via 60-54 on all cards.
In the first bout of the night, super lightweight Jhon Ortega, 3-0-1 (3), halted Rudy Gamez in three.

Gamez tasted the canvas twice, once in the second and again in the third frame, with referee Ray Corona stopping the bout at 1:19 into the round.