Results from San Mateo card, Willie Shaw wins, local guys get upset
In front of a nearly sold-out crowd at the San Mateo Events Center in San Mateo, Ca, Ambition Empire Promotions, returned with a card featuring their marquee fighter super lightweight Willie Shaw getting a first-round knockout.
In the main event, super lightweight Willie Shaw (12-1, 8KOs) stopped Adolfo Chavez (8-3, 2KOs) in a little over a minute, in fact, one minute and four seconds.
“I have been talking to world champions,” said Willie Shaw after the fight. “I have a great team, and I know that when I am focused I have what it takes to be a champion, although I know I am a champion already, I still need to earn it with a belt.”
Shaw pressed forward putting Chavez on the ropes quickly. A series of punches ended the bout after Chavez had been taken a lot of punishment, quickly in the fight.
In the co-main event, cruiserweight Cameron Rivera (8-6-3, 6KOs) stopped San Francisco’s own Andres Salas (5-1, 4KOs) in a major upset. Salas, who has been a staple of Ambition Empire Promotions card, controlled the fight, but got caught in the third round with a flush shot. Salas was on the ropes as referee Michael Margado called a halt to the action as Salas was standing on the ropes.
Welterweight Wilfrido Buelvas (21-13, 15KOs) stopped Lennard Davis IV (6-3-5, 5KOs) of Oakland, Ca, in the second round as Davis took a few shots on the ropes and referee Ed Collantes called a halt to the bout.
Middleweight Christian Duran (1-0, 1KO) picked up a first-round knockout over Hugo Sanchez (0-1) in a highlight reel fashion leaving Sanchez on the canvas for a minute or so after.
The opening bout saw Kenny Davis Jr. (2-2-1) defeat Derick Bartlemay (1-10-2) by way of a unanimous decision.
The card was put together by Andy Nance.