Toro Promotions, Inc. launched its new pro boxing series, The Heartbeat of LA Boxing” at Pacific Palms Resort. The undefeated Tsotne “Mr. T” Rogova (10-0, 7 KOs) defeated Alexander “The Great” Flores in the co-headline of an event that featured six professional debuts – including the celebrated Walnut (CA) High School senior Paolo “Pow” Barredo.
“This was surely Southern California boxing at its finest,” said Toro promoter Azat Torosyan. “You have to go see a lot of shows to find one as good.”
Rogova faced a tough challenge from Flores (19-5-1, 17 KOs), earning a unanimous 10-round decision. Rogova, a 2020 Ukraine Olympian, dominated early with a second-round knockdown of Flores, who rallied in the middle rounds before Rogova regained control.
Barredo, who recently celebrated his 18th birthday, fought fellow featherweight Mychaquell “Myche” Shields (2-6) – flooring him in the third round and securing a fourth-round stoppage. Barredo, a 2021 Junior Olympics champion, impressed in his professional debut.
Another standout debut came from La Puente’s Alexandro “El Capitan” Alvarado (1-0, 1 KO), who defeated Eduardo Mondragon “El Azteca” Lopez in the lightweight division. Alvarado, a 2021 California State Silver Gloves silver medalist, showcased his potential with a third-round stoppage.
At junior welterweight Sonny “The Bear” Robledo (10-0, 3 KOs) maintained his undefeated record with a dominant six-round unanimous decision over Matt Gaver (3-10-2, 1 KO), and at junior bantamweight Hector Oros (1-0) rebounded from an early knockdown to edge Alexander Robles (0-1) in a close four-round unanimous decision.
Riverside’s Oscar Trujillo Enriquez (1-0, 1 KO) made a memorable professional debut by knocking out Jesse “Suavecito” Zuniga (0-1) in the second round with a devastating body shot. The action-packed evening concluded with Santa Ana’s Michael “Chamuco” Bracamontes (10-2-1, 5 KOs) narrowly defeating Arsen Poghosyan (3-3-1, 2 KOs) of Los Angeles via majority decision in a competitive junior lightweight bout.
The promotion started with Mongolian flyweight Enkhmandakh “Machine Gun Magi” Khurkuu (4-0, 1 KO) scoring a first-round knockout victory over Richard Morales (1-8, 0 KOs) of Westminster, CO.
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