Tsotne Rogova wins on The Heartbeat of LA Boxing series, clinches WBC title

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.