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 Locals clean up card
Ringside report and photos by chris cozzone
It was the ancients vs. young guns and game out-of-towners vs. favored locals, with plenty of spills, cheap thrills and over-the-hills last night in Espanola at the Espanola Valley High School Gym on the debut “Showdown!” card of Heavy Hitting Promotions, hosted in conjunction with North Star of Roswell.
In the final fight of the night, local favorite Monica Lovato scored her first knockout win by stopping game-but-overmatched pro debuter Doreen Hilton of Denver.
What Hilton lacked in skills, she had in heart and from the opening bell, she took the fight to Lovato, landing several shots. Lovato covered up a bit, found her footing and then unleashed her own shots, putting Hilton down.
To minimize the damage, Hilton’s corner threw in the towel and the fight was stopped at 1:52, much to Lovato’s disgust.
The local hopeful moves to 3-1, 1 KO.
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