Tsotne Rogava knocked out Alexander Flores en route to a unanimous decision win
Tsotne Rogava continues to accumulate wins and remains active.
The heavyweight is undefeated on Saturday night, knocking out Alexander Flores once en route to a unanimous decision victory at the Pacific Palms Resort in Lemboni City, California.
From the opening bell, Rogava was the bully, walking Flores down and towards the ropes. Towards the end of the second round, Rogava backed his taller and bigger opponent into the corner. Rogava threw and landed a right to the body, followed by a combination to the head, dropping Flores to the canvas. Flores hit the count and did it without a round.
Rogava continued to fight on his front foot, but Flores was able to find success in the fifth round, countering Rogava with rights and lefts to the head. Rogava turned the tide in the sixth round and became the dominant fighter.
Realizing that he was down on the scorecards, with Rogava showing signs of wear and tear, Flores began exchanging punches with Rogava on the outside. It was unfortunate that Flores chose to be the aggressor at this point in the latest fight as he ran out of time and rounds.
31-year-old Rogava is a native of Ukraine who grew up in Zugdidi, Georgia and now lives in the Los Angeles area of Marina Del Rey. In his last fight on June 15, Rogava knocked out and defeated runner-up Joe Bolden by unanimous decision.
Flores’ victory marked Rogava’s seventh fight in 2024. Rogava is coached by Joe Goossen and Jonathan Walley.
Rogava went up to 10-0, 7 hits. Flores, who lives in Rowland Heights, California, falls to 19-5-1, 17 KOs. In his last fight on March 23, Flores knocked out fighter Josue Vargas in the third round.
Flores, 34, has lost four of his last six bouts, including losses to Luis Ortiz and Joseph Parker.
Paolo “Pow” Barredo (left) – Photo by Lyle Ibarra
In the grappling division, featherweight Paolo Barredo was successful in his pro debut, dropping Mychaquell Shields twice en route to a fourth-round submission victory.
Barredo, a scholarship standout who was the 2021 Junior Olympic champion, used his height, reach and strength to defeat Shields. Late in the third round, Barredo dropped Shields with a hook to the head. The shields would outnumber the figure, but were beaten in every round.
About a minute into the fourth round, Barredo cornered Shields, unleashing a combination that dropped Shields to the canvas. Shields hit the count again, but Barredo continued the onslaught that would eventually prompt referee Ivan Guillermo to step in and stop the fight at 2:20.
Barredo celebrated his 18th birthday two days before the Shields fight. He is coached by Henry Ramirez and is a senior at nearby Walnut High School.
Shields, 35, who lives in Alpine, California, fell to 2-6. He has now lost his last four fights.
At welterweight, Ricardo Robledo improved to 10-0, 3 KOs, defeating Matt Gaver (3-10-1, 2 KOs) by one decision. The scores were 60-54 (twice) and 59-55 for Robledo, who lives in the Mission Hills area of Southern California.
Lightweight Michael Bracamontes of Santa Ana, California defeated Arsen Poghosyan of Armenia (3-3-1, 2 KOs) by majority decision. One judge scored the fight 57-57, while the other two judges scored it 58-56 for Bracamontes, who improved to 10-2-1, 5 KO.
Junior bantamweight Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu, originally from Mongolia and now living and training in Los Angeles, knocked out Richard Morales (1-8) of Westminster, Colorado at 2:30 in the opening bout.
The card was promoted by Azat Torosyan.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has handled boxing in Southern California and internationally since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. They can be reached at [email protected]
