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Shobox on Showtime Results Mora vs. Quinonez
July 1, 2004 Palace Indian Gaming Center Lemoore, California
Lightweight Bout (10 Rds) Adrian Mora (12-0, 7 KO's) wins a split decision (96-94, 96-94, 92-98) over Steve Quinonez (28-8-1, 9 KO's) Middleweight Bout (8 Rds) George Armenta (12-3, 10 KO's) wins a unanimous decision (76-74, 76-74, 76-74) over Irving Garcia (9-2, 5
KO's)
LEMOORE, California (July 1, 2004) – Promising unbeaten contender Adrian Mora outlasted former NABF champion Steve Quinonez to register a 10-round split-decision victory by the scores of 96-94 (twice) for Mora and 98-92 for Quinonez, Thursday on SHOWTIME. In the “ShoBox: The New Generation’’ co-feature, Armenta captured a unanimous decision over Garcia by the scores of 76-74 on all three scorecards. The doubleheader, which took place at the Palace Indian Gaming Center, was promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions and aired at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). It was the 46th fight show in the popular
“ShoBox” series, which debuted on SHOWTIME in July 2001. Quinonez at bay most of the fight. He was able to land his jab to Quinonez’s face with regularity, enabling him to steal numerous rounds throughout the bout. Mora compiled a 62-8 amateur record and earned a silver medal at the 2000 Western Trials. He turned pro at age 22 with a fourth-round TKO over Arthur Medina on Oct.
29, 2000. offerings and pounding him inside. Quinonez, captured five out of his past six contests leading to this fight. Most recently, he lost a disputed 12-round split decision to Michael Clark on May 4, 2003. A southpaw with excellent skills and movement, Quinonez fell short in his first and only NABF title defense by the scores 116-112
and 113-115 twice. only knock down. He was deducted a point for low blows in the fourth, but still hung on for the victory. Armenta turned pro on June 6, 2000, and tallied a second-round TKO over Matthew Hill, in Rosedale, Md. In his most noteworthy performance, Armenta registered a fourth-round TKO over U.S. Olympian Dante Craig on
March 11, 2004. with effective left hooks to the body followed by quick jabs to the face. Garcia went 55-6 in the amateurs and was a former Puerto Rican national champion before turning pro at age 19 on July 23, 1998. An up-and-coming youngster with terrific overall ability, Garcia captured the Puerto Rican 154-pound title by scoring
a ninth-round TKO over Melvin Cardona on Aug. 17, 2001. eventually fight for a chance at a world title. The best of the new generation of hungry, young boxers will have an opportunity to showcase their talent and heart as they battle each other in competitive fights in front of a national television audience. “ShoBox: The New Generation” is pure, basic boxing, reminiscent of the golden days
of the sport. executive
producer of the telecast was Gordon Hall, with Richard Gaughan producing. (16-1, eight KOs) will take on WBA FEDCENTRO Super Welterweight Champion Nurhan Suleymanoglu (14-0, six KOs). In the co-feature, unbeaten welterweight contender Mohammed “The African Assassin” Kayongo (10-0, seven KOs) wages war with welterweight contender Jose Antonio Ojeda (9-3, six KOs). Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, will promote the doubleheader live at 11 p.m. ET/PT* from Chumash Casino Resort in
Santa Ynez, Calif.
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Post Fight Release issued by Showtime
(7/2/04)
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