Brownsville super welterweight Leonardo “El Ruso” Carrizales couldn’t help but be pretty happy after his victory against fellow Brownsville fighter Miguel Morales on the undercard of the All Star Fight Night 4 boxing show on Sept. 22.
He knocked down his opponent three times, including twice in the opening round, while giving a dominating performance.
Carrizales improved to 5-3-1 with two knockouts after winning his four-round bout against Morales on a decisive unanimous decision (39-34, 39-34, 38-35) at Brownsville’s Amigoland Convention Center.
It was a satisfying result for “El Ruso,” especially since he was coming off losses in his last two fights that took place out of the Rio Grande Valley in December 2016 and in June.
“It’s like I always say, it’s because of the hard work of my team and the support of my family that I’m able to do what I’m doing,” Carrizales said after the victory against Morales. “Because of them, I’m very serious about what I’m doing.
“I thank the fans, too,” he added. “Hopefully as I continue on with my career, they get to know me better. I don’t now when I’ll fight again, but when that opportunity comes, I’ll be ready.”
Carrizales trains with Fidencio Lopez of Brownsville.
Morales (2-12, one KO) was coming off a second-round technical knockout victory against Juan Pina on April 2 in Pharr. Although his record is not all that great, Morales has shown himself to be a boxer who always comes to fight and gives it his all in the ring.
The Valley, and more specifically Brownsville, should be seeing more of Carrizales and Morales in the future.
UPCOMING
Weslaco super bantamweight Brandon Lee “Heartbreaker” Figueroa 13-0, nine KOs) will headline a boxing show Oct. 14 at the Mercedes Livestock Showgrounds presented by Triple-A Promotions. He will be fighting an eight-round title bout against Monterrey, Mexico’s Victor Proa (28-4-2, 21 KOs).
Also scheduled to fight on the show is Weslaco heavyweight Eric “Drummer Boy” Molina (26-4, 19 KOs). An additional fight on the card is scheduled to include Valley favorite heavyweight Homero “Oso” Fonseca (13-8-3, three KOs) of Driscoll. For ticket information, call Omar Figueroa Sr. at (956) 648-8305 or Joel Garcia at (956) 244-7306.
The STFC 44 mixed martial arts cage fighting show is scheduled Nov. 3 at McAllen Convention Center. For more information, call (956) (956) 414-8698 or (956) 562-2622.
Texas Rage and South Texas Fighting Academy present the Extreme Fight Night 5 show Nov. 18 in Palmhurst. Edinburg middleweight Raul “El Tigre” Casarez (20-7, nine KOs) is scheduled to make a comeback in a featured fight on the card. For more information, call (956) 456-5786 or (956) 460-7808.
