Back to Boxing Recap & Results

The Kiva Auditorium inside the Albuquerque Convention Center hosts Legacy Boxing Promotions “Back to Boxing”. The six-fight card is headlined by Unbeaten Aaron “Angelbaby” Perez against Carson City’s Diego Elizondo.

The night got started with a four round affair between Jordan Gregory & Anthony Hill inside a phone booth. The relentless forward pressure and body work earns Gregory a first pro win that had alluded him for some time.

Long time sparring partners turned foes Santi Giron & Anthony Bustillos exchanged big shots for the first six minutes. Bustillos seized control of the fight in the early seconds of the third round with a knockdown. The Bustillos onslaught forcing the Giron corner to throw in the towel during the 4th round.

The return to the ring for Cristian Castillo came with a bit of rust. Castillo looked solid early but as the contest went on Xavier Madrid took control of pressing forward and caught Castillo with his hands dropping over the final six minutes. Xavier Madrid picks up his second win of the year by unanimous decision.

Leonid Grachev came out with a hard  jab cause blood to pour from Brandon Heseria’s nose. Grachev scored a knockdown in the third but Hederia kept coming surviving to the final bell. Grachev remains unbeaten getting his first decision win as a pro.

Abraham Perez started his pro career off by feeding Matthew Melton a steady diet of jabs with a side of left hook to the body. After the three minutes Melton wouldn’t answer the call to start round two.

Aaron Perez started the main event off strong intercepting Diego Elizondo’s attempts to initiate exchanges. As the fight went on Perez slowed possibly from the Elizondo bodywork. The later rounds saw Elizondo moving forward getting off with combination. At the end all three judges agree Diego Elizondo had pulled off the upset.

  • Lightweight Bout 10 Rds: Diego Elizondo (4-2-3) def. Aaron Perez (10-1-1) by (96-94 x3) unanimous decision 
  • Flyweight Bout 4 Rds: Abraham Perez (1-0) def. Matthew Melton (0-1) by TKO (didn’t get off stool) 0:00 R2
  • Heavyweight Bout 4 Rds: Leonid Grachev (3-0) def. Brandon Heredia (0-1) by (40-37, 40-36, 40-35) unanimous decision 
  • Welterweight Bout 4 Rds: Xavier Madrid (2-0) def. Cristian Castillo (3-1) by (39-37, 40-36 x2) unanimous decision 
  • Light Flyweight Bout 4 Rds: Anthony Bustillos (1-0) def. Santiago Giron (1-2) by TKO (corner stoppage) R4
  • Junior Featherweight Bout 4 Rds: Jordan Gregory (1-3) def. Anthony Hill (1-29) by (39-36 x3) unanimous decision 

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