In the main event of the Lights Out Production boxing card, Campbell’s Jake ‘The Bull’ Giuriceo (left) squared off against Ramesis Gil.  Giuriceo had a slow first round but dictated the tempo for the duration of the bout and rode that momentum to his 13th victory against zero losses.

In the first round, Gil hit Giuriceo with a couple of solid shots in the early going.  Giuriceo showed no ill-effects of the shots he was taking and by the end of the round, he landed a nifty combination of his own.  However, I would award the first round to Gil.

Rounds two and three saw some serious leather exchanges between the two fighters.  It was an even round, one that makes me happy that I am not a judge.  I would say crowd reaction on the evenness was enough to give Giuriceo the rounds.

Giuriceo had his best round of the fight in the fourth when he staggered Gil with a combination.  Giuriceo caught fewer punches in the fourth than he had in any of the previous rounds and landed more than he probably had in the first three rounds combined.  Big round for The Bull.

In the fifth round, Giuriceo continued connecting and notched another round.  In the sixth, The Bull hurt Gil in a neutral corner with a spectacular flurry of punches.  Gil spent much of the sixth round running rather than engaging.  Giuriceo was ahead at least four rounds to two.

In the eighth and final round, Giuriceo was in a good position.  Gil’s corner had to be telling him he needed to knock Giuriceo out to win. Giuriceo showed good poise, knowing that he was fighting with a lead.  He was not hasty to get in and punch.  He did enough to maintain his lead in that final round.

The judges scored the fight 77-75, 78-74, and 78-74, for the winner by unanimous decision, Jake Giuriceo.

“I felt better than usual in the ring.  I thought I landed more punches even though I caught a few”, commented Giuriceo. “He did a lot of running in the late rounds, he went southpaw for a couple of rounds, and it was a great experience against a very tough opponent.”

When asked if there are conflicts between Frank Duarte and Keith Burnside as co-trainers, Giuriceo gave a good answer.  “There are obviously conflicts sometimes.  It is the best of both worlds though, and I am blessed to have two great guys helping me.  They can disagree, but it works itself out.  We stick to what works best.”

Giuriceo improved to 13-0-1 with 3 KO’s.  Gil fell to 6-3-4 and has nothing to be ashamed of, he took all Giuriceo had to offer tonight.

*Photos Courtesy of Ron Stevens