Kent’s Willie Gomez remained unbeaten in pro boxing circles with his latest conquest, a unanimous decision against Abdul Kamara, of Vancouver, Wash., in a four-round junior welterweight fight at the Legends Casino Hotel in Toppenish on Jan. 30.<\/p>\n
Gomez, 18, a senior at Kent-Meridian High School, is 4-0 with two knockouts in his pro career. Kamara is 1-2.<\/p>\n
Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions presented the boxing card.<\/p>\n
Gomezz dropped Kamara with an overhand right jab in the first round. He took command of the next three rounds, staggering his opponent with a left hook in the third and a left uppercut in the fourth.<\/p>\n
All three judges scored the fight, 40-35 for Gomez.<\/p>\n
Gomez is off to good start since turning pro last year.<\/p>\n
He delivered a first-round knockout against Montana’s Steven Hellman in a junior welterweight bout at the Fight Night, Fright Night Brawl Series 8 presented by PNW Boxing Promotions on Oct. 26 at Green River College.<\/p>\n
He captured a four-round majority decision against Hamilton Ash in a welterweight bout at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma on Sept. 7.<\/p>\n
Gomez thrilled the crowd, earning Fighter of the Night honors, by stopping Milwaukie, Ore.’s Ian King in just over one minute in his pro debut between 138-pounders at the Clackamas (Ore.) Armory on Aug. 3.<\/p>\n
Gomez, who has had more than 50 amateur fights, trains under Keith Weir at the White Center PAL (Police Activities League) Gym in Seattle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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