Oscar “El Jaguar” Negrete Looks to Remain Undefeated

By Anthony “Stacks” Saldaña
Photos by Cynthia “Cindy Lou” Saldaña

Undefeated Colombian Bantamweight, Golden Boy prospect Oscar “El Jaguar” Negrete,14-0, 5 KO’s of Los Angeles, California by way of Tierra Alta, Columbia returns to the ring this Friday in the LA Fight Club Series at the Belasco Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Negrete takes on Jose “Flash” Bustos, 11-6-3, 7 KO’s of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The always tough Bustos has won three in a row since his last loss in 2015 to undefeated Lamont Roach, JR.

Negrete is managed by Cesar Garcia and trains at the Who’s Next Boxing Academy in Industry, California. Oscar has been working with WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz and his father, trainer Jose Santa Cruz, along with assistant trainer and Leo’s brother Antonio Santa Cruz. Negrete had his biggest year to date in 2015, going 5-0 and has been a regular face at LA Fight Club, fighting his last five fights there, all which were victories including a stunning knockout of Ernesto Guerrero in the third round on the December 4th card and a unanimous decision victory against Neftali Campos on March 4, 2016. Now Negrete looks to add another victory to his record when he headlines LA Fight Club for the first time in his career against the tough Jose Bustos Friday night.

I spoke to Oscar and he told me he finished his sparring last week. Oscar stated he sparred with Leo Santa Cruz, prospect Jose “El Gallo” Gomez and former world champion Giovanni Segura plus several others including Danny Roman at the Who’s Next Boxing Academy. “I feel good and I’m ready to give fans an exciting show” stated Negrete. Oscar also hopes that after this victory he’ll be involved in a eliminator tournament at 118 and looks for a showdown with champion Lee Haskins in 2017. For those that haven’t watched Negrete fight, he’s an all action come forward style fighter that stays busy and likes to put on a show for his fans. “The night of the fight you will see my style, I have prepared for a great fight, a great victory, hopefully I’ll get the knockout.”

For the undercard Golden Boy Promotions brings Los Angeles fight fans a stacked amateur bout for a good cause featuring LAPD and NYPD. The classic West Coast versus East Coast showdown spectacle will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. In the Co-main undefeated super bantamweight prospect Emilio Sanchez, 12-0, 9 KO’s of Los Angeles is set to face Hugo “Olímpico” Partida, 21-7-2, 9 KO’s of Mexico City in an eight-round co-main event. Miami’s Niko “Baby Face” Valdes, 1-0, 1 KO will open the televised portion in a four-round super middleweight match against a soon-to-be-named opponent. In honor of the evening’s theme, Valdes will also donate his entire purse to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

In the non-televised action airing live on RingTVLive.com, Daniel Rosales of the LAPD’s Southwest Division will be participating in a three-round middleweight match against NYPD officer Nelson Cordero. Carlos Rosas of the LAPD’s Newton Division will also be fighting a three-round middleweight fight against an opponent soon to be announced.

In the light heavyweight division, Brian Petrella of the Pasadena Police Department (PPD) will be going for a scheduled three rounds against NYPD officer Alex Cintron. Coming from the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) division of the Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD), Dustin Rodriguez will take on NYPD officer Billy Ramirez in a scheduled three round middleweight fight.

LAPD’s own Eriverto Montano will go up against NYPD’s Jonathan Alvarez in a three round middleweight match. Dedrie Fonseca from LAPD’s Northeast Division is scheduled for a three-round super bantamweight fight. Finally opening up the night, LAPD officer John Byun will face Dennis Burgess from the NYPD in a three round light heavyweight brawl. Opponents will be announced shortly.

LA Fight Club Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the first bout begins at 5:15 p.m. The Estrella TV Boxeo Estelar broadcast will air live on Friday, July 1 at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT and will stream live simultaneously on estrellaTV.com and on YouTube via Fenomeno Studios: youtube.com/FenomenoStudios. The Ring TV live stream will begin at approximately 5:15 p.m. PT through 7:00 p.m.

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