JOHNNY VASQUEZ
Nickname: The Torch Phoenix Arizona's Johnny Vasquez turned professional May 1, 1989. He was a successful amateur, and began his pro career with a 2nd round tko over Albuquerque's Chino Sanchez. He ran his record to 7-0, winning 5 by knockoout before being put in with another hot prospect, Las Vegas Nevada's Les "Fabulous" Fabri (11-1-2) on the undercard of Michael Carbajal/Tony DeLuca. It was a close fight that went the full 8 rounds, but it was the light hitting/slick boxing Fabri that got the split decision win in the battle of promising southpaws. Johnny's first loss didn't slow him down at all. It was a good showing against a respected and crafty boxer, and less than a month later, Vasquez returned with a unanimous decision win against another young hot-shot - El Salvador's Frank Avelar (6-1). Johnny "The Torch" was back on track. After 5 more wins against re...