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BURBANK, CALIFORNIA-Fontana’s Heather Percival tangled with Compton’s Tracy
Carlton in a rematch at the Burbank Hilton Convention Center on Friday.
Despite a few notable changes it was the same outcome.
Percival (2-0), looking trimmer at 125 pounds, used a steady stream of
snapping jabs with slick foot movement to keep the stronger Carlton from
setting up her punches.
“My corner said she was going to come after me and to keep my defense
tight,” said Percival, who is trained by Larry Ramirez and son Frank
Ramirez. “I used my jab to set her up.”
In the previous fight held several months ago in Montebello, Carlton (1-5)
managed to use her strength to contain Percival in the corners of the ring
while releasing bludgeoning punches. This time Percival slipped away
effortlessly and left a left hook as a reminder that things had changed.
After four rounds the judges scored it 40-36, 39-37 twice for Percival.
There were no knockdowns.
“They called us three days ago to see if we would fight her,” said Ramirez,
who formerly worked on the 1988 U.S. Olympic boxing team. “We knew what to
expect and they knew what to expect.”
The slight change was Percival’s combination punching and adept movements to
get out of range once she landed her punches.
“She sparred a lot with Mariana Juarez and Rhonda Luna,” said Ramirez of the
junior bantamweight and featherweight contenders out of Southern California.
“She really picked up a lot.”
Percival, quickly nodded in agreement that sparring with the two ring savvy
female fighters added to her arsenal.
“You can’t help but learn more when you spar against those girls,” said
Percival.
Despite a five-pound weight advantage, Carlton was unable to penetrate
Percival’s defense set up by a stinging jab.
“We knew she was overweight but we didn’t care,” said Percival. “I’m looking
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