Pumar Takes Title From Monjardin : Boxing: Filipino knocks out state junior lightweight champion in fifth round.

You could say Hector Monjardin almost had it right.

He said his fight with Isagani (Little Guns) Pumar on Wednesday night at the Warner Center Marriott wouldn’t go more than four rounds.

It ended in five.

One other rather large alteration to the plan: Pumar won, wresting away Monjardin’s state junior lightweight championship with an impressive display of smarts, guile and boxing skills.

Pumar, from Cebu City, Philippines, and fighting out of Stockton, stopped the former champion with a flurry of punches 2 minutes 31 seconds into the fifth round.

The end came mercifully, and at the request of Monjardin, who was reeling when Pumar followed a hard right-hand to the body with a left hook to the side of his opponents already bloody face.

Pumar (24-6-2, 13 knockouts) set the tone early, jabbing effectively and hurting Monjardin with straight lefts to the head. One of the first few punches the 20-year-old southpaw threw broke the former champion’s nose.

“It’s hard to knock him out, but I knew with his nose broken, he would stop,” Pumar said. “The guy is strong. He hits hard. I try to knock him out, but he’s strong.”

Monjardin (17-7-1), from Compton, fought gamely, but landed few punches. His best chance in the fight came midway through the fourth round, when he backed Pumar up with a combination set up by a left hook.

Pumar countered, snapping Monjardin’s head back with a right, then backing him into the ropes with a combination of his own.

The crowd of 193 was the smallest since pro boxing made its debut in the West Valley last fall.

Promoter Gerrie Coetzee, the former heavyweight champion, blamed the small turnout on the time of year and yet-to-be-perfected marketing techniques.

“It’s going to take about four shows to get this going,” Coetzee said.

Bronco Billy Wright, a Don King-backed heavyweight scheduled to make his West Coast debut in the semi-main event, entered the ring only to be introduced.

Efforts to find an opponent were futile. Coetzee said Wright is tentatively scheduled to meet George O’Mara Aug. 9 at the Marriott.

Jimmy Nakahara (8-1) knocked out Miguel Angel Ramirez 2 minutes 29 seconds into Round 2.

Richard Calvillo of Cudahy and Gordon Williams of Rancho Cordova fought to a majority draw in a four-round lightweight bout.

Steve Von Shert of Pasadena took a unanimous decision over Ruben Ceja of Pomona in a six-round junior welterweight fight.

Mike Duran of Fairfield, Calif., won a unanimous decision over Calvin Combs of Lancaster in a five-round light heavyweight bout.