Padilla Wins Unanimous Decision Over Semaza : Boxing: Flyweight hands fighter from Orange first pro defeat.

Flyweight Mike Semaza of Orange got away with a lackluster performance two months ago at the Irvine Marriott, but Thursday night the judges didn’t let him get away with another. Semaza lost a unanimous eight-round decision to an awkward but hard-punching Lazaro Padilla of Lakeside.

The loss was Semaza’s first as a professional after 13 victories and two draws. One of those draws came in June against Carlos Rubio, who won a unanimous eight-round decision on the semi-main event. Semaza didn’t take the defeat well.

“I felt I won the first three-quarters of the round, then he’d come on in the last 30 seconds and steal the round,” Semaza said. “He was smart. That was his plan it worked.”

Much of the near-capacity crowd of 1,187 agreed with the decision as Padilla was given a standing ovation when Danny Vadivia announced Padilla (11-4) had won on all three judges’ cards, 77-75, 77-76 and 78-75. Before the bout, Semaza was booed and taunted by the Marriott fans, who had supported him until his controversial draw.

Padilla, who spoke through an interpreter, said he wasn’t surprised he won a decision in Semaza’s back yard.

“He’s a very fast fighter, but he’s not invincible,” Padilla said. “My left hook was getting him every time.”

Padilla’s left hook that landed square on Semaza’s jaw late in the seventh round might have been his most significant and effective punch. Semaza appeared to be carrying the round until Padilla’s hook sent Semaza into the ropes.

Rubio, an 18-year-old from Jalisco, Mexico, confused and outboxed a Jesse Reid-trained boxer for the second time in three months when he won a unanimous eight-round decision over Ramon Orozco of Baldwin Park. Rubio (9-2-2) won every round on two of three scorecards by staying outside and landing his left jab and left hook at will.

Isidro Garcia, a 19-year-old super flyweight from Glendale, put on a clinic for six rounds in winning a unanimous decision against Jose Luis Peralta (5-14-2) of Lakeside. Garcia (6-0, three knockouts), a former national Golden Gloves runner-up, took Peralta apart in every round as he consistently landed five and 10 short chopping punches at a time before Peralta could get even one off. Judge Chuck Hassett gave Garcia five 10-8 rounds over Peralta, who appeared in the main event here last year.

Azusa’s Ricardo Fuentes, another talented 19-year-old, knocked out Agustine Valenzuela (3-4) of Sonora, Mexico, at 2 minutes 20 seconds of the fourth round.