By: Christopher Roche

The stars were out in Los Angeles last night, and although Fernando Vargas and Ricardo Mayorga delivered an excellent bout, a tough kid from Las Vegas stole the show.

Welterweight underdog Jesse Feliciano did not get the memo from the media that he was a tune-up opponent for IBF Champion Kermit Cintron. Feliciano, who was riding a wave of momentum from his come from behind win over Delvin Rodriguez last spring, validated himself last night as a threat to the top welterweights.

Cintron who is knocking on the door of the elites, recently destroyed Walter Matthysse, and his alignment with Manny Steward is paying huge dividends. Last night, however, Cintron