Women's bout added to Salinas card Saturday. Moreno and Gaines on Eloy Perez show

Finding last minute opponents for pro boxing bouts is risky business. Fighters who accept a bout with little notice, generally take it for the purse. Sharon Gaines of Las Vegas is not one of those fighters. She has been a candidate many times on shows in Monterey Ca. to challenge former Straw and Jr. Flyweight World Champion Carina Moreno, but for any number of reasons that showdown never took place. It will on Friday in Salinas at Sherwood Hall. Eloy "Prince" Perez has a "stay busy" Main Event bout on Telefutura against Ira Terry, a knockout victim in his past 4 bouts. Sharon Gaines stepped to the plate yesterday, given 4 days notice. Not a great formula for success, but the Vegas fighters at 11-12 as a pro is always in shape and a "live" opponent at 112 pounds. Carina "La Reina" Moreno from nearby Watsonville is the house fighter with a 21-3 mark, but her better days seem to be behind her, plagued by inactivity in recent years. The entire Golden Boy Promotion was created less than a month ago. A couple weeks ago it was announced Moreno would fight, but not before an APB was sent into the boxing world from publicist Mario Serrano, did an approvable foe for the former World Champion step up. Other potential opponents like Jolene Blackshear of San Diego and Melissa McMorrow from San Mateo turned down the fight, having other plans and not enough time to prepare. Video interviews with the fighters and a capsule of Friday night's fight in Salinas will appear in Jerry's Jabs at www.12sportsonline.com.