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By Monica Alonzo May 12, 2011

Michelle Rosado stands a few feet from the ropes, bouncing back and forth and clapping her hands as the ring announcer summons Phoenix fighter Alexis "Beaver"... More >>>

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Martin Vierra (left) battles Marco Mendias
during the first Friday Night Fights event in Phoenix.

Michelle Rosado and Alexis "Beaver" Santiago, a Phoenix fan favorite.

Santiago furiously punches Walter Santilbanes.

Michelle Rosado and Arizona Boxing Commissioner Dennis O'Connell review
paperwork at a pre-fight weigh-in.

The group Banda La Llegadora rallies
fight fans with a Mexican ballad as Alexis "Beaver" Santiago heads to the ring.

Fernando Samaniego Jr. flexes for fans before Friday Night Fights.

Rosado's love of boxing was instilled in her by her father.

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Michelle Rosado and Alexis "Beaver" Santiago, a Phoenix fan favorite.

Jamie Peachey

Michelle Rosado and Alexis "Beaver" Santiago, a Phoenix fan favorite.

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