Jr. Welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov scored an impressive eighth round stoppage over previously undefeated Ivan Popoca in a scheduled ten round bout at the Pechanga Resort in Temecula, California.
Provodnikov was very effective with the body work that he was digging especially with the left hand. In round five, Provodnikov battered Popoca against the ropes and had him in trouble but Popoca swithced up southpaw and was able to hold on enough to get out of the round.
Popoca rebounded well to have a good round six with some nice right hands and uppercuts. Provodnikov came out guns ablazing in the eighth by landed a big right that dropped Popoca. Popoca was able to continue only to eat some vicious shots before referee Pat Russell stopped the bout at 2:16 of round eight.
Provodnikov, 140 1/2 of Siberia is now 19-1 with thirteen knockouts. Popoca, 138 1/2 lbs of Taxia, Mexico is now 15-1-1.
Marvin Quintero stopped Juan Santiago in round three of a scheduled eight round Lightweight bout.
Quintero was very active in an action filled first two rounds which saw some good exchanges with Quintero getting the best of the action. Quintero opened up round three and landed nine straight shots to the head and referee Tom Taylor stopped the bout just twelve seconds into the round.
Quintero, 136 1/2 lbs of Tijuana, Mexico is now 22-3 with eighteen knockouts. Santiago, 137 lbs of Denver, CO is now 13-7-1.
In an exciting four round Light Heavyweight bout, Tyrell Hendrix and Mike Gavronski pounded each other for four rounds that resulted in a majority draw.
The two traded knockdowns in the opening frame with each scoring with punishing right hands. Gavronski was bleeding all over his face. The two traded hard shots with with little to separate from the action filled rounds.
Hendrix won a card 40-36 while the other two read 38-38.
Hendrix, 173 1/2 lbs of Los Angeles is now 5-1-2. Gavronski, 172 1/2 lbs of Bellevue, WA is now 2-0-1
