Unheralded Frankie Leal scored an upset split decision over previously undefeated hot prospect Roberto Marroquin in a ten round Featherweight bout at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
Marroquin and Leal fought on pretty even terms over the first half of the fight with Leal hanging around and being competitive.
leal got the better of the exchanges in the fat paced second half of the contest as his punches from his southpaw stance got through the guard of the prized Marroquin. Marroquin suffered a cut that had blood streaming from down his forehead which could have caused him some issues as Leal had solid round’s eight and nine. the two closed the show by standing toe toe action with Leal more than holding his own as the bell sounded to end the fight.
Leal, 123 lbs of Mexacali, MX won by scores of 99-92 and 96-94 while Marroquin took a card 97-93.
Leal is now 17-6-3. Marroquin, 124 lbs of Dallas, TX is now 19-1.
Baltimore Raven safety Tommy Zbikowski scored an explosive first round knockout over Blake Warner in a scheduled four round Cruiserweight bout.
Zbikowski landed some hard shots before he landed a wicked uppercut that dropped Warner and referee Vic Drachulich stopped the bout at 2:20 of round one
Zibikowski, 197 lbs of Chicago is now 4-0 with three knockouts. Warner, 194 lbs of Oklahoma, City is now 1-3.
Casey Ramos remained undefeated by scoring an eight round unanimous decision over one-time prospect John Jackson in a Lightweight bout.
The bout had some bizarre happening as in round one, Ramos pounded Jackson with a right hand off the break and Jackson fell to the ground. The incident was not ruled a knockdown. In round four, Ramos drilled Jackson with two right hands that sent Jackson into the ropes which was correctly ruled a knockdown. The impact of Jackson careening into the ropes caused the second rope to snap which caused a ten minute delay.
Ramos, 133 lbs of Austin, TX won all three cards by a 79-70 tally and is now 13-0. Jackson, 133 lbs of Miami, FL is now 16-3-1.