Danny Garcia won the WBC Welterweight title with a hard fought 12-round unanimous decision over Robert Guerrero at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Garcia landed the harder shots with both hands as he gave ground from the charging Guerrero. Garcia landed some flush shots but it did not deter Guerrero as he tried to make it an inside fight. Guerrero wasn’t that effective as Garcia painted him with hard right’s and left hooks.
Garcia, 146 3/4 lbs of Philadelphia won by 116-112 scores on all cards and is now 32-0. Guerrero, 146 3/4 lbs of Gilroy, CA. is 33-4-1.
Sammy Vasquez scored a stoppage over Aaron Martinez after round six of their scheduled 12-round Welterweight bout.
Vasquez pushed the action with Martinez not offering much in return. Following round six, Martinez bowed out of the fight, citing an injured left elbow.
Vasquez, 147 lbs of Monessen, PA is 21-0 with 15 knockouts. Martinez, 147 lbs of East Los Angeles is 20-5-1.
Even though he was dominated, Dominic Breazeale remained undefeated as Amir Mansour did not come out of his corner for round six of their scheduled 10-round Heavyweight bout.
Mansour came out aggressive and in round three, he landed a right hook to the head that sent Breazeale to the canvas. Breazeale landed some decent shots but Mansour rocked Breazeale in round five with a hard straight left and a right hook. Mansour worked very hard and was easily ahead but did not come out of the corner after the 5th round. Mansour said he could not close his mouth and may have injured his jaw.
Breazeale, 252 3/4 lbs of Alhambra, CA is 17-0 with 15 knockouts. Mansour, 218 lbs of Penns Grove, NJ is 22-2-1.
