Vergil Ortiz, Jr. remained unblemished with a 3rd round stoppage over former two-time world champion Juan Carlos Salgado in a junior welterweight at The Belasco Theater in Los Angeles.
Ortiz battered Salgado and then landed a perfect left to the liver that sent Salgado down, amd the bout was stopped at 1:51.
Ortiz, 139.4 lbs of Dallas, TX is 10-0 with all wins coming by knockout. Salgado, 139.8 lbs of Mexico City is 27-9-1.
“I felt I was posed in there,” said Vergil Ortiz Jr. “Salgado has a lot of experience, and he showed it. He got me a few times, but I learned from this fight, and I’m thankful for the opportunity. I want to continue facing experienced fighters like Salgado. Obviously, I’m not ready for a world title fight yet, but in two years I will be. The left hook to the body is definitely my best punch. I’ve been working on it since I was a kid. It’s not common for an amateur to be dropping his opponents at only nine years old, but that’s what I was doing and what I’m still doing today.”
Hector Tanajara, Jr. won an eight-round unanimous decision over Roger Gutierrez in a lightweight bout.
In round eight, Gutierrez was cut around the left eye.
Tanajara, 135 lbs of San Antonio, TX won by scores of 80-72, 79-73 and 78-74 to raise his mark to 14-0. Gutierrez, 134.2 lbs of Maracaibo, VEN is 18-2-1.
“He came out swinging, so I had to stay composed in there,” said Hector Tanajara Jr. “I had to listen to my corner and stay tight. Every time a round ended, my corner would tell me to not take any risks early in the fight, so I stuck to the game plan in order to win.”
Ferdinand Kerobyan stopped Edgar Garcia in round two of a scheduled six-round super welterweight bout.
Kerobyan landed a hard flurry of punches that sent Garcia to the canvas in round two, and the bout was stopped at 2:48.
Kerobyan, 154 lbs of North Hollywood, CA is 9-0 with 5 knockouts. Garcia, 150.4 lbs of Sonora, MEX is 7-17-1.
“I wanted to show that not only am I powerful, but I’m also very fast,” said Ferdinand Kerobyan. “I never consider any opponent easy, especially since anyone in the ring can hurt you if you’re not careful. I want a world title in the future, and I’m ready to do what’s necessary to get that.”
