Former three-division world champion Jorge Linares stopped Abner Cotto in round three of a scheduled 12-round super lightweight bout at The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.
In round two, Linares put Cotto down with a hard right hand. I round three, Liares landed another perfect that sent Cotto hard down to the canvas. Cotto continued, and ate a big body punch for which he complained that it was a low blow. Linares jumped on Cotto and they both fell to ground. Cotto got up but wobbled into the ropes and the bout was stopped at 1:31.
Linares, 137.4 lbs of Barinas, VEN is 45-4 with 28 knockouts. Cotto, 137.8 lbs of Aguas Buenas, PR is 23-4.
Romero Duno scored three-knockdowns en-route to an eight-round unanimous decision over Ezequiel Avilez in a lightweight bout.
In round one, Dino dropped Avilez with a perfect short right uppercut.
In round six, Duno landed a big right that made Avilez gove hot the mat for a knockdown. Moments later it was a perfect left hook that put Avilez on the seat of his pants.
Duno, 134.4 lbs of General Santos City, PHL won by scores of 78-71 on all cards, and is now 18-1. Avilez, 134.6 lbs of Ensenada, MEX is 16-3-3.
Travell Mazion annihilated Alan Zavala in the 1st round of their scheduled eight-round super welterweight bout.
Mazion dominated and then landed a huge left hook that sent Zavala on his back for the 10-count at 2:39
Mazion 153.2 lbs of Autsin, TX is 14-0 with 12 knockouts. Zavala, 152.6 lbs of Tijuana, MEX is 15-3.
Oscar Duarte stopped Roger Gutierrez after round four of their scheduled eight-round lightweight bout.
In round four, Gutierrez was docked two points for an intentional headbutt. Gutierrez seemed to do that out of desperation and after the round, he could not continue.
Duarte, 134 lbs of Parra, MEX is 15-0 with 10 knockouts. Gutierrez, 134.4 lbs of Maricaibo, MEX is 19-4-1.
