Justin Pauldo stopped Nike Theran after round seven of their 10-round lightweight bout at The Save Mart Center in Fresno, California,
Pauldo rocked Theran several times and hurt Theran in round seven, and Theran had enough when he reached the stool.
Pauldo, 135 lbs of Houston is 20-2 with 10 knockouts. Theran, 135 lbs of Barranquilla, COL is 20-2.
“I never thought it would go like this,” said Pauldo, post-fight. “I thought I would blaze him out. That may have been the problem. He caught me early, but I was in good shape, so I bounced right back and got the job done. That was good adversity for me to face early in my career.
“He was a strong guy. I’ve fought harder punchers, but he was also very awkward. I saw the jab was taking the confidence away from him, so I stayed behind the jab and beat him to the punch. I want all the big names. Anyone who wants to give me a shot. I want to show the world I belong at the top.”
Muhammad Yaqubov and Cristian Cruz battled to a 10-round split draw in a junior lightweight bout.
Yaqubov landed 135 of 383 punches. Cruz was 117 of 538.
Scores were 96-94 for Yaqubov, 97-93 for Cruz and 95-95.
Yaqubiv, 129.8 lbs of Isfara, TAJ is 23-1-1. Cruz, 129 lbs is 24-7-2.
Erik Badillo won a 10-round unanimous decision over former world champion Elwin Soto in a light flyweight bout.
Badillo landed 253 of 787 punches. Soto was 161 of 618.
Badillo, 107.8 lbs of Mexico City won by scores of 99-91 twice and 98-92 and is now 19-0. Soto, 107.9 lbs of Mexicali, MEX is 21-4-1.
Badillo,
Adelaida Ruiz won the vacant WBC Super Flyweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Alexis Kubicki.
In round five, Ruiz dropped Kubicki with a hard combination.
Ruiz landed 167 of 599 punches. Kubicki was 180 of 570.
Ruiz, 113.4 lbs of Downey, CA won by scores of 99-90 and 97-92 twice and is now 18-1-1. Kubicki, 114 lbs of Edmonton, ALB, CAN is 13-3.
Carlos Balderas won a 10-round split decision over Ricardo Quiroz in a junior welterweight
Balderas landed 150 of 376 punches. Quiroz was 126 of 605.
Balderas, 142.6 lbs of Santa Maria, CA won by scores of 97-93 on two cards and Quiroz won a card 96-94 and is now 17-2. Quiroz, 143 lbs of Oxnard, CA is 13-7.
Charlie Sheehy remained undefeated with a sixth round stoppage over D’Angelo Keyes in an eight-round lightweight bout.
In round two, Sheehy dropped Keyes with a left hook to the head. In round four, Sheehy was cut outside his right eye.
In round six, Sheehy dropped Keyes with a series of jabs and then ended the fight with a right hand that put Keyes down and the fight was stopped at 2:29.
Sheehy, 136.9 lbs of Brisbane, CA is 12-0 with seven knockouts. Keyes, 136.8 lbs of Houston is 18-7.
