Pablo Cesar Cano won the WBA Interim Super Lightweight title with a seventh round majority technical decision over previously undefeated Johan Perez on Cancun, Mexico
The bout was stopped after the seventh frame when a cut suffered by Cano over his right eye was streaming blood. The cut was caused by a head butt.
Cano, 140 lbs of Mexico is now 26-1-1. Perez, 139 1/2 lbs of Venezuela is now 15-1-1
Jorge Romero scored a wild fourth round stoppage over Rudy Lopez in a scheduled ten round Lightweight bout.
Romero dropped Lopez from a big right hand in the first round. Later in the round, Lopez was credited with a knockdown but replays showed a headbutt caused Romero to fall to the canvas. In round three, Romero landed a booming left hook that sent Lopez down to the canvas. Lopez fought back and was able to get out of the round. Romero ended things in the next round as he was relentless and the bout was stopped.
Romero, 135.4 lbs of Culican, MX is now 23-5 with twenty knockouts. Lopez, 135.8 lbs of Cancun, MX is now 25-6-2.
Manuel Perez scored a ten round unanimous decision over Jose Miguel Cotto in a Jr. Welterweight bout.
It was a tough competitive bout that had a lot of action.
Perez, 139 lbs of Honolulu, Hawaii is now 18-7-1. Cotto, 140 lbs of Caguas,Puerto Rico is now 33-4-1.
