Joseph Diaz scored 4 knockdowns en route to a 3rd round stoppage over Juan Luis Hernandez in a scheduled 10-round Featherweight bout at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles.
Diaz dropped Hernandez in round two from right hook to the body. In the next round, Diaz sent Hernandez to the canvas from another body shot. Diaz dropped Hernandez with another body shot. Hernandez was able to contine only to eat another hard left to the body that sent him to the canvas at the end of the round which ruled an accidental punch after the bell. Hernandez could not continue and the fight was over.
Diaz, 124 lbs of South Elmonte, CA is now 15-0 with 10 knockouts. Hernandez, 122 1/2 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 17-5-1.
Christian Gonzalez remained perfect by stopping Julio Sarinana in round six of their six round Lightweight bout.
Sarinana dropped Gonzalez in round two from a hard 1-2 combination. In round four, Gonzalez was cut around the left eye from am accidental headbutt. Sarinana was deducted a point in round five from a headbutt. Sarinana’s eye started to swell in round six and the bout was stopped because of that at 2:02 of the final round.
Gonzalez, 131 3/4 lbs of Buena Park, Ca is now 9-0 with 9 knockouts. Sarinan, 133 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is now 3-3-1.
Carlos Morales won a 6-round majority decision over previously undefeated Santiago Guevara in a Lightweight contest.
Morales was cut in round two from an accidental headbutt.
Morales, 131 lbs of Los Angeles won by scores of 59-55, 58-56 and 57-57 and is now 8-1-3. Guevara, 131 lbs of Los Angeles, CA is now 8-1.
