Ruben Eduardo Aguilar stopped Louie Lopez after round eight of their scheduled 10-round welterweight bout in Arlington, Texas
In round two, Aguilar dropped Lopez with a left hand that was followed by a right uppercut. In round four, Lopez was bleeding over the left eye.
Aguilar continued the beatdown until the bout was stopped in the corner 10 seconds into round nine.
Aguilar, 146 lbs of Ensenada, MEX is 24-0-1 with 21 knockouts. Lopez, 146.6 lbs of Orange, CA is 16-3-4.
Vazquez Stops Machuca In Six
Former two-time world title challenger Edward Vazquez stopped Grimaldo Machuca after round five of their 10-round junior lightweight bout.
Vazquez dominated by coming forward and applying hard pressure from round two. Vazquez landed several hard shots and buckled Machuca several times. The corner pulled Machuca two seconds into round six.
Vazquez, 129.4 lbs of Fort Worth, TC is now 19-3 with six knockouts. Machuca, 130.8 lbs of Curico, VEN is 17-4.
Xavier Bocanegra won a six-round unanimous decision over Malik Lewis in a junior lightweight fight.
Bocanegra landed 115 of 504 punches. Lewis was 87 of 462.
Bocanegra, 130 lbs of Walesco, TX won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 and is now 10-0. Lewis, 128.2 lbs of Miami is 8-3.
Emilio Garcia stopped Ociel Vazquez in round one of a six-round welterweight bout.
In round one, Garcia landed a double left hook (body and head that put Vazquez on the canvas. Garcia went right after Vazquez and landed a big left that put Vazquez down face-first and the corner threw in the towel at 2:15.
Garcia, 145.8 lbs of Laredo, TX is 4-0 with four knockouts. Vazquez, 146 lbs of Dallas is 2-3.
Hugo Amador Mendez stopped Christian Anibal Luna in round five of their six-round lightweight fight.
In round one, Martinez dropped Luna with a right uppercut.
In round five, Mendez landed some blistering flurries that forced a referee stoppage at 1:11.
Mendez, 136.8 lbs of Austin is 7-0 with for knockouts. Luna, 138.4 lbs of Uruguay is 3-2.
Figo Ramirez won a six-round split decision over Antonio Alejandro Mejia Martinez in a super bantamweight bout.
Ramirez won two cards 58-56 and Martinez won a card 58-56.
Ramirez, 121.4 lbs of Dallas is 10-0-1. Martinez, 120.6 lbs of Monterrey, MEX is 5-3.
Ranulfo Bocanegra won a four-round unanimous decision over Kevin Ronquillo Nunez in a lightweight fight.
In round three, Nunez began to swell around the left eye.
Bocanegra landed 94 of 230 punches. Nunez was 32 of 180.
Bocanegra, 128.6 lbs of Welasco, TX won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 5-0. Nunez, 132.8 lbs of Chihuahua, MEX is 10-14-1.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. Stops McKinson in 9!
Vergil Ortiz Jr. came off almost a year layoff to keep his perfect knockout streak intact as he stopped Michael McKinson in round nine of their welterweight bout at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
In round one, Ortiz was cut around the left eye from an accidental headbutt
In round eight, Ortiz landed a hard left hook to the body that dropped McKinson In the opening seconds of round nine, Ortiz landed a big left to the body. McKinson was hurt and the corner waved the towel and the fight was stopped at 27 seconds.
Ortiz, 146.6 lbs of Grand Prairie, Texas is 19-0 with 19 knockouts. McKinson, 146.8 lbs of Portsmouth, ENG is 22-1.
“It wasn’t my best performance. The first seven rounds, I didn’t really do anything good. I should have listened to my corner in the opening rounds,” said Ortiz, Jr. “Once I listened to them, we were able to get the job done. I am ready to fight anyone. I stay training. I’ll probably be ready for a run by tomorrow.”
“I am proud to represent my country and my hometown of Portsmouth,” said McKinson. “Not a lot of fighters were lining up to fight Vergil, and I am proud of being able to show that I can fight at this level. When I entered the ring, there were a lot of boos, but I must have done something right to be walking out with cheers for my performance.
Marlen Esparza defended WBA/WBC Flyweight titles with a 10-round unanimous decision over Eva Guzman.
In round six, Esparza was cut on the side of her left eye. Esparza was very pinpoint on her punches and won by scores of 98-92 twice and 99-91.
Esparza, 111.8 lbs of Houston, Texas is 13-1. Guzman, 109 lbs of Marcay, VEN is 19-2.
Blair Cobbs Drops Hooker 3 times; Wins Decision
Blair Cobbs won a 10-round unanimous decision over former world champion Maurice Hooker in a welterweight bout.
In round one, Cobbs dropped Hooker with a huge three-punch combination that was highlighted overhand right. In round two, Cobbs dumped Hooker again with hard straight left. Late in the round, it was another straight left that put Hooker down again,
In round six, Cobbs was cut around the right eye from an accidental headbutt.
Cobbs, 146 lbs of Philadelphia, PA won by scores of 97-90 twice and 96-91 and is now 16-1-1. Hooker who came in over the contracted weight, weighed in at 150 lbs and Dallas, Texas native is now 27-3-3.
“This wasn’t an easy fight, it was a tougher fight than my last one, and this victory for sure has put me in the top ten rankings,” said Blair Cobbs. “I fought a tougher, heavier fighter. He could box and had an extremely long reach, but today I showed that I can go into deep waters, box, and give fans a show. I want to thank god for this performance, there is nothing stronger and greater than god. Today, I showed that I have more to give to the sport of boxing, that even through adversity Blair ‘The Flair’ will come out on top.”
Melikuziev stops Janjanin in 3
Hard punching Bektemir Melikuziev stopped Sladan Janjanin in round three of a scheduled 10-round light heavyweight bout
In the first 30 seconds, Melikuziev landed a vicious left to the body that put Janjanin down in a lot of pain. In round two, Melikuziev landed some hard shots to the head that sent Janjanin down for a second time. In round three, it was another vicious left to the body that sent Janjanin to the deck. The fight was finally stopped when Melikuziev continued to land thudding punches and the fight ended at 2:18.
Melikuziev, 171 lbs of Indio, CA is 10-1 with eight knockouts. Janjanin, 168 lbs of Boston, MA is 32-13.
“I didn’t know my opponent until recently so we trained to have a good camp and a preparation,” said Bektemir Melikuziev. “After I dropped him with the body shot I was hoping he would keep going, we didn’t come here to end it one punch. We want to make sure we get some rounds in to gain some experience. But he was an awkward fighter, very uncomfortable but I think my training really showed off today.”
19 year-old Floyd Schofield remained undefeated by taking out Rodrigo Guerrero in round six of their eight-round lightweight bout.
In round three, Schofield landed a right hand that put Guerrero on the canvas for a knockdown. Schofield dropped Guerrero for a second time in round four, and the bout was stopped after round five. The official time was 10 seconds of round six.
Schofield, 133.8 lbs from Austin, TX is now 11-0 with nine knockouts. Guerrero, 134.6 lbs of Mexico City, MEX is 26-15-2.
Alex Martin brushed himself from a first round knockdown to win a 10-round unanimous decision over former world title challenger Hank Lundy in a junior welterweight bout.
In round one, Lundy dropped Martin with an overhand left.
Martin, 140 lbs of Chicago, IL won by scores of 98-91 and 97-92 twice and is now 18-4. Lundy, 138.4 lbs of Philadelphia, PA is 31-11-1.
Carlos Nava remained undefeated with a fourth round stoppage over Rodolfo Hernandez in a scheduled eight-round super lightweight bout.
In round two, Nava dropped Ramirez with a big right hand. In round four, Nava delivered punishment and landed a flurry of punches and the bout was stopped at 36 seconds.
Nava, 138.8 lbs of Pasadena, TX is 9-0 with six knockouts. Hernandez, 135 lbs of Mexico City is 30-11-1.
Figo Ramirez won a four-round unanimous decision over Francisco Bonilla in a bantamweight contest.
In round two, Ramirez was deducted a point for a low blow.
Ramirez, 117.4 lbs of Dallas, TX won by scores of 39-36 on all cards and is now 2-0. Bonilla, 117 lbs of Chihuahua, MEX is now 6-14-3.
Rohan Polanco stopped Dedrick Bell in round two of their eight-round welterweight bout.
Polanco landed a devastating left to the Solar Plexus that sent Bell down for the count.
Polanco, 147 lbs of Santo Domingo, DR is now 8-0 with five knockouts. Bell, 146.8 lbs of Memphis, TN is 31-33-1.
