Olascuaga Drops Martinez Late; Retains Flyweight Title

Anthony Olascuaga used a last second knockdown to retain the WBO Flyweight title with a razor-thin unanimous decision over Yuberjen Martinez.

With seconds go in the fight, Olascuaga dropped Martinez with a right to the jaw.

Olascuaga, 112 lbs of Los Angeles won on two card 115-112 and 114-113 and is now 10-1. Martinez, 111.1 lbs of Turbo, CA is 7-1.

Charlie Sheehy won a 10-round unanimous decision over Jose Matias Romero in a lightweight fight.

Sheehy, 135 lbs of Brisbane, CA won by scores of 30-27 twice and 29-28 and is now 14-0. Romero, 134.9 lbs of Cordoba, ARG is 31-5-1.

Adeleye Decisions Flores

David Adeleye won a 10-round unanimous decision over Alexander Flores in a heavyweight bout.

In round three, Adeleye dropped Flores with a piston-like jab

Adeleye, 235.11 lbs of London won by scores of 100-89 on all cards and is now 15-2. Flores, 264 lbs of Los Angeles is now 21-7-1.

Zaquin Moses remained undefeated with a stoppage in round four against Manuel Valentine Lerma in an eight-round lightweight bout.

Moses dominated the fight until the corner of Lerma at one second of round four.

Moses, 132.9 lbs of Newark, NJ is 9-0 with five knockouts. Lerma, 137.6 lbs of Harlington, TX is 5-4-1.

In round one, Lerma was cut over his left eye.

Nishant Dev stopped Sona Akale in round three of their eight round super-welterweight bout.

In round two, Dev was bleeding over his right. Akale was bleeding over his left eye. In round three, Dev landed a straight left that drop Akale into the ropes that was ruled a knockdown. Dev continued the assault and the fight was stopped at 2:47

Dev, 155.5 lbs of Kamal, IND is 8-0 with six knockouts. Akale, 154 lbs of Saint Paul, MN is 10-6.

Frank Espinoza stopped Abisai Torres in round two of their middleweight bout.

In round two, Espinoza landed a left hook that hurt Torres and a follow up flurry knocked Torres threw the bottom two ropes and the fight was stopped at 50 seconds.

Espinoza, 160.5 lbs of Sacramento is 6-0 with six knockouts. Torres, 159 lbs of Monterrey, MEX is 5-3-2.

Federico Pacheco stopped Jack May in round five of a scheduled eight-round heavyweight bout.

In round four, Pacheco dropped May with a hard combination that was at the end of the round. In round five, Pacheco poured on and scored a knockdown for the count at

Pacheco, 236.5 lbs of Los Angeles is 12-0 with nine knockouts. May, 254.4 lbs of Chino Hills, CA is 11-2.




October 29: Robeisy Ramirez-Jose Matias Romero Confirmed as Lomachenko-Ortiz Co-Feature at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden LIVE on ESPN+

NEW YORK (Oct 20, 2022) — Rising featherweight contender Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez will fight Argentina’s Jose Matias Romero in a 10-round showdown Saturday, Oct. 29 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Romero replaces former world champion Jessie Magdaleno, who was forced to withdraw from the bout with a hand injury.

Ramirez-Matias will serve as the co-feature to the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Jamaine Ortiz lightweight main event, streaming live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+.

“The opponent does not matter. I will put on a show October 29 in New York City,” Ramirez said. “I have the utmost respect for Romero, who took the fight on short notice. But once we get in that ring, I am coming full steam ahead at him for the win. ‘El Tren’ will not be derailed.”

Ramirez (10-1, 6 KOs), a two-time Olympic gold medalist from Cuba, is coming off a sensational one-punch knockout over Abraham Nova and is closing in on a world title opportunity. Romero (26-2, 9 KOs) has won two fights since back-to-back decision defeats to top lightweights Michel Rivera and Isaac Cruz. He’s now at his natural weight and hopes to stun Ramirez under the Garden lights.

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