Caballero Remains Unbeaten in Canyonville
CANYONVILLE, OREGON – Featherweight prospect Osvel Caballero scored a third-round knockout of Ernesto Sebastian Franzolini to cap the seven-bout “Clash at the Casino II” event at the Seven Feathers Casino Resort on Saturday night.
After taking the first round to get warmed up, Caballero (6-0, 5 KOs) of Los Angeles, California by way of Lajas, Cienfuegos, Cuba let his hands go in the second round. With Franzolini (21-17-2, 2 KOs) of Pinamar, Buenos Aires, Argentina coming forward, Caballero landed a short right hand to score the first knockdown in the fight. Franzolini, 130.2, gamely rose to his feet, but Caballero, 130.9, kept up the pressure, eventually downing the Brazilian with a combination late in the round.
At the start of the third round, referee Ray Armendariz called for the ringside physician to take a look at Franzolini. After some discussion, the fight was allowed to continue. Caballero moved in, eventually landing with the right and dropping Franzolini for the third time. After a brief look, the referee opted to wave off the bout at 31 seconds of the third round.
In the semi-main event, Tony Cruz Herrera (4-0) of Eugene, Oregon boxed his way to a five-round split decision over Blaiwas Eaglepipe (2-3, 1 KO) of Salem, Oregon.
After a slow start, action picked up in the third round. Cruz Herrera, 130.8, was wider with his punches, while Eaglepipe, 130.8, was more up the middle. Both had their moments in the stanza and traded punches through the bell to end the third. Cruz Herrera controlled the fourth and fifth, catching Eaglepipe on the way in and avoiding much of the Salem native’s attempts to answer.
After five rounds, one judge scored the bout 48-47 for Eaglepipe, but was overruled by the other two judges, who both scored the bout 49-46 for Herrera.
Unbeaten light heavyweight prospect Rocky Sanchez (5-0, 3 KOs) of Monmouth, Oregon pounded away at late replacement Idrees Wasi (1-5, 1 KO) of Sacramento, California for three minutes en route to a stoppage victory.
Sanchez, 185.8, came out aggressively, looking to land to the body and head, while Wasi, 178.1, mostly just covered up. Sanchez landed an unanswered combination, with referee Ray Armendariz looking closely, to close out the round. While Sanchez landed several clean punches over the course of the round, Wasi’s decision not to answer the bell for the second round was unexpected by the crowd.
In a bout he seemed to win clearly, aggressive southpaw Emmanuel Ojeda (3-0) of Salem scored a four-round majority decision over Joel Hernandez (1-1) of Wenton, Washington.
After a feeling out first round, Ojeda, 126.8, stepped on the gas in the second round and pressured Hernandez, 124.8, for the duration. Ojeda kept coming in the third and fourth as Hernandez attempted to time the Salem native on the way in, but was not busy enough to slow his southpaw adversary. Both fighters stood and traded to close out the fight.
One of the three judges scored the bout even, 38-38, but was overruled by the other two who scored the bout 39-37 twice for Ojeda.
Alessandro Singson (2-1) of Surrey, British Colombia, Canada scored a five-round unanimous decision over a game Christian Torrico (1-1) of Medford, Oregon.
Singson, 143.6, got behind his jab and used his longer reach early in the first. Late in the first, Singson scored a knock down as he landed an overhand right that forced one of Torrico’s gloves to touch the canvas. Torrico, 143, was more aggressive in the second round and was able to get in range as Singson slowed his output. Torrico spun Singson’s head with a right, but the Canadian fired right back, just before the bell.
Torrico controlled the action early in the third, before Singson sprang to life and uncorked a series of combinations late in the round. With the referee Ray Armendariz urging Torrico to answer back, the Medford native answered the request and fought his way out of the blue corner, backing up Singson to close the round. Both fighters had their moments in the fourth round, before Torrico came out aggressively to start the fifth and final act. Singson again came alive to close the round firing at the ten-second warning. Singson took all three judges’ cards by scores of 48-46 and 49-45 twice.
In a pairing of fighters making their professional debut, Sam Mednick (1-0) of Portland, Oregon outworked Bryce Bradbeer (0-1) of Grants Pass, Oregon to score a four-round unanimous decision.
Mednick, 156.5, was able to get in range and land some power shots in the opening round, while Bradbeer, 159.8, did well at range with his jab. Mednick timed Bradbeer well with his right hand early in the second and maintained a busy pace. Bradbeer was not nearly as active as in the first round and would struggle to keep up with Mednick’s output as the fight progressed. Mednick controlled the pace in rounds three and four, although Bradbeer did time an uppercut and overhand right, When Bradbeer would land one, Mednick would come back and land two or three. Both fighters, who converted southpaw at various times in the fight, closed out the final round throwing until the final bell. All three judges scored the bout for Mednick by scores of 39-37 and 40-36 twice.
In an entertaining opener, Vasyl Yakymiuk (1-0) of Spokane, Washington dropped Cesar Pineda (0-1) of Hillsboro, Oregon in the third round en route to a four-round unanimous decision.
There was some good back-and-forth action in the first round. Yakymiuk, 129.8, found success with some winging shots at distance early, but Pineda, 128.6, found a home for his lead left in the latter half of the round. Pineda successfully forced an inside fight in round two. Yakymiuk struggled to keep up with Pineda’s pace and the Hillsboro native kept the pressure for the duration.
Pineda began round three strong, finding a home for his uppercut, but Yakymiuk kept coming with his winging shots. Late in the third, Yakymiuk downed Pineda with a winging right seemingly out of nowhere. Pineda beat referee Ray Armendariz’s count and made it out of the round. Pineda again made excellent use of his uppercut in round four, but Yakymiuk stayed with him, looking to land as Pineda made his way inside. All three judges scored the bout for Yakymiuk, 39-36 and 38-37 twice.
Saturday’s event was promoted by WhiteDelight Promotions, who will bring professional boxing back to the Medford Armory in Medford on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
Photos by Ryan Hemme/Authentic Media
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