This previous Friday on the Doubletree Lodge in Ontario, CA, tremendous lightweights Jesus Saracho (13-1-1, 11 KOs) of Guanajuato, MX, and Tarik Zaina (12-0-1, 8 KOs) of Tijuana, MX, fought to a majority attract Thompson Boxing’s Locked ‘N Loaded 10-round primary occasion.
Saracho, who was defending his WBO Latino title, misplaced his belt on the scale, giving Zaina a golden alternative to seize his first belt. The title is now vacated.
The combat began off gradual as each fighters have been feeling one another out within the early rounds. Saracho, a southpaw, began off because the aggressor, coming ahead with a variety of strain. The taller Zaina countered by circling away from Saracho’s energy hand, utilizing his attain and size to land from a distance.
Halfway via the combat it was arduous to say who was on high as each fighters had their moments in every spherical, making every spherical arduous to attain. Zaina appeared to be edging out Saracho within the closing rounds, however it was nonetheless shut. After the ultimate bell rang two judges scored it 95-95, whereas the opposite had Zaina profitable 96-94, declaring the combat a majority draw.
Within the 8-round middleweight co-main occasion, Nelson Oliva (7-0, 6 KOs) of Los Angeles, CA, overcome Miguel Angel Barajas (3-4, 2 KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico. Nelson landed three vicious blows that despatched Barajas to the canvas. The primary a proper hook to the physique, then a straight left to the pinnacle, and at last a left hook ended the bout on the 2:25 mark of the opening spherical.
In bout quantity 4, a scheduled 6-round welterweight bout, Levy Josue Garcia (3-0-1, 2 KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico defeated, Jesus Gonzalez (6-1-1, 2 KOs) of Santa Anna, CA, in an all-out slugfest. Each fighters have been throwing bombs from the opening spherical to the ultimate bell. Gonzalez was touchdown the cleaner photographs all through the combat. Garca landed some heavy photographs as nicely, however it wasn’t sufficient to win the combat. Scorecards learn 60-54, 59-55, 58-56 giving Garcia the unanimous determination victory.
In bout quantity three, a scheduled 4-round light-weight bout, Tayden Beltran (6-0-1, 4 KOs) of Huntington Seaside, CA, defeated Gerardo Alberto Fuentes (2-8-1, 2 KOs) of Matamoros, Mexico by means of second spherical knockout. After controlling spherical one, Beltran got here out in spherical two and dropped Fuentes with two devastating left hooks to the physique. The bout was stopped on the 1:29 mark of spherical two.
Within the second bout of the evening, a scheduled 8-round tremendous light-weight conflict, Emiliano Moreno (6-0, 4 KOs) of Lengthy Seaside, CA, defeated Cristian Dominguez (11-6, 6 KOs) of Las Vegas, NV. Moreno got here out weapons blazing within the opening spherical, and despatched Dominguez to the canvas, each by means of left hooks to the physique. Moreno continued to dominate the combat with fixed strain. Dominguez had a number of shining moments the place he landed some good overhand rights, however Moreno was by no means at risk. The combat went the gap and Moreno received by unanimous determination. Scorecards learn 80-70 twice, and 79-71.
Within the opening of the night, a 8-round welterweight bout, Angel Beltran (17-1, 9 KOs) of Mexicali, Mexico, defeated Abraham Afful (12-5-1, 12 KOs) of Accra Ghana. From the opening sound of spherical one, Beltran utilized large strain, battering Afful across the ring hurting him at halfway level. Afful survived the bell however was unable to proceed and the combat was waved off earlier than the beginning of spherical two.
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