In a dominant efficiency in entrance of 1000’s of excited battle followers in his dwelling state of Texas, Floyd “Child Austin” Schofield (15-0, 11 KOs) efficiently defended his WBA Worldwide Title when he defeated Haskell “Hackman” Rhodes (28-5-1, 13 KOs) of Las Vegas, Nevada. The ten-round light-weight battle went the space, Rhodes displaying spectacular resilience after being knocked down 3 times all through the battle; twice within the seventh-round and as soon as within the eighth. Schofield was additionally capable of present his adaptability, powering by means of a deep lower on his left face cheek within the ninth-round from an unintended head butt. All three judges scored the bout unanimously 100-87. The battle was solely broadcast reside on DAZN from the AT&T Heart.
“It’s boxing, you’re alleged to face adversity contained in the ring,” stated Floyd Schofield. “I didn’t really feel something once I acquired the lower, I instructed the referee, please don’t cease this battle. Rhodes can take a hell of a punch, and I’m glad that he’s going again to his household.”
The night time’s particular friends included Chairman and CEO Oscar De La Hoya, Golden Boy Associate and Worldwide Corridor of Famer Bernard Hopkins, Congressman Joaquin Castro, Texas State Consultant John Lujan, San Antonio Councilwoman Phyllis Viagran, Former WBA World Champion Joshua Franco, WBO World Champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, and different notable Golden Boy Fighters.
In a strong comeback efficiency, South El Monte, California’s Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. (33-4-1, 15 KOs) scored a unanimous resolution victory in opposition to Harbor Metropolis, California’s Jerry Perez (14-3-1, 11 KOs). The welterweight scrap went all 10-rounds, offering fan-friendly motion that had attendees cheering for Diaz Jr. The judges scored the battle 97-93, 97-93, and 98-92.
“I really feel good to have been capable of comeback like this and get the 10-rounds in,” stated Joseph Diaz Jr. “I charge my efficiency at a B, and once I return to the ring in 60-days I’m going to be on my A-game.”
Within the night time’s feminine unification world championship battle, Unified Flyweight World Champion Marlen Esparza (14-1, 1 KOs) of Houston, Texas added the WBO Flyweight World Title to her assortment that features the WBA, WBC and Ring Journal World Championship belts. Esparza handed the previous WBO World Champion of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gabriela Alaniz (14-1, 6 KOs), her first style of defeat in a 10-round bout that went the space. Esparza takes dwelling all of the belts with a majority resolution, with judges scoring the battle 99-91, 95-95, 97-93.
“She was very vibrant and had numerous vitality. She had a excessive output and was able to throw. She had the grit to remain in there with me. Nonetheless, it was the technique that gained the battle tonight.”
Opening the published with an eight-round tremendous middleweight battle that went the space, Romanian-American prospect Eric Tudor (9-0, 6 KOs) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida defeated Reggie Harris Jr. (7-4, 3 KOs) of Ann Arbor, Michigan by way of unanimous resolution. The 2 went back-and-forth all through the bout, Tudor sending Harris Jr to the mat within the first-round and knocking out his mouthpiece in spherical seven. The judges scored the battle 78-73, 77-74, 78-73.
Within the preliminary fights, Tristan Kalkreuth (11-1, 8 KOs) of Duncanville, Texas gained by way of second-round knockout at 2:12 in opposition to Joe Jones (13-9,10 KOs) of Jersey Metropolis, New Jersey. The bout was scheduled for six-rounds of heavyweight motion.
Opening battle night time festivities with a scheduled six-round cruiserweight battle on the AT&T Heart, Houston’s Darius “DFG” Fulghum (6-0, 6 KOs) defeated Jeremiah Curtright (2-2, 2 KOs) of Saint Charles, Missouri by way of third-round TKO on the 2:17 mark.
