Mexican Olympian Lindolfo Delgado (21-0, 15 KOs) triumphed over one other powerful compatriot on Saturday night time, however it wasn’t simple. The 29-year-old junior welterweight edged Bryan Flores (26-1-1, 15 KOs) by way of a 10-round break up choice.
Delgado fought at a measured tempo, dropping Flores with a counter proper hand within the third. However Flores started to land rights of his personal and pushed Delgado to the ropes within the center rounds.
In spherical seven, Flores was deducted a degree for hitting under the belt, and Delgado upped his offense within the eighth to attempt to impede Flores’ momentum. The 2 went tit-for-tat with left hooks and quick proper fingers at shut vary for the remaining two rounds.
One choose had it 96-92 Flores, whereas Delgado prevailed by scores of 96-92 and 95-93.
Delgado stated, “The victory was not simple, however I loved it lots. I loved each spherical of it, as we needed to keep centered in every second to win the struggle.”
“He got here with a robust will to win, and except for that, he throws his punches with drive. However we managed to get the victory. I would love a world title alternative subsequent.”
Additional outcomes:
Flyweight: Albuquerque native Matthew Griego (15-0, 10 KOs) took care of late substitute opponent Gilberto Mendoza (23-19-4, 11 KOs), securing a large unanimous choice by scores of 80-72 3x.
Junior Middleweight: “White Magic” had a magical High Rank roster debut. Vito Mielnicki Jr. (19-1, 12 KOs) turned away Laszlo Toth (32-9-2, 20 KOs) within the second spherical, formally incomes a disqualification after Toth’s nook entered the ring following a knockdown. Mielnicki surprised Toth on the finish of spherical one, and he completed the job with a left hook. The official time of the DQ was 1:39.
“I believed it was a knockout, not a DQ,” Mielnicki stated. “Xander Zayas, we might get that getting in New York quickly, in all probability in one other yr. Let’s get that going. I heard him name my title. I’d love that.”
Featherweight: 22-year-old powerhouse Albert Gonzalez (10-0, 6 KOs) earned a third-round stoppage in opposition to Damian Alcala (8-5, 2 KOs). Gonzalez damage Alcala with a counter proper hand, which arrange the primary knockdown. Seconds later, Alcala collapsed once more following a collection of unanswered blows, which compelled Rocky Burke to finish the competition at 2:51.
Light-weight: In his fourth look of 2024, Alan “Child” Kansas Garcia (14-0, 11 KOs) authored a third-round TKO over Maickol Lopez Villagrana (16-6, 8 KOs). Garcia’s quick proper fingers, which he threw to the pinnacle and physique, overwhelmed Lopez, who was dropped 3 times earlier than his nook halted the motion at 2:34.
Bantamweight: Los Angeles product Steven “Child Dynamite” Navarro (3-0, 2 KOs), one of many sport’s rising prospects, stopped late substitute foe Israel Camacho (2-12) within the opening spherical. Navarro dropped Camacho twice with physique blows earlier than referee Wes Melton waved off the one-way assault.
Featherweight: WBO No. 3 featherweight contender Arnold Khegai (22-1-1, 14 KOs) continued his march to a world title shot, shutting down Colombian veteran Belmar Preciado (22-8-1, 15 KOs) en path to an eighth-round TKO. Preciado’s nook stopped the struggle following the conclusion of the spherical.
