Undefeated WBC #2, WBO #2, IBF #4 light-weight contender Raymond “Hazard” Muratalla (21-0, 16 KOs) scored a ten spherical unanimous determination over former world champion Tevin Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs) on Saturday evening on the Pearl Live performance Theater at Palms On line casino Resort in Las Vegas. Scores had been 97-92, 96-93, 95-94 as Muratalla pulled away late.
Muratalla needed to overcome Farmer’s elusive southpaw fashion through the use of angles and constant strain.
Farmer succeeded by touchdown straight left palms from the skin, however fast flurries from the 27-year-old stunted his momentum.
Within the eighth, referee Thomas Taylor deducted a degree from Farmer for extreme holding. Muratalla, who was urged by head coach Robert Garcia to extend the strain, shocked Farmer with a proper hand within the following stanza
Muratalla saved the tempo excessive within the last spherical to clinch the victory and retained his NABO and NABF titles.
Muratalla stated, “I simply needed to preserve making use of the strain. He was shifting round. He was holding. So I needed to preserve placing on the strain. And we got here out with the victory.
“I used to be simply in keeping with the strain. I simply saved placing it on. My crew informed me to maintain placing it on. I used to be breaking him down spherical by spherical.
“I need the champions subsequent. {Denys} Berinchyk referred to as my title. I’m calling out his title proper now. If I can’t get Berinchyk, then I need Shakur.”
Farmer stated, “That time deduction was loopy. I really feel like we had been each holding. The instances I attempted to get out, he had my arm, so it seemed like I used to be holding. So, he took the purpose. However it’s the ref. He makes the calls. So you must take it on the chin.”
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Sulaiman Segawa (17-4-1, 6 KOs) knew this was the chance of a lifetime, and he made essentially the most of it.
The 33-year-old Ugandan upset Ruben Villa (22-2, 7 KOs) by way of 10-round unanimous determination to seize the WBC Silver featherweight title.
Segawa set the tone for tonight’s co-feature with excessive output from the opening bell. Within the fourth spherical, Villa tried to show the tide by altering angles to land proper hooks and even hurting Segawa to the physique.
Within the eighth, Segawa despatched Villa reeling with consecutive left palms earlier than Villa damage him once more with a number of physique blows.
Within the last rounds, Segawa’s relentlessness prevailed, incomes him the nod by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94. Segawa gained the final two rounds on all three judges’ playing cards.
Segawa stated, “He ready and educated onerous. I knew he’d be a tricky fighter. However in my camp, we stayed prepared. We at all times keep prepared. So I needed to practice onerous. It’s all onerous work.
“126, child. Right here we’re. Prime Rank, let’s do it!”
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Junior Welterweight: Charlie Sheehy (10-0, 5 KOs) earned an eight-round unanimous factors verdict over Ricardo Quiroz (13-5, 7 KOs). Sheehy encountered bother within the opening rounds with Quiroz’s counters however discovered his rhythm down the stretch with straight pictures from the skin. Scores: 78-74 and 77-75 2x.
Welterweight: 18-year-old phenom Artwork Barrera Jr. (6-0, 4 KOs) triumphed with a six-round unanimous determination in opposition to Javier Mayoral (6-6-1, 1 KO). Barrera floored Mayoral with a left hook adopted by a proper uppercut within the opening stanza and once more within the fourth with a straight proper hand, however the Mexican southpaw survived. Scores: 60-52 3x.
Junior Light-weight: Jonathan Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) landed a wonderfully timed left hook to the physique that stopped Leonardo Padilla (23-6-1, 16 KOs) within the first spherical of their scheduled eight-rounder. Lopez turned him to land extra, however the liver shot was sufficient to place him down for the rely. Time of stoppage: 1:43.
Junior Light-weight: Albert Gonzalez (9-0, 5 KOs) scored a sixth-round TKO over Conrado Martinez (9-2). Gonzalez was relentless from the opening bell, sporting Martinez down with physique pictures. By the fourth, Martinez was on the verge of being stopped however survived till the sixth, the place a number of unanswered pictures compelled referee Thomas Taylor to halt the motion. Time of stoppage: 1:23.
Junior Welterweight: Israel Mercado (11-1-1, 7 KOs) defeated Dondrell Haynes (8-2, 7 KOs) over six rounds of back-and-forth motion. Mercado overcame top and attain disadvantages with proper hooks to the physique and quick lefts on the within. Scores: 60-54 and 59-55 2x.
Junior Light-weight: Milawuakee-born southpaw Javier Zamarron (9-0, 4 KOs) scored a hard-earned unanimous determination win over Mikey Bracamontes (9-2-1, 5 KOs). Scores: 59-55 3x.
