Former WBC flyweight titleholder Cristofer Rosales.
GLENDALE, Arizona – In an appetizer for the anticipated principal occasion, unbeaten Mexican flyweight up-and-comer Joselito Velazquez and Cristofer Rosales, a Nicaraguan veteran who held the WBC title in 2018, placed on a world-class battle of attrition for the followers in attendance and watching on DAZN.
Rosales (35-6, 21 KOs), a Managua native who has confronted the perfect of the perfect of the flyweight division (often in his opponents’ dwelling international locations), gained by unanimous scores of 97-93. However make no mistake; the result of the bout was unsure from begin to end as the 2 112-pounders took turns teeing off on one another with talent and aggression.
The flyweight fringe contenders had been evenly matched. Rosales had globe-trotting expertise in addition to peak and attain benefits. Velazquez had a determined edge in velocity and energy, in addition to the sharper approach. Nonetheless, Rosales, the busier of the 2, refused to again down when nailed with Velazquez’s exhausting and quick inside combos. The 28-year-old former titleholder was in a position to catch the Oaxaca native coming in, generally gorgeous Velazquez earlier than happening the hunt together with his greater punch output.
The combat featured quite a few heated exchanges, beginning in Spherical 3, and the flyweights thrilled the early arriving crowd, which crammed out many of the enviornment. They produced scintillating two-way motion through the ultimate three rounds. Each time Velazquez landed his exhausting, correct hooks and uppercuts, Rosales answered again with a fluid, two-fisted assault to the physique and head, generally punctuated with quick proper fingers that backed up the stronger however much less skilled fighter.
Tremendous middleweight prospect Diego Pacheco made fast work of Adrian Luna, dropping the battle-worn gatekeeper thrice in Spherical 2 of a scheduled 10, remaining unbeaten in 17 professional outings (with 14 KOs). The 6-foot-4 L.A. native made essentially the most of his peak and attain benefits, maintaining Luna on the finish of his jab till he was able to unleash correct hooks and crosses and physique photographs. Luna (24-9-2, 16 KOs), a Mexico Metropolis native who could be handful when he will get warmed up, was by no means within the combat and his legs had been gone after the second knockdown. Everybody within the enviornment knew the combat was over however the referee, who lastly needed to wave it off when Luna’s nook threw within the towel after the third knockdown.
The 21-year-old Pacheco appears to have a brilliant future within the 168- and 175-pound divisions.
Houston middleweight Austin Williams totally outworked fellow unbeaten prospect Simon Madsen to a 10-round choice, successful by unanimous scores of 99-90. Williams (13-0, 9 KOs), an aggressive 26-year-old southpaw, hit Madsen with each energy punch conceivable, usually in flashy combos, however he couldn’t budge the Danish stalker, who fights out of Cancun, Mexico.
Madsen (13-1, 10 KOs) boxed out of a excessive guard and tried to counter with physique photographs when he might, however he principally absorbed a beating from Williams, who grew to become so tired of the repetitive nature of the combat that he started showboating through the center rounds. He deserted the hotdogging when the referee warned him for tapping his footwear together with his gloves in the midst of his combos.
Madsen was deducted some extent for a low blow in Spherical 9.
Light-weight prospect Marco Castro (9-0, 6 KOs) dropped Maickol Lopez (16-4, 8 KOs) en path to a unanimous shutout eight-round choice (80-71).
Los Angeles bantamweight Anthony Herrera remained unbeaten (4-0-1, 3 KOs) with a third-round stoppage towards fellow prospect Christian Sullivan (8-1, 5 KOs), an Arizona native.
Brazilian junior light-weight Beatriz Ferreira (2-0, 1 KO) opened the Matcchroom Boxing card with a second-round stoppage of Floridian Carisse Brown (7-3, 4 KOs).
