Super flyweight Argi Cortes picked up a TKO in the co-feature
Angel Ayala Lardizabal escaped Felix Alvarado by the skin of his teeth to earn a shot at the IBF flyweight title, but there was nothing narrow about tonight’s championship over Dave Apolinario, whom Ayala hammered into submission in the sixth round.
Apolinario (20-1, 14 KO) got off to a hot start, landing a number of heavy lefts on the hometown fighter, but quickly found himself a step behind. Ayala’s (18-0, 8 KO) output gave him control of the fight by the halfway mark, at which point he sent “The Doberman” to the canvas with a nasty left hook to the liver.
Apolinario seemed more frustrated than hurt and beat the count with time to spare, but Ayala stayed on him, slugging it out for the next minute and a half before pinning him to the ropes and unloading to the body until he went down and stayed there.
It’s a terrific win for the 24-year-old Ayala, who now find himself near the top of the still-rebuilding flyweight division. After Kenshiro Teraji meets Cristofer Rosales for the vacant WBC title in October, we’ll have a full suite of champions again.
NUEVO CAMPEÓN MUNDIAL MEXICANO
Ángel Ayala ajustó y atacó al cuerpo. Ganchos potentes y Aploniario no resistió en la segunda caída.
El ‘Camaleón’ gana el Título Mosca IBF y es el campeón 60 de Zanfer
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In other action, super flyweight contender Argi Cortes (27-4-2, 11 KO) got off the canvas to bust up Salvador Juarez’s (19-9-2, 4 KO) eye and force a doctor’s stoppage.
ES TODO Y SE ACABA LA PELEA
Revisión médica al ‘Peloncito’ Juárez sobre su golpe y cortes en el rostro, lo cual el doctor impide continuar…
VICTORIA POR KOT8 para el Argi Cortés
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