Former WBO NABO Welterweight champion Alexis ‘Lex‘ Rocha defeated former WBC Latino champion Santiago ‘Somer’ Dominguez by a 10-round unanimous decision in the main event on Friday night at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. The scores were 99-91, 99-91, and 98-92.
Credit: Golden Boy Promotions / Cris Esqueda)
Rocha (25-2, 16 KOs) defeated former WBC Latino champ Santiago ‘Somer’ Dominguez (27-1, 20 KOs) by a ten-round decision. Rocha used a good body attack in the first three rounds, taking both close rounds. In the fourth round’s final seconds, Rocha hurt Dominguez with a body shot.
In the sixth, seventh, and eighth rounds, Dominguez kept coming forward as Rocha countered him mostly to the body, hurting Dominguez. Knowing he needed a knockout in the ninth round, he ended the round, driving Rocha to the ropes.
In the tenth and final round, near the end of the first minute, Rocha landed a low blow. Referee Ray Corona gave him a minute to re-coup. In the final minute, Dominguez had Rocha against the ropes with a flurry of punches.
In the co-feature, welterweight Gregory ‘Goyo’ Morales (17-1, 9 KOs) defeated IBO American champion Jayvon ‘Jigsaw’ Garnett (10-2, 5 KOs) by a ten-round decision.
In the first two rounds, the taller Morales used an effective jab, taking both rounds. In the third and fourth rounds, Garnett, not having fought in almost three years, landed overhand rights and uppercuts to Morales’s chin, taking both rounds.
In the sixth round, Garnett had a good round, landing a right on the chin in the final seconds, taking the round. Morales seemed to control the first two minutes in the seventh round and was punching down when Garnett countered with a left hook on the chin in the final minute.
In the eighth round, Morales came back well, using his reach and landing an occasional right to the chin to back up Garnett. In the ninth round, it went back and forth, with each having its moments.
In the tenth and final round, Garnett looked good going to the body. In the final minute, Morales landed a big right uppercut on the chin to rock Garnett.
The referee was Ray Armendariz. The scores were 96-94, 98-92, and 99-91. 97-93 KH.
Lightweight Bryan Luca (10-0, 5 KOs) stopped Diuhl ‘Elegante’ Olguin (16-38-7, 10 KOs) at 2:03 of the fifth round of a scheduled 6.
In the first two rounds, Luca outlanded and beat Olguin. Between rounds, Referee Ray Corona called in the ring physician to check Olguin.
In the third round, Luca hurt Olguin with a double left hook to the head. In the fifth round’s final minute, a flurry from Luca left Olguin defenseless, causing Referee Corona to call a halt.
Super Bantamweight Jorge Chavez (12-0, 8 KOs) defeated Riku Kitani (8-3, 3 KOs) over six solid rounds.
In the first three rounds, Chavez outworked and outlanded Kitani. In the fourth and fifth rounds, Kitani came back well but not enough to win. In the sixth and final round, it was close, with Chavez having an edge.
The referee was Ray Armendariz. All scores were 60-54.
Super Welterweight 19-year-old Grant Flores (6-0, 5 KOs) stopped Juan ‘Fuego’ Meza (4-6, 3 KOs) at 1:54 of the second round of a scheduled four rounds.
In the first round, it was back and forth until the final minute when Flores rocked Meza several times with an overhand right on the chin.
In the second round, Flores rocked Meza with left hooks on the chin. A flurry of punches from Flores had Meza defenseless when Referee Corona called a halt.
The ring Announcer was Mark Fratto.
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