Welterweight Oliver ‘El Monaguillo’ Quintana was knocked out in the fifth round by Julio ‘Canelito’ Luna in the main event on Saturday night on ESPN+ at the Naucalpan, Mexico.
Luna (23-1-2, 13 KOs) stopped Quintana (21-3, 16 KOs) at 1:34 of the fifth round of a scheduled ten rounds.
In the first round, the taller Luna used his reach with his jab to take the round. In the second and third rounds, Quintana’s punches seem to be falling short, punching up to Luna.
In the fourth’s final seconds, Luna had Quintana in trouble with a left to the chin. In the fifth round, a left to the temple from Luna and down went Quintana for the count.
Alejandro ‘Pajaro’ Davila (23-6-2, 9 KOs) lost to Leonardo Ruiz (15-0, 8 KOs) by a ten-round round decision in the co-feature super welterweight.
In the first three rounds, Davila made a steady attack on the body, taking all three rounds. In the fourth and fifth rounds, Ruiz also attacked the body, driving Davila to the ropes.
In the sixth round, Ruiz started using the ring with little offense, trying to reserve his energy already or for a strong finish, giving up the round.
In the seventh round, Ruiz came out firing punches after taking the previous round off. Davila’s right eye was closing. In the eighth round, Davila countered well using the ring, having Ruiz follow him.
In the ninth round, Davila twice slipped to the canvas due to water not being removed. He gave the round-up to Ruiz, who was looking for a strong finish. In the tenth and final round, Davila had Ruiz against the ropes the entire round.
The scores were 98-93, 99-91 and 100-90.
Super Welter Rafael ‘Papitas’ Bautista (5-2-1, 2 KOs) lost to Jesus ‘Descarmador Luis Fernando’ Pina (24-8-1, 18 KOs) over six rounds.
In the first three rounds, Pina was the aggressor, taking all three rounds. Pina kept the pressure on Bautista from the fourth through the sixth, pitching a shutout.
The scores were 60-54, 60-54 and 60-54.
Feather Sara Carmona (8-1, 3 KOs) lost to southpaw Camilla Panatta (7-1-1, 3 KOs) over 8×2 rounds.
In the first three rounds, it was close, with Panatta having an edge. In the fourth round, Carmona came out more aggressive, taking the round.
From the fifth through the seventh rounds, Carmona used lead rights against southpaw Panatta, out-landing her when taking the rounds. In the eighth and final round half minute Panatta landed a solid right hook to the chin of Carmona.
Referee Rafael Saldano. Scores 94-94, 98-90 and 97-91.
Bantam Joel ‘El Trino’ Cordova (14-9-2, 13 KOs) by majority decision over Ernesto Salcedo (15-5, 12 KOs) over eight rounds.
There was plenty of action in the first round and no feeling out. In the second and third rounds, Salcedo’s face started to swell under the eyes from both Cordova’s punches and clash of heads.
In the fourth round, Cordova switches to southpaw and back, working on the right side of Salcedo’s face and trying to close that right eye. Salcedo is willing to continue to mix it up.
In the fifth rounds first minute Cordova drove Salcedo into the ropes with a flurry. Cordova seconds later got hit low and got a short rest. Salcedo in the final seconds drove Cordova into the ropes with a flurry.
In the sixth round’s final minute, Salcedo had Cordova holding on.
In the seventh round, Cordova drew blood from Salcedo’s nose. He was hit several times low without a point. In the eighth and final round, with a minute remaining, Salcedo hit Cordova low again and finally lost a point. With twenty seconds remaining, again, a point was taken from Salcedo for a low blow.
Scores were 77-73, 75-75, and 78-72.
The referee was Rafael Saldana.
Light southpaw Francisco Lopez (6-3, 3 KOs) lost to Ariel Gonzalez Vazquez (5-2-3, 2 KOs) over 6 rounds, with Lopez scoring only a knockdown.
In the first two rounds, Lopez had a slight edge, being the more aggressive fighter. In the third round, Lopez dropped Gonzales with a right on the chin for an 8-count. In the fourth round, Gonzalez came back well with lead rights to the chin.
In the fourth round, Gonzalez rocked Lopez with a left hook to the chin in the final minute. In the fifth round Lopez dropped Gonzalez for an 8-count with a right on the chin.
The scores were 58-55, 58-55 and 58-56.
The referee was Cesar Castanon.
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