In a spectacular co-main occasion to Ortiz vs Bohachuk, the nonetheless undefeated and No. 2 WBC-ranked Charles “Dangerous Information” Conwell (20-0, 15 KOs) added one other knockout to his report after stopping Khiary Grey (18-7, 13 KOs) of Worcester, Massachusetts within the second spherical.
Scheduled for ten rounds of tremendous welterweight motion, Conwell was in a position to land a robust punch to the liver that despatched Grey to the mat at 2:32 within the second.
“I believe the informal followers will know me now as a result of I’ve been doing what I’ve been doing exhibiting that these guys don’t belong within the ring with me,” mentioned Charles Conwell. “I knew this wasn’t going to be a simple struggle for him the second that he signed up for it. I really feel just like the 154-lb is my division, we’re coming after the larger fights.Give me all the large names.”
Making an announcement in his Golden Boy debut, former Group USA member and No.1 WBA-ranked tremendous light-weight contender Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. (21-2-1, 7 KOs) confronted a last-minute alternative opponent in Jonathan “Momo” Romero (35-5, 19 KOs) of Cali, Colombia. The ten-round tremendous light-weight struggle solely made it to the top of spherical 5, the place Sims Jr. secured a TKO victory as a result of nook stopping the struggle as a consequence of a watch damage sustained by Romero.
“I felt like I used to be making my skilled debut once more,” mentioned Kenneth Sims Jr. “It was nice to be within the ring once more after so lengthy – sparring is sparring, and to be inside an actual struggle was one thing I used to be actually pleased about and I felt nice in having the ability to get my groove again and catch my distance with my gloves laced up once more. I’m listening to the division, and there are some unbelievable fights for me at tremendous light-weight – Jose Ramirez, Arnold Barboza, and so forth…. I’ll be watching!”
In co-promotion with Sampson Boxing, and nonetheless undefeated IBF Flyweight World Champion Gabriela “Candy Poison” Fundora (14-0, 6 KOs) efficiently defended her title a second time in opposition to former IBO Tremendous Flyweight World Champion Daniela “La Leona” Asenjo (16-4-3, 2 KOs) of Valdivia, Chile. The back-and-forth motion went the space, Asenjo standing robust in opposition to the aggressive Fundora. All three judges scored the championship struggle 100-90 for Fundora.
“Undisputed is subsequent for me,” mentioned Gabriela Fundora. “I wish to break the report for the youngest undisputed champion. I really feel like a struggle in opposition to Gabriela Alaniz can be such an action-packed struggle, and good for me in addition to good for Golden Boy. Asenjo was a very good fighter, I received her with some exhausting pictures, and he or she was in a position to final the 10-rounds with me.”
Opening the DAZN broadcast, celebrity within the making and former Group USA member Joel Iriarte (4-0, 4 KOs) of Bakersfield, Calif. added one other spotlight reel knockout efficiency to his resume when he defeated Miguel Ortiz (3-2, 1 KO) of Springfield, Massachusetts. Initially scheduled as a six-round welterweight struggle, the choose waived the struggle off at 2:15 within the first spherical when Ortiz was unable to answer the barrage of punches launched by Iriarte, giving him the TKO victory.
Girls’s boxing icon Cecilia “The First Girl” Braekhus (38-2-1, 9 KOs) of Bergen, Norway grew to become the brand new WBC Interim Tremendous Welterweight World Champion in a 10-round world title struggle in opposition to four-time world title challenger Maricela “La Diva” Cornejo (19-7, 7 KOs) of Los Angeles. The particular foremost occasion of the Golden Boy Battle Evening: Bohachuk vs. Ortiz Prelims that had been streamed on Golden Boy’s YouTube, Braekhus confirmed no worry and was in a position to ship Cornejo to the mat within the fourth spherical. The judges scored the struggle unanimously for Braekhus with all three seeing it 96-93.
“It feels superb to get the belt again,” mentioned Cecilia Braekhus. “She is a tricky fighter and has confronted the perfect within the divisions she has fought in. I knew I needed to present no worry and despite the fact that she is highly effective, I’m highly effective too. I’m going to social gathering in Las Vegas till tomorrow morning with my new belt and fly house to Norway to rejoice there as a result of it is a big win for the Norwegian individuals. And as soon as the mud settles, I’ll work out the perfect plan ahead with Tom Loeffler and Johnathan Banks.”
Because the co-main occasion of the prelims, the nonetheless undefeated Korean American middleweight prospect Eric Priest (14-0, 8 KOs) improved his report by defeating Luka Lozo (9-3-1, 8 KOs) of Cut up, Croatia in a 10-round match. The struggle went the space, the judges scoring the struggle unanimously 100-90 for Priest.
Additionally making a fast return in a four-round light-weight match, Santa Ana, Calif.’s Johnny “Sugarcane” Cañas (5-0, 2 KOs) defeated Sonora, Mexico’s Joseph “Jaguar” Cruz (7-9, 3 KOs). The four-round tremendous light-weight struggle went the space, each fighters getting reduce over their left eye by an unintentional head butt within the third-round. Cañas was in a position to simply outbox Cruz, all three judges awarding him scores of 40-36.
Making his assertion in his skilled debut, Group USA member and lately signed to Golden Boy, Jordan Fuentes (1-0) of Fresno, Calif. defeated James Mulder (0-3) of Antioch, Calif. in a four-round tremendous featherweight struggle. Fuentes impressed the judges with scores of 39-37, 40-36, and 39-37.
Opening struggle night time with a blinding debut as properly, Jennah “The Gem” Creason (1-0) of Visalia, California went the space in opposition to Kelsey Wickstrum (2-2, 1 KO) in a four-round welterweight struggle. Wickstrum was reduce above her left eye by a tough punch thrown by Creason within the first spherical. The break up resolution victory was taken house by Creason with scores of 37-39, 39-37, and 40-36.
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