WBA Continental Super Featherweight champion Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernandez won by technical decision over WBC Continental Americas champion Thomas Mattice at the end of the sixth round.
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“Rocky” Hernandez (36-2, 32 KOs) defeated WBC Continental Americas champion Thomas Mattice (22-4-1, 17 KOs) by a six-round technical decision of the scheduled 12 rounds.
In the first round, Hernandez was the aggressor chasing Mattice against the ring. In the second and third rounds, Hernandez landed uppercuts to the chin of Mattice, who countered with a right to the body and a left hook to the chin. In the fourth round, Mattice cut Hernandez’s right eyelid in the last minute.
The action resumed in the fifth and sixth rounds, with both having their moments. In the seventh round, Mattice was doing well, but referee Mark Calo-oy called a stop to the scorecards after two head-to-head bouts. It looked like a straight shot from Mattice caused the second cut over the left eye.
The scores were 59-55, 58-55 and 58-56.
Flyweight southpaw Sergio Mendoza (24-0, 21 KOs) knocked out southpaw Angel Ramos (32-2-2, 19 KOs) at 1:00 of the third round of a scheduled ten round bout.
In the first two rounds, Mendoza used a jab and followed up with lefts while Ramos worked the body with Mendoza in front in a battle of southpaws. In the third round, a left uppercut from Mendoza on the chin and down Ramos for the count of Referee Octavino Lopez.
WBC Youth Silver super middleweight champion Julio ‘Diamante’ Porras (12-0, 8 KOs) defeated Isaac Torres (10-1, 10 KOs) by a ten-round unanimous decision, scoring a knockdown in the second.
In the second round thirty seconds, a Porras left a hook on the chin dropped Torres for a count of 9 by Referee Francisco Laveaga. In the fifth round, Porras landed a straight above mid-round on Torres’ chin.
In the final seconds of the new round, Porras landed a pair of rights to the chin of Torres. Porras continued to chase Torres around the ring in the tenth and final round. The scores were 100-89, 99-90 and 99-90.
Light welterweight Leonardo Rubacalava (9-0, 3 KOs) defeated Jesus Castorena (5-2, 2 KOs) by a six-round unanimous decision.
In the first round, Rubacalava beat Castorena. In the first minute of the second round, Rubacalava landed several left hooks on the chin. Rubadalava rocked Castorena with a right to the chin in the final seconds. In the last thirty seconds of the third round, Rubadalava caught Castorena with a left hook to the chin.
Rubadalava landed right on Castorena’s chin in the fourth round with thirty seconds left. In the final seconds, Castorena finally finished with a flurry. In the fifth round final seconds Rubadalava landed a straight busting up Castorena’s nose with blood flowing.
In the sixth and final round, Rubadalava won the last round by a shutout. The scores were 60-54, 60-54 and 60-54.
The announcer was David Diamante.
