Jaime Munguia stopped undefeated Erik Bazinyan in the tenth round of an even fight to that point on Friday night at the Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona.
The former WBO junior middleweight champion, now WBC No. 2 ranked and WBC Silver super middleweight champion Munguia (44-1, 35 KOs) defeated WBO #2 and NABF Super 168-lb champion Bazinyan (32-1-1, 23 KOs) at 2:36 of the tenth round of an expected 12 round.
In the first round, both used their jabs, with Munguia coming forward. One minute into the round, Bazinyan landed right on Munguia’s chin. In the final seconds Munguia landed a right on the chin, but it was Bazinyan’s turn.
In the second round, more of the same, with Bazinyan against Munguia. In the third round, the jabbing continued from both. In the last minute, Bazinyan landed a right on the chin. Munguia did enough to take the round.
In the fourth round, Bazinyan’s jab was controlled for the most part, with Munguia trying to land his right with little success. Bazinyan used his jab to stop Munguia from landing good rights, taking another round in the fifth.
Midway through the sixth, Munguia began to land well. Both continued with Bazinyan using the jab and Munguia throwing power punches. At the seventh round midway point, Munguia landed a flurry of punches. In the last minute, Bazinyan came back well, having a left blocked but a right on the chin.
In the eighth round, halfway through the point, Bazinyan landed a good right on the chin. In the last minute, Munguia overtook Bazinyan, taking the lap. It went back and forth in the ninth round, with both rights landing halfway through. In the last minute, when Munguia seemed out-jabbed, he finished strong.
In the tenth round, Munguia landed a left to the chin and landed a chopping right to the head, dropping Bazinyan as referee Thomas Taylor counted him out.
Olympic silver medalist and Jr. champion. NABF heavyweight lefty Richard Torrez, Jr. (11-0, 10 KOs) won by DQ over Joey Dawejko (28-12-4, 16 KOs) at 2:02 of the fifth round of a program. eight round
In the first round, the southpaw Torrez continued to use a jab that landed most of the time. After a minute, he went to the body of Dawejko, who was on the defense blocked most of the punches. In the second round after a minute Dawejko landed his first solid left punch to the body. In the final minute, Torrez landed a combination on the chin.
In the third round, Dawejko turned south, and Torrez kicked his mouth. In the fourth round, Dawejko spat his mouth, which was deducted a point by Referee Wes Melton.
In the fifth round, Dawejko had a left to the chin. Then, once again, the mouthpiece went off, and referee Melton disqualified Dawejko.
Light welterweight Emiliano Vargas (12-0, 10 KOs) knocked out Larry Fryers (13-7-1, 5 KOs) at 1:23 of the fifth round of a scheduled eight-rounder.
In the final seconds of the first round, Vargas hurt Fryers with a left on the chin at the bell. In the second round, Fryers showed his heart approaching, being against Vargas. In the third round, Vargas had Fryers nose bleeding, punched him, took another round.
In the fourth round, Vargas continued to counter the ever-forward Fryer, who was injured near the end.
In the fifth round, a left hook from Vargas went to the body, and on the chin and down Fryers, as referee Raul Caiz, Jr. Later, Vargas said he had hurt his right hand earlier in the round.
Super featherweight 2016 Olympian Charly Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs) knocked out Jorge Castaneda (17-4, 13 KOs) at 2:22 of the third round of a scheduled ten round.
In the final seconds of the first round, Suarez floored Castaneda with a right head followed by a left to the chin and a near fall. In the second round, the shorter Suarez overcame Castaneda.
In the third round, Castaneda’s right eye began to swell. Suarez landed a left hook to the chin, dropping Castaneda for an 8 count from referee Chris Flores. Seconds later, Suarez landed a right followed by a left to the chin, and Castaneda went down for the count.
Junior middleweight Jorge Garcia Perez (30-4, 25 KOs) stopped Ilias Essaoudi (22-2 (15 KOs)) at 0:46 of the first round of a scheduled ten round.
In the first round, Perez countered a miss from Essaoudi with a right uppercut to the midsection, followed by three punches to the head as Essaoudi fell to the canvas, taking the full count on one knee from referee Wes Morton.
Super bantamweight Sebastian ‘Logan’ Hernandez Reyes (17-0, 16 KOs) stopped Yonfrez Parejo (24-7-1, 12 KOs) after four rounds of the expected eight rounds.
In the last seconds of the second round, Hernandez hurts Parejo with a right to the body. In the third round, Parejo received his fourth warning from Referee Chris Flores.
In the fourth round Hernandez continued a good body attack of uppercuts while Parejo received another warning for holding. Parejo’s corner called a stop after the round.
Lightweight Alan Garcia (14-1, 11 KOs) was knocked out by Ricardo Fernandez (16-13, 2 KOs) at 2:25 of the fifth round of a scheduled eight-rounder.
In the first four rounds, Garcia had an advantage, mostly going to the body. In the fifth round, Garcia, against the ropes, turned south when Fernandez landed an overhand right on the chin. Garcia is on his back, with referee Raul Caiz, Jr.
Southpaw Demier Zamora (14-0, 9 KOs) defeated Gerardo Perez (12-6-1, 3 KOs) by unanimous decision at eight.
In the first two rounds, Zamora had his way, outboxing Perez. In the third round, Perez drove Zamora against the ropes. From the fourth to the sixth, both had their moments, with Zamora getting the better of them.
The action continued in the seventh round. In the eighth and final round, Zamora went to the body, and Perez fought his way back.
Referee Thomas Taylor. Score 80-72 twice and 79-73.
Super southpaw Steven Navarro (4-0, 3 KOs) knocked out Oscar Arroyo (3-3, 2 KOs) at 2:35 of the third round of the scheduled six rounds after taking a pair of strikes.
In the first round after a minute, Navarro dropped Arroyo with a left followed by a right to the chin for an 8-count by referee Chris Flores.
In the final seconds, Navarro hurt Arroyo with a right hook, leading him several steps. In the final seconds of the second round, Navarro landed a right followed by a left on the chin, and downed Arroyo for another 8-count from referee Flores.
In the third round, Navarro continues to go from the south to the orthodox. In the final seconds, Navarro rocked Arroyo with a right left and had him defenseless with a flurry against the ropes when referee Flores stopped the fight.
The announcer was Mark Shunock.
