In a matchup of battle-tested welterweights, 33-year-old Houston native Quinton “Quickdraw” Randall, 15-2-1 (3 KO), scored a unanimous decision (96). -94, 97-93, 99-91) over Janelson “Jawbreaker” Bocachica, 17-3-1 (11 KO) on Friday night in the main event of Red Owl Boxing’s BOXFEST XI on DAZN from “Owl’s Nest” on HU. Stun
“I gave myself a C+ performance,” Randall said. “It’s not my best, friend. Not my best. He’s a dog. He’s a warrior. I know he’s coming to fight. I knew he was going to fight (and) I appreciate that he accepted the fight knowing that he was far from home and knowing that this was my home. But being honest with God No matter where we are We will get the same results.
“It’s great and he’s a tough guy. Tomorrow I will be hurt.”
Throughout the first round, it was clear that Randall, aka. “Alpha wolves” have an advantage in hand speed. By combining attacks to the head and body. and can control the rhythm of the fight
As the action continues, the 25-year-old Bocachica, who is not competing against WBO 147-pound titleholder Brian Norman Jr., will be looking for his first victory since 2021. Visibly irritated when he had trouble finding an opening and couldn’t To create a strong rhythm
in the last period Randall still has the upper hand. By putting pressure on Boca Chica and use his powerful jab to set up powerful right hands and other impactful shots. It earned him a unanimous decision and his second victory in a row.
In the co-main event, 28-year-old Tipton “Rosegold” Walker Jr. (10-0-1, 6 knockouts) won by unanimous decision (77-75, 77-75, 78-74) over “ Marvallis” Marquis Moore (11-2, 7 KOs) in an eight-round bout.
After the first round where both men started fast, Walker had a clear advantage in both height and reach. Started to look for ways to execute his game plan in the second, even though the 33-year-old Moore only hit a few powerful shots in the round. It’s getting close.
Midway through the fourth round, Rose Gold, who has now won back-to-back fights in 2024 after not competing in 2022 and 2023, landed a big left punch before seeming to start to pull away a bit in the next round. go
In the second half of the fight Walker continued to mix up his attacks. Constantly searching for uppercase letters and continued body piercing
Moore, who hasn’t fought since 2022, has struggled to find an opening. Even though he never gave up Throwing and firing powerful shots in the final round, however, it was too late for the 33-year-old as he was unable to land a shot that sparked a fight. This led to the judges deciding that Tipton was the winner.
“I could have done better,” Tipton admitted. “I could have done more. But he is a good fighter. So I don’t take anything away from him. to advance to the next level I have to pass him. So back to the drawing board again.”
Also on the main card, rising super lightweight prospect and Houston native Giovanni Marquez (11-0, 6 KOs) put on a show in front of his hometown crowd. with a second-round TKO victory over Thomas Guillemette (8-3), 4 KOs) at 140 pounds.
“That’s what the fans want to see,” Marquez said in a post-fight interview. “I’m here for the fans to see and that’s what I did today.
“That’s what we will continue to do. To be a star You have to act like a star like this.”
Although the first round was relatively uneventful, Marquez, 23, son of former middleweight champion Raul Marquez, started strong. and quickly set up a jab
However, in the second round, Marquez closed the show with a brutal right hand from Guillemette, even as the 23-year-old Frenchman got back to his feet. But his legs were no longer under him and referee James Green had no choice but to stop the action.
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Earlier on DAZN, 17-year-old Kumar “The Raw One” Prescod (1-0), a nine-time amateur champion, makes his professional debut. Made quick work of Skyler Mauler (0-2), outscoring in second place- round TKO victory.
From the opening bell, Prescod, a native of Oakland, California, made it clear he was the better boxer. Using high-level moves and expert timing to evade Maeller’s pressure. and quickly began to tear him apart with a counterattack.
Meanwhile, the second round was considered the beginning of the end. As Prescot picked up the pace Fired a variety of powerful shots at Mauler and knocked him down twice. before forcing the 24-year-old’s corner to stop the fight
On the main card on DAZN, Dayan “The Cuban Sniper” DePestre (5-0-1, 3 KOs) picked up a one-sided unanimous decision victory (40-36, 39-37, 39-37) over Thee. Rawon Smith (2-4, 1 KO) in a rematch after the two fought last month.
“This time we prepared a little better,” DePestre said. “We work a lot on meditation. This time we came to stay focused and that showed in tonight’s result.”
Throughout the opening two rounds, the 24-year-old Depestre scored a decision over Smith in their first meeting in September. got off to a fast start By heading forward and delivering powerful body shots.
However, in the third round, the Cuban fighter began to open up. By shooting bigger shots clearly as he backed a seemingly worn-out Smith to the ropes. and unloading together in the head and body The fourth and final round saw more of the same as Depestre retired again towards the end of the round. Shoot powerful shots and look for the finish line.
Smith, 28, also known as “The Unknown,” accepted the fight on very short notice. And credit must be given to him. He continued swinging until the final bell. But in the end he didn’t arrive in time and it was Depestre who walked. Go out and find the winner.
