INDIO, California — In an exhilarating efficiency earlier than a roaring hometown Coachella crowd, Manuel “Gucci Manny” Flores (20-1, 16 KOs) showcased his refined technical expertise towards Jorge “Zurdo” Leyva (18-4, 13 KOs) of La Paz, Mexico, in the primary occasion of Golden Boy Combat Evening on DAZN. Scheduled for 10 rounds of bantamweight motion, Flores confronted a tricky southpaw in Leyva. Flores took management from the opening bell, sitting on his punches as he attacked Leyva. Gucci Manny scored a knockdown within the third spherical and one other within the fourth, the place Leyva was unable to recuperate. The referee stopped the battle at 55 seconds into the fourth spherical. The occasion happened at Fantasy Springs Resort On line casino and was broadcast worldwide on DAZN.
“I really feel good. I really feel wonderful. It’s only a blessing to showcase my expertise in entrance of my hometown, it’s only a blessing,” mentioned Flores. “What I consider is subsequent for me is to face somebody within the prime ranks, perhaps throughout the prime 10. I wish to get myself throughout the rankings and work our strategy to a belt.”
With a spectacular, fan-friendly knockout, Coachella Valley’s Grant Flores (9-0, 7 KOs) placed on a boxing clinic towards Philadelphia’s LaQuan Evans (5-4, 2 KOs). Scheduled for six rounds of welterweight motion, Flores overwhelmed Evans with a flurry of punches that the Philadelphia fighter couldn’t recuperate from, main the referee to wave off the battle at 1:18 of the second spherical.
Lately signed to Golden Boy, Olympian and newbie standout Ruslan Abdullaev (1-0, 1 KO) made a splash below the Golden Boy promotional banner with a second-round knockout over Puebla, Mexico’s Jose Alvarado (3-20-1, 2 KOs). Scheduled as a four-round welterweight battle, Abdullaev landed an electrifying physique shot that despatched Alvarado to the mat at 2:33, from which he couldn’t recuperate.
With a knockout efficiency to kick-start his tenure as a Golden Boy fighter, Federico Pacheco (8-0, 6 KOs) defeated Arnulfo Cazares (2-5, 2 KOs) within the last spherical of their scheduled six-round heavyweight battle. Cazares stood robust towards Pachecoߣs barrage of punches, however the referee waved off the battle at 1:46.
Opening the DAZN broadcast, Johnny “Sugarcane” Canas (7-0, 2 KOs) defeated Jesus Perez (14-20-1, 8 KOs) of Sinaloa, Mexico. Scheduled for six rounds of light-weight motion, Canas was warned for low blows halfway by the battle, which despatched Perez to the mat. All three judges scored the bout unanimously 60-54. Kicking off battle night time, Mongolian fighter Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu (6-0, 2 KOs), preventing out of Los Angeles, took residence a majority determination victory towards Santa Anaߣs Mario Hernandez (12-6-1, 4 KOs) with scores of 57-57, 59-55, and 59-55.
Obligatory Picture Credit score: Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Govt Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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