The underdog and the under-the-radar fighters made it count this weekend. Plus, I remember George Foreman, a true all-time great.
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Fundora-Booker – PBC card
Sebastian Fundora KO4 Chordale Booker
Unified belt holder Fundora looked like a Capital G Guy stopping a very good Booker in his first defense of his titles.
Jesus Ramos Jr TKO7 Guido Schramm
Ramos stops the late-sub Schramm. Ramos is a top guy in the junior middleweight division.
Elijah Garcia SD10 Terrell Gausha
Garcia won a close one after being dropped by Gausha in the first round. Garcia is now training with Bob Santos, but Garcia’s lack of defense, especially head movement has hurt him.
Freudis Rojas UD8 Maurice Lee
Rojas returns to outbox Lee, a veteran of the sport.
Robert Guerrero Jr TKO2 Sean Armas
Guerrero Jr passed his step-up fight with flying colors stopping Armas.
Kambosos-Wyllie – Matchroom Boxing
George Kambosos Jr UD12 Jake Wyllie
Kambosos was tested by the late-sub Wyllie which poses more questions than answers about his career to this point
Tiara Brown SD10 Skye Nicolson
Brown wins the WBC featherweight title off the Olympian Nicolson. Brown follows in the footsteps of Alycia Baumgardner, an overlooked fighter with a lot of talent, who put it together and changed her life.
Cherneka Johnson TKO7 Nina Hughes
WBA beltholder Johnson might be a star. In the rematch, she dominated Hughes leading to the impressive stoppage.
Teremoana Jr TKO1 James Singh
Australian Olympian Teremoana Jr reminds me of George Foreman and continues to get first-round stoppages against limited opposition.
Imam Khataev UD10 Durval Elias Palacio
Khataev was a fun in the 2020 Olympics. He is hit a rough spot in his career. He lost two points for low blows, but won a wide unanimous decision.
Lester Martinez-Joeshon James – ProBox TV
Lester Martinez KO4 Joeshon James
A brutal stoppage from Martinez that shows he is a world-class guy. A fight between Martinez and Christian Mbilli would be fun.
Jessie Magdaleno TKO3 Louis Coria
Magdaleno looked to return to championship form against Coria, who has given talented fighters tough fights.
Jasmine Artiga MD10 Regina Chavez
Artiga is now the WBA junior bantamweight titleholder with the win. Nonito Donaire was in her corner, the fight was close I liked her clean shots.
Vladimir Hernandez SD10 Isaias Lucero
Stockton’s Hernandez is one of the most exciting fighters of the ever. He wins another good bout.
Charles Harris UD8 Angel Rebollar
After an early career misstep, Harris now with Brian “BoMac” McIntyre, is looking to fulfill his potential. Rebollar is one of the best hard-luck fighters of this era. He has taken a lot of hard fights.
Charlie Sheehy TKO7 Cesar Juarez
Sheehy lived up to his potential stoppage a veteran as he looks to move up the ranks this year.
Kelvin Davis KO4 Jose Marruffo
Davis got a professional win over Marruffo, a hard-luck veteran who has probably seen better days.
OTX Boxing
Jeremy Hill UD10 Maliek Montgomery
Junior lightweight Hill upset Montgomery, who had been featured heavily on OTX Boxing’s cards as he rebuilt his career.
Kurt Scoby KO5 Cesar Villarraga
Scoby can punch, and he proved that against a veteran.
Donte Layne UD6 Malik Calhoun
Layne was tested against Calhoun winning a close fight.
Jonathan Mansour KO1 Markus Bowes
Mansour stopped Bowes in 1:49. Mansour is a local ticket seller with a deep amateur pedigree.
Upset of the week
Junior Wright UD10 Cassias Chaney
