Omar Trinidad Makes A Statement With 10th Round KO

In the opening round, Trinidad, the much bigger fighter, started aggressively, throwing caution to the wind with his four-punch combinations. Slavinskyi tried to time Trinidad coming in, but it didn’t work out for him. Trinidad went straight headhunting in the second round as he was looking for a stoppage, and towards the end of the round, he landed a straight right hand that stunned Slavinskyi.

In the third round, Trinidad continued to land at will on Slavinskyi, who preferred to have the high guard up instead of trying to create some offense. Slavinskyi would do the same in the fourth round, but in the fifth, he began to work the body of Trinidad, which slowed him down. Trinidad continued to head hunt and ignored the attack to the body, which allowed Slavinskyi to have a solid round. The sixth round seemed like a repeat of the previous rounds as Trinidad pressed for the homerun shot, but he couldn’t land it while ignoring the body. He did land a straight right hand, but that was it.

Frustration began to settle in with Trinidad in the seventh round as Slavinskyi was tougher than maybe anticipated. Slavinskyi would take advantage by landing some hard, straight lefts to the body. The eighth round was more of the same by Trinidad, but in the ninth, he landed a straight right hand, which went Slavinskyi tumbling back to the ropes that held him up. The referee appropriately called it a knockdown. Slavinskyi made it to the end of the round.

In the final round, Trinidad landed a straight right hand that sent Slavinskyi crashing down to the canvas. Although Slavinskyi got up, he stumbled to the corner, forcing referee Ray Corona to put a halt to the action.

Aram Amirkhanyan Scores The Suprise Split Decision Victory Over Gor Yeritsyan

Aram Amirkhanyan(16-0-1, 4 KOs) shocked the SoCal crowd by earning a split decision over Gor Yeritsyan(18-1, 14 KOs). The judges scored this one 96-94 for Amirkhanyan, 96-94 for Yeritsyan, and  96-94 in favor of Amirkhanyan. The betting underdog won, but he was the aggressor, and the judges favored that style in this fight.

The first round saw plenty of feints and jabs thrown by both Yeritsyan and Amirkhanyan. They tried to establish distance and foot position as Yeritsyan fought in the conventional stance and Amirkhanyan in the southpaw stance. Amirkahnyan had a slightly better round than his opponent as he continued to land the straight left hand down the middle. Yeritsyan looked off balance and did not bring his hands back after throwing his combinations.

In the third round, Yeritsyan increased his punch output and began targeting Amirkhanyan’s body, setting up the punches up top. Yertisyan continued his increase in punch output in the fourth round but would get caught off balance during multiple sequences. Amirkhanyan had a hard time trying to get inside. The fifth round had a ton of feinting, but towards the end, Yeritsyan landed a straight right hand that rocked Amirkhanyan, but it was seconds before the sound of the bell.

There was only one punch at a time in the sixth round, but Yeritsyan had more of an impact with his punches. Although the seventh round wasn’t filled with much action, the eighth was more about Yeritsyan pop-shotting Amirkhanyan with a straight right hand and finding a home for that shot throughout the round. In the ninth round, a cut developed over Yeritsyan’s right eye, which appeared from an elbow. Both men left it all in the ring during the final round, but Yeritsyan’s come-forward style earned him the victory.

“Right Hook Roxy” Verduzco Earns Unanimous Decision

Iyana ‘Right Hook Roxy’ Verduzco (2-0) earns a unanimous decision over Colleen Davis (3-2-1, 1 KO), with all three judges giving her every round: 60-54.  Verduzco goes by the “Right Hook Roxy” moniker, and she showed it off early in the first round, creating a cut over Davis’s left eye. This fight would all Verduzco as she dominated with her signature right hook and a straight left hand.

Abel Mejia Scores A Fourth Round Knockout Over Jesus Correa Abarca

Abel Mejia (5-0, 4 KOs) had the crowd at the Commerce Casino chanting his name as he scored a one-punch knockout over Jose Jesus Correa Abarca (6-10, 4 KOs) in the fourth round of their fight.

Mejia began the first round quickly, throwing four to five punch combinations, but Abarca wouldn’t be outdone as he was throwing combinations right with Mejia. In the second round, Abarca landed a straight right hand and then a left hook to Mejia’s head, knocking him down. Mejia got up but was hurt badly. The referee allowed it to continue, although Mejia was out on his feet. Mejia came roaring back in the third round after a disastrous second. Mejia’s left hook landed flush on Abarca, opening up a cut over his right eye. Mejia began to target the cut as Abarca started to slow down. Mejia landed a crushing left hook in the fourth round that sent Abarca down hard. Abarca tried to get up, but when he did, he dove into the ropes, sending the crowd into a tremendous roar.

Jaybrio Pe Benito Wastes Little Time TO Pick Up His Fifth Victory

Jaybrio Pe Benito (5-0, 4 KOs) appeared to have somewhere to go as he scored a second-round TKO over Michael Land (1-5-1, 1 KO). Pe Benito wasted no time establishing his left jab and straight right hand down the middle throughout the first round. Land, a southpaw, couldn’t figure out how to get to Pe Benito. In the second round, Pe Benito landed a left hook to score the fight’s only knockdown. Land got up but was met with a barrage of punches, forcing the referee to stop the fight.

Adan Palma Squeezes Out A Tough Unanimous Decision To Open The Card

It was a tough fight for Adan Palma (9-0, 5 KOs), but he was able to do just enough to squeeze out the unanimous decision over  Roberto Pucheta (13-25-3, 7 KOs). All three judges saw this one 58-56 for Palma, who picked up his ninth victory.

In the opening round, Pucheta brought the pressure to Palma with left and right hooks to the head. Palma was moving and had the high guard for most of the first round. In the second round, Pucheta began to change the levels of his punches while Palma settled for movement and landed one punch at a time, which was the straight right hand.

In what was a crazy third round, Pucheta lands a left hook to knockdown Palma. After Palma gets up, he lands a straight right hand that knocks Pucheta out of the ring. He managed to beat the count, and they went blow for blow to end the round. The fourth round picked up where the third left off as both fighters exchanged heavy leather in the middle of the ring. Pucheta appeared to get the better of the exchanges, forcing Palma to use his movement towards the end of the round.

In the fifth round, Palma picked up the pace and began to land a hard left hook to the head of Pucheta that made him stumble a few times throughout the round. In the last round, Palma used his feet too much and did not take advantage of Pucheta when he clearly had him hurt throughout the round. Pucheta would finish strong; however, if he had kept that same energy from the start, he could have finished Pucheta.