Deonte Brown (17-0 (11)) defeated Grimardi Machuca (17-3 (14) by unanimous decision over 10 rounds to win the vacant Continental American super featherweight title on Friday night at Commerce Casino in Commerce, California.
In the first three rounds, previously undefeated Machuca is making up for two defeats and wants to bounce back in a fierce fight. Brown defeated Machuca in the fourth and fifth rounds.
In the sixth and seventh rounds, Machuca continues to attack while the southpaw Brown counters with his left paw. There was a clash of heads in the final minute of the eighth round as referee Thomas Taylor checked both teams.
In the ninth round, Brown counter-attacks Machua with his arms along his body. In the tenth and final round, Brown appeared to be in the lead while Machuca had trouble landing.
The scores were 96-94, 96-94 and 97-93.
In a co-fight, bantamweight Saul Sanchez (21-4-1 (12)) fought to a majority eight-round draw against Edwin Rodriguez (12-9-3 (5).
The aggressive Sanchez had the upper hand in the first three rounds to seek revenge for his loss to Rodriguez six years ago. In rounds four through six, Rodriguez counterattacked well and won the round.
In the fifth and sixth rounds, Rodriguez was more aggressive early on before retreating to counterattack. In the seventh round, Rodriguez had significant swelling under his right eye and was checked by the ring doctor between rounds. In the eighth and final round, Rodriguez had the advantage after a brief round.
The scores were 78-74 Sanchez, 76-76 and 76-76. The referee was Gerard White.
Welterweight Angel “Sharpie” Perez (10-0-1 (8) knocked out Sachin Rohila (8-4 (2)) in the first round of a scheduled four-round fight at 2:04.
In the first round, Perez landed a left hook to the body and Rohila went down after a count by referee David Solivan.
Super bantamweight Cornellio Phipps (6-0 (2) defeated Jesse “Super” Mandapat (9-3-1 (5)) via six-round split decision.
In the second round, Phipps hurt Mandapat with a left hook to the chin in the first minute, winning the next round. In the third and fourth rounds, Mandapat made a sturdy comeback, winning both close rounds. In the sixth and final round, both had their moments. In a close fight, Phipps could have won.
The scores were 59-55 Phipps, 58-56 Mandapat and 58-56 Phipps. The referee was Gerard White.
Welterweight Criztec Bazaldua (6-2 (1)) lost after nearly six rounds by unanimous decision to Darian Castro (4-0 (1)). Bazaldua scored the lone knockdown.
In the second round, Bazaldua’s counterattack straight to Castro’s chin dropped him for 8 from referee David Solivan. Castro got up immediately and fought well. Midway through the third round, Castro hurt Bazaldua with a combination, winning the round.
In the last minute of the fourth round, Castro sucked blood from Bazaldui’s mouth with his left hand. In the fifth round, Bazaldua came back in a close round. In the sixth and final round, with his hands at his side, Castro went to the well of Bazaldua at the end of a hard-fought fight.
The scores were 57-56, 57-56 and 58-55.
Super featherweight Jorge Unyce Ruiz (2-0 (2)) defeated Prince Martin (1-3-1 (1)) at 1:46 of the second round of a scheduled four-round bout.
In the second round, referee Thomas Taylor stopped the fight.
In the super featherweight division, Narek Hovhannisyan (2-0 (1) knocked out Eric Howard (7-4 (2)) at 0:42 of the fourth and final round.
In the fourth round, referee David Solivan ordered a break.
Welterweight Kamari Burnside (2-0) defeated Obed Sepulveda (1-9, 1 KO) by four-round unanimous decision.
The scores were 39-37, 39-37 and 40-36. The referee was Gerald White.
Isaiah Garcia (1-0) welterweight defeated Clayton Hibbert 2-10 (2) by disqualification in four rounds. In the fourth round, referee Gerald White DQ’d Hibbert.
2020 Olympian Shakilya Ellis (1-0) defeated Maria “Polvoarita” Salinas (27-13-6(16) by six-round unanimous decision.
In the first three rounds, Ellis had the advantage over the aggressive Salinas. In the fourth and fifth rounds, former Olympian Ellis faced four-time world title challenger Salinas.
In the sixth and final round, Ellis became the aggressor and dominated the game against Salinas.
The scores were 60-54, 58-56 and 59-55. The referee was Thomas Taylor.
The ring announcer was Lupe Contreras.
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