Undefeated WBC #2, WBO #2, IBF #4 light-weight contender Raymond “Hazard” Muratalla (21-0, 16 KOs) scored a ten spherical unanimous resolution over former world champion Tevin Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs) on Saturday night time on the Pearl Live performance Theater at Palms On line casino Resort in Las Vegas. Scores had been 97-92, 96-93, 95-94 as Muratalla pulled away late.
Muratalla needed to overcome Farmer’s elusive southpaw type by utilizing angles and constant stress.
Farmer succeeded by touchdown straight left fingers from the skin, however fast flurries from the 27-year-old stunted his momentum.
Within the eighth, referee Thomas Taylor deducted a degree from Farmer for extreme holding. Muratalla, who was urged by head coach Robert Garcia to extend the stress, surprised Farmer with a proper hand within the following stanza
Muratalla saved the tempo excessive within the ultimate spherical to clinch the victory and retained his NABO and NABF titles.
Muratalla stated, “I simply needed to preserve making use of the stress. He was shifting round. He was holding. So I needed to preserve placing on the stress. And we got here out with the victory.
“I used to be simply per the stress. I simply saved placing it on. My group informed me to maintain placing it on. I used to be breaking him down spherical by spherical.
“I would like the champions subsequent. {Denys} Berinchyk known as my identify. I’m calling out his identify proper now. If I can’t get Berinchyk, then I would like Shakur.”
Farmer stated, “That time deduction was loopy. I really feel like we had been each holding. The instances I attempted to get out, he had my arm, so it regarded like I used to be holding. So, he took the purpose. But it surely’s the ref. He makes the calls. So you need to take it on the chin.”
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Sulaiman Segawa (17-4-1, 6 KOs) knew this was the chance of a lifetime, and he made essentially the most of it.
The 33-year-old Ugandan upset Ruben Villa (22-2, 7 KOs) through 10-round unanimous resolution to seize the WBC Silver featherweight title.
Segawa set the tone for tonight’s co-feature with excessive output from the opening bell. Within the fourth spherical, Villa tried to show the tide by altering angles to land proper hooks and even hurting Segawa to the physique.
Within the eighth, Segawa despatched Villa reeling with consecutive left fingers earlier than Villa harm him once more with a number of physique blows.
Within the ultimate rounds, Segawa’s relentlessness prevailed, incomes him the nod by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94. Segawa received the final two rounds on all three judges’ playing cards.
Segawa stated, “He ready and skilled exhausting. I knew he’d be a tricky fighter. However in my camp, we stayed prepared. We all the time keep prepared. So I needed to practice exhausting. It’s all exhausting work.
“126, child. Right here we’re. Prime Rank, let’s do it!”
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Junior Welterweight: Charlie Sheehy (10-0, 5 KOs) earned an eight-round unanimous factors verdict over Ricardo Quiroz (13-5, 7 KOs). Sheehy encountered hassle within the opening rounds with Quiroz’s counters however discovered his rhythm down the stretch with straight photographs from the skin. Scores: 78-74 and 77-75 2x.
Welterweight: 18-year-old phenom Artwork Barrera Jr. (6-0, 4 KOs) triumphed with a six-round unanimous resolution in opposition to Javier Mayoral (6-6-1, 1 KO). Barrera floored Mayoral with a left hook adopted by a proper uppercut within the opening stanza and once more within the fourth with a straight proper hand, however the Mexican southpaw survived. Scores: 60-52 3x.
Junior Light-weight: Jonathan Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) landed a wonderfully timed left hook to the physique that stopped Leonardo Padilla (23-6-1, 16 KOs) within the first spherical of their scheduled eight-rounder. Lopez turned him to land extra, however the liver shot was sufficient to place him down for the depend. Time of stoppage: 1:43.
Junior Light-weight: Albert Gonzalez (9-0, 5 KOs) scored a sixth-round TKO over Conrado Martinez (9-2). Gonzalez was relentless from the opening bell, sporting Martinez down with physique photographs. By the fourth, Martinez was on the verge of being stopped however survived till the sixth, the place a number of unanswered photographs pressured referee Thomas Taylor to halt the motion. Time of stoppage: 1:23.
Junior Welterweight: Israel Mercado (11-1-1, 7 KOs) defeated Dondrell Haynes (8-2, 7 KOs) over six rounds of back-and-forth motion. Mercado overcame top and attain disadvantages with proper hooks to the physique and brief lefts on the within. Scores: 60-54 and 59-55 2x.
Junior Light-weight: Milawuakee-born southpaw Javier Zamarron (9-0, 4 KOs) scored a hard-earned unanimous resolution win over Mikey Bracamontes (9-2-1, 5 KOs). Scores: 59-55 3x.
