Jose Martinez stopped Jesus Martinez in round four of a scheduled ten-round super flyweight bout at The Oasis Hotel in Cancun, Mexico.
Jose dropped Jesus with a body shot at the end of round three, and then it was another body shot in round four that put Jesus down and the fight was stopped at 19 seconds.
Jose Martinez, 115 lbs of Mayaguez, PR is 20-0-1 with 13 knockouts. Jesus Martinez, 114.4 lbs of Monteria, COL is 23-3.
“I’m very happy with the win,” said Jose Martinez. “I thought that it would last longer, but the goal was accomplished. The knockout is what we wanted, though we were prepared to go the distance. I’ll let my promoter, Miguel Cotto Promotions, decide what’s next for me. This victory is for Puerto Rico. I want to thank all the Puerto Rican people for their support.”
Alexis Rocha stopped Pascual Salgado in round one of a scheduled eight-round welterweight bout.
In round one, Rocha landed a perfect left-right combination that sent Selagado to the canvas. Selgado did not get up, and the fight was waved off at 1:46.
Rocha, 146.4 lbs of Santa Ana, CA is 10-0 with seven knockouts. Salgado, 147 lbs of Cartagena, COL is 12-8.
“I started off by throwing my jab, and I was patient,” said Alexis Rocha. “He [Salgado] was throwing a lot of straight right hands, so when he threw the right hand, I slipped it and came back with my left hook [to the body]. My coach is always telling me to have fun, be patient and relax. I don’t want to just rely on one punch. I want to mix it up and be just as good at defense as I am at offense.”
Vergil Ortiz Jr. made quick work of Evandro Cavalheiro by stopping him 21 seconds into their Scheduled eight-round super lightweight bout.
Seconds into the bout, Ortiz landed a booming right that sent Cavalheiro to the canvas. The punch was ruled behind the head and Ortiz was deducted a point. But that was over ruled after looking at replays and the punch was ruled a legal punch.
Ortiz, 139.6 lbs of Dallas, TX remains perfect at 8-0 with 8 knockouts. Cavalheiro, 138.4 lbs of Santa Catarina, BRA is 9-4.
“I hit him on the side of the head, but the referee saw something different,” said Vergil Ortiz, Jr. “I knew he was done, but for a second I thought I’d get disqualified or get a no contest. Then I heard it was ruled a technical knockout, and I was delighted. In 2018, I hope to fight for a small title.”
