Mercito Gesta scored a solid ninth round stoppage over Ty Barnett in a scheduled ten round Lightweight bout at The Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas.
Gesta was very solid with his right hook that he consistently followed up with straight left hands. Gesta hurt Barnett in round five with hard left that wobbled Barnett and he followed up with a combination. Barnett was able to steady himself and even get in a good right at the end of the round. Gesta started piling up the rounds as he scored the more telling blows of each round.
Gesta landed a hard left that rocked Barnett all over the ring. When Gesta was able to catch up with his prey he was all over Barnett and drop him with a combination. With the round winding down, Gesta landed a huge left that dropped Barnett for the second time in the round. Barnett wobbled towards his corner and fight was stopped at 2:59 of round nine.
Gesta, 137 lbs of San Diego is now 26-0-1 with fourteen knockouts. Barnett, 135 1/2 lbs of Washington, DC is now 20-3-1.
Good looking Super Featherweight Jessie Magdaleno scored an impressive second round knockout over Aldimar Santos in a scheduled eight round bout.
Magdaleno dropped Santos near the end of round with a hard combination that was finished up with a nice right hook. Magdaleno was dominant in round two and it was another right hook that sent Santos to the canvas for a second time. Magdaleno finished off Santos with a hard barrage of punches that forced referee Robert Byrd to stop the fight at 2:54 of round two.
Magdaleno, 121 1/2 lbs of Las Vegas is 11-0 with eight knockouts. Santos, 122 lbs of San Paulo, Brazil is 17-3.
Jose Gutierrez scored a four round unanimous decision over James Burns in a Jr. Welterweight bout.
Scores were 40-36, 40-36 and 39-37 for Gutierrez, 136 1/2 lbs of Las Vegas and is now 5-0. Burns, 137 lbs of Fort Worth, Texas is now 1-2.
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