Olympic hero Zou Shiming remained perfect by scoring a six round unanimous decision over Jesus Ortega in a Flyweight bout at the Venetian Resort in Macou, China.
Shiming looked better then he did in his pro debut but still has a lot of amateurish traits in his game but it was still good enough to be best on this day as he won by scores of 59-55 on all cards and is now 2-0. Ortega of Mexico i2 3-2.
Juan Francisco Estrada retained the WBA/WBO Flyweight title with a twelve round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Milan Melindo.
Estrada had a solid first round until he was caught with a nice left hook just seconds before the opening round was over. It was a close fight throughout the middle rounds with the jab of Estrada being the differemce. Melindo came back with some solid flurries. Esrada’s experience of fighting 24 championship rounds with Roman Gonzalez and Brian Viloria proved to be the difference as he cut the left eye of Melindo in round six, scored a knockdown from a hard right hand in round eleven and wobbled the challenger on multiple occasions in the final frame.
Estrada, 111.5 lbs of Mexico won by scores of 118-109, 117-109 and 118-109 ad is now 24-2. Melindo of the Philippines is now 28-1.
Evgeny Gradovich made the first defense of the IBF Featherweight title with a 12 round unanimous decision over Mauricio Munoz.
Gradovich controlled the pace with his quick combinations that never allowed Munoz to get into any type of rhythm. Gradovich was very solid and consistent throughout the fight with Gradovich getting stronger as the fight progressed. Gradovich hurt Munoz with a nice combination in round eleven. In round twelve, Gradovich landed a left hand that wobbled Munoz. Munoz’s right eye started to swell badly in the final round as Gradovch cruised down the stretch and won by scores of 119-109, 119-109 and 120-108.
Gradovich, 125 3/4 lbs of Oxnard, CA via Russia is now 17-0. Munoz, 125 3/4 lbs of San Juan, ARG is now 26-4.
