In a battle of previously undefeated Super Welterweights, Jarrett Hurd scored a 6th round stoppage over Frank Galarza in a scheduled 10-round bout at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.
In round four, Hurd landed a right uppercut that dropped Galarza. It was the first time that Galarza was knocked down in his career. Galarza had swelling under his left eye.
Hurd continued the assault and after a big right hand, referee Russell Mora stopped the bout 59 seconds into round six.
Hurd, 154 1/2 lbs of Accokeek, MD is 17-0 with 11 knockouts. Galarza, 154 1/2 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 17-1-2.
Sergiy Derevyanchenko scored a 3rd round stoppage over Jesse Nicklow in a scheduled 8-round Super Middleweight bout.
Derevyanchenko rocked Nickow repeatedly in the third round and finally opened up a huge barrage on the ropes until referee Jay Nady stopped the bout at 2:18.
Derevyanchenko, 164 3/4 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 7-0 with 5 knockouts. Nicklow, 165 1/2 lbs of Baltimore, MD is 25-8-3.
David Benavidez scored a 1st round stoppage over Felipe Romero in a scheduled 8-round Light Heavyweight bout.
In round one, Benavidez landed a big left that was followed a combination that was punctuated by a uppercut that dropped Romero. Romero was dropped seconds later by a left to the body. Benavidez landed two more lefts and a left to the head that sent Romero down for a third and final time at 2:00 of round one.
Benavidez, 171 1/4 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is 11-0 with 10 knockouts. Romero, 173 1/2 lbs of La Paz, MX is 15-10-1.
