Srisaket Sor Rungvisai retained the WBC Super Flyweight title with a 4th round knockout over Roman Gonzalez at The StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Rungvisai consistently beat Gonzalez to the punch when the two stood toe-to-toe in the center of the ring. Gonzalez looked a bit slower then in recent fights, where he was considered pound for pound the best fighter in the world.
In round four, Rungvisai landed a right hook that sent Gonzalez to the deck. Gonzalez seemed to steady himself only to eat another right hook that sent him plummeting to the canvas, and the fight was immediately stopped at 1:18.
Runvisai, 115 lbs of Si Sa Ket, THA is now 44-4-1 with 40 knockouts. Gonzalez, 114.8 lbs of Managua, NIC is
Nayoya Inoue made an impressive American debut by stopping Antonio Nieves after round six to retain the WBO Super Flyweight title.46-2-1.
Inoue was dominant, and in round five, he landed a vicious left hook to the body that sent Nieves to the canvas. Inoue continued to pound Nieves, and after round six, Nieves’ corner mercifully stopped the bout.
Inoue, 115 lbs of Yokohama, JAP is now 14-0 with 12 knockouts. Nives, 113.8 lbs of Cleveland, OH is 17-2-2.
Juan Francisco Estrada won a 12-round unanimous decision over Carlos Cuadras in a battle of former world champions.
Cuadras came out boxing and controlled the early rounds. the fight started to turn in round six, as he started to land hard power shots that rocked Cuadras.
In round two, Estrada landed a perfect straight right that sent Cuadras to the canvas. Estrada came on late to take the late rounds and come from behind to win on all cards by 114-113 scores.
Estrada, 114.8 lbs of Puerto Penasco, Mexico is now 36-2. Cuadras, 114.6 lbs of Mexico City is 36-2-1.
