Raul Curiel won a 10-round unanimous decision over late-replacement Joedan Panthen in a middleweight fight at Achrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California.
In round 10, Panthen was cut over the left eye.
Curiel, 155.8 lbs of Jalisco, MEX won by scores of 98-92 and 97-93 twice and is now 17-0-1. Panthen 157.6 lbs of New York is 11-2.
Curiel was due to rematch Alexis Rocha, but Rocha fell ill on Wednesday. Curiel moved up to face Panthen, who was scheduled to fight on the undercard.
“First of all, I want to thank God, the people of Palm Springs, and all the fans who came out. I hope you enjoyed the fight,” said Raul Curiel. “For my former opponent, Alexis Rocha, I hope he gets better and I wish him the best. For me, it’s a dream come true to fight this year—my first fight at middleweight. Panthen is a warrior and gave the people a tremendous fight. I want to thank my team—we had a tremendous camp, and I have the best team in the world. I tried to do the best I could, and I almost knocked him out. The body shots were doing their damage, and I was breaking him down. I want to thank Golden Boy for this opportunity—Oscar, Eric, and Razo—for always believing in me. I want that world title next.”
Chavez Decisions Flores in Rematch
Jorge Chavez won a 10-round unanimous decision over Manny Flores in a rematch of their 2024 action-filled Draw.
This super bantamweight did not lack action as it was much like the first encounter.
Chavez, 122, lbs of Tijuana, MEX won by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94 and is now 15-0-1. Flores, 121.6 lbs of Coachella, CA is 20-2-1.
Abdullaev Stops Abreu in 5
Ruslan Abdullaev stopped Eduardo Abreu in round five of their eight-round junior welterweight bout.
In round three, Abdullaev put Abreu on the canvas with a hard right hand.
In round five, Another straight to the head put Abreu down for a second time. Later in the round, Andullaev put together a vicious five punch combination forced the referee to stop the bout at 2:59.
Abdullaev, 139.4 lbs of Uzbekistan is now 4-0 with two knockouts. Abreu, 139.4 lbs of Uruguay is 14-2-2.
Griffiths Decisions Espino
In an action packed welterweight bout, Cayden Griffiths won a six-round unanimous decision over Lesther Espino.
In round two, Griffiths landed a left to the top of the head that put Espino on the deck.
Griffiths, 149.6 lbs of Indio, CA won by scores of 60-53 on all cards and is now 7-0. Espino, 148.2 lbs of Managua, NIC is 10-8.
John Ramirez won a 10-round majority decision over Byron Rojas in a super flyweight bout.
Ramirez, 115 lbs of South Central Los Angeles, CA won by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 95-95 and is now 16-1. Rojas, 114.4 lbs of Nicaragua is 29-6-3.
Fabian Guzman stopped Jose Rodriguez in round six of their eight-round middleweight bout.
In round four, Guzman dropped Rodriguez with a straight right. In round six, Guzman continued to beat down Rodriguez until the fight was stopped at 2:36.
Guamna, 159.2 lbs of Orange, CA is 9-0 with eight knockouts. Rodriguez, 155 lbs Guayaquil, ECU is 3-2.
Ricardo Ruvalcaba won a eight-round unanimous decision over Jonathan Eniz in a welterweight bout.
In round six, Eniz began to bleed from his mouth.
Ruvalcava, 147 lbs of Ventura, CA won by scores of 80-72 twice and 79-73 and is now 15-0-1. Eniz, 146.8 lbs of Buenos Aries, ARG is 37-25-1
