WBO World Super Lightweight Champion “The Takeover” Teofimo Lopez defended his title with a one-sided decision victory over Steve Clagett.
In the main event, WBO World Super Lightweight Champion “The Takeover” Teofimo Lopez (21-1 (13)) defeated Steve Claggett (38-8-2 (26)) in 12 rounds.
In the first two rounds, Claggett was on the offensive, but Lopez fought back and out-fought him, and in the fourth round, Claggett nearly cornered Lopez against the ropes.
In the fifth round, Lopez countered Clagett with an uppercut to the chin. From the sixth to the ninth rounds, Lopez fought well off the ropes, usually eventually defeating Clagett.
In the final seconds of the 10th round, Lopez landed four rights to Clagett's head. In the 11th round, Lopez landed a right that drew blood from Clagett's nose. Clagett didn't stop punching, but was outmaneuvered by Lopez. Lopez ended the round with six punches. Lopez has swelling around his left eye.
In the 12th and final round, Claggett came on and landed a hard left punch to Lopez's jaw. Midway through the round, Lopez landed hard right punches to Claggett's head and body. Lopez ended the round and the bout with a combination to the iron-chinned Claggett that might have won him the first round.
Referee Luis Pavon: Scores 120-108 twice, 119-109.
In the quarterfinals, Olympic gold medalist and former WBO World Featherweight Champion southpaw Robbie Ramirez (14-2 (9)) stopped Brandon “Leoncito” Benitez (21-3 (9)) in 2 minutes, 46 seconds in the seventh round of a scheduled 10-round bout for the vacant WBO NABO title.
Ramirez overpowered Benitez through the first four rounds, until a left uppercut followed by a right punch knocked Benitez down in the fourth round, and referee Chris Young called the count.
Middleweight Niko Ali Walsh (10-1 (5)) defeated Sona “Slink Proper” Aker (9-2 (4)) in six rounds, scoring the lone knockdown in the first round.
In the first two rounds, the taller Walsh won with an effective jab, but in the final minute of the third, Akar rocked Walsh, and seconds later, a left hook from Walsh knocked Akar down just before the end of the bout, as referee Samuel Burgos called the eight-count.
The fourth round saw both fighters finding their feet, with Akare appearing to have recovered from a knockdown in the previous round.
In the fifth round, Walsh struggled with Akar on the ropes, but he ended the bout with a low blow. A minute before the end of the bout, Akar suffered a cut on his right eyebrow.
In the final seconds of the match, Akar unleashed a barrage of punches as the bell rang, giving Walsh a tough fight.
Midway through the sixth and final round, Walsh tried to hit back with his left shoulder and the bone appeared to pop out as he tried to turn the tide in a close round.
The scores were the same as KH's, 58-55 and 57-56 twice.
Super lightweight Emiliano “El General” Vargas (11-0, 9 KOs) stopped Jose Zaragoza (9-9, 2:32) at 1:32 of the first round of a scheduled eight-round bout.
A minute into the first round, Vargas knocked Zaragoza down with a right punch to the jaw, and referee Luis Pavon called a count of 8. Vargas then landed five punches, sending Zaragoza into the corner.
Super lightweight southpaw Elvis “The Dominican Kid” Rodriguez (16-1-1 (13)) defeated Gino “The Silent Beast” Rodrigo (12-4-2 (10)) in 10 rounds, with both fighters dropping to the canvas in the first round.
In the first round, Rodriguez was dominating the fight until Rodrigo landed a right punch to the head, drawing an eight-count from referee Chris Young. After Rodrigo cornered Rodriguez against the ropes, Rodriguez responded with a right punch, drawing an eight-count from Young, but managed to hold on until the bell rang to end the bout.
Rodriguez came back in the second round and continued to dominate. In the third round, Rodriguez came forward and Rodrigo landed more punches than he landed, but in the final seconds, Rodriguez took Rodrigo down with a glove contact and referee Young called the knockdown as the bell rang.
In the fourth round, Rodriguez dominated the entire round, chasing Rodrigo until Rodrigo landed the final punch of the round with a right to the jaw. In the fifth round, Rodriguez came out with a flurry of punches, only landing half of them, and Rodriguez came out to cover for him, landing a counter.
With 20 seconds left, Rodriguez landed a left hook on Rodrigo's jaw.
In the sixth round, Rodriguez overpowered Rodrigo, but Rodrigo remained dangerous. In the seventh round, Rodrigo landed a hard right punch to the body in the first minute. For the rest of the round, both fighters had chances, but Rodriguez was more accurate.
The two men collided in the 10th and final round, and moments later, Rodrigo fell to the mat, knowing he needed a knockout.
Midway through the bout, Rodrigo suffered a cut on his right eyebrow, after landing a right punch that knocked Rodriguez back a few steps.
The scores were 98-91 twice and 97-92.
19-year-old heavyweight Lorenzo “Giant Killer” Medina (11-0, 9 KOs) defeated Detrailas “Teddy” Webster 7-4 (3 KOs) in six rounds.
Medina dominated the first three rounds with body shots, but Webster looked exhausted by the end of the third round.
In the fourth round, both fighters came out in southpaw, with Medina switching back to orthodox. Webster was throwing punches but not landing many. Webster claimed a low blow in the final minute, but referee Samuel Burgos told the stronger Medina to continue.
Medina had the upper hand in the fifth and sixth rounds.
The scores were 60-54, 60-53, 59-55.
2021 Olympic welterweight Rohan “El Rayo” Polanco (13-0, 8 KOs) stopped Luis “The Matador” Hernandez (23-5, 20 KOs) at 2 minutes, 28 seconds into the second of a scheduled eight-round bout.
In the first round, Polanco covered Hernandez from start to finish. He hurt Hernandez in the last minute, but Hernandez fought back. In the second round, Polanco hurt Hernandez midway through the round.
Pavon warned Hernandez to fight back, then pushed him against the ropes and landed body shots, leaving Hernandez vulnerable, forcing referee Luis Pavon to stop the bout.
Featherweight Yan “Dangerous” Santana (12-0 (11)), fighting his first full round bout, defeated Brandon Valdez 15-5 (7) in a 10-round bout in front of his fans.
In the first round, both fighters were on the offensive, with neither man finding an opening. With a minute left in the round, Santana sent Valles into the ropes with a right hook to the chest and a left to the jaw, prompting referee Chris Young to count to eight.
He fought his way back against the ropes to the end of the round. Valdez recovered well in the second round, nearly covering Santana and winning the round.
Thirty seconds into the third round, Santana rocked Valdez with a left hook to the jaw, and he controlled the round with an effective jab.
In the fourth round, both fighters had good chances, with Valdez landing a right chop to Santana's jaw. This round could have gone either way.
Santana had a good round in the fifth round, with both fighters receiving warnings from referee Young for low blows. Santana showed his strengths in the sixth round, rocking Valdez with a right punch in the first minute of the round, and maintaining his dominance for another minute. Valdez then gained the upper hand in the final minute.
In the seventh round, both fighters gave it their all, and within the first minute, Valdez hurt Santana with two right punches to the jaw.
In the eighth round, Valdez drew blood from Santana's mouth midway through the round, and in the final 30 seconds, Santana landed some body shots that hurt Valdez.
In this action-packed bout, Santana started well in the ninth round with some body shots, but Valdez fought back and finished him off in style. In the final tenth round, both fighters traded punches until the bell rang, making for a fantastic bout.
Santana went for the body and Valdez got close to Santana's chin. Santana had never gone longer than four rounds in 11 fights, but he fought hard until the end. Valdez had more rounds but not a nearly as good record. It was a great fight for the fans.
The scores were 98-91 twice and 96-93 for KH. Middleweight southpaw Euri Cedeno (9-0-1, 8) knocked out southpaw Dormedes Potes (14-7-1, 10) in the first round of a scheduled eight-round bout.
In the first round, Cedeno landed a right punch on the southpaw Potes, but referee Samuel Burgos called it invalid.
Ring announcer Mark Schnock
