Carlos Baldomir, Bobby Pacquiao Win Bouts

By Mark Vester

In a night of returns at the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, California, former undisputed welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir (44-11-6, 13KOs) returned for the first time since a decision loss to Vernon Forrest, winning a close majority decision over Luciano Perez (15-7-1, 13KOs).

The scores were 97-93, 96-94 and 95-95.

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Saturday | Jan 31, 2026

Trainer Freddie Roach predicted a win, and he got it. Bobby Pacquiao (28-13-3, 13KOs) stopped Fernando Trejo (29-12-4, 17KOs) in the fourth round after the tough Mexican seemed to suffer an injury to his shoulder/arm and was unable to continue after being dropped by a combination.

Trejo was winning at the time of the stoppage and buzzed the younger Pacquiao on several occasions during the short contest. Pacquiao was coming off back-to-back losses.

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