By Michael Campbell at ringside
On the undercard to Juan Diaz-Michael Katsidis at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, former lightweight champion Jesus Chavez of Austin returned to the ring to stop Andres Ledesma (14-11-1, 34 KOs) of Cartegena, Colombia by TKO at 0:42 of the 9th round.
In other undercard action;
Lightweights - 4 rounds
Hylon Williams, Jr. (4-0, 1 KO) of Houston, TX vs. Jesse Ortiz (4-10-2, 2 KOs) of San Antonio, TX by Unanimous Decision with scores of 40-36 on all judges’ scorecards.
Junior Lightweights - 4 rounds
Eleazar Renteria (8-0-1, 5 KOs) of Houston, TX drew with Olvin Mejia (3-2-2, 3 KOs) of Laredo, TX with 39-37 for Mejia, 39-37 for Renteria, & 38-38.
Crystal Delgado (7-0, 1 KO) of Houston, TX over Caitlin Dance (2-3, 1 KOs) of Louisville, KY by Majority Decision with scores of 38-38, 39-37, & 39-37.
Welterweights - 4 rounds
Jermell Charlo (4-0, 3 KOs) of Houston, TX over Rodrigo Villarreal (1-2) of Houston, TX by TKO at 0:15 of the 4th round.
Junior Middleweights - 4 rounds
Lanard Lane (4-0, 3 KOs) of Houston, TX over Quinton Whitaker (5-3, 4 KOs) of San Antonio, TX by TKO at 2:30 of the 1st round.
Roque Moreno (1-0) of Houston, TX over Jesus Villareal (2-6-1, 1 KO) of Victoria, TX by Unanimous Decision with scores of 39-37 on all judges’ scorecards.