By Francisco Salazar
MORE LIVE RESULTS TO COME.............
Junior featherweight Roy Tapia won a close eight round unanimous decision over Jairo Hernandez. Tapia (12-1-2, 6 KOs) dropped Hernandez near the end of round three with a left hook to the head. Both fighters had their moments in the middle rounds, but Tapia had to hold on as Hernandez (15-10, 9 KOs) pressed the action towards the end of the fight. All three judges scored the bout 77-74 in favor of Tapia.
Featherweight Jesus Aguinaga won a convincing six round unanimous decision over Nick Arce (8-1, 6 KOs). Both fighters stood toe-to-toe in the pocket throughout most of the fight, producing solid and, at times, sloppy exchanges between the two. Aguiniga (5-4-1) stunned the previously-unbeaten Arce multiple times in round four, and again in round six to solidify his victory. All three judges scored the bout 59-55 in favor of Aguinaga.
Highly-touted amateur standout and junior welterweight Vergil Ortiz dropped Julio Rodas (0-3) moments into the fight in route to a knockout win at 1:37 of the first round. Ortiz was making his pro debut.
In the opening bout of the Golden Boy Promotions card, featherweight Cesar Ruiz (2-0, 2 KOs) battered Ramiro Ruiz (0-4) for two-plus rounds, eventually scoring a knockout win at 56 seconds of the third round.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing