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Heavyweight contender Junior Fa stopped Newfel Ouatah in the opening round Saturday night at the Volnovich Center in Columbus, Ohio. Fa dropped Ouatah a total of four times during the fight, prompting the fight to be immediately stopped after the last knockdown at 2:51. The 29-year-old Fa, who resides in Otahuhu, New Zealand, improves to 17-0, 10 knockouts. He has won his two bouts by knockout.
Featherweight Luis Alberto Lopez defeated fringe contender Ray Ximenez by technical decision late Thursday night at Legends Casino in Toppernish, Washington. The win marked fifth in a row for Lopez, who resides in Tijuana, Mexico. Ximenez was the favorite going into the fight, but was unable to put forth a consistent offense against the awkward and aggressive Lopez.
After a brutal back-and-forth clash produced a candidate for ‘Fight of the Year’ in 2018, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Juan Francisco Estrada will do battle again at the same venue. Rungvisai and Estrada will collide in the anticipated rematch on Apr. 27, it was officially announced Tuesday afternoon. The 12-round bout will take place at The Forum in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood. Sor Rungvisai will again defend his WBC junior bantamweight title. Also taking place on the card will be the unification fight between WBA junior featherweight titleholder Danny Roman and IBF titleholder TJ Doheny. DAZN will stream the card.
Featherweight Tramaine Williams remained unbeaten late Saturday night, knocking out former world title challenger Jose Alfredo Rodriguez out in the opening round at the Genetti Manor in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Middleweight prospect Diego Pacheco returns to action tonight at the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Mexico. The 17-year-old Pacheco will square off against Alberto Aguilar (1-0, 1 knockout) in a four-round bout. DAZN will stream the fight live (7:15 p.m. ET/ 4:15 p.m. PT).
Ricardo Quiroz believes he can become the next world titleholder to represent the boxing hotbed of Oxnard, California. That may be easier said than done, but a victory tonight will put him on the right track. Quiroz will square off against Jamaine Ortiz in a clash of unbeaten lightweights at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. A regional title belt will be on the line.
Middleweight prospect Connor Coyle remained unbeaten Saturday, defeating Travis Scott by unanimous decision at the Coliseum in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Coyle dropped Scott twice during the third round, but was unable to finish the fighter from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Fringe junior middleweight contender Domonique Dolton stopped Ramon Barajas in the opening round Friday night at the Big Punch Arena in Tijuana, Mexico. It was Dalton’s first fight since a fifth round knockout win over Salvador Tapia on Apr. 27, which also took place in Tijuana.
Deejay Kriel dropped Carlos Licona three times late Saturday night to win by knockout in round 12 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. The fight took place after the main event bout featuring Leo Santa Cruz successfully defending his WBA featherweight title over late-sub Rafael Rivera. Licona (14-1, 2 knockouts) was making the first defense of the vacant title he won on Dec. 1, winning a split decision over Mark Barriga of the Philippines.
John Molina just wants to fight and he is not letting five pounds above a contracted weight get in the way. After a fight against Victor Ortiz fell through in the week leading up to Sept. 30, Molina was not going to wait another four or five months for another opportunity to fight.