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Junior middleweight prospect Madiyar Ashkeyev overcame a rough start early on to win a hard-fought unanimous decision over Luis Hernandez Friday night at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.
Is boxing ready for unbeaten Ruben Villa in 2019? They will have to be, according to Villa. The 21-year-old has not minced words as to wanting to face the best fighters at 126 pounds. After a successful amateur career, along with an impressive run as an unbeaten fighter thus far, Villa is eager to prove he is amongst the mix of talented fighters.
There was a little of everything for boxing fans in 2018, including evenly-matched fights, upsets, and highlight-reel knockouts. Thank goodness boxing promoters worked together to make these fights or sanctioning bodies mandated the fights to be made. Could we get more like these in 2019? Absolutely.
Junior middleweight prospect Charles Conwell stopped Manny Woods after the third round late Saturday night at Promo West in Columbus, Ohio. Woods was Conwell’s toughest test to date, on paper, but Conwell was in control throughout the fight. Conwell connected with several right crosses to the head of Woods. The impact of the punches Woods received from Conwell, began to take their toll, especially in round three when Woods was stunned at least once.
Bantamweight contender Jose Quirino fought to a split-decision draw against Joel Cordoba Saturday night at the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Mexico. Quirino entered the bout unbeaten in his previous 16 bouts and was again fighting in his hometown of Tijuana. His most impressive outing to date was a knockout victory over Hernan ‘Tyson’ Marquez on Apr. 21.
Fringe junior lightweight contender Roger Gutierrez knocked out Leonardo Padilla Thursday night at the Plaza de la Paz in Cartagena, Colombia. It was a battle of fighters from Venezuela, some of whom now live and train in Colombia due to the economic problems in Venezuela. Padilla is considered a prospect, but was overwhelmed by the aggression and experience of Gutierrez.
Junior middleweight Charles Conwell has not received the same buzz as fellow 2016 Olympians Teofimo Lopez or Michael Conlan, but he has put together a winning record against modest opposition thus far. The unbeaten fighter will face his toughest test on paper tonight when he squares off against Manny Woods at the Promo West in Columbus, Ohio.
Junior lightweight Paul Fleming returned to action Friday night, defeating former world bantamweight titleholder Panya Uthok by unanimous decision at the Emporium Function Centre in Bankston, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
Junior lightweight Jon Fernandez bounced back from his first defeat as a pro, stopping Michel Marcano Saturday night at the Pabellon Municipal Lydia Valentin in Ponferrada, Spain.
Artem Dalakian broke down Gregorio Lebron Saturday night, dropping him four times en route to a sixth round knockout victory at the Parkovy Convention Center in Kiev, Ukraine. With the win, Dalakian successfully defended his WBA World flyweight title. The styles of Dalakian and Lebron were awkward that the action produced a lot of clenching. Lebron fell to the canvas several times during the fight from Dalakian pushing down on the back of his head.