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By Jake Donovan - Super featherweight prospect Eloy Perez remained unbeaten Friday night after turning away the challenge of veteran Derrick Campos with a fifth round knockout at the Sports Arena in Pico Rivera, California.
Perez, who fights out of Salinas, Califorina, remained disciplined throughout, boxing smartly and building towards the stoppage, while Campos expended a lot of energy early searching for openings that were never there.
The jab alone was enough to carry Perez through the day, although he enjoyed major success with his right hands, particularly when countering Campos’ wide, looping shots.
Such was on display in the opening round, where he remained in his envelope before opening up in the second. Campos continued to charge forward, but most of his blows were picked off and masterfully countered by Perez, who never came unraveled.
Perez began to take the lead in the third, though it wasn’t until the fourth round until significant damage was served. Campos spent most of the earlier rounds moving forward in search of success, but was forced to fight in reverse throughout the third and fourth rounds.
A left hook about a minute into the fifth round proved to be the beginning of the end. Perez wasted no time in moving in for the kill, throwing nothing but power shots the rest of the way through as Campos could do nothing other than cover up and hope to ride out the storm.
The tactic backfired in a big way as Perez only dialed it up some more, splitting Campos’ guard with a left hook and raking his body with vicious shots. A series of head shots followed until the referee stepped in and interevened.
The official time was 2:02 of the fifth round. [Click Here To Read More]
Perez, who fights out of Salinas, Califorina, remained disciplined throughout, boxing smartly and building towards the stoppage, while Campos expended a lot of energy early searching for openings that were never there.
The jab alone was enough to carry Perez through the day, although he enjoyed major success with his right hands, particularly when countering Campos’ wide, looping shots.
Such was on display in the opening round, where he remained in his envelope before opening up in the second. Campos continued to charge forward, but most of his blows were picked off and masterfully countered by Perez, who never came unraveled.
Perez began to take the lead in the third, though it wasn’t until the fourth round until significant damage was served. Campos spent most of the earlier rounds moving forward in search of success, but was forced to fight in reverse throughout the third and fourth rounds.
A left hook about a minute into the fifth round proved to be the beginning of the end. Perez wasted no time in moving in for the kill, throwing nothing but power shots the rest of the way through as Campos could do nothing other than cover up and hope to ride out the storm.
The tactic backfired in a big way as Perez only dialed it up some more, splitting Campos’ guard with a left hook and raking his body with vicious shots. A series of head shots followed until the referee stepped in and interevened.
The official time was 2:02 of the fifth round. [Click Here To Read More]