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Lightweight Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield (18-0, 12 KOs) of Austin, Texas won a hard fought unanimous decision over tough veteran Rene “El Bravo” Tellez Girón (20-4, 13 KOs) of Querétaro, Mexico Saturday night at the Virgins Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In a fight that Schofield had to put in the work against a very tough and determined Giron. The Mexican veteran was stubborn with pressure throughout the fight as Schofield boxed but suffered a knockdown in round 11. The undefeated fighter continued to mix it up with Giron as Schofield banged away with Giron to the final bell in going twelve rounds the distance.
The judges scored the bout 118-109, 116-111, and 118-109 in favor for Schofield.
“I feel good. It was my first time going 12 rounds, especially with a fighter that wasn’t going to back down,” said Floyd Schofield. “It was a shot to the back of the head. I kind of turned my head, so he took the shot. I just had to get up, I’m not going to quit. (Talking about the knock down) I give myself a B+ only because I went 12 rounds with a fighter that had a lot of power. He’s a good, rough, tugged fighter that wouldn’t back down.”
Uzbekistan’s Bektemir “Bek” Melikuziev (15-1, 10 KOs) won a unanious decisino over David “Dynamite” Stevens (14-2, 10 KOs). The tough clash went all 12-rounds, the nonstop action making it a close match with Melikuziev getting cut by an accidental headbutt in round 5. The judges saw the bout 112-116, 118-110, and 117-111 giving Bektemir the split decision victory.
“Tough fight,” said Bektemir Melikuziev. “Awkward clash of styles. I did my best on a short notice.”
Newly crowned WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF and Ring Magazine undisputed flyweight champion Gabriela “Sweet Poison” Fundora (15-0, 6 KOs) of the Coachella Valley, California stopped Champion Gabriela “LA Chuky” Alaniz (15-1, 6 KOs) via technical knockout in the seventh to become the youngest undisputed champion male or female. Fundora dropped Alaniz twice in the seventh-round, leading Alaniz’ corner to wave the white towel at 1:40 in the round.
“This is a dream come true that I have made become a reality,” said Gabriela Fundora. “My team and I have been training to make history and we did that tonight. I didn’t really feel Alaniz’ power, but I knew she came to do what I did which is look for a knockout. I had been practicing that punch since the beginning of training camp – I felt like Bruce Lee preparing for this fight. We’ll see what’s next for me – I can go up in weight or go down – we will see.”
Super Middleweight Title and still undefeated blue-chip prospect Darius “DFG” Fulghum (13-0, 11 KOs) of Katy, Texas defeated Selma, Texas’ Christopher Pearson (17-5-1, 12 KOs). Scheduled as a 10-round match, Pearson went down in round one, and the fight was waived off at 1:02 in the third when he could no longer withstand the tremendous arsenal power that DFG blasted on him.
Opening the DAZN Broadcast, Bakersfield, California’s welterweight top prospect Joel Iriarte (5-0, 5 KOs) scored a knockout over Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Xavier Madrid (5-6, 2 KOs). Iriarte quickly went to business landing a barrage of punches sending Madrid to the mat in the first round. Unable to find his balance, the referee waived the fight off giving Iriarte the technical knockout victory at 2:50 in the first round.
On the Golden Boy Boxing: Schofield vs. Giron Prelims streamed live on Golden Boy’s YouTube channel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s Eric Tudor (12-1, 7 KOs) went the distance with rugged veteran Harold Calderon (28-2, 19 KOs) of Miami, Florida. The bout was scored unanimously in favor for Tudor with scores of 98-92, 99-91, and 98-92.
Undefeated Asa “Ace” Stevens (7-0, 2 KOs) went the distance against former world champion challenger of General Santos City, Philippines, Garen "Hellboy" Diagan (10-5, 5 KOs). Set as a six-round featherweight fight, the fight went the distance, Stevens winning the judges’ favor with scores of 60-54, 59-54, and 60-54.
Waianae’s Dalis Kaleiopu (6-0, 4 KOs) added another victory to his resume with a victory over previously undefeated fighter Manuel Lerma (4-1) of Pharr, Texas. Scheduled as a six-round lightweight fight, Kaleiopu sent his opponent to the mat at the beginning of the second round and through the ropes in the second half of that round. He was able to close out the victory with all three judges scoring the fight 60-53. Opening fight night and the YouTube stream, Team USA standout and recently signed GBP fighter Jordan Fuentes (2-0) of Fresno, California defeated the tough Roberto Peña (4-5, 3 KOs) of McAllen, Texas in a four-round bantamweight fight. The fight went the distance, Fuentes showing off his fire power to the judges who scored the bout unanimously in his favor with scores of 40-36, 40-35 and 40-36.
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