SANTA MONICA, Calif. – It was not the ending he wished, however unbeaten junior light-weight Marc Castro will take the ensuing victory.
Castro outboxed George Acosta, successful by technical determination Wednesday night time on the famed Santa Monica Pier.
The 24-year-old Castro boxed from distance all through a lot of the combat. Castro repeatedly linked with lead and counter proper crosses to Acosta’s head.
Acosta did his greatest work throughout spherical three, rising his punch output and touchdown extra to the pinnacle. Nevertheless, Acosta did little or no after that. He was at his greatest when he initiated exchanges, sneaking occasional straight proper palms that break up the guard or left hooks to the pinnacle of Castro.
Because the bout progressed into the center rounds, each fighters had issue with the canvas, slipping on the adverts within the heart of the ring, probably from the perspiration that fell off the our bodies of fighters all through the night time. Acosta regressed in his assault, oftentimes getting hit with an array of punches and combos. Gone had been the moments earlier within the combat when he did discover success by initiating an assault, and touchdown punches and combos.
Throughout spherical seven, an unintended conflict of heads brought about a direct swelling above Acosta’s proper eye. A ringside doctor checked the swelling, and beneficial referee Rudy Barragan to cease the combat on the 1:10 mark.
All three judges scored the bout 70-63 in favor of Castro, who improved to 13-0, 8 knockouts.
Acosta, who resides in Whittier, California, falls to 17-3, 3 KOs. In his earlier combat on February 8, Acosta misplaced by unanimous determination to Rene Tellez Giron.
Castro, who resides in Fresno, California, had beforehand fought on April 6, defeating Abraham Montoya by unanimous determination. On November 18, in close by Inglewood, Castro stopped Gonzalo Fuenzalida in spherical seven.
Within the co-main occasion, welterweight contender Shakhram Giyasov, who’s rated No. 7 by The Ring at 130 kilos, defeated Miguel Parra by break up determination. Every fighter received by scores of 95-94, whereas the third choose scored the bout 96-93 for Giyasov, who improved to 16-0, 9 KOs.
After a sluggish begin, each fighters started letting their palms go together with extra authority throughout spherical three. Giyasov landed a stable left hook to the pinnacle that caught Parra’s consideration. Giyasov proceeded to outbox Parra, significantly to the pinnacle, the place Giyasov landed two jabs adopted by a straight proper hand.
Throughout spherical seven, a left hook to the physique of Parra pressured referee David Soliven to deduct some extent from Giyasov. Replays confirmed the punch landed above the beltline of Parra, making it a authorized blow. Later within the spherical, Giyasov threw and landed a punch that landed under the beltline, however was not warned for that exact punch.
Later within the spherical, Giyasov, who switched from standard to southpaw at occasions, threw and landed a collection of left crosses to the pinnacle of Parra, however Parra was in a position to combat by it.
Parra continued to be recreation. At occasions, he was in a position to land an occasional hook or cross that caught Giyasov’s consideration. Sensing he was down on the scorecards, Parra was the aggressor, throwing and touchdown punches with extra conviction. Parra probably received that tenth spherical, however he had dug himself a gap from earlier within the combat.
Giyasov, who’s initially from Bukhara, Uzbekistan and now resides in Brooklyn, New York, beforehand fought on February 24, defeating Pablo Cesar Cano by unanimous determination. The 31-year-old is managed by Vadim Kornilov and educated by Joel Diaz.
Parra, who resides in Tepic, Mexico, falls to 22-5-1, 14 KOs. The 30-year-old has misplaced 4 of his final six fights, together with losses to Roiman Villa and Florian Marku.
Within the opening bout of the Matchroom Boxing card, beginner standout and tremendous middleweight prospect Nathan Lugo of Marietta, Georgia improved to 2-0, 2 KOs, battering Ray Corona and stopping him within the second spherical.
Lugo battered Corona early on, snapping again the pinnacle of Corona a number of occasions early on within the combat. Corona by no means backed down or gave any indication of giving up, at occasions connecting a punch to the pinnacle.
Early on through the second spherical, a punch landed flush, once more snapping again the pinnacle of Corona. Later within the spherical, a mixture pressured referee Rudy Barragan to step in and cease the combat at 54 seconds.
Corona, who’s initially from Chicago, Illinois and now resides in Provo, Utah, falls to 4-2.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He might be reached at [email protected]
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