Abraham Perez answered each query positioned earlier than him, capturing the NABF Flyweight title with a dominant efficiency over Adrian Ibarra, who was unable to proceed into the fifth spherical.
Perez, now 13-0 (7 KOs), entered the bout amid a busy stretch in his private life. In latest months, he bought a house along with his accomplice Megan, continued working full-time at his household’s collision enterprise, and ready for the largest battle of his profession.
On battle night time, Perez handed each check.
Not like earlier outings, the place he usually spent the early rounds finding out his opponent, Perez got here out aggressively from the opening bell. His swift, exact combos to each the pinnacle and physique instantly set the tone. A crushing proper hand despatched Ibarra to the canvas, leading to a dominant 10-8 opening spherical. Perez’s pace and energy proved to be the defining elements early.
“I noticed early that I had the benefit with my pace and was in a position to land simpler than anticipated so quickly,” mentioned Perez.
Within the third spherical, after repeatedly hurting Ibarra, Perez turned momentarily overzealous. Whereas urgent Ibarra towards the ropes, Perez was caught by a stable proper hand that briefly staggered him. He recovered shortly and regained management.
“He struck me, and I felt it,” Perez admitted. “I reminded myself to remain good, concentrate on utilizing my jab, and keep away from being overly aggressive.”
By the fourth spherical, Ibarra tried to land his personal energy photographs, however Perez’s pace continued to punish him, reddening his face and inflicting seen swelling. Following the spherical, Ibarra and his nook made the choice to cease the battle, prioritizing his well being.
What’s Subsequent for Perez?
“I’m returning to the health club and shall be ready for any battle alternatives that come up,” Perez mentioned. “I intention to compete towards the perfect on the earth and hope it occurs quickly.”
Perez’s father and coach, Aaron Perez, confirmed discussions are underway with Golden Boy Promotions to safe a bout towards a top-10 flyweight.
“We’re optimistic that they’ll contact us and provides us the chance to attain our objective of competing towards the perfect,” Aaron said.
Torres Wins Comeback Bout
Welterweight fan favourite Josh Torres returned to the ring following a layoff, incomes a unanimous choice victory over Christian Aguirre.
Torres dropped Aguirre within the opening spherical with a straight proper hand, sending him down early. All through the battle, Torres constantly landed the tougher, cleaner punches, which proved decisive. The judges scored the bout 60-53 (twice)and 59-54.
Now 28-7 (15 KOs), the 35-year-old Torres expressed his need to remain energetic.
“I’ll have information quickly on what’s subsequent,” Torres mentioned. “I wish to be busy this yr.”
Torres has lengthy been identified for his sturdiness and granite chin. A robust run may place him for a much bigger alternative transferring ahead.
Undercard Highlights
Cristian Cabral (10-2, 4 KOs) impressed with sharp jabs and combos, stopping Derek Barthemay at 2:33 of Spherical 3.Coach Ruben Griego praised Cabral’s improvement:“We’ve been engaged on the jab rather a lot, and Cristian has been getting higher at utilizing it to arrange combos.”
Leonid Grachev (7-0) earned a unanimous choice over the sturdy Manuel Eastman (3-10-1) by scores of 60-54and 59-55 (twice).
Elija Martinez (6-1) gained a hard-fought rematch over Damien Munoz, who dropped to 3-2, through unanimous choice.
In what might be a Combat of the 12 months candidate, Austin Lewis earned his first skilled boxing victory with a unanimous choice over Quinten Deleon. Each fighters suffered cuts over and below the eyes, however Lewis’ relentless aggression was the distinction, incomes scores of 40-36 and 39-37 (twice).
Opening the night time, Codi Chavez stopped Ashton Royal at 1:09 of Spherical 3, setting the tone for an action-packed occasion.
