As soon as-beaten welterweight Eric Tudor confirmed disciplined abilities and resilience in overcoming a powerful problem from upset specialist Kevin “Thunderstorm” Johnson of Las Vegas.
Tudor gained within the 10-round primary occasion of tonight’s ‘LA Friday Evening Fights’ collection, introduced by Paco Presents and Golden Boy Promotions from Thunder Studios in Lengthy Seaside, CA, and streamed stay on DAZN.
The 13-1, 7 KOs star acquired off to a quick begin, utilizing his educated abilities to combat his technique to an early lead with quick jabs and well-considered proper arms. The combat shifted sharply in spherical seven as Tudor began bleeding from a minimize on the left eye and continued to bleed in spherical eight.
Taking a web page from the Emanuel Burton playbook, Johnson started to say himself strongly within the later rounds with well-chosen energy punches, whereas additionally taking time to showboat defensively. By spherical 10, Johnson was combating far more aggressively, albeit too late to matter.
The educated fists of Tudor had already assured him victory.
On the finish of a aggressive and entertaining primary occasion, Tudor had merely carried out extra to earn his win by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94.
Within the eight-round co-featured bout, tremendous featherweight southpaw Justin Viloria (9-0, 7 KOs) confirmed his world-class chops in dismantling Mexico’s Alejandro Yung Wong (12-2, 6 KOs) over 4 dominant rounds.
Viloria, the nephew of former unified WBA and WBO flyweight and WBC and IBF flyweight champion Brian Viloria, put in a vicious efficiency in opposition to Wong, slamming him to the top and physique with deadly sharpness till referee Referee Ivan Guillermo acknowledged the towel thrown within the ring by Group Wong and stopped it at 1:29.
Together with his vicious hand velocity and slashing energy, Viloria was a transparent class above Wong and appeared to be prepared for the next degree of opponent in his upcoming battles.
Tremendous light-weight Ricardo Sonny Robledo (11-0, 3 KOs) acquired off to a quick begin and fought off a late-round rally by opponent Dante Ettore (11-2-2, 7 KOs) of Las Vegas to win a hard-fought majority determination of their eight-round battle.
The southpaw Robledo was busier and extra aggressive, particularly within the early rounds, after which did sufficient to carry off the surging energy punches of the extra technically gifted Ettore within the late going. Ettore landed a number of sturdy photographs and made a great account of himself, however Robledo had the steadier exercise all through the powerful eight rounder.
The scores have been 76-76 draw, overruled by 78-74 and 79-73 scores for Robledo.
Undefeated tremendous light-weight Javier Meza (3-0, 2 KOs) misplaced some blood however managed to attain a four-round unanimous determination over Buenos Aires, Argentina’s Luciano Ramos (2-9). The rugged pair went backwards and forwards all through the action-rich combat, with Meza touchdown the more practical punches sufficient to deserve the nod. To his credit score, the MMA-centric Ramos, who reportedly rolls with the Nate Diaz crew in Scranton, was in a position to bloody Meza’s nostril along with his work.
The scores have been 60-54 x 2 and 59-55.
Hometown warrior Larry Serrano Romero (3-4-2) and professional debuting Roy “El Principe” Cano fought to a four-round majority draw of their bantamweight slugfest.
Higher than his journeyman document would point out, Serrano Romero fought a wise combat, throwing three- and four-punch mixtures to the top and physique. The extra highly effective Cano damage Serrano briefly with left hooks in spherical three and 4 however didn’t press his benefit. Each occasions, Serrano Romero got here roaring again along with his personal fireworks. An entertaining battle between two sport sluggers. The scores have been 40-36 Romero, overruled by two scores of 38-38.
Within the opening bout of the night time, tremendous light-weight Danilo “Gato” Diez (3-0, 1 KO) stopped Venezuela’s Giovanny “El Monstrico” Gonzalez (2-7, 2 KOs) at 2:55 of spherical two. The pair got here out swinging freely, however it was Diez’s extra disciplined punches that discovered their mark with higher frequency. With Gonzalez fading shortly from the onslaught, Referee Ivan Guillermo mercifully waved it off.
