Love, McCaskill, Hrgovic victorious
By Miguel Maravilla at ringside
Super lightweight prospect Montana Love (17-0-1, 9 KOs) from Cleveland stopped Carlos Diaz (29-2, 14 KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico in three rounds on Saturday night in the Haney-Diaz co-feature at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas. Love popped the jab in the opening round as Diaz stalked attempting to get inside on Love, there was a light clash of heads but there was not cut. Love scored three knockdowns in round two and finally put him away in the third as a flurry of unanswered punches forced referee Raul Caiz Jr. to stop the fight at 1:22.
Undisputed welterweight champion Jessica McCaskill (11-2, 3 KOs) of Chicago retained her titles by crushing Kandi Wyatt (10-4, 3 KO’s) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. McCaskill came out aggressively attacking and connecting with solid with hands snapping Wyatt’s head back. In round two, Wyatt gained her composure and used the jab but McCaskill kept coming working her way inside. Patiently boxing in round three, McCaskill connected Wyatt with a solid one-two combo. Wyatt’s face was busted up in the fourth as McCaskill picked her shots. Connecting precisely in the fifth, McCaskill took it to Wyatt and continued doing a number on her.McCaskill kept the pressure and the referee had finally seen enough stopping the fight at 19 seconds of the seventh.
Undefeated heavyweight Filip Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KOs) stopped Emir Amatovich (10-1, 7 KOs) in three rounds. It was a slow first round but Hrgovic landed big shots on Amatovich. Patiently boxing in round two, Hrgovic dropped Amatovich twice and finished him off in round three as the referee stopped it after another knockdown at 30 seconds.
Super featherweight prospect Marc Castro (5-0, 5 KOs) of Fresno, California, scored a second round knockout over Ronaldo Solis (4-3-1, 3 KOs). From the opening bell, Castro landed heavy punches and dropped Solis with a right hand, Solis got up continuing to fight as Castro teed off. A huge overhand right by Castro to start the second round put Solis down on the canvas again and the referee waved off the bout at 43 seconds of the second.
Houston middleweight Austin Williams (8-0, 7 KOs) scored a second round knockout over Quantavious Cash (14-3, 8 KOs). A left by Williams staggered Cash and Williams followed up with a flurry that prompted referee Raul Caiz Jr. to step in to stop it prematurely at 26 seconds of round two.
Las Vegas super middleweight prospect Alexis Espino (9-0-1, 6 KOs) and Rodolfo Gomez (14-5-1, 10 KOs) battled to an eight round draw. It was non-stop action with neither fighter backing down. Espino and Gomez ground it out to the final bell. In the end, the judges scored it 77-75 for Gomez, 76-76, and 76-76.
Middleweight Amari Jones (5-0, 5 KOs) of Las Vegas scored a sixth round stoppage over Timothy Lee (5-2) of Los Angeles. An uppercut by Jones in the closing seconds of the opening round floored Lee. Jones boxed as Lee mixed it up. Later in the fifth, Jones attacked as he had Lee up against the ropes. The sixth and final round, Jones continued his attack as the referee stepped in to stop the fight at 2:40.
The little guys started things off from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as Southern California flyweight Ricardo Rafael Sandoval (20-1, 15 KOs) stopped Carlos Buitrago (32-7-1, 18 KOs) of Nicaragua in seven rounds Sandoval was dominant as he boxed effectively throughout the fight. Buitrago proved tough, but the 22-year old Sandoval connected with the right hand solidly and battered Buitrago as the referee stepped in to stop the fight at 46 seconds of the seventh.
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