IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. (25-0, 21 KOs) and undefeated four-division world champion Mikey Garcia (39-1, 30 KOs) squared off Saturday from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas headlining the first ever Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event. Spence landed a solid straight left in the opening round as he kept Garcia at a distance. Garcia attempted to get inside in round two but the jab was effective for Spence. The left hand by the champ continued to find its way as Spence tagged Garcia cleanly in the third. It was all Spence through four rounds as he continued to outwork and and beat Garcia to the punch.
Garcia stayed close to Spence and came out attacking in the fifth but Spence's jab was the key. At the halfway point in the sixth Spence continued to land bombs as Garcia held his own and displayed toughness. Keeping his distance in the seventh, Spence kept pumping the jab as Mikey continued to try and make his way inside. Garcia looked broken down and tired in the eighth as Spence began to breakdown Mikey.
Fighting on the inside in the tenth, Spence outworked Garcia but Mikey displayed toughness late in the fight. The championship rounds saw Spence close strong attacking aggressively on the inside looking for the knockout as Garcia held his own fighting with heart in going the distance.
120-107, 120-108, and 120-108 as Errol Spence wins a unanimous decision in pitching a shutout.
Former super middleweight champion David Benavidez (21-0, 18 KOs) stopped J'Leon Love (24-3-1, 13 KOs) in two rounds. Benavidez got to work right away rocking Love with a left hook in the opening round as he continued to attack him. In round two Benavidez backed Love up to the ropes and unloaded a combination as referee Laurence Cole stepped in to stop the fight at 1:14 of round two.
Making his U.S. debut former bantamweight champion Luis Nery (29-0, 23 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico stopped former champion McJoe Arroyo (18-3, 8 KOs) of Puerto Rico in five rounds. Nery attacked from the start as he landed combinations and attacked the body as Arroyo was fighting off his back foot. A left uppercut by the Nery dropped Arroyo in round two as he was up and continued fighting. A right hand followed by an overhand left sent Arroyo to the canvas a second time in round three. The Mexican southpaw continued to punch through Arroyo in round four as he knocked him down two times as the Puerto Rican visited the canvas for four times. Arroyo's corner did not let him out to fight as the bout was waived 10 seconds into the the fifth.
Opening up the pay per view heavyweight fan-favorite Chris Arreola (38-5-1, 33 KOs) stopped Jean Pierre Augustin(17-1-1, 12 KOs). Arreola was having fun to start off stalking and connecting Augustin with a solid left in the opening round. Arreola came out strong for the third staggering Augustin and shortly after Arreola followed up with his attack sending him to the canvas. Augustin was up but Arreola continued to overwhelm him as the referee stepped in to stop the fight at 2:03.
Former heavyweight world champion Charles Martin (26-2-1, 23 KOs) won an eight round disqualification over Gregory Corbin (15-1, 9 KOs) of Dallas squared off in a heavyweight attraction. Off to a slow start in the opening round Martin and Corbin felt each other out throwing the jab but Martin finished the round strong hitting Corbin with a right hand at the bell. Martin backed Corbin up a pair of times in the second connecting with a solid straight lefts. In round four, Corbin landed an uppercut snapping Martin's head shortly after the referee deducted a point from Corbin for a low blow. Martin was cut on the left eye and continued to exchange. The southpaw Martin kept his distance in the fifth popping the jab as Corbin stalked his way in. Things kept getting difficult for Corbin as he landed a low blow, the referee once again deducted a point from Corbin late in the round.
Corbin was not helping his cause as he landed another low blow in the sixth, the referee deducted a point from Corbin for a third time as the local fighter was flirting with disqualification. The former world champion pressed in the seventh round as Corbin appeared to be getting frustrated already behind on the scorecards. The referee had finally seen enough in the eighth as he disqualified Corbin for landind numerous low blows stopping the fight at 53 seconds of the eighth.
2016 Mexican Olympian super lightweight Lindolfo Delgado (9-0, 9 KOs) made quick work of Oklahoma's James Roach (5-2, 5 KOs) in an eight-round bout. Delgado attacked and overwhelmed Roach, a crunching left hook to the body did it as referee reached a ten count at 2:59.
Super featherweight Jose Valenzuela (2-0) of Mexico_ against Christian Velez (1-1, 1 KO).
Heavyweight Marsellus Wilder (4-1, 3 KOs) made quick work of Mark Sanchez (0-3) in scoring a first round knockout.
Undefeated Dallas super featherweight Fernando Garcia (12-0, 7 KOs) stopped Colombia's Marlon Olea (14-5, 12 KOs) in a competitive back and forth scrap. A right hand to the body by Garcia dropped Olea. Olea was unable to get up before the count of 10 and Garcia scored the KO at 2:50.
Dallas welterweight Amon Rashidi (6-0, 4 KOs) scored a sixth round stoppage over El Paso’s Gabriel Gutierrez (5-8, 3 KOs). Rashidi dropped Gutierrez in the third. The fourth round saw Rashidi land a hard short right hand that backed Gutierrez to the ropes. The Dallas prospect continued to outwork Gutierrez sending him to the canvas a second time in round five. However the referee had seen enough as Gutierrez was down a third time stopping the fight 24 seconds of the sixth.
San Antonio’s Jesse Rodriguez (9-0, 5 KOs) stopped Rauf Aghayev (26-7, 11 KOs) in three rounds in a scheduled eight-round bantamweight bout. Rodriguez was on the attack backing Aghayev. However in round three, Aghayev crouched in pain as Rodriguez landed a combination. Referee Laurence Cole s
Super welterweight Thomas Hill (8-2, 1 KOs) battled Limberth Ponce over six tough rounds. Hill used a lightning fast jab to keep the smaller Ponce at bay for most of the fight. Ponce looked to counter Hill and tried to land big bombs with both hands, landing occasionally. Ponce appeared to slow down the 2nd half of the fight as Hill wobbled him with a big right hand in the 6th round. In a tough fight to score, the judges ruled a split decision for the busier Hill. Scores read 60-54, 58-56 for Hill and 59-55 for Ponce.
Unbeaten bantamweight prospect Aaron Morales (6-0, 3 KOs) of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma dominated Fernando Robles (2-1) of McAllen, Texas for six-rounds. A pair of uppercuts by Morales dropped Robles in the second round. Morales stayed on top of Robles backing him up and staggering him in the fifth. Staying busy Morales closed the strong in route to a decision. Scores were 60-53, 60-53, 59-54.
Dallas cruiserweight Adrian Taylor (9-1, 4 KOs) faced William Quintana (7-13, 3 KOs) in a four round scrap. Taylor came out strong landing big shots to the head and body of Quintana. Quintana, though, showed toughness and started to land some punches inside as the fight continued. In the end, Taylor was more active and earned the hard fought unanimous decision. The scores read 40-36, 39-37 twice.
Lightweight Luis Coria (11-2, 6 KOs) of Moreno Valley, California stopped Mexico’s Omar Garcia (6-8, 1 KO). Coria dropped Garcia in the opening round, Garcia was up and continued to fight but Coria’s attack overwhelmed Garcia as the referee stepped in to stop the fight at 53 seconds of round two.
Local cruiserweight Burley Brooks (1-0, 1 KO) made his pro debut against Randy Mast (1-1) with a first round knockout in a four-round bout,
In the opening bout from AT&T Stadium, super flyweight Robert Rodriguez (3-0) of San Antonio won a unanimous decision Fernando Ibarra (0-1) of Fairfield, California in a four-round fight. The southpaw Rodriguez dominated throughout the fight bloodying Ibarra in route to a unanimous decision. Judges scored the bout 40-36, 40-36, and 39-37.
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