By Miguel Maravilla at ringside
Ginny Fuchs (4-0, 1 KOs) won the WBC interim super flyweight over Adelaida Ruiz (16-1-1 8 KOs) winning a split decision, in opening the DAZN stream. Meeting the center at the opening bell Ruiz and Fuchs did not hold back. In the second, Ruiz landed solid counters as Fuchs aggressive worked her way in. Continuing to go at one another in the third, Fuchs and Ruiz worked at close quarters. Fuchs displayed the hand speed in the fourth as Ruiz shot the jab and traded. At the halfway point in the fifth, Fuchs let her hands go as Ruiz kept coming behind the jab and countering with left hooks.
Fuchs outworked Ruiz in the sixth as Ruiz was limited in the round. Attacking in the seventh, Fuchs found a rhythm and went at Ruiz but Ruiz countered to the body and kept coming. Late in the eighth, excahnging in the center Fuchs and Ruiz kept letting their hands go. In the ninth with the fight in the air, Fuchs stood busy as Ruiz was selective and connecting effectively. The tenth and final round saw both Fuchs and Ruiz fighting with urgency as it was anyone’s fight.
After ten rounds of boxing the judges scored the bout 100-90 Fuchs, 97-93, and. 97-93 for Fuchs. Fuchs suffered a thumb injury during the first round of the fight.
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In a mild upset, Alejandro Frias (16-10-2 7, 7 KOs) of Mexico won a unanimous decision over Fabian ‘Zurdo’ Rojo (9-1, 7 KO’s) of Phoenix. Frias got Rojo’s attention in round two connecting with a series of thudding right hands and then sent Rojo to the canvas. Frias score another knockdown in the fourth as he connected with the right hand once again. The rugged Mexican veteran Frias was too savvy for the young prospect in going the distance and handing Rojo his first defeat. All three judges score the fight, 58-54.
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Local super flyweight Alex Gueche (6-0, 5 KOs) of Long Beach went the distance six rounds with David Vargas (8-5-2, 5 KOs) in winning a decision. Gueche got straight to business as he floored Vargas in the opening seconds of the fight. Things got a little rough in the fifth as both Gueche and Vargas feet got tangled as the two fighters fell. Gueche was busy throughout the fight outworking Vargas and pulling off the unanimous decision win. All three judges scored the bout 60-53.
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In the opening bout from the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, super lightweight Criztec Bazaldua (6-0 1 KOs) of Los Angeles won hard fought unanimous decision over Kyle Erwin (7-3 3 KOs) of Oceanside, California. Exchanging in the second, a short left by Bazuldua dropped Erwin to a knee as the southpaw Bazaldua scored a knockdown. Erwin was aggressive throughout the fight as Bazaldua boxed and worked effectively behind the jab in working his way to the decision win. All three judges scored the bout 60-53.