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Las Vegas Cinco De Mayo Undercard Results
By William Trillo
Super Middle Alexisis Espino (2-0, 1 KO) opened the show
against Billy Wagner (1-1) in an entertaining four round
battle. Espino remained undefeated with a unanimous
decision. Scores read 39-35 twice and 39-34 all in favor of
Espino.
Featherweight Aram Avagyan (9-0-1, 4 KO’s) was surprisingly
dropped in round one by Francisco Esparza (9-1-1, 3 KO’s)
but was able to get up off the deck and clear the cobwebs.
Over the course of the next nine rounds Avagyan was the
aggressor. Esparza gave a good account of himself but wasn’t
just didn’t have enough to stave off Avagyan. Final scores
all for Avagyan read 97-92 and 96-93 twice. With the victory
Avagyan took the WBC International Silver Title.
Super Middleweight John Ryder (28-4, 16 KO’s) made short
work of Bilal Akkawy (20-1-1, 16 KO’s) in this 168 pound
bout. After surveying the landscape for two rounds Ryder
made his move and dropped Akkawy twice in round three before
the ref stopped the scrum at the 2:12 mark. Ryder snagged
the vacant WBA Super Middleweight Title with the victory,
Welterweight Sadam Ali (27-3, 14 KO’s) was shocked by
Anthony Young (21-2, 8 KO’s) in this bout for the vacant
USNBC Silver Welterweight Title. Young is not known to be a
big power puncher but he had Ali reeling more than once.
After a series of unanswered blows in round the ref brought
an early halt to the bout at the 2:38 mark of round three.
Super Featherweight Lamont Roach Jr. (19-0-1, 7 KO’s) and
Jonathon Oquendo (30-6, 19 KO’s) fought in a grueling ten
round battle that was very close. A headbutt in round eight
took a point away from Oquendo but it was irrelevant. Roach
hammered out a unanimous decision with scores of 97-92 twice
and 96-93. For his effort Roach snagged the WBO
International & NABO Super Featherweight Titles.
Super Featherweight Joseph Diaz Jr. (29-1, 15 KO’s) beat
Freddy Fonseca (26-3-1, 17 KO’s) from pillar to post over
the course of the seven rounds the fight lasted. Diaz did
not allow Fonseca any room to work or move at all. This one
was all Diaz who took the vacant WBA Gold Super
Featherweight Title.
Welterweight Vergil Ortiz Jr. (13-0, 13 KO’s) did the
unthinkable against the durable Mauricio Herrera (24-9, 7
KO’s). Ortiz stopped a fighter in Herrera who has never been
KO’d in his career, and he did it in dramatic fashion. Ortiz
put the hurt on Herrera in round two and at the 29 second
mark of round three Ortiz closed the show with a right
handed bomb.
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