RESULTS FROM TEXAS STATION - TOP RANK SATURDAY FIGHTS
By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 05 Aug 2012
Magdaleno vs Davis.
Top Rank Promotions held its second consecutive fight card for the weekend yesterday (Saturday) evening at Texas Station Casino, some 10 miles north of the Las Vegas Strip.
The fight is part two of the two part fight card held at this hotel Friday and telecast on ESPN and Saturday for Spanish Channel, Telemundo.
Saturday?s fight was headlined by Diego Magdaleno (23-0-0, 8KO) of Las Vegas against Antonio Davis (29-8-0-13KO) of Atlanta, GA for the NABF Super Featherweight title.
Magdaleno battered Davis all over the ring chasing the seemingly over-matched Georgian from the get go.
In round four Magdaleno finally caught up Davis along the ropes and threw several un-answered power punches prompting referee Joe Cortez to stop the fight at 2:59 of round 4.
Magdaleno thus kept his NABF super featherweight crown.
In the supporting main event, Phoeniz, Arizona undefeated sluggers, Jose Benavides Jr (16-0-0, 13 KO and Javier Loya (7-1-0, 6KO) met at ring center for nothing more than hometown bragging rights.
Benavides vs Loya.
Benavides, who is trained by his Dad Jose Sr took the fight via a TKO in 1:41 of round 4.
Referee Tony weeks stopped the fight as Benavides pummeled Loya along the ropes. The timely stoppage saved Loya from further punishment.
Lee vs Seeger.
Notre Dame?s Mike Lee (10-0-0,6KO) a prot?g?e of Top Rank kept his record clean against a journeyman from St Joseph, MO, Tyler Seeger (13-12-1,11KO). Lee knocked down Seever in round 2 to the delight many supporters of Lee who came to the fight sporting Team Lee blue and gold t-shirts. The end came at 1:36 of the same round.
Other results:
Giovanni Santillan (4-0-0,2KO) of San Diego beat Joaquin Chavez (1-2-2,1KO) of Commerce, CA via a UD. Chavez was down in rounds 1 and 2.
Scores were all 40-34 from the three judges.
Santillan vs Chavez.
Saul Rodriguez (6-0-0,4KO) of Reseda, CA KO?d Jose Morales of Denver, CO with a clean left hook that landed at the point of the chin of Morales. Time: 26 seconds of round 3.
Rodriguez vs Morales.
Tommy Turner (3-2-0, 2KO) of Boise, Idaho KO?d Billy Schmidt (1-2-2,0KO) of Phoenix, AZ. Time 2:35 round 1.
Turner vs Schmidt.
In the curtain raiser, Tremaine Williams (3-0-0, 2KO) of New Haven, Texas won via UD over Jazzma Hogue (2-2-1,0KO) of Farmington, New Mexico. Scores were all 40-36.
Williams vs Hogue.
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