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Junior middleweight contender Carlos Adames defeated Patrick Day by unanimous decision Friday night on the undercard of the Richard Commey-Raymundo Beltran lightweight bout in Temecula, California.

It was a courageous effort from Day, but at the end he was simply overwhelmed by the power and strength of the heavy-handed Adames, who pulled away in the late stages of their 10-round bout to earn scorecards of 98-91 and 97-93 (twice).

In the first half of the fight, it was the quickness and boxing ability of Day (17-3-1, 6 KOs) that troubled the strong but oftentimes plodding Adames (18-0, 14 KOs), who landed his thudding punches only sporadically as Day employed intelligent movement.

But in the ninth round, Adames, 25, began to catch Day more often with his right hand, and for the first time, you could see Day beginning to wear down as Adames brought more pressure.

"Tonight was about getting work in," Adames, a native of the Dominican Republic, said afterward. "I listened to my coach, Robert Garcia. This was my second fight with him, and it was about getting good rounds, and we did that. In the 10th round he told me [Day] was ready to go. If I had one more minute, I think I would've finished him, but in the end, I think it was a very good performance on my behalf."

He said he dedicated the bout to countryman David Ortiz, the former Boston Red Sox star who was recently the victim of an attack in the nation's capital, Santo Domingo.

"He's Dominican. We love each other. No matter what happens, if there's violence, we stand together," Adames said. "I represent the Dominican Republic with a lot of pride. Anybody who steps into the ring with this Dominican fighter is going to go out."

Final Punch Stats

Junior lightweight Miguel Angel Gonzalez handed Saul Rodriguez his first professional loss by knocking him out in Round 3 in a sizable upset. Gonzalez (25-4, 22 KOs) started quickly, sending Rodriguez to the canvas with a left hook just seconds into the fight, and proceeded to hurt him a few more times in the opening frame.

To his credit, Rodriguez (23-1-1, 17 KOs) was able to stabilize things in the second, landing a few right hands that seemed to affect Gonzalez. In the third round, it was Rodriguez who seemed to have settled things down, perhaps even turning the tide of the fight. After stunning Gonzalez, Rodriguez rushed in, seeming to believe he had gained the upper hand, but he was hit once again by a powerful left hook he never saw coming.

As Rodriguez hit the canvas, referee Thomas Taylor waved off the fight at 1 minute, 23 seconds of the round.

More undercard results

• Lightweight Raymond Muratalla made quick work of Agustine Mauras, displaying an impressive blend of speed and power and scoring a first-round TKO. Muratalla (8-0, 6 KOs) floored Mauras (6-6-3, 3 KOs) in the middle of the round with a two-punch combination that was punctuated by a left hook to the head. Though Mauras survived the round, he was hurt a few more times by Muratalla, who displayed the ability to throw fast, hard punches from both the orthodox and southpaw stances. As Mauras went back to the corner, his handlers decided to stop the fight on his behalf.

• A junior welterweight bout between Elvis Rodriguez and Joaquin Chavez was ruled a first-round technical draw after a clash of heads caused a cut on the left side of Chavez's forehead. This came after Rodriguez (2-0-1, 2 KOs), a hard-hitting southpaw from the Dominican Republic, had hurt Chavez (9-18-4, 2 KOs) with a body shot, and as he went for the attack their heads collided, causing the injury to Chavez.

• In a super featherweight matchup, Christopher Zavala (5-0, 2 KOs) remained undefeated by outpointing Prisco Marquez (4-1-1, 1 KOs) by the scores of 60-54 across the board. The 5-foot-7 Zavala enjoyed a 3-inch height advantage over Marquez, and his attack was keyed by a series of overhand rights set up with the left jab.

• Lightweight Dmitry Yun made a successful pro debut by defeating Jose Antonio Meza by decision. Yun, who hails from Uzbekistan, set a brisk pace, and from the very onset outworked Meza with a two-fisted attack. Yun (1-0) exhibited quickness and hand speed throughout this contest against the durable Meza (6-4, 1 KOs) who has never been stopped in a professional bout. Despite seeing a point deducted in the final round for punching behind the head, Yun coasted to a unanimous decision victory by scores of 39-36 on all three scorecards.

• Middleweight hopeful David Kaminsky (5-0, 2 KOs), 18, pounded out a four-round decision over Osbaldo Gonzalez (6-5, 4 KOs). The southpaw's attack was steady and he began to wear down Gonzalez in the third round with a consistent body attack; Kaminsky later landed a few straight left hands to Gonzalez's head. It was a clear-cut victory for Kaminsky, who won on all three scorecards 40-36.

As they entered the arena tonight at the Pechanga Resort and Casino, Richard Commey weighed 153 pounds, while Ray Beltran came in at 148.2. Yesterday, Beltran failed to make the 135 pound lightweight limit, making him ineligible to win the IBF belt tonight. Commey-Beltran is the ESPN main event.

Commey (29-2, 26 KOs) overwhelmed Beltran (36-9-1, 22 KOs) with his power from the start, sending him to the canvas twice in the opening round, again in the fifth and once more in the eighth.

Beltran got to his feet after the fourth knockdown, but referee Edward Hernandez had seen enough and waved off the fight at 54 seconds.

Beltran, a former WBO lightweight world titleholder, suffered his second loss in three fights. He failed to make the 135-pound lightweight limit at Thursday's weigh-in and was not eligible to win the title.

Commey won his fifth straight fight, including his fourth straight by knockout. Friday night's victory could lead to an eventual showdown with undefeated Teofimo Lopez, the 2018 ESPN prospect of the year.

"Beltran showed why he was a champion," Commey said. "He's a great fighter who showed it against me tonight. I was happy to get the job done and defend my title for the first time."

Commey nearly stopped Beltran in the opening frame, forcing Beltran to take the mandatory eight count twice. To his credit, Beltran gathered himself and even had his moments in the rounds that followed.

Commey showed some holes technically, swinging freely and allowing Beltran to find some counter-punching opportunities, but he also proved he is incredibly stout and durable. While he was hit on the chin several times by hard left hooks from Beltran, Commey stayed composed and resumed his offensive barrage.

Commey outlanded Beltran 160-92, including 137-86 in power punches, according to CompuBox.

Friday's fight marked the first time since 2017 that Commey went beyond the sixth round. His only two defeats were close decisions on the road against Robert Easter and Denis Shafikov.

Now, Commey could be headed to a career-high payday against a talented young prodigy in Lopez in the fall. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, who promoted Friday night's fight and handles Lopez's career, said a Commey-Lopez title bout will happen if Lopez wins his July 19 bout against Masayoshi Nakatani.

"That was a great performance by Commey, who showed why he is a great champion," Arum said. "Beltran showed courage and resiliency. Teofimo Lopez has a job to do against Nakatani on July 19, and if he takes care of business, Teofimo will challenge Commey for the title in what will be a tremendous fight."

Asked about a potential showdown with Lopez, Commey said, "It looks like Teofimo Lopez is next, but he has a job to do first. That would be a great fight."

The future is less clear for Beltran, 38, who was docked 20 percent of his $200,000 purse as part of his penance for missing weight. An agreement was struck between both camps to allow this fight to proceed if Beltran did not come in heavier than 146.8 pounds at the Friday morning weigh-in; Beltran was 145.6 pounds.

IBF rules had stipulated that regardless of Friday's result, Commey would remain its champion.

"He caught me with a good shot in the eighth round, and the referee decided to stop the fight," Beltran said. "Now I am going to get together with my team and figure out what's next. If I fight on, I will move up to 140 pounds."

Final Punch Stats

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑31 May 2019, 08:31 Junior Fa vs. Dominick Guinn on Commey-Beltran Card

Heavyweight contender Junior Fa has finalized a fight with very faded veteran Dominick Guinn.

According to News Hub, the 17-0 Fa will square off with Guinn on the undercard of the IBF world lightweight title fight between challenger Richard Commey and challenger Raymundo Beltran in Palm Springs, Florida on June 28.

Guinn, now 44-year-old, has been in the sport now for 19 years. Despite his twelve defeats, Guinn has never been stopped.

Guinn was a highly regarded prospect in the early 2000s.

He was never the same after a close decision loss to Monte Barrett in 2004, but he still took a lot of punchers the full distance.

It would be an accomplishment if Fa was able to stop him. Guinn has won two in a row, while Fa is fighting for the fifth time in 15 months.

"I just need to keep myself tidy and do the small things right, because he's very experienced," Fa told Newshub. "Which basically means he brings a lot of skill and he's seen a lot of different styles.

"He knows how to take fighters into deep water, so I have to make sure I've got myself physically fit and mentally fit to go the 10 rounds, if I need to. If I take him out early, I'm the first guy to do that. If he lasts 10 rounds, then I have those 10 rounds underneath my belt.

"I've got something more specific that I can work on, so it makes things a bit more real. It changes the intensity of training just a little bit, because I'm a bit more focussed on what I can actually do in a fight. I think, in a couple of years, there will be much more exciting fights. I'm going to be really tested and I can't wait, because I'm training hard for those kinds of fights. I'm ready for whoever."

Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, New Zealand - Heavyweight contender Junior Fa (17-0, 10 KOs) survived near disaster in an off-TV bout with 44-year old veteran Dominick Guinn (37-12-1, 26 KOs).

Guinn has never been stopped in his pro career, and Friday night was no different.

More so than being competitive, he landed a left hand that dropped and badly hurt Fa in the fourth round. It was the first time that Fa had been down as a pro.

Fa was in trouble, but he managed to weather the storm by holding and using defensive tactics to make it to the next round.
Prior to the bout, Fa was motivated to become the first man to stop Guinn. Instead, Fa himself was down and hurt.

Luckily for Fa, Guinn had spent a lot of himself while chasing a knockout win and did very little for the remainder of the fight - as Fa piled up points for a unanimous decision victory.

At the end, the scores were 97-92, 98-91, 98-91 in favor of Fa.

Wow, I had no idea guinn was still fighting. Not a good sign for fa. Better get the Parker fight soon.

fa blows. in one of his nz fights some lardy 1-3 midget hurt him bad

jamamb wrote: ↑29 Jun 2019, 12:16 fa blows. in one of his nz fights some lardy 1-3 midget hurt him bad

Yeah I've never been impressed by Fa. This Guinn fight makes it worse.

oogiebe wrote: ↑29 Jun 2019, 12:19 Yeah I've never been impressed by Fa. This Guinn fight makes it worse.

Parker handles him easy. Probably hurts him too. Maybe drops him and maybe stops him.

But it’s still a big-ish fight down under.

It’s better if he goes into that fight with no losses and Parker takes his L. Rather than someone else.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑29 Jun 2019, 12:48 Parker handles him easy. Probably hurts him too. Maybe drops him and maybe stops him.

But it’s still a big-ish fight down under.

It’s better if he goes into that fight with no losses and Parker takes his L. Rather than someone else.

True, but hard core fans won't be impressed. I hope Parker fights someone more competitive next time out and not Fa. Fa doesn't do anything for Parker's rep. Especially after being KD by guinn and winning a pretty boring fight.

Friday 28, June 2019
Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, USA
promoter Top Rank - Bob Arum
matchmaker Brad Goodman

lightweight
Richard Commey 28 2 0
vs
Raymundo Beltran 36 8 1
International Boxing Federation World Lightweight Title

super welterweight
Carlos Adames 17 0 0
vs
Patrick Day 17 2 1

heavyweight
Junior Fa 17 0 0
vs
Dominick Guinn 37 12 1

super featherweight
Saul Rodriguez 23 0 1
vs
Miguel Angel Gonzalez 24 4 0

middleweight
Tyler Howard 17 0 0
vs
Luis Hernandez 16 8 0

lightweight
Raymond Muratalla 7 0 0
vs
Agustine Mauras 6 5 3

super featherweight
Christopher Zavala 4 0 0
vs
Prisco Marquez 4 0 1

super lightweight
Elvis Rodriguez 2 0 0
vs
TBA

middleweight
David Kaminsky 4 0 0
vs
Osbaldo Camacho Gonzales 6 4 0

lightweight
Jose Antonio Meza Quinonez 6 3 0
vs
Dmitry Yun debut






super featherweight
Saul Rodriguez 23 0 1
vs
Miguel Angel Gonzalez 24 4 0

Gonzalez won by 3rd round KTFO
Miguel Angel Gonzalez won by BRUTAL KTFO
Rodriguez also knocked down once in round 1






FULL CARD HIGHLIGHTS and FULL FIGHT VIDEOS HERE:
https://www.the13thround.com/phpBB2/vie ... 8&t=130467


ENJOY!!

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑29 Jun 2019, 05:22

Does that picture mean Garcia Lomachenko more possible?

Beltran vs Commey was a very exciting fight. You can just tell when you see top level fighters fighting a real pleasure. I would favor Commey over Teofimo Lopez. Lopez looked smaller when standing in his street close next to Commey.

victor-romeo wrote: ↑29 Jun 2019, 14:33 Beltran vs Commey was a very exciting fight. You can just tell when you see top level fighters fighting a real pleasure. I would favor Commey over Teofimo Lopez. Lopez looked smaller when standing in his street close next to Commey.

Lopez will destroy Commey.

Slow, aging Beltran froze Commey in his tracks on multiple occasions with hooks.

Too bad the reflexes weren't there for Beltran to follow up.

Be assured that Lopez will follow up. And when he does, he will put the champion to sleep.

It won't be competitive. Commey is gritty but an ordinary alphabet champion. Lopez will prove to be a class and a half above.

I can't wait to find out...

Impressive that Commey was able to take out Beltran the way he did. He damn near couldn't miss with that counter left hook.

SenorPipino wrote: ↑29 Jun 2019, 14:41 Lopez will destroy Commey.

Slow, aging Beltran froze Commey in his tracks on multiple occasions with hooks.

Too bad the reflexes weren't there for Beltran to follow up.

Be assured that Lopez will follow up. And when he does, he will put the champion to sleep.

It won't be competitive. Commey is gritty but an ordinary alphabet champion. Lopez will prove to be a class and a half above.

I wouldnt go so far as to predict Teofimo Lopez destroying Richard Commey, but Commey showed too many defensive flaws against the faded Ray Beltran. So I do agree that Teo will probably beat Richard when they meet for the title later this year. I see a Lopez stoppage around 7-9 rounds.

Best Coast wrote: ↑30 Jun 2019, 02:50 I wouldnt go so far as to predict Teofimo Lopez destroying Richard Commey, but Commey showed too many defensive flaws against the faded Ray Beltran. So I do agree that Teo will probably beat Richard when they meet for the title later this year. I see a Lopez stoppage around 7-9 rounds.

"Too many defensive flaws" is a terrible weakness to have when you're in there with a quick, heavy handed banger like Lopez.

Commey's footwork isn't the best either. It's questionable that he'll escape once Lopez hurts him.

I see an early KO. Within 3.

SenorPipino wrote: ↑30 Jun 2019, 09:31 "Too many defensive flaws" is a terrible weakness to have when you're in there with a quick, heavy handed banger like Lopez.

Commey's footwork isn't the best either. It's questionable that he'll escape once Lopez hurts him.

I see an early KO. Within 3.

You may well be right. Time will tell. It will be interesting to see what the Vegas odds are for Lopez-Commey once the fight has been signed.

The fact that Lopez will apparently be Commey's next title challenger should provide a ratings boost for the ESPN bout between Lopez & Masayoshi Nakatani on 7/19 (the night before the Pacquiao-Thurman PPV).