Rafael Espinoza made a profitable first title protection tonight, stopping Sergio Chirino within the fourth spherical to retain his WBO featherweight title.
Espinoza (25-0-0, 21 KO) pulled a giant upset final December, popping out of nowhere to beat Robeisy Ramirez in a improbable battle, and although Chirino (22-2, 13 KO) was not precisely a highly-regarded or confirmed contender — even bearing in mind his No. 2 rating by the WBO — it’s a powerful first title protection, because the 6’1” Mexican seemed sharp and harmful, dropping Chirino 3 times.
Tremendous featherweight contender Andres Cortes stayed unbeaten with a debatable resolution win over Abraham Nova. Cortes (22-0, 12 KO) received on scores of 96-94, 97-93, and 97-93. Nova falls to 23-3 (16 KO) and has now misplaced two straight.
Troy Isley was additionally victorious on the present, beating Javier Martinez by way of 10-round unanimous resolution in a gathering of middleweight prospects who haven’t precisely set the world on fireplace so far of their careers, and nonetheless didn’t tonight in a foul-filled contest.
Judges had it 96-92, 97-91, and 97-91 for Isley, who improves to 13-0 (5 KO), with Martinez dropping to 10-1-1 (3 KO).
