The 27-year-old Mexican boxer dropped Escandon in Round 10 of the brutal featherweight bout - the second knockdown of the match - and this time, the Colombian fighter was in no shape to continue.Įscandon, 37, had weathered the storm several times earlier in the pay-per-view opener. Allen Kee/ESPN ImagesĬarlos Castro scored the biggest win of his budding career on Saturday night, notching a 10th-round KO of durable fringe contender Oscar Escandon. Next, he'll have to prove he can take care of better fighters.Ĭastro demolishes Escandon for KO victory Carlos Castro, right, dropped Oscar Escandon twice en route to a 10th-round TKO victory. Now, Magsayo has finally tasted adversity in the ring, and he proved he could handle it.
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He rallied as the fight waged on and scored a knockdown of his own in Round 5, a left hook flooring Magsayo after a series of right hands to the body slowed him down. Ceja, a former 122-pound champion, was a massive step up in class for Magsayo.Ĭeja also was dropped in Round 1, the result of a left hook that caught him cold in the opening seconds. Magsayo, who is promoted by Pacquiao, will now be guaranteed a 126-pound title shot. The 26-year-old Filipino boxer landed a right hand that rendered Ceja senseless on his feet before a second right hand left the Mexican fighter unconscious on the ring mat. Mark Magsayo scored a brutal knockout of Julio Ceja in a WBC featherweight title eliminator, warming up the Filipino faithful on hand to watch their hero Manny Pacquiao.
Magsayo stops Ceja in Round 10 Featherweight contender Mark Magsayo, left, defeated Julio Ceja by knockout. Ortiz (32-7-3, 25 KOs), 34, has won just three of his past nine fights. Still, it was Guerrero, 38, who was more effective, winning over the judges in a closely contested fight. Over the last half of the 10-round fight, the American boxers were mostly hugging each other, throwing arm punches on the inside.
Guerrero (37-6-1, 20 KOs) and Ortiz started out strong with an action-packed first round, but as the fight wore on, both boxers seemed to tire. Punch Stats PunchesĪll three judges turned in the same score: 96-94. In a forgettable battle of former welterweight champions years past their best days, Robert Guerrero topped Victor Ortiz via unanimous decision in the co-feature of Pacquiao-Ugas. Results: Guerrero outpoints Ortiz in battle of former champions Welterweight Robert Guerrero, left, outpointed Victor Ortiz in a unanimous decision victory.
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