Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez retained his IBF featherweight title on a 12-round unanimous points decision against Joet Gonzalez on Friday night at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The scores were 118-110, 117-111, 116 -112. This was the third time that Joet Gonzalez challenged for a world title but, despite coming on strong in the later rounds, it was not enough in the eyes of the judges.
However, despite the scorecards of the judges, Lopez did not impress and it could only be described as a workman-like performance.
Lopez improved his record to 29-2; 14 and Gonzalez’s record dropped to 20-4; 15.
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The 21-year-old Xander Zayas from Puerto Rico won on a fifth-round stoppage against Roberto Valenzuela Jr.
He improved his record to 17-0, 11 and scored two knockdowns in the first round before the fight was stopped by the referee due to a big cut on the bridge of Valenzuela’s nose.
In the opening bout of the evening, the 19-year-old Las Vegas lightweight Emiliano Vargas improved his record to 7-0, 6 with a third-round stoppage against Alejandro Guardado (5-1).
In an all-Mexican welterweight clash, Julio Luna (21-0-1) won on an eight-round unanimous points decision over Omar Alejandro Aguilar (25-2). The scores were 79-73, 78-74, and 77-73.
In a bout fought at the catch-weight at 138 pounds, Jamaine Ortiz won on a 10-round unanimous points decision against Antonio Moran. The judges scored it 99-91, 98-92, and 97-93.