Undercard Results from the Spence-Garcia Card in Texas

The eyes of the boxing world are on Arlington, Texas, tonight where Mikey Garcia bids to become a title-holder in a fifth weight class. If Garcia can navigate his way past Errol Spence Jr, he will become only the third former featherweight champion to gather in a world welterweight title belt which would put him on the same pedestal with legends Henry Armstrong and Manny Pacquiao. But that’s a tall order as the undefeated Spence is bigger and is generally considered to pack a more powerful punch. The PPV mega-fight is noosed to an extremely deep undercard.

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Undercard Results

In a heavyweight fight that aired on FS1, it was four-strikes-and-you’re-out for previously undefeated Gregory Corbin who was disqualified in the eighth round after having a point deducted for a low blow in rounds 4, 5, and 6. Former IBF heavy-weight title-holder Charles Martin, who suffered a cut on the corner of his left eye in the fourth round from a head butt, improved to 26-2-1 (23). Corbin suffered his first loss after opening his career 15-0 against a motley bunch of opponents.

This was an inelegant scuffle between two fighters who had a little too much suet in their midsections. The 38-year-old Corbin had no snap in his punches and was credited with landing only 26 punches the entire fight.

In a swing fight that was added to the PPV telecast, Mexico’s Lindolfo Delgado stopped James Roach of Grove, Oklahoma with one second remaining in the opening round. A 2016 Olympian, the undefeated Delgado, a junior welterweight, has won all nine of his pro fights by knockout.

Welterweight Amon Rashidi, a stablemate of Errol Spence, improved to 6-0 (4) with a TKO over El Paso’s overmatched Gabriel Gutierrez (5-8). Rashidi scored three knockdowns before the bout was halted in the sixth and final round.

In an 8-round contest in the flyweight class, Jesse Rodriguez, a 19-year-old southpaw from San Antonio, improved to 9-0 (5) with a third round stoppage of Rauf Aghayev (26-7) who fell to his knees with an apparent injury after absorbing a combination. A 35-year-old Azerbaijian, Aghayev was making his U.S. debut.

In an entertaining 6-rounder, North Las Vegas middleweight Thomas Hill  (8-2) won a split decision over Limberth Ponce (17-4). Hill wobbled Ponce in the final round. Take away that punch and the match would have theoretically ended in a draw. Ponce, who fights out of Rock Island, IL, had won seven straight coming in.

In a 6-round bantamweight fight, Oklahoma City’s Aaron Morales dominated Fernando Robles of Brownsville, TX, en route to winning a unanimous decision. Morales (6-0) knocked Robles (2-1) to the canvas in the second round and triumphed on scores of 59-54 and 60-53 twice.

In a 4-round fight, local cruiserweight Adrian Taylor improved to 9-1 with a 4-round unanimous decision over Nebraska’s William Deets (aka William Quintana). The scores read 39-37 and 40-36 twice. Deets, who upset Deontay Wilder’s brother in his last start, declines to 7-13.

In a 6-round lightweight clash, Luis Coria (11-2, 6 KOs) stopped Omar Garcia (6-8) in the second round. Coria dropped Garcia in the opening stanza and kept up the pressure in the following round which compelled the referee to intervene. Mexico’s Garcia has lost six straight and seven of his last eight.

Super middleweight Burley Brooks, who has sparred with Errol Spence and Jermell Charlo, was successful in his pro debut. Brooks stopped 18-year-old Randy Mast at the 76 second mark of the opening round.

In the lid-lifter, Robert Rodriguez (3-0) of San Antonio spoiled Fernando Ibarra’s pro debut, winning a unanimous decision in a 4-round bantamweight match.

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