Also on the card, former junior bantamweight world titleholder Carlos Cuadras faces Jose Maria Cardenas in a 10-round battle, unbeaten prospect Gabriel Flores Jr. and Miguel Angel Perez Aispuro meet in an eight-round lightweight bout and former light heavyweight title contenders Felix Valera and Vyacheslav Shabranskyy face-off in a 10-round fight.
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Cuadras edges Cardenas
Former junior bantamweight world titlist Carlos Cuadras (39-3-1, 27 KOs), 31, of Mexico, eked out a majority decision victory over countryman Jose Maria Cardenas (17-5, 14 KOs), 22, in a rough, tough battle in which both fighters were rocked.
Cuadras won his third fight in a row since suffering back-to-back decision losses to McJoe Arroyo and Juan Francisco Estrada, but it wasn’t easy against his unheralded opponent. In the end, Cuadras got the nod 96-94 on two scorecards, while one judge had it 95-95.
“I did what I had to do to get the win. I don’t care what he says,” Cuadras said. “I connected the most powerful and definitive shots. I won the fight.”
Cardenas was upset by the decision.
“This was a total robbery. I clearly won the fight,” he said. “I want an immediate rematch.”
There was lots of back-and-forth action, but it was the quicker Cuadras — darting in and out and landing quick combinations — who had the edge. Cuadras suffered a nasty-looking swelling around his left eye from the fifth round on; and Cardenas’ punches appeared heavier as he backed up Cuadras several times with hard shots, but Cardenas never seemed to have any urgency.
Lowe outpoints Garcia Hernandez
Junior lightweight Isaac Lowe, right, outpointed Ruben Garcia Hernandez for a unanimous decision victory. Mikey Williams/Top Rank
British featherweight Isaac Lowe (18-0-3, 6 KOs), 25, a friend of Fury’s with whom he shared trainer Ben Davison, scored an entertaining unanimous decision victory against Ruben Garcia Hernandez (25-5-2, 11 KOs), 26, of Mexico, in a hard-fought fight in which both had good moments. Lowe won by scores of 78-74, 77-75 and 77-75.
Lowe, who also won on the undercard of Fury’s fight in June against Tom Schwarz, had the biggest moment of the fight when he rocked Hernandez with a right hand in the fifth round.
Flores dominates Perez Aispuro
Gabriel Flores Jr., right, defeated Miguel Angel Perez Aispuro in their lightweight fight. Mikey Williams/Top Rank
Lightweight prospect Gabriel Flores Jr. (15-0, 6 KOs), 19, of Stockton, California, put in a workmanlike performance in a shutout victory over Miguel Angel Perez Aispuro (12-9-2, 8 KOs), 29, of Mexico. Flores landed many combinations and won easily, 60-54, on all three scorecards.
“It’s always a thrill to fight here in Las Vegas,” Flores said. “This has been a great year for me as I continue to develop as a fighter. I’ll be back soon.”
Kharsan stops Ochoa
Featherweight Iskander Kharsan, right, stayed unbeaten with a TKO victory over Isidro Ochoa. Mikey Williams/Top Rank
Junior featherweight Iskander Kharsan (7-0, 5 KOs), 22, of Kazakhstan, dropped Isidro Ochoa (7-1, 3 KOs), 22, a southpaw from Fresno, California, with a short right hand in the fifth round. Ochoa’s corner stopped the bout in the corner after the round. It was another dominating performance for Kharsan.
Still to come
Title fight: Emanuel Navarrete vs. Juan Miguel Elorde, 12 rounds, for Navarrete’s WBO junior featherweight title
Felix Valera vs. Vyacheslav Shabranskyy, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
Guido Vianello vs. Cassius Anderson, 6 rounds, heavyweights
Abraham Martinez vs. Kevin Johnson, 6 rounds, welterweights
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