Fury-Wallin live undercard results and recaps

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LAS VEGAS — Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury makes his fifth defense against Otto Wallin in the main event of Saturday night’s Top Rank Boxing on ESPN+ card at T-Mobile Arena knowing a rematch with titlist Deontay Wilder is on deck for early 2020 — as long as Fury wins and Wilder does the same in a November rematch with Luis Ortiz.

In addition to the main event, Mexico’s Emanuel Navarrete defends his junior featherweight world title against Jose Miguel Elorde in the co-feature on Mexican Independence Day weekend along with a Puerto Rico versus Mexico junior welterweight fight between former two-division titlist Jose Pedraza and former title challenger Jose Zepeda on the 10-fight card.

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.

This file will be updated with analysis after every fight. Watch Fury vs. Wallin on ESPN+.


Jose Pedraza vs. Jose Zepeda, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Fight in progress.

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

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

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

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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