By Ken Hissner: At BUAP Arena, Puebla, Mexico, Bob Arum (Top Rank) presented in the Main Event former IBF Female World Junior Featherweight champion now WBC Female World Bantamweight champion Yiliah “Cobrita” Luna of Durango, Mexico, defending her title against previously unbeaten Mayeli Flores of Mexico City, Mexico, won a hard-fought decision over ten rounds.
In the Main Event, WBC Female World Bantamweight champion Yiliahn “Cobrita” Luna, 23-3-1, (4), of Durango, MEX, defeated Mayeli Flores, 8-1-1 (3), of Mexico City, MEX, over 10×2 action-packed rounds.
In the first round, Flores chased the much taller Luna, landing overhand rights against the countering jab of Luna. In the second round’s final minute, a left hook from Luna on the chin dropped Flores for an 8-count. In the third round, after one minute, Flores rocked Luna with an overhand right on the chin, forcing her to hold Flores.
In the fourth round, the referee took a point from Luna for excessive holding. Flores never stopped throwing punches backing Luna into a corner at the bell. In the fifth round, due to a head butt from Flores opened a cut on the left eyebrow of Luna, causing the referee to deduct a point.
In the seventh round, Luna kept the jab in the face of Flores, who never stopped throwing punches. In the eighth and ninth rounds, Luna came back; landing left hooks to the chin of the aggressive Flores, who landed overhand rights.
In the tenth and final round, it was an all-action round for both boxers. It was close at the end, with Flores landing more but Luna more effective punches.
In the Co-Main event, Lightweight contender Oscar Duarte, 22-1-1 (17), of Parral, Chihuahua, MEX, stopped southpaw Fernando “Trapo” Cancino, 11-10-1 (3), of Las Brenas, Chaco, ARG, at 1:50 of the fifth round of a scheduled eight rounds.
In the first three rounds, it was all the taller Duarte with Cancino on the ropes too much. In the fifth round, Duarte hurt Cancino with body shots having him pinned in a corner, then going to the head of the defenseless Canacino, taking a dozen unanswered punches, causing the referee to call a halt.
Junior Featherweight Bryan “El Chillon Destructor” Mercado, 21-1 (16), of Mexico City, MEX, stopped Pedro “Torito” Tut, 21-2 (6), of Cancun, Quintana Roo, MEX, in the first round of a scheduled eight rounds.
In the first round, Mercado scored a pair of knockdowns with right uppercuts for the first and a left and right uppercut forcing the referee to call a halt.
Featherweight Edgar “Cruzito” Gonzalez, 9-0 (4), of San Cristobal, MEX, defeated Augustin Perez, 6-4-1 (3), of Puebla, MEX, over six wild rounds.
In the first three rounds, it was a wild swinging bout with the referee almost getting hit during breaking up a clinch. Perez won two of three rounds.
In the fourth and fifth rounds, Gonzalez did well having Perez with a shiner under his left eye against the ropes for the most part. In the sixth and last round, both let it all hang out in a close bout overall, with Gonzalez seeming to pull it out.
The ring announcer spoke only Spanish, and commentators didn’t make it clear about scores or any stoppage times.