Emmanuel “Chosen One” Carrillo Jr. stopped Kenneth “The Problem Child” Taylor in the second round Saturday night in the main event of BOXFEST XIX at the County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas.
Carrillo captured the vacant NABA featherweight title with the victory on the Red Owl Boxing card, which streamed on DAZN.
Carrillo controlled the opening round before ending the fight in the second. A left hook to the chin dropped Taylor, who received a count from referee Rafael Ramos before the contest was stopped at the 1:00 mark.
The victory moved Carrillo to 7-0 with four knockouts. Taylor fell to 15-7-2 with six knockouts.
In the six-round featherweight co-feature, Ayanna “Asesina” Vasquez (8-2-1, 1 KO) defeated Maria “Polvorita” Salinas (27-16-6, 7 KOs). Vasquez countered effectively as Salinas pressed forward during the early rounds. Salinas became more competitive as the fight progressed, and both fighters traded freely in the sixth.
Christina Cruz (7-1) defeated Randee “Babydoll” Lynn Morales (6-8, 4 KOs) in a six-round super flyweight bout. Cruz controlled much of the action, consistently beating Morales to the punch and finishing the fight strongly.
Ariana Carrasco (2-0, 1 KO) remained perfect as a professional with a four-round decision over Chanisse Jenner (0-1). Carrasco controlled the fight from the opening round and won by identical scores of 40-36.
Devon Marquis Garcia (5-0, 4 KOs) defeated Patrick Harris (1-7, 1 KO) over four rounds. Harris became more competitive in the third, but Garcia finished strongly and dropped him with a right uppercut late in the fourth. The judges scored the bout 39-36 and 40-35 twice.
Cahir “The Gail” Gormley (4-0, 2 KOs) completed the card with a four-round decision over Jerome Lloyd (0-2-1). Gormley controlled the action with his boxing and won 40-36 on all three scorecards.