Pechanga Arena in San Diego buzzed Saturday night as Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete put three junior‑lightweight belts on the line, unbeaten lightweight puncher Raymond Muratalla faced his toughest test, and a lineup of contenders and prospects tried to climb the ladder in front of a lively Southern California crowd.
Navarrete and Charley Suarez exchanged momentum through seven rounds - Navarrete piling on uppercuts, Suarez landing sharp counters - until a bad cut over Navarrete’s left eye (ruled from a head clash in round six) sent the ringside doctor to referee Edward Collantes after the seventh. With blood still flowing, the fight was stopped one second into round eight. Scores of 78‑75 and 77‑76 twice gave Navarrete a technical‑decision win that left many fans wanting a clearer ending.
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Ray “Danger” Muratalla stayed patient, then pulled away from Zaur Abdullaev to claim the interim IBF lightweight title. Behind a steady jab, crisp rights, and a late southpaw switch, Muratalla left Abdullaev swollen and down big on the cards: 118‑110 and 119‑109 twice.
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Andrés Cortés coasted past Salvador Jiménez in a quiet super‑feather bout, piling up body shots while Jiménez fought from a shell; the judges returned 100‑90 (twice) and 99‑91.
Giovani Santillán had to dig deep versus Angel Beltrán. After Beltrán’s fast start and a bloody nose, Santillán rallied with left‑hand flurries in rounds six and ten to edge three identical cards of 97‑93.
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Super‑bantamweight puncher Sebastián Hernández hurt Azat Hovhannisyan with body work, earned a point when Hovhannisyan was docked for holding, and swept the cards 98‑91 despite late resistance.
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Lightweight Alan “Kid Kansas” Garcia overcame blood and an early spill to steady himself and sweep the final four rounds, winning 79‑73 across the board against Cristian Medina.
In the opener, super‑fly prospect Perla Bazaldua dominated Mona Ward, pitching a 40‑36 shutout to move to 2‑0.
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