A championship night at super featherweight headlined the card as titles were on the line and contenders looked to solidify their standing across multiple divisions.
In the main event, Emanuel Navarrete unified the WBO and IBF super featherweight titles with an 11th-round TKO over Eduardo Nunez. Navarrete applied steady pressure and high punch volume throughout, gradually breaking Nunez down with strength and reach advantages. A cut under Nunez’s right eye opened in the fifth round and worsened as the fight progressed, bleeding heavily in the tenth. Before the twelfth round could begin, the ringside physician ruled Nunez unable to continue, giving Navarrete the stoppage one second into round eleven as the damage had become too severe.
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At super lightweight, Emiliano Vargas recorded a ninth-round TKO over Agustin Ezequiel Quintana in the toughest fight of his career. Vargas took control in the middle rounds by planting his feet and firing combinations, mixing body shots with clean work upstairs. Quintana’s face showed swelling from sustained punishment, and the referee stopped the bout before the tenth round began. Vargas remains unbeaten at 17-0 with 14 knockouts.
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In the welterweight division, Abel Ramos handed Tahmir Smalls his first professional defeat with a split-decision victory over ten rounds. Ramos closed the fight strongly, investing in body work and increasing pressure in the later rounds. Two judges scored it 98-92 and 97-93 for Ramos, while one saw it 96-94 for Smalls.
At super bantamweight, Arturo Cardenas and Jordan Martinez fought to a split draw over ten rounds, allowing Cardenas to retain his WBC Continental Americas title. Martinez started fast and controlled early exchanges, but Cardenas adjusted with sharper counters and steady body work to even the contest. The judges returned scorecards of 98-92 for Martinez, 96-94 for Cardenas, and 95-95 even in a tightly contested bout.
On the undercard, Óscar Álvarez Guerrero earned an eight-round unanimous decision over Trini Ochoa at super lightweight by scores of 79-73 and 78-74 twice. Hector Beltran defeated Cesar Diaz by unanimous decision over six rounds at super welterweight, 60-54 across all cards. Phillip Vella also won a six-round unanimous decision over Brayan Ramos Armenta at bantamweight by identical 60-54 scores, while Rahman Muhammad stopped Mitchell McFadden in the second round of their four-round welterweight contest.
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