NAPABAGSAK ni “Magic” Mike Plania sa unang round si Juan Antonio Lopez, ngunit hindi kinonsidera ng referee na bilangan ang Mexican para matapos anglaban sa 8-round unanimous decision pabor sa Pinoy boxer nitong Linggo sa Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles, California sa United States.
“In opening bout action at the Microsoft Theatre, Michael “Magic Mike” Plania (18-1, 10KO), was the unanimous decision winner over Juan (Antonio) Lopez (12-5, 4KO). Lopez was down in the opening round from a seemingly legal body shot but the referee ruled it a low blow and allowed Lopez ample time to recover,” pahayag ng Fightnews.com. “Plania was unable to seriously hurt Lopez again and had to go the distance. Judges scored the bout 79-73, 77-75 and 78-74, all in favor of Plania.”
Nagwagi rin si dating WBA at WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux ng Cuba na pinatulog sa unang round si Giovanni Delgado ng Mexico sa super featherweight bout.“Former unified super bantamweight champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux (18-1, 12 KOs) made his ring return a successful one with a first round knockout over Giovanni Delgado (16-9, 9 KOs) on Sunday night in a super featherweight clash,” ayon sa ulat. “Ringondeaux was fighting for the first time in 13 months following his loss to Vasiliy Lomachenko. A perfectly placed lead left cross landed flush on the chin of Delgado at the bell to put him down for the count at 3:00 of the first round of a scheduled eight round bout.”
-Gilbert Espeña
