Ji-Hoon Kim stops Diaz in One

Ji-Hoon Kim scored an explosive one punch knockout over Ameth Diaz in a scheduled twelve round Lightweight bout at The Laredo Energy Center in laredo, Texas.

It was actually Diaz who was winning the first frame as he landed a couple of nice rights and booming uppercut that got Kim’s attention early in the round. With just seconds remaining in the round, Kim landed a crunching right to the top of the head and Diaz went down on his stomach. Diaz got to his feet but referee Robert Gonzalez ended the fight with just one second remaining in the round.

Kim, 132 1/4 lbs of Goyang City, Korea has now won thirteen in a row with twelve by knockout and his record is now 21-5 with eighteen knockouts. Diaz, 135 lbs of Panama City, Panama is now 27-10.

Ruslan Provodnikov scored an impressive ninth round stoppage over late-sub Emanuel Augustus in a scheduled ten round Jr. Welterweight bout.

For the first four-plus rounds the fight was competitive as Provodnikov landing a series of rights while Augustus jabbed and moved well in spots. In the middle of round five, Provodnikov landed a booming right hand that sent Augustus to the seat of his pants. Provodnikov landed some vicious shots in an effort to end the fight but the grizzled vet Augustsus got in a right of his own that briefly sent Provodnikov back. Augustus was able to survive the round but things did not get any better.

Provodnikov won the subsequent rounds as he was effective with hard right hands and Augustus began to leak blood from his nose starting in the sixth round. In the ninth frame, Provodnikov landed two huge shots to the head and Augustus slumped in the corner. Augustus showed guts be getting to his feet but he would only endure a vicious assault that included a flush right-left-right combination that put Augustus down for a third and final time as the referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the ninth frame.

Provodnikov, 141 1/2 lbs of Berzova, Russia is now 15-0 with ten knockouts. Augustus, who took the bout on four days notice after original opponent Francisco Figueroa dropped out is now 38-32-6.

Orlando Gomez scored a four round majority decision over Jose Martinez in a four round Jr. Middleweight bout.

Scores were 40-36, 39-37 and 38-38 for Gomez, 136 lbs of Houston, TX and is now 2-1. Martinez, 140 lbs of San Antonio, TX is now 5-1.

In a battle of Luna’s, Rafael Luna, 129 lbs of Corpus Christie, TX scored a four round unanimous decision over Rene Luna, 129 lbs of Laredo, Texas.

Rafael Luna scored a knockdown in the first round in the battle of pro debuter’s.