Rocky Juarez resurrected his career by scoring a 12-round unanimous decision in a Featherweight bout over Rene Alvarado at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas
Juarez used his experience and got inside to land the harder blows. His body shots started to slow down Alvarado in round seven. Alvarado came back to make a hard stand late in the fight but Juarez precision punching early and then again in round 12 when he rocked Alvarado with a hard right hand was the difference.
Juarez, 125 1/4 lbs of Houston, Texas has been so close to the mountain top on many occasions won his 2nd straight bout following a six bout losing streak. Scores were 117-111 and 116-112 twice and he is now 30-10-1. Alvarado, 126 1/2 lbs of Managua, NIC is now 20-3.
Keandre Gibson remained undefeated with a 4th round stoppage over John Nater in a scheduled 8-round Welterweight bout.
Gibson landed a straight right to the ribs that sent Nater down in pain and the fight was stopped with Nater on the canvas at 2:02 of round four.
Gibson, 143 1/4 lbs of St. Louis, MO is now 10-0-1 with 5 knockouts. Nater, 143 1/2 lbs of Bayamon, PR is now 13-6.
Ryan Karl made a successful pro debut with a 2nd round stoppage over Wilbert Mitchell in a scheduled 4-round Welterweight bout.
Karl dominated an overmatched Mitchell and landed a flurry of punches on the ropes that forced referee Steve Smoger to stop the bout at 2:00 of round two.
Karl, 142 1/2 lbs of Houston, TX is 1-0 with 1 knockout. Mitchell, 142 1/2 lbs of Dallas, TX is 1-11.