Mauricio Herrera got a disputed 5-round technical decision over Hank Lundy in a scheduled 10-round Jr. Welterweight bout at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Herrera was cut over his right eye in round one and cut over his left eye in round two that were the result of accidental headbutts. It seemed that Lundy landed the more effective blows but Herrera won by tallies of 48-47 on two cards and 48-48.
Herrera, 139 1/2 lbs of Riverside, CA is 22-5. Lundy, 139 lbs of Philadelphia is 25-5-1.
Michael Perez scored a 6th round stoppage over late replacement Luis Sanchez in a scheduled 10-round Lightweight bout.
Perez was cut from headbutts on his head in round’s two and five but was able to drop Sanchez in round six and the bout was stopped at 1:20 of round six.
Perez, 134 1/2 lbs of Newark, NJ is now 23-1-2 with 11 knockouts. Sanchez, 133 1/2 lbs of Mexico is 17-4-1.
Former U.S. Olympian, Joseph Diaz Jr. had to work hard to get a 10-round unanimous decision over Rene Alvarado in a Featherweight bout.
Diaz scored a knockdown in round one when a straight left caught Alvarado around the top of the ahead. It could have been ruled a slip.
Diaz, 125 1/2 lbs of Los Angeles won by scores of 98-91, 96-93 and 95-94 to raise his perfect mark to 17-0. Alvarado, 125 3/4 lbs of Managua, NIC is 25-5.
