Despite two point deductions, Pablo Cesar Cano won a 10-round split decision over Mauricio herrera in a an ction filled welterweight bout at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California
In round three, Herrera was cut over his left eye. In round four, Cano was deducted a point for a low blow. Later in the round, Cano started to swell around his right eye.
In round eight, Cano was deducted another point for a low blow.
The fight had a lot of action, especially in round seven, where the two had several heated toe-to-toe exchanges with the younger Cano getting the better of the action.
Cano, 142.6 lbs of Tlainnepantia, MEX won by scores of 97-91 twice while Herrera took a 95-93 card/
Cano is now 30-5-1. Herrera, 143.4 lbs of Riverside, CA is 22-7.
“He had a distinct style that I had to adjust to,” Cano said. “I am satisfied with the result, and this is exactly what we wanted to get the next big fight. My team has been training for years, and we have come together cohesively to pull off this fight.”
“Cano had a length that we were not expecting,” Herrera said. “We had similar fighting styles, and we have a similar career trajectory. I could have done more to get in and break him down, but his reach really prevented me from doing that. He’s a great fighter, and I wish him the best.”
KeAndre Gibson won a 8-round unanimous decision over Mahonri Montes in a welterweight bout.
Gibson, 146.2 lbs of St. Louis, MO won by scores of 79-72, 78-73 and 77-74 and is now 16-0-1. Montes, 146.2 lbs of Los Mochis, MEX is 30-6-1.
“I’ve fought a lot of Mexican fighters in my career, but Montes was the toughest I have faced by far,” Gibson said. “I had to adjust to his head movement, and his way to maneuver through the ring. I felt like my hands were a lot looser, and I felt that my speed with my combinations were doing the work to break him down.”
Morgan Fitch win a 6-round majority decision over Travis Scott in a super middleweight bout.
Scott started to have swelling under his left eye in round four. Later in the round he started to bleed from the nose.
Fitch, 163.6 lbs of Pittsburgh, PA won by scores of 59-55, 58-56 and 57-57 and is now 18-0-1. Scott, 163.6 lbs of Baton Rouge, LA is 19-2.
“It was cool to fight this time around with someone who is from my hometown backwoods in Louisiana,” said Fitch. “I would have come forward as much as I did in my last couple of rounds compared to when I started and I wish I could have had more rounds to fight. Nonetheless, we got what we needed, which was this win.”
