In a back and forth war that saw over 2,200 punches thrown, Oscar Negrete and Joshua Franco battled to a ten-round split draw in a bantamweight bout at The Hanger at The OC Fair Event Center in Costa Mesa, California
In round seven, Negrete began to swell under his right eye.
The two trades punches through the fight that saw the fighters be separated by one punch as Negrete landed 352 of 1111 punches, while Franco landed 351 of 1146 punches. The scores were indicative as each fighter won a card 96-94, and 3rd card was even at 95-95.
Negrete, 118 lbs of Los Angeles is 18-1-1. Franco, 117.4 lbs of San Antonio is 14-1-1.
“It was a great fight, but I felt I won,” said Oscar Negrete. “He [Franco] threw a lot of punches, but I blocked most of them. To tell the truth, it made me uncomfortable when he threw a lot and then suddenly clinched. He’s very talented. I give him my respect. He is a warrior. It ended in a draw, but we’ll see if we get the rematch.”
“I can’t complain. It was a close fight,” said Joshua Franco. “I landed the better shots and hurt him with clean punches. He kept throwing and throwing, which is not what I expected, but I adjusted. I would love a rematch.Danielito Zorrilla stopped Dakota Linger in round two of a scheduled eight-round bout of previously undefeated super lightweights.
In round two, Zorrilla landed three crushing uppercuts that busted up the nose of Linger that caused an eight-count. Referee Thomas Taylor stopped the bout at 2:59.
Zorrilla, 140 lbs of Toa Baja, PR is 9-0 with eight knockouts. Linger, 139.4 lbs of Buckhannon, WV is 10-1-2.
“I did well and fought calmly, like a professional,” said Danielito Zorrilla. “I was comfortable and worked well. I have to talk to my promoter to see what’s next, but I want to fight before the year ends.”Jousce Gonzalez and Ivan Delgado fought to a six-round majority draw in a super featherweight bout.
In round four, blood started to come out of the nose of Delgado.
Scores were 58-56 for Gonzalez and two cards were 57-57.
Gonzalez, 129.6 lbs of Glendora, CA is 8-0-1. Delgado, 128.6 lbs of South Central Los Angles, CA is 12-1-2.
Gonzalez outlanded Delgado 104-80.
“It was a good fight, but I won,” said Jousce Gonzalez. He’s a tough fighter, but I felt I landed more shots and controlled the fight at a distance.”
“I felt I did enough to win,” said Ivan Delgado. “He missed most shots, while landed harder and cleaner punches.”
Carlos Caraballo stopped Felipe Rivas in the 6th and final round round of their bantamweight bout.
In round two, Caraballo dropped Rivas with a jab to the body. In round four, Rivas started bleeding from his mouth.
Caraballo continued to pound away on Rivas until the fight was stopped at 1:47 of round six.
Caraballo, 118 lbs of Guayanilla, PR is now 9-0 with nine knockouts. Rivas, 117.8 lbs of Nogales, MEX is 17-22-4.
“I did a good job and finished matters in the last round,” said Carlos Caraballo. “He did his job. He came out hard and he worked, but I did enough to make the referee end the fight.”
