Emanuel Navarrete retained the WBO Super Bantamweight title with a 3rd round stoppage over previously undefeated Francisco De Vaca at the Bank of California Stadium in Los Angeles.
In round two, Navarrete dropped De Vaca with a left hook. In round three, Navarrete bloodied and battered De Vaca until the fight was topped at 1:54.
Navarrete, 122 lbs of Mexico City is 28-1 with 24 knockouts. De Vaca, 122 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is 20-1.
Former world champion Jessie Magdaleno won a technical decision after he was cut from a headbutt in round nine of their scheduled 10-round featherweight bout.
In round four, Magdaleno was cut on the nose with from an accidental headbutt.
In round nine, Magdaleno dropped Rivera with a right hook. Later in the round Magdaleno was cut around the right eye from another headbutt, and the fight was called due to the cut.
Magdaleno, 125.4 lbs of Las Vegas won by scores of 88-82 and 89-81 twice, and is now 27-1. Rivera, 125.6 lbs of Tijuana, MX is 27-4-2-1.
