Alberto Palmetta stopped previously undefeated Erik Vega in the 10th and final round of their welterweight bout at The WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa.
It was a nip and tuck fight until Palmetta clipped Vega with a right hook in the final round. Palmetta was all over Vega and landed 11 unanswered blows until referee Mark Nelson stopped the fight at 1:03.
Palmetta, 146 lbs of Argentina is 13-1 with nine knockouts. Vega, 146 1/2 lbs of Tijuana, MEX is 16-1.
Joseph George took a 10-round split-decision over Marcos Escudero in a battle of undefeated light heavyweights.
George won two cards 97-93 and 97-94 while Escudero won a card 96-94.
Escudero landed 177 of 911 punches; George landed 161 of 545.
George, 173 1/2 lbs of Houston is now 10-0. Escudero, 174 1/2 lbs of Argentina is 10-1.
Amilcar Vidal Jr. stopped Zach Prieto in round one of their scheduled eight-round middleweight bout.
In the opening frame, Vidal dropped Prieto with a heavy left. Prieto was hurt, and Amilcar jumped on him with a relentless flurry and ending the fight with a hard right that sent Prieto to the deck just as referee Mark Nelson was stopping the fight at 2:59.
Vidal, 160 1/2 lbs of Montevedo, UR is 10-0 with nine knockouts. Prieto, 160 lbs of El Paso, TX is 9-1.
