Lamont Roach Jr. made the first defense of the WBA Junior Lightweight title with an eight-round stoppage of Feargal McCrory at The Entertainment And Sports Arena in Washington, D.C.
After rocking McCrory un each of the first two rounds with left hooks, Roach dropped McCrory with that very same punch in the third frame. In round four, Roach dropped McCrory with a hard right uppercut to the body. Literally seconds later, Roach landed a left hook to the live that put McCrory down for a third time.
In round eight, Roach continued to batter McCrory and finally dropped him for a final time and the fight was stopped at 2:51.
Roach, 130 lbs of Washington is now 25-1-1 with 10 knockouts. McCrory, 129.6 lbs of New York is 16-1.
Lester Martinez Decisions Carlos Gongora
Lester Martinez remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over Carlos Gongora in a super middleweight bout.
Martinez, 167.2 lbs of Guatemala City, Guatemala won by scores of 100-90 and 99-91 twice and is now 18-0. Gongora, 168.6 lbs of Boston is 22-3.
Tellez Giron Stops Dilmaghani After 7
Rene Tellez Giron stopped Alex Dilmaghani after round seven of their 10-round lightweight bout.
In round four, Dilmaghani began to bleed from his nose.
Giron started to beat down and continued to bloody Dilmaghani and the fight was stopped after round seven.
Tellez Giron, 136.2 lbs of Mexico is 20-3 with 13 knockouts. Dilmaghani, 132 lbs of Manchester, ENG is 20-3-1.
Rianna Rios Decisions Mary Romero
Rianna Rios remained undefeated with a eight-round unanimous decision over Mary Romero in a bantamweight contest.
In round five, Romero was deducted a point for hitting on the break.
Tios, 116.6 lbs of Upper Marlboro, MD won by scores of 79-72 and 78-73 twice and is now 8-0. Romero, 117.2 lbs of Murcia, SPA is 10-6.
Ben Johnson wins Pro Debut
12-time National Amateur champion Ben Johnson stopped Michael Williams in round one of their four-round welterweight bout.
In round one, Johnson dropped Williams with a flurry on the ropes that was punctuated by a left around the ear. Seconds later, Johnson dropped Williams again with another hard left hand. When the action continued, Williams slipped down and as he got up referee Sharon Sands stopped the bout at 2:23.
Johnson, 147.4 lbs of Springdale, MD is 1-0 with one knockout. Williams, 147.6 lbs of Las Vegas is 2-3.
Jordan Roach made a successful pro debut with a four-round unanimous decision over Luis Hernandez in a super flyweight bout.
In round two, Roach scored a knockdown when he landed a left hook to the side of the Hernandez’ head.
In round three, Roach landed a flurry that forced the glove of Hernandez to touch the canvas for a second knockdown.
Roach, 115 lbs of Upper Marlboro, MD won by scores of 40-34 twice and 40-35 and is 1-0. Hernandez, 113 1/2 lbs of Dominican Republic is 15-14-1.
Greg Outlaw stopped Isidro Curiel in round four of a scheduled eight-round welterweight bout.
In round four, Outlaw hurt Curiel with a left hook. With Curiel backed on the ropes, Outlaw landed about 15 unanswered punches and the fight was stopped at 2:38
Outlaw, 144 lbs of Bowie, MD is 15-2 with nine knockouts. Curiel, 144.1 lbs of Tamlipas, MEX is 11-4-1.
Deric Davis remained undefeated with a second round stopped Matias Agustin Arriagada in a four-round lightweight bout.
In round one, Davis dropped Arriagada with a left hook to the body. In round two, Davis landed a flurry of punches that put Arriagada down to the canvas. With Arriagada hurt, Davis landed a leftt hand to the chin that forced another knockdown and the fight was over at 1:15.
Davis, 135.4 lbs of Fort Washington, MD is now 4-0 with four knockouts. Arriagada, 132 lbs of Buenos Aires, ARG is 6-12.
Travon Marshall won a six-round unanimous decision over Midyael Sanchez in a junior middleweight fight.
Marshall, 151.0 lbs of Capitol Heights, MD won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 and is now 10-1. Sanchez, 156 lbs of San Juan, PR is 9-6.
Eric Hernandez won a four-round unanimous decision over Jonatan Godoy in a junior welterweight bout.
Hernandez, 140.6 lbs of Ashburn, VA won by scores of 40-36 and is now 11-1. Godoy, 142 lbs of Buenos Aires, ARG is 7-19-1.
