Late-replacement Jesse Rodriguez won the WBC Super Flyweight world title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Carlos Cuadras at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

In round three, Rodriguez dropped Cuadras with a left uppercut to the body.

Rodriguez landed 258 of 688 punches; Cuadras was 172 of 944.

Rodriguez, 114.1 lbs of San Antonio, TX won by scores of 117-110 twice and 115-112 and is now 15-0. Cuadras, 114.4 lbs of Mexico City is 39-5-1.

“That was a tough ass fight,” said Rodriguez. “He brought out a Jesse Rodriguez I didn’t know was in me, I’m so happy.
 
“I knew it was going to be a tough fight, he’s a true warrior, I thought I was going to get him out of there but he’s so strong.
 
“I stuck to the game plan, used my angles, but in the fifth round I knew he wasn’t going to go so I stayed composed and did my work.
 
“I feel good at this weight so I will stay here for now but if I get a good fight at 108lbs or 112lbs, maybe I’ll get the winner of Chocolatito vs. Martinez, who knows – I’m just open to the best fights.”

Mitchell Stops Skelly in 4; Retains Bantamweight Title

Jamie Mitchell defended the WBA Bantamweight title with a four round destruction over Carly Skelly.

At the end of round one, Mitchell dropped Skelly with a hard left hook. Mitchell scored another knockdown in round two with a big right hand. In round four, Mitchell landed a vicious flurry of punches that included flush rights hands that snapped Skelly’s head back, and the fight was stopped.

Mitchell of Las Vegas is 8-0-2 with five knockouts. Skelly of Liverpool, ENG is 4-1-1.

“It was cool, my first defense and my most precious fight as a pro,” said Mitchell. “Shout out to Claressa Shields for getting the win in the UK tonight, we had great sparring in the build-up so thank you to her for that. She’s truly the GWOAT and an inspiration.
 
“If you are going to run at me, I’m going to stop you in your tracks and that’s what happened.
 
I am only going to get better, we train all year round, people are sleeping on me but I’m going to slowly wake them up.”

Ford Decisions Vazquez

Raymond Ford was lucky that he had two judges on his side as he was awarded a 10-round split decision over Edward Vazquez in a battle of undefeated featherweights.

Ford landed 95 of 514 while Vazquez was 106 of 428.

Vazquez landed the more telling blows throughout, yet two judges scored the fight 98-92 and 97-93 for Ford. Vazquez won a card 96-94.

Ford, 126 lbs of Camden, NJ is 11-0-1. Vazquez of Fort Worth, Texas is 11-1.

Diaz Decisions Smith

Fernando Diaz won a 10-round unanimous decision over Lorenzo Smith in a flyweight contest.

In round five, Smith dropped Diaz with a left hook.

Diaz landed 173 of 594 punches; Smith was 64 of 339.

Diaz, 111 lbs of Riverside, CA won by scores of 96-93 twice and 95-94 and is now 11-1-1. Smith, 111.5 lbs of Phoenix, AZ is 10-1.

Coe stops O’Sullivan in 2

Khalil Coe remained undefeated with a 2nd round stoppage over Dylan O’Sullivan in a light heavyweight bout.

In round two, Coe dropped O’Sullivan with a left hook. Seconds later Coe ended thing with a left and the fight was stopped.

Coe, 179.5 lbs of Jersey City, NJ is now 2-0-1 with two knockoouts. O’Sullivan, 177.9 lbs of Johnson City, TN is 1-1

Elijah Garcia stropped Antonio Hernandez after round three of their six-round middleweight fight.

Garcia, 163.5 lbs of Glendale, AZ is 10-0 with nine knockouts.

Adam Stewart won a six-round unanimous decision over Alvin Davie in a heavyweight bout.

In round six, Stewart dropped Davie with a right hand.

Stewart, 234 lbs of Phoenix, AZ won by scores of 60-53 on all cards, and is now 13-1-1. Davie, 223.9 lbs of Miami, FL is 6-3.

Miami, Florida –  Super welterweight prospect Gorjan “Gogo” Slaveski (6-1) returns to the ring this Saturday night when he faces Antonio Hernandez in a bout scheduled for 6 rounds. 

Hernandez has faced several top prospects from the super welterweight division up to the super middleweight division.  In 2020 he went the distance with Lorenzo Simpson and upset a then 9-0 Destyne Butler. 

Like many fighters, Slaveski had his 2020 campaign effected by the coronavirus pandemic. He was only able to fight once, stopping Zachariah Kelley in 3 rounds in August. 

The Macedonia native has relocated to South Florida and has put together a new team. 

“I feel very fortunate to be working with my new manager Luis Molina, boxing coach Derik Santos and my strength coach Phil Daru. I also am working with Maureen Shea who advises me in both areas. I have worked in the past with other trainers but there has never been so much focus put on my boxing fundamentals.  I hope that one day Luis Molina will have the first Macedonian world champion. My goal is to make that history,” Slaveski stated. 

Slaveski’s only career defeat came against unbeaten prospect Isiah Stevens in 2019.  Even though he took the fight on only one day’s notice, he scored a knockdown on the way to losing a  controversial majority decision. 

New trainer Derik Santos believes the sky is the limit for Slaveski.   

“Gogo came to us and asked if we would be interested in working with him. I told him I’d give him a look and after a few workouts what I realized was that this kid is very athletic and has a ton of upside. He just did not yet have the knowledge of what to do with it. Even though he is a professional he had a very limited amateur career. I really kept coming back to his upside. The rest of the team came together and we all felt the same. For this weight division he has the speed, power, and athletic ability to compete at the highest level. So now he is doing his part and our part is to teach and guide him through with an on the job education,” said Santos. 

The plan is for Slaveski to fight 5 times in 2021 and get closer to being ranked by the major sanctioning bodies. He has fought the majority of his career at super middleweight and is now beginning the process of moving down to the 154 pound super welterweight limit.