Results:
McCaskill dominates Braekhus in the rematch
Jessica McCaskill proved that her victory over Cecilia Braekhus in 2019 was no coincidence. McCaskill won the rematch against Norway with a unanimously surprising decision and maintained his status as the undisputed welterweight champion, with scores of 100-89, 99-90, 98-91. The fight took place Saturday on the Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman “Chocolatito” González card at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
McCaskill was strong early on and caught Braekhus (36-2, 9 KOs) in the first rounds. McCaskill’s approach to harassment seemed to wear down the 39-year-old Braekhus, and he even hesitated at one point.
However, the “First Lady” of boxing concentrated as the fight continued, and was effective on the outside and poked McCaskill (10-2, 3 KOs) in the center rounds when the native of Chicago was starting to slow down.
Heading into the tenth and final round, McCaskill coach Rick Ramos told his wrestler to win the round and secure a future $ 1 million payday against another of the top champions of the year. sport. It turns out McCaskill was well ahead in the control panels and protected the possibility of a lucrative title fight against someone like Katie Taylor or Claressa Shields.
Kyoguchi defends the title against Vega
Hiroto Kyoguchi got a fourth-round stop in an unfortunate final for Axel Aragon Vega.
After Vega (14-4-1, 8 KOs) could hang on with the Japanese WBA defender, junior flyweight champion in the early rounds of the fight, Vega’s night was interrupted after he appeared to suffer a hand injury in the fourth round.
After a right hook that looked from Kyoguchi’s forehead, the Mexican challenger grimaced and immediately withdrew to the ropes as he grabbed his hand.
The fight stopped immediately as Vega had too much pain to continue. Doctors immediately cut off Vega’s gloves and wraps while Vega was still sitting in the ring.
Kyoguchi (15-0, 10 KOs) made the third belt defense he won in a 10th round TKO against Hekkie Budler in 2018.
Williams takes over the business against Douglin
Austin Williams dominated Denis Douglin in an action-packed middleweight clash on his way to a unanimous decision victory.
Williams, who fights outside of Houston, got big punches throughout the eight-round fight and was on the verge of winning a stoppage. In the seventh round, Williams (8-0, 6 KOs) landed a great top right that sent Douglin (22-8, 14 KOs) back on the ropes. However, Douglin, the Las Vegas veteran, was able to land enough blows to quell Williams ’attack and reach the bell without going down.
Douglin stepped in to replace Aaron Coley, who was the opponent initially scheduled for Williams. Williams got his third win in three months, while Douglin has dropped four of his last six fights.
Cissokho dominates Echeverria for the TKO victory
The fight between Souleymane Cissokho and Daniel Echeverria served two main purposes. First, Cissokho needed the ring to work after being idle throughout 2020. Second, and perhaps just as important, DAZN and Matchroom Boxing had to fill some time on the bottom card of the ring. Saturday event.
Cissokho (12-0, 8 KOs) remained undefeated and got a sixth-round stop over Echeverria (21-10, 5 KOs), a 28-year-old who was leaving Mexico. Cissokho, a former bronze medalist at the French Olympics, used straight and precise shots to overwhelm Echeverria.
It was Cissokho’s first fight in the United States since he appeared on Anthony Joshua-Andy Ruiz Jr.’s inside card. 1 at Madison Square Garden in June 2019.
Ford and Perez are fighting for a split tie
In a fight between two undefeated fighters, Raymond Ford’s growing outlook was more announced than his opponent, Aaron Perez. However, Perez gave Ford everything he could handle and ultimately did enough to win a split tie in an eight-round featherweight fight that started the Estrada-Chocolatito bottom card at DAZN.
Perez (10-0-1, 6 KOs), from El Paso, Texas, was aggressive early on and used unorthodox stick hooks and angles to give Ford trouble in the early rounds. Perez slowed down in the second half of the fight as Ford (8-0-1, 4 Kos), of Camden, New Jersey, found success with a couple of great shots to the body and was able to hold on. the distance with his precise blows.
But that damage was not enough to stop Perez late. In the eighth and final round, Pérez and Ford participated in big exchanges.
One judge scored it 78-74 for Perez, while another got it 77-75 for Ford. A judge presented a score of 76-76, which resulted in a draw.