Round 1: Moton, the Floyd Mayweather protégé, swings and lands first in this lightweight bout. This is no ordinary teenager. Moton is the aggressor and lands a flurry before Buzolin slides away. Moton in control and Buzolin yet to land anything solid. A huge left followed by another flurry. Down goes Buzolin. Just as he’s ready to fight, the bell rings. Lucky timing. Moton 10, Buzolin 9.
Round 2: Buzolin comes out with a herky-jerky style. Moton does not look flustered. Here comes more big punches from Moton, and fast! Buzolin is firing back, but it’s no contest. The judge has stopped the fight! Moton by TKO!
Garcia has a left hand that resembles the knockout weapon of his older brother, Ryan. But it wasn’t nearly enough to save him from a Vargas TKO in the sixth round of this lightweight fight.
Vargas relentlessly attacked Garcia’s body, smothered him from the opening bell, and absorbed Garcia’s best shots.
With Vargas on the attack yet again and pounding Garcia’s midsection, the referee stopped the bout with 46 seconds remaining in the sixth round.
Vargas thanked Garcia for taking the fight and referenced the embattled Ryan Garcia, who was there to support his younger brother.
“I know (what) he was going through…,’’ Vargas said of Garcia, ‘’and it’s very commendable that he came here and he accepted the fight.’’
Round 1: Vargas charges out on the attack as Garcia covers up. Garcia lands a left that resembles his brother’s signature punch. Garcia came alive but Vargas was more active through the round. Vargas 10, Garcia 9.
Round 2: Both boxers digging into the body before Vargas blows into Garcia and they fall through the ropes. “Don’t do that,’’ said the ref. Good idea. Vargas digging into Garcia’s body. Garcia lets loose with a left. Garcia lands a couple of nice shots. Vargas 20, Garcia 18.
Round 3: Vargas is attacking again. But Garcia counters with a nice shot to the head. But it’s Vargas who’s throwing punches in bunches with plenty to the body. Vargas gets tagged and then sticks out his tongue playfully. Vargas 30, Garcia 27.
Round 4: Toe-to-toe at the center of the ring. Both landing impressive blows. Garcia stumbling, on the ropes. Here comes Vargas with a barrage that includes uppercuts. Down goes Garcia after a wicked body blow. Beats the count and back on his feet. Garcia just whaling again, and now Garcia rallies, pounding Vargas on the ropes. What a fight! Vargas 40, Garcia 35.
Round 5: Vargas comes out firing but wisely covering up. Garcia still dangerous with the left. Vegas just digging into the body, and Garcia counters with a right. Action-packed fight! Vargas has Garcia on the ropes again, and he’s dancing in the ring! Now back to boxing, and his punches are almost as impressive as his dance moves. Garcia not dancing, but he is punching. Just not enough to slow Vargas. Vargas 50, Garcia 44.
Round 6: Vargas smothers Garcia early and now unloading on the ropes. Almost as quick, Garcia turns and fires with the left. But Vargas is relentless. And it’s over! The referee stops the fight. Vargas by TKO!
Garcia, the embattled boxer, is at the Honda Center to watch his younger brother, Sean, fight Amado Vargas, son of former champion boxer Fernando Vegas.
In fact, Garcia danced behind his brother during the walk into the ring.
Earlier, the Fanmio broadcast showed Ryan in the locker room with his father and Sean nodding in approval.
The WBC expelled Garcia Thursday for a racial rant and the following day Garcia wrote on his X account that he is going to rehab.
Cushing improved to 14-0, but he and Correa earned boos from the crowd during a lackluster eight-round lightweight bout.
Ultimately, Cushing used his superior speed and footwork to prevail on the scorecards.
The judges scored it 77-75, 78-74, 80-72.
“I’m not pleased with my performance tonight,’’ said Cushing, a 27-year-old from Pensacola, Florida coming off a 15-month layoff. “No excuses though.’’
Correa, a 33-year-old Cuban, fell to 13-2.
Round 1: Both boxers firing early. But Cushing is initiating the action, landing more blows and proving to be elusive too. Cushing 10, Correa 9.
Round 2: Cushing show impressive quickness, settling in behind his jab. But the crowd wants more. Now booing. Cushing dodging almost as many punches as he’s throwing. Correa has yet to land a punch with authority. Cushing 20, Correa 18.
Round 3: Correa lands a right. Welcome to fight, Mr. Correa. Still feels tactical, with neither fighter willing to unleash at this point. Cushing accidentally hits the referee in the chest. Probably not getting any points for that one. Cushing 30, Correa 27.
Round 4: Correa able to get inside and mixing it up. That appears to be where he’ll thrive and neutralize Cushing’s three-inch height advantage. Correa is more aggressive. Cushing 39, Correa 37.
Round 5: Here’s the dance: Cushing trying to keep Correa at a distance. Correa trying to bull in and close the gap. Correa waving on Cushing. Asking for a brawl? Correa needs to stop asking and go get it. Crowd booing again. Cushing 49, Correa 46.
Round 6: Ref warns Cushing for holding. The holding stops and Correa delivers several blows to the head. Inside fighting at the center of the ring. Correa getting the best of it. Cushing looks gassed. More boos. Cushing 58, Correa 56.
Round 7: The most surprising development was the lack of boos in the first minute as the boxers failed to land any significant blows and moved without much energy or urgency. Correa talking trash to Shawn Porter, who’s sitting ringside while doing commentary for the fight? In the middle of the round? Unreal. Cushing 67, Correa 66.
Round 8: Cushing playing it conservatively. Trying to stay at a distance. But Correa closes the distances and mixes it up from the inside. An unimpressive finish to an unimpressive fight. More well deserved boos. Cushing 77, Correa 75.
Diaz’s team and Masdival’s team have been put on opposite sides of the Honda Center and extra security has been brought in, according to Fanmio’s broadcast. The teams brawled after a press conference on June 6.
Conor McGregor wagers on Nate Diaz
Posting on his X account, McGregor said he decided to put $500,000 on Diaz and that said the wager will net him more than $1.6 million.
“Range, form, experience, solely hands being used, I can’t see Masvidal causing any problems to Nate in a boxing ring whatsoever,’’ McGregor wrote. “They are both little play around (expletive) in a fight…but I feel Nate does him in EASY here for real.”
McGregor and Diaz split a pair of bloody MMA fights in 2016 and Diaz recently expressed interest in a trilogy bout.
In a spirited fight, Lopez and Sanchez saved their best for last, and the late rounds appeared to propel Lopez to victory.
Sanchez suffered more damage from an accidental headbutt than from any of Lopez’s punches. But Lopez persuaded the judges with his output.
They scored it 77-75, 77-75, 77-75.
Lopez, a 27-year-old from Corona, Calif., improved to 16-2-2. Sanchez, a 33-year-old who was born in Mexico and lives in Fairfield, Calif., fell to 23-6-1.
Turns out records can be highly deceptive. Dunn entered the heavyweight bout 5-0 with five knockouts. Costa entered 3-7 and had been knocked out in each of his defeats.
But Costa survived a few powerful punches from Dunn in the opening round, then knocked out his previous undefeated opponent in the second round with a barrage of punches.
Dunn, a 27-year-old from Hollywood, looked to be as fatigued as he was hurt and he dropped to a knee and stayed there though the 10-count. Costa, a 22-year-old Brazilian, looked ready for more. In fact, he didn’t even bother to sit down between the first and second rounds.
Lopez improved to 10-0 with a victory over Andres Martinez in a six-round super middleweight bout.
The judges scored it 59-54, 58-55, 59-54 in favor of Lopez, the 29-year-old from Ceres, Calif.
Martinez, 25 and born in Equatorial Guinea, fell to 4-2.
Daniel Jacobs vs. Shane Mosley Jr., middleweight
Anthony Pettis vs. Chris Avila, light heavyweight
Sean Garcia vs. Amado Vargas, lightweight
Devin Cushing vs. Manny Correa, lightweight
Daniel Cormier, former UFC heavyweight champion: “Even in the mixed martial arts fight, we kind of had the idea that Masvidal would be the better striker. Nate was the better wrestler, the better grappler, and Masvidal dominated that. So now you’re telling me you’re gonna now limit Nate Diaz to fighting Jorge in the only area that we felt that he held the advantage going into fight one? Yeah, I don’t anticipate it going very well for my boy Nate Diaz.’’
Michael Bisping, former UFC middleweight champion: “I’ve got Masvidal winning this one. He won the first one. The first one was kind of a beatdown. Yeah, it was stopped with a cut, but the cut came because Masvidal was all over him. He was faster, he was more powerful, and he was more technical, and I do not see much changing.”
Josh Peter, USA TODAY Sports: Nate Diaz’s uninspiring performance against Jake Paul that ended in a unanimous decision loss was proof he’s unfit for the boxing ring. Masvidal is going to prove it again. Prediction: Masvidal by TKO, 8th round.
