Julian Rodriguez KO10 Avious Griffin... New Jersey welterweight Julian Rodriguez dramatically resurrected his career by knocking out previously undefeated Avious Griffin just a few seconds before the final bell was about to sound. Rodriguez did well in the first half of the fight but had to come back from a seventh-round knockdown.  Rodriguez did well in round eight but, according to the DAZN broadcast, two of the official judges had it scored even (85-85) after nine rounds. That meant the fight was up for grabs in round ten, when a big left hook blasted Griffin, putting him on jelly legs with roughly twenty seconds left. A few punches later and Griffin (17-1) was down for the first time in his career. He tried hard to beat the count, but he crumbled back down to the canvas at the count of nine. Rodriguez had a great amateur background and a strong start to his pro career, but his career lacked momentum for the last four years after losing to former two-division champ Jose Pedraza.

 

Raul Curiel TKO4 Victor Rodriguez ... Raul Curiel defeated Victor Rodriguez via fourth-round technical knockout.  With Rodriguez's nose appearing to be broken, a crunching uppercut from Curiel sent him crashing to the canvas. A barrage of punches later and the referee stepped in to stop the action. Curiel, from Mexico, is now 16-0 with 14 KOs and seems to be a growing force at welterweight. Rodriguez heads back to Uruguay with a record of 16-1-1. This was hist first fight outside of South America, and the difference in prior opposition level showed.