Javier Fortuna KO2 Jesús Andrés Cuellar... In PBC the co-feature in Maryland, slick 30 year-old lightweight southpaw Javier Fortuna (35-2-1, 24 KOs) defeated Jesús Andrés Cuellar (29-4, 22 KOs). Fortuna sent the Argentinean Cuellar to the canvas with a right toward the end of the first. Cuellar made it to his feet and was saved by a bell that rang as Fortuna poured it on. Cuellar couldn’t match Fortuna’s handspeed or do anything to get out of the way of his shots. In the second, a beautiful counter hook followed by a right put Cuellar down and nearly through the ropes. Mere seconds after that, referee Bill Clancy wisely ended it at 2:01 of the second round. It was a good sign for Fortuna. The stoppage was his first since Mario Beltre in June 2017.
Ryan Karl TKO5 Bergman Aguilar... Texas welterweight Ryan Karl was the favorite going in but all that went out the window when Bergman Aguilar knocked Karl (18-2, 12 KOs) down in the first round. Ultimately, Karl found his footing and went to work, defeating Aguilar (15-6-1, 6 KOs) when he didn’t answer the bell for the sixth round. Aguilar, who fights out of Costa Rica, was visibly wincing in his corner and holding his left hand. He indicated that he hurt his hand throwing a jab in the first.
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Junior welterweight Gary Antuanne Russell (12-0, 12 KOs) rang up a second-round knockout at :40 over Juan Huertas (14-3-1, 10 KOs) in a scheduled ten-rounder. Russell, the former 2016 U.S. Olympian, applied great pressure early. The barrage of punches caused Huertas’ left eye to swell. Huertas was smart enough to take a knee in the corner and end it there...
Rangy light heavyweight David Morrell Jr. (2-0, 2 KO) stopped outclassed Quinton Rankin (15-7-2, 12 KOs) at 1:01 in the second round of a scheduled eight-rounder...
In the opener of the FS1 broadcast, lanky welterweight Anthony Velázquez (8-0, 8 KOs) kept his kayo streak alive by stopping the game Michael Crain (3-4, 1 KO) at 1:59 of the seventh in a scheduled eight-rounder...
In the FS1 swing bout, junior welterweight Shyngyskhan Tazhibay (9-0, 2 KOs) beat Nícolas Atilio Velásquez (11-7, 3 KOs) by four-round unanimous decision...
Some of the worthwhile off-TV undercard results included: Bantamweight Gary Antonio Russell (16-0, 12 KOs) KO 1 (2:01) over Samuel Gutiérrez (16-26-6, 6 KOs)... junior middleweight Paul Kroll (6-0, 5 KOs) KO 4 (2:05) over Farhad Fatulla (1-4)... junior middleweight Patrick Harris (18-0, 8 KOs) KO 6 (:25) over Joaquim Carneiro (25-12, 23 KOs)... lightweight Dravontay Speed Rawls (13-1-1, 8 KOs) W8 Wanzell Ellison (11-2-1, 5 KOs). source for all results: pbc
