Omar Juárez W8 Jairo Lopez ... The PBC broadcast from Bakersfield, California opened with Omar “El Relámpago” Juárez (12-1, 5 KOs) earning a unanimous decision victory over Mexico’s Jairo Lopez (23-14, 17 KOs). Known for being in action fights, Juarez pushed forward early and often, landing numerous big power shots the opening rounds, snapping his head back consistently. However, Lopez was able to withstand that early storm and worked hard to stay in the fight and offer return fire against his oncoming opponent. In his first outing since his first career loss back in June, Juarez was the more accurate and effective puncher statistically, out landing his opponent 195 to 103 with a 35% to 22% advantage in accuracy.

 

Late in round five, Lopez finally cracked under Juarez’s potent attack, as a perfect right hand connected and sent Lopez down with less than a minute to go in the frame. Juarez stayed composed in the final rounds and continued to inflict punishment on his way to an eight-round unanimous decision by the scores of 80-71 and 79-72 (twice).

 

Angel Barrientes W6 Victor Torres ... In the opening bout of the. broadcast, super bantamweight Angel Barrientes (6-1, 4 KOs) cruised to a unanimous decision over Victor Torres (7-9-1, 5 KOs) after six-rounds of action. It was the third-straight win for the 19 year-old Barrientes, who kept up a brisk pace throughout the bout, using his length to fight off his jab effectively. Barrientes was able to land numerous power shots and control the fight, including eye-popping blows in rounds two and four that sent Torres’ mouthpiece flying. Barrientes continued to increase the pressure as the fight went on, landing a fight-high 26 punches in the sixth round. After the conclusion of that sixth frame, all three judges saw the bout in favor of Barrientes by the score of 60-54. The event was promoted by TGB Promotions.