Salvatore Tapia W8  Emiliano Cruz, ... In an action-packed main event n Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, Salvatore “Chango” Tapia won an eight-round split decision over  Emiliano “Letal” Cruz, headlining last night’s RJJ Boxing on UFC Fight Pass. The junior welterweight Tapia (13-3-1, 10 KOs) was facing the lightweight Cruz (13-4, 12 KOs) and they battled toe-to-toe from the opening bell, pounding each other around the ring, en route to an entertaining split-decision victory for Tapia. The judges’ scores wer 77-75 (twice) and 78-75 in favor of the 24-year-old Tapia, who won his fourth in a row.

 

Lester Martinez TKO4 Jaime Hernandez ... The co-feature was a mismatch. Guatemalan light heavyweight Lester Martinez (11-0, 10 KOs) stopped Jaime “El Huizi” Hernandez (9-6, 4 KOs), a former junior welterweight. Martinez  was simply too much for Hernandez to handle. The bell for the fifth round sounded, but Hernandez was unable to continue. In Martinez's 2019 pro debut, he knocked out former champion Ricardo Mayorga in the opening round, and he has since beaten notable opponents such as Michi Munoz and Uriel Gonzalez.

 

ADDITIONAL RESULTS

 

Arnando “El Chica” Ramirez (6-0-1, 2 KOs) remained unbeaten, taking an eight-round unanimous decision from fellow Mexican super featherweight Edgar “Diablo” Espinosa Vargas (7-2, 6 KOs). All three official scores were 78-76.

 

Hector “Tigre” Perez Cruz (7-0, 5 KOs) and Victor “Tyson” Tadeo Rodriguez (3-1, 3 KOs) squared off in a battle between Tepic featherweights. Cruz pitched a shutout, winning all six rounds for a convincing triumph. 

 

In the UFC Fight Pass opener, 19 year-old lightweight Marco Cota Moreno improved to 6-0 (4 KOs), comfortably winning a four-round unanimous decision over Jonathan “Lagartijo” Perez Zuniga (6-4, 6 KOs). Moreno was a celebrated Mexican amateur boxer who compiled a sterling 155-15), including five Sonora State championship titles