Raymond Muratalla W10 Xolisani Ndongeni ... In Friday's undercard action in Glendale, Arizona, junior welterweight Raymond "Danger" Muratalla (20-0, 16 KOs) cruised to a ten-round unanimous decision against late-notice replacement Xolisani Ndongeni (31-5, 18 KOs) of South Africa. Muratalla boxed with tranquil confidence, pawing with jabs before unleashing one-twos and sneaky hooks to the body. Ndongeni proved to be very durable, but Muratalla's defense prevented him from making any significant impact. The official scores were 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93.
Lindolfo Delgado KO7 Carlos Sanchez... Mexican Olympian Lindolfo Delgado (20-0, 15 KOs) may be a slow starter, but he always gets the job done. The 29-year-old junior welterweight knocked out countryman Carlos Sanchez (25-3, 19 KOs) in the seventh round. Sanchez connected on Delgado early because Delgado's defensive parries made him open to counters. Nevertheless, Delgado dropped Sanchez with a counter right hand in the fifth and ended matters in the seventh with a right hook. Time of stoppage: 48.
Richard Torrez Jr. TKO1 Don Haynesworth... U.S. Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. (9-0, 9 KOs) retained his 100 percent knockout ratio with a first-round TKO against Don Haynesworth (18-9-1, 16 KOs). After boxing for the first half of the round, the heavyweight Torrez found an opening and began unleashing a two-fisted barrage, forcing referee Raul Caiz Jr. to halt the action at 2:19.
ADDITIONAL RESULTS
Local middleweight Sergio Rodriguez (11-0-1, 8 KOs) decisioned Sanny Duversonne (12-7-2, 9 KOs) across six-rounds of action. Rodriguez pressed forward and landed, but Duversonne responded immediately each time, which prevented Rodriguez from continuing his momentum. The judges' scores were 60-54 and 59-55 (twice).
Lightweight Emiliano Fernando Vargas (9-0, 7 KOs) tallied a hard-earned unanimous decision against Nelson Hampton (10-9, 6 KOs). Vargas had the offensive advantage with speed and power, but Hampton answered back with many counters as Vargas admired his work. Still, Vargas registered a 60-54 shutout on all three scorecards.
Lightweight Alan "Kid Kansas" Garcia (12-0, 10 KOs), who signed with Top Rank earlier this month, stopped Gonzalo Fuenzalida (12-4, 3 KOs) in the second round. Time of stoppage: 1:58.
Art Barrera Jr. (4-0, 4 KOs), the Robert Garcia-trained junior welterweight from Linwood, California, blasted out Kevin Soto (5-2, 3 KOs) with a left hook in the second round. Time of stoppage: 2:17.
Another junior welterweight, Ricardo Ruvalcaba (12-0-1, 10 KOs) handed Avner Hernandez Molina (4-4) his first stoppage defeat with a fifth-round TKO. Time of stoppage: 1:44.
