Jose Zepeda W10 Jose Pedraza... On the Top Rank undercard shown on ESPN+ on Saturday, Jose "Chon" Zepeda won a clear ten-round unanimous decision over former two-weight champion Jose "Sniper" Pedraza. It was Pedraza's first fight at 140 pounds. All three judges scored the bout 97-93. “It’s probably one of the best days of my life. It’s Mexican Independence Day. I was giving everything for Mexico," Zepeda said. “I guess persistence {was the key to victory}. The people here were giving me excitement to go get him, to go after this guy. We knew that he was a hell of a boxer. Thank God I’m the third one that beat him. The other two were elite fighters. I’m happy for that." Zepeda gave current WBC/WBO 140-pound champion Jose Ramirez all he could handle in February. “There were talks that maybe the winner of this fight would go after Ramirez. For me, the rematch, I would like that. It was a very close fight. A lot of people thought I won, a lot of people thought he won. I would love a rematch. I think the people would love it, too.”
Said Pedraza: “It was a very good fight. He looked very well, and I just couldn't do any of the things I wanted to do. Nothing came out the way I wanted. The instruction from my corner was to throw more punches, but nothing was going my way. This was my debut at 140. I felt good. I will meet with my team to evaluate if we stay at 140, or if we move down in weight."
Carlos Cuadras W10 Jose Maria Cardenas... Former WBC super flyweight champion Carlos Cuadras (39-3-1, 27 KOs) scraped by veteran Jose Maria Cardenas (17-5, 14 KOs) via ten-round majority decision. Official scores were 95-95 and 96-94 (twice). Cuadras has now won three in a row and is position to challenge for another world title. “I did what I had to do to get the win," Cuadras said. "I don’t care what he says. I connected the most powerful and definitive shots. I won the fight.”
“This was a total robbery," Cardenas said. "I clearly won the fight. I want an immediate rematch.”
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Undefeated 19-year-old Gabriel Flores Jr. (15-0, 6 KOs) secured a workmanlike six-round unanimous decision over Miguel Angel Aispuro (12-9-2, 8 KOs) by identical scores of 60-54. “It’s always a thrill to fight here in Las Vegas," Flores said. "This has been a great year for me as I continue to develop as a fighter. I’ll be back soon.”
Tyson Fury stablemate Isaac Lowe (19-0-3, 6 KOs) overcame a difficult challenge from Mexican veteran Ruben Garcia Hernandez (25-5-2, 11 KOs), but he closed the show strong to earn the eight-round unanimous decision (77-75 2x and 78-74) in a super featherweight bout.
In matchup of unbeaten super bantamweights, Iskander Kharsan (7-0, 6 KOs) knocked down and punished Isidro Ochoa (7-1, 3 KOs) until Ochoa’s corner stopped the bout following the fifth round. source for all results: top rank
