In the first round, Ramirez had an edge early until midway through when Benavidez landed a right on the chin. In the closing seconds, Benavidez finished strong with a flurry to take the round. In the second round, Benavidez again closed stronger. In the third, Ramirez had moments until the final minute when Benavidez flurried several times to take control.
The fourth round was competitive until the final seconds, when Benavidez dropped Ramirez with a flurry, forcing an eight-count from referee Thomas Taylor. Ramirez was bleeding from the nose at the end of the round.
The fifth round was close, with Ramirez possibly taking his first round of the fight. In the sixth, Benavidez’s hand speed proved too much as Ramirez’s right eye began to close. Benavidez dropped him again with a three-punch combination, and Ramirez took a knee while holding his eye. He was counted out by referee Taylor.
Super middleweight Armando “Toro” Resendiz, 16-3 (11), of Southern California, was dominated by former WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia, 45-2 (32), of Tijuana, Mexico, over 12 rounds for the vacant WBA super middleweight title.
In the second round, Munguia outlanded Resendiz and rocked him late with a right hand. In the third, Munguia landed a three-punch combination midway through the round to take control.
In the fourth, Munguia controlled most of the action until the closing seconds, when Resendiz landed a right that got his attention. Munguia outworked Resendiz in the fifth.
In the sixth, Resendiz landed several punches midway through the round before Munguia responded in a close frame. Munguia continued to outwork Resendiz in the seventh and eighth rounds, winning most of the rounds aside from the fourth. In the ninth, Munguia hurt Resendiz late with a right hand.
Munguia maintained control in the tenth and eleventh rounds. In the twelfth and final round, Munguia dominated most of the action, though Resendiz had him briefly in the corner late.
Scores were 117-111, 119-109, and 120-108. Referee: Harvey Dock.
Oscar “Migrana” Duarte, 31-2-1 (23), of Parral, Mexico, won a split decision over Angel “Tashiro” Fierro, 23-5-2 (18), of Tijuana, Mexico, over 12 rounds for the WBC Silver and WBO NABO super lightweight titles. Fans were not pleased with the decision.
Duarte had the edge in the first five rounds. Fierro, who failed to make weight, was not eligible to win the titles. In the sixth, Fierro came back strong and hurt Duarte late.
In the seventh, Duarte suffered bleeding from the left ear, prompting a check from the ringside physician. Duarte rallied in the eighth despite the injury, though Fierro had the edge.
In the ninth, Duarte was also bleeding from the nose in a round he appeared to lose. In the tenth, Duarte came forward and hurt Fierro with a left hook, evening the fight.
In the eleventh, Duarte pressed the action in a close round, but Fierro countered effectively. Fierro also edged the twelfth with his counterpunching.
Scores were 115-113 Duarte, 116-112 Fierro, and 116-112 Duarte. Referee: Mark Nelson.
Isaac “Puro Mexico” Lucero, 18-1 (14), of La Paz, Mexico, lost to Ismael “El Terrible” Flores, 18-1-1 (12), of Argentina, over 10 rounds for the WBO NABO super welterweight title.
Scores were 98-92 twice and 99-91. Referee: Harvey Dock.
Super bantamweight Jorge “El Niño Dorado” Chavez, 15-1-1 (8), was stopped by Jose Tito Sanchez, 16-0 (10), in the tenth round.
Sanchez had the edge through the first five rounds. In the final round, he hurt Chavez, prompting referee Allen Huggins to stop the fight.
Daniel “Ice Man” Blancas, 15-0 (7), defeated Raul Salomon, 16-4-1 (14), over 10 rounds for the WBC USA super middleweight title.
Scores were 100-90 and 99-91 twice. Referee: Mark Nelson.
Petr Khamukov, 14-1 (6), defeated Bernard Joseph, 12-4-1 (5), over 10 rounds. Referee: Allen Huggins.
Juan Carrillo, 15-0 (11), knocked out Marlon “Black Boy” Delgado, 8-1 (6), at 0:59 of the fourth round. Referee: Thomas Taylor.
Julio Ocampo Hernandez, 9-0-1 (5), fought to a split draw with Carlos “Showtime” Lewis, 5-1-1 (3), over six rounds.
Scores were 58-56 each and 57-57. Referee: Mark Nelson.
Javier Meza, 6-0 (3), stopped Damonte Smith, 3-1 (2), in the fifth round. Referee: Thomas Taylor.
Dylan “Amenaza” Capetillo, 2-0 (1), defeated James Pierce, 2-1 (2), over four rounds.
All scores were 39-37. Referee: Allen Huggins.
Ring announcer: Jimmy Lennon Jr.
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