Jones boxed sharply in the opening round and closed it with a heavy flurry that immediately put Gualtieri on the defensive. Midway through the third, Jones landed a right hand on the chin that sent Gualtieri to his knees through the ropes for an eight-count.
Moments later, Jones attacked again, landing a right uppercut followed by a left hook as Gualtieri collapsed for the second time. Collantes stepped in immediately to stop the fight.
In the co-feature, Robin Safar remained unbeaten with a split-decision win over Yamil Peralta to capture the WBC Silver cruiserweight title.
Safar controlled much of the opening round by backing Peralta up consistently, but Peralta answered in the second with a lead right hand that dropped Safar for an eight-count. Safar recovered well and began taking over again in the middle rounds, landing the cleaner punches and controlling the pace.
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Peralta rallied late and had success with counters in the ninth and tenth rounds, but Safar closed strongly enough to edge the decision.
The judges scored it 114-113 for Safar, 115-112 for Peralta, and 116-111 for Safar.
John “Scrappy” Ramirez earned a unanimous decision over Lucas Fernandez in a ten-round bout. The judges scored it 99-91 and 98-92 twice.
Super middleweight Darius “DFG” Fulghum stopped Youanki Urrutia after three rounds. Fulghum dominated throughout, forcing referee Michael Margado to repeatedly warn Urrutia for excessive holding before eventually deducting a point. A heavy combination at the end of the third dropped Urrutia, and his corner stopped the fight before the fourth round began.
Middleweight Jordan Panthen knocked out Jean-Rivera Pacheco in the third round of their scheduled ten-round bout.
Flyweight Enkhmandkh Kharkhuu defeated Adrian Herrera by unanimous decision over eight rounds. The scores were 77-75, 78-74, and 80-72.
Cruiserweight Tristan Kalkreuth stopped Marco Canedo in the sixth round after dropping him twice. Kalkreuth hurt Canedo several times during the fight before finishing him with a right hand that forced referee Rudy Barragan to stop the contest.
Jose Medrano Jr. stopped Anel Dudo in the fourth round of their featherweight bout.
Jordan Fuentes defeated late replacement Dante Hernandez by unanimous decision over six rounds. Fuentes controlled most of the fight with his footwork and left hand, though Hernandez had moments of success early. The scores were 59-55 and 60-54 twice.
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