By Miguel Maravilla at ringside
Photos: Mikey Williams / Top Rank
In a highly anticipated clash of welterweight prospects, unbeaten Alex Saucedo (21-0, 14 KOs), of Oklahoma City, won a hard fought eight round unanimous decision over St Petersburg, Florida’s Clarence Booth (13-2, 7 KOs) on Saturday night at the Sportsmen’s Lodges in Studio City, California.
Saucedo worked at a distance in the opening round using the jab on the speedy Booth. Mixing it up inside Saucedo connected Booth solidly in round two. Booth connected Saucedo inside with an uppercut in round three. In round four Saucedo used combinations and followed with a left hook to Booth’s body. Halfway through in round five Saucedo continued to be effective inside, connecting solidly on Booth. Keeping his distance in round six, Saucedo boxed well connecting with some good punches. Booth’s nose was bleeding in round seven as he and Saucedo fought at close quarters. In the eighth and final round, Saucedo finished strong connecting with the left hook to the body as Booth pressed sensing the urgency the two exchanged at the final bell.
Judges scored the bout 79-73, 79-73, 78-74.
Unbeaten two-time Olympian welterweight Egis Kavaliauskas (12-0, 11 KOs) stopped Prenice Brewer (17-4-1, 6 KOs) in round two of a scheduled eight. A left hook to the body followed by a left to the head dropped Brewer. He got up, but the Lithuanian continued to attack, dropping Brewer a second time. Brewer was up again but Kavaliauskas’s violent flurry did it as referee Jack Reiss stopped the action at 1:24.
Unbeaten San Jose welterweight Andy Vences (15-0, 8 KOs) won an eight round unanimous decision over Yardel Suarez (14-2, 8 KOs) of Sinaloa, Mexico. Vences was the aggressor as he attacked the southpaw Suarez’s body backing him in the first half of the fight. Working more patiently in the later rounds, Vences was selective with his punches as he boxed the flashy Suarez in route to the the decision. All three judges scored the bout 80-72.
Glendale super lightweight Vatch Martirosyan (5-0, 2 KOs) won a four round unanimous decision over Antonio Mayoga Wattell (1-2, 1 KO). A right hand by Martirosyan floored Wattell in round two. Watell, however, finished strong chasing Martirosyan in the final round, but that wasn’t enough as all three judges scored it 39-36. Vatch is the younger brother of Vanes Martirosyan.
Unbeaten super featherweight Toka Khan Clary (18-0, 12 KOs), who hails from Rhode Island by way of Liberia, scored a brutal sixth round TKO over game Mexican Gabino Cota (18-6-1, 16 KOs). It was a high paced fight early on as the Cota chased the fast-handed and slick Clary. However Clary’s hand speed and power proved to be too much for Cota and a flurry of punches forced referee Raul Caiz Sr. to waive it at 43 seconds of round six.
Ukrainian 2012 Olympic light heavyweight bronze medalist Oleksandr Gvozdyk (9-0, 7 KOs) made quick work of West Virginia’s Mike Snider (9-3-3, 5 KOs), stopping him in one round. An overhand by Gvozdyk initially sent Snider to the canvas. Snider was down twice more courtesy of left hooks to the body. Referee Raul Caiz Sr. stopped the fight at 2:58.
Photos: Mikey Williams / Top Rank
In a highly anticipated clash of welterweight prospects, unbeaten Alex Saucedo (21-0, 14 KOs), of Oklahoma City, won a hard fought eight round unanimous decision over St Petersburg, Florida’s Clarence Booth (13-2, 7 KOs) on Saturday night at the Sportsmen’s Lodges in Studio City, California.
Saucedo worked at a distance in the opening round using the jab on the speedy Booth. Mixing it up inside Saucedo connected Booth solidly in round two. Booth connected Saucedo inside with an uppercut in round three. In round four Saucedo used combinations and followed with a left hook to Booth’s body. Halfway through in round five Saucedo continued to be effective inside, connecting solidly on Booth. Keeping his distance in round six, Saucedo boxed well connecting with some good punches. Booth’s nose was bleeding in round seven as he and Saucedo fought at close quarters. In the eighth and final round, Saucedo finished strong connecting with the left hook to the body as Booth pressed sensing the urgency the two exchanged at the final bell.
Judges scored the bout 79-73, 79-73, 78-74.
Unbeaten two-time Olympian welterweight Egis Kavaliauskas (12-0, 11 KOs) stopped Prenice Brewer (17-4-1, 6 KOs) in round two of a scheduled eight. A left hook to the body followed by a left to the head dropped Brewer. He got up, but the Lithuanian continued to attack, dropping Brewer a second time. Brewer was up again but Kavaliauskas’s violent flurry did it as referee Jack Reiss stopped the action at 1:24.
Unbeaten San Jose welterweight Andy Vences (15-0, 8 KOs) won an eight round unanimous decision over Yardel Suarez (14-2, 8 KOs) of Sinaloa, Mexico. Vences was the aggressor as he attacked the southpaw Suarez’s body backing him in the first half of the fight. Working more patiently in the later rounds, Vences was selective with his punches as he boxed the flashy Suarez in route to the the decision. All three judges scored the bout 80-72.
Glendale super lightweight Vatch Martirosyan (5-0, 2 KOs) won a four round unanimous decision over Antonio Mayoga Wattell (1-2, 1 KO). A right hand by Martirosyan floored Wattell in round two. Watell, however, finished strong chasing Martirosyan in the final round, but that wasn’t enough as all three judges scored it 39-36. Vatch is the younger brother of Vanes Martirosyan.
Unbeaten super featherweight Toka Khan Clary (18-0, 12 KOs), who hails from Rhode Island by way of Liberia, scored a brutal sixth round TKO over game Mexican Gabino Cota (18-6-1, 16 KOs). It was a high paced fight early on as the Cota chased the fast-handed and slick Clary. However Clary’s hand speed and power proved to be too much for Cota and a flurry of punches forced referee Raul Caiz Sr. to waive it at 43 seconds of round six.
Ukrainian 2012 Olympic light heavyweight bronze medalist Oleksandr Gvozdyk (9-0, 7 KOs) made quick work of West Virginia’s Mike Snider (9-3-3, 5 KOs), stopping him in one round. An overhand by Gvozdyk initially sent Snider to the canvas. Snider was down twice more courtesy of left hooks to the body. Referee Raul Caiz Sr. stopped the fight at 2:58.
In the opening bout from the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California, Kazakh super welterweight Madiyar Ashkeyev (2-0, 1 KO) and Obafemi Bakare (3-1) went the distance in a scheduled six rounder. In what was a competitive fight, Ashkeyev finished strong in the last two rounds landing big punches on Bakare. Scores were 59-55, 59-55, 58-56 as Ashkeyev wins a unanimous decision.
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