Results:
McCaskill dominates Braekhus in rematch
Jessica McCaskill showed that her victory against Cecilia Braekhus in 2019 was no mistake. McCaskill won the rematch against the Norwegian with a surprisingly unanimous decision and retained her status as the undisputed champion in the welterweight division, with 100-89, 99-90, 98-91. The fight took place on Saturday on the Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez sub-map at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
McCaskill was strong early on and caught Braekhus (36-2, 9 KOs) in the opening rounds. McCaskill’s bullying approach apparently dismantled the 39-year-old Braekhus and even wobbled her at one point.
The ‘First Lady’ of boxing, however, contracted as the fight progressed, and was effective on the outside, stabbing McCaskill (10-2, 3 KOs) in the middle rounds as the Chicago native began to slow down.
In the tenth and final round, McCaskill’s coach Rick Ramos told his fighter to win the round and secure a future payday of $ 1 million against another one of the sport’s top champions. It appears that McCaskill presented the scorecard well and protected the possibility of a lucrative title fight against someone like Katie Taylor or Claressa Shields.
Kyoguchi defends title against Vega
Hiroto Kyoguchi lifted a fourth round in an unfortunate end for Axel Aragon Vega.
After Vega (14-4-1, 8 KOs) were able to hang out with the defending WBA junior flyweight champion from Japan in the first few rounds, Vega’s night was cut short after suffering a hand injury in the fourth time. round.
After a right hook that looked down from Kyoguchi’s forehead, the Mexican challenger immediately smiled and pulled back to the ropes while clutching his hand.
The fight was stopped immediately because Vega was in too much pain to continue. Doctors immediately cut off Vega’s glove and hand cover while Vega was still sitting in the ring.
Kyoguchi (15-0, 10 KOs) made the third defense of the belt he won in a tenth round TKO over Hekkie Budler in 2018.
Williams handles case against Douglin
Austin Williams dominated Denis Douglin in an action-packed middleweight showdown en route to a unanimous decisive victory.
Williams, who is battling out of Houston, suffered major setbacks during the eighth round and was close to winning a one-time game. In the seventh round, Williams (8-0, 6 KOs) landed a big right arc that sent Douglin (22-8, 14 KOs) back to the ropes. However, Douglin, a veteran in Las Vegas, was able to make enough blows to stifle Williams’ attack and pick up the clock without going off.
Douglin replaces Aaron Coley, who was Williams’ original opponent. Williams has claimed his third win in three months, while Douglin has dropped four of his last six fights.
Cissokho dominates Echeverria for TKO victory
The battle between Souleymane Cissokho and Daniel Echeverria had two main goals. First, Cissokho needed the ring work after being inactive in 2020. Second, and perhaps just as important, DAZN and Matchroom Boxing had to fill some time on the undercard of Saturday’s event.
Cissokho (12-0, 8 KOs) remained unbeaten and beat a sixth round over Echeverria (21-10, 5 KOs), a 28-year-old man from Mexico. Cissokho, a former bronze medalist from the French Olympics, beat Echeverria straight and precise.
It was Cissokho’s first fight in the United States since he was placed on the undercard of Anthony Joshua-Andy Ruiz Jr. in June 2019. 1 appeared in Madison Square Garden.
Ford and Perez fight to a draw
In a fight between two undefeated fighters, the emerging prospect Raymond Ford was announced more than his opponent, Aaron Perez. However, Perez gave Ford everything he could handle and eventually did enough to earn a split draw in an eight-round featherweight fight that kicked off the Estrada-Chocolatito undercard on DAZN.
Perez (10-0-1, 6 KOs), of El Paso, Texas, was aggressive early on and used aggressive brackets and unorthodox angles in the past to give Ford trouble in the opening rounds. Perez slowed down in the second half of the fight as Ford (8-0-1, 4 Foods), from Camden, New Jersey, scored with some great body shots and with his precise punches was able to maintain the reach.
But that damage was not enough to stop Perez late. In the eighth and final round, Perez and Ford had some great exchanges.
One judge scored it 78-74 for Perez, while another had it 77-75 for Ford. One judge drew a score card of 76-76, which led to the draw.