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Marc Castro defeats George Acosta on a technical decision in seven rounds

Marc Castro defeats George Acosta on a technical decision in seven rounds


by Francisco Salazar | 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – It was not the ending he desired, however unbeaten junior light-weight Marc Castro will take the resulting success.

Castro outboxed George Acosta, winning by technical choice Wednesday night on the renowned Santa Monica Pier.

The 24-year-old Castro boxed from range throughout much of the battle. Castro consistently gotten in touch with lead and counter best crosses to Acosta’s head.

Acosta did his finest work throughout round 3, increasing his punch output and landing more to the head. However, Acosta did extremely little after that. He was at his finest when he started exchanges, slipping periodic directly right-hand men that divided the guard or left hooks to the head of Castro.

As the bout advanced into the middle rounds, both fighters had problem with the canvas, slipping on the advertisements in the center of the ring, likely from the sweating that fell off the bodies of fighters throughout the night. Acosta fallen back in his attack, often getting struck with a selection of punches and mixes. Gone were the minutes previously in the battle when he did discover success by starting an attack, and landing punches and mixes.

During round 7, an unexpected clash of heads triggered an instant swelling above Acosta’s best eye. A ringside doctor examined the swelling, and suggested referee Rudy Barragan to stop the battle at the 1:10 mark.

All 3 judges scored the bout 70-63 in favor of Castro, who enhanced to 13-0, 8 knockouts.

Acosta, who lives in Whittier, California, is up to 17-3, 3 KOs. In his previous battle on February 8, Acosta lost by consentaneous choice to Rene Tellez Giron.

Castro, who lives in Fresno, California, had actually formerly combated on April 6, beating Abraham Montoya by consentaneous choice. On November 18, in neighboring Inglewood, Castro stopped Gonzalo Fuenzalida in round 7.

In the co-main occasion, welterweight competitor Shakhram Giyasov, who is ranked No. 7 by The Ring at 130 pounds, beat Miguel Parra by split choice. Each fighter won by ratings of 95-94, while the 3rd judge scored the bout 96-93 for Giyasov, who enhanced to 16-0, 9 KOs.

After a sluggish start, both fighters started letting their hands choose more authority throughout round 3. Giyasov landed a strong left hook to the head that captured Parra’s attention. Giyasov continued to outbox Parra, especially to the head, where Giyasov landed 2 jabs followed by a directly right-hand man.

During round 7, a left hook to the body of Parra required referee David Soliven to subtract a point from Giyasov. Replays revealed the punch landed above the beltline of Parra, making it a legal blow. Later in the round, Giyasov tossed and landed a punch that landed listed below the beltline, however was not cautioned for that specific punch.

Later in the round, Giyasov, who changed from traditional to southpaw sometimes, tossed and landed a series of left crosses to the head of Parra, however Parra had the ability to hammer out it.

Parra continued to be video game. At times, he had the ability to land a periodic hook or cross that captured Giyasov’s attention. Sensing he was down on the scorecards, Parra was the assailant, tossing and landing punches with more conviction. Parra most likely won that 10th round, however he had actually dug himself a hole from earlier in the battle.

Giyasov, who is initially from Bukhara, Uzbekistan and now lives in Brooklyn, New York, formerly combated on February 24, beating Pablo Cesar Cano by consentaneous choice. The 31-year-old is handled by Vadim Kornilov and trained by Joel Diaz.

Parra, who lives in Tepic, Mexico, is up to 22-5-1, 14 KOs. The 30-year-old has actually lost 4 of his last 6 battles, consisting of losses to Roiman Villa and Florian Marku.

In the opening bout of the Matchroom Boxing card, amateur standout and incredibly middleweight possibility Nathan Lugo of Marietta, Georgia enhanced to 2-0, 2 KOs, damaging Ray Corona and stopping him in the 2nd round.

Lugo damaged Corona early on, snapping back the head of Corona a number of times early on in the battle. Corona never ever pulled back or provided any sign of quiting, sometimes linking a punch to the head.

Early on throughout the 2nd round, a punch landed flush, once again snapping back the head of Corona. Later in the round, a mix required referee Rudy Barragan to action in and stop the battle at 54 seconds.

Corona, who is initially from Chicago, Illinois and now lives in Provo, Utah, is up to 4-2.

 

Francisco A. Salazar has actually composed for The Ring because October 2013 and has actually covered boxing in Southern California and abroad because 2000. Francisco likewise covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star paper. He can be reached at [email protected]




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