Zayas outpoints Garcia to win vacant WBO title
Zayas would have to take some punches along the way, but he largely boxed a beautiful fight and outclassed Garcia over the distance. After the final bell the judges turned in official scores of 116-112, 118-108, and 119-109, all in favor of Zayas who has now realized his childhood dream.
Bruce Carrington UD-12 Mateus Heita (119-109, 119-109, 120-108)
Bruce Carrington (16-0, 9 KOs) dominated his interim WBC featherweight title fight against Mateus Heita (14-1, 9 KO), clearly outpointing him over 12 full rounds. While Heita landed some solid shots in spots, he was otherwise getting hit with everything but the kitchen sink from Carrington in return. If Carrington carried any demonstrable power, he likely would've gotten Heita out of there or at least dropped him a few times, but instead he'll just have to settle for a clear points win.
Emiliano Vargas KO-1 (0:42) Alexander Espinoza
Emiliano Vargas (15-0, 13 KOs) scored a spectacular first round knockout of Alexander Espinoza (20-4-1, 9 KOs) on the televised opener. Within a minute of the first round Espinoza got caught by a massive pull counter by a Vargas right hand that landed flush, completely crushing Espinoza who had no shot at beating the count. The ending came at the 0:42 minute mark of Round 1. Vargas, who made an emphatic statement says he'll look to continue to climb the ladder towards world title contention.
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