Undefeated IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) recovered from two first round knockdowns to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Alejandro “Cobrita” Gonzalez Jr. (25-2-2, 15 KOs) on Saturday afternoon at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Gonzalez dropped Frampton twice in round one. Gonzalez was deducted
points for a low blows in rounds three and eleven. Frampton was in control through most the fight and won by scores of 115-109, 116-108, 116-108.
WBC #11 heavyweight Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs) and “Big” Fred Kassi (18-3-1, 10 KOs) battled to a ten round draw. Scores were 96-94 Arreola and 95-95, 95-95. Arreola was mentioned as a possible world title challenger against WBC champion Deontay Wilder in September.
In a walkout bout, unbearen welterweight Ryan Karl of Houston Texas stopped Rigoberto Flores at 1:58 of the opening round. With the win Karl improves to 8-0, 6 KOs. Flores falls to 7-2, 2 KOs.
In the final walkout bout that took place after the Frampton-Gonzalez fight, undefeated Australian light heavyweight puncher Steve Lovett scored a spectacular 4th round TKO over game Ecuadorian Jinner Guerrero. Guerrero gave as good as he got early in the fight but was worn down by the pressure and strength of Lovett. By round two Guerrero’s legs were gone and a hard shot dropped him in ugly fashion in the 4th, prompting the stoppage by referee Rocky Burke. With the win Lovett improves to 13-0, 11 KOs while Guerrero slips to 8-5, 6 KOs.
