Rosa, Chaves, Corzo post wins in tripleheader at Buenos Aires’ Luna Park

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina.- A trio of younger native unbeaten prospects posted wins in a tripleheader on the legendary Luna Park Stadium this previous Saturday.

In the principle occasion, Jose Rosa stopped late-sub Edwin Bennett in a considerably lackluster efficiency that was simply getting began when Ecuador’s Bennett (in for his compatriot Marlon Aguas, who was unable to journey on the final minute) determined to stay in his nook at the beginning of the fourth spherical of a scheduled ten-rounder within the welterweight division. The 28-year-old Bennett seemed sluggish towards a infamous gradual starter like Rosa, who was lastly discovering his vary and punishing Bennet to the midsection and chasing him all around the ring by the tip of the third and last spherical of motion.

Rosa improved to 25-0 with 18 knockouts, whereas Bennett heads again residence to Quito with a 16-6 (8 KO) ledger.

Within the co-main occasion of the evening, Alan Chaves made fast work of Raul Morillo when he stopped skinny e Venezuelan customer within the second spherical with a crushing shot to the liver in a light-weight bout scheduled for ten rounds. Chaves, nephew of former titlist Diego and youngest member of a four-generation boxing dynasty, despatched Morillo to the canvas with a straight left from his southpaw stance within the first spherical and repeated the dose within the following episode earlier than touchdown with energy in Morillo’s mid-section to ship him down on his knees for the total depend.

Alan Chaves (proper) follows by after touchdown a hook towards Raul Morillo – Photograph by Nelson Quispe/Boxeo de Primera

Chaves remained unbeaten with a mark of 16-0 (14 KOs)  whereas Morillo slips to 9-2 with 6 KOs.

Within the first televised battle of the evening, Pablo Corzo outpunched and outmuscled Gaspar Fernandez, stopping his foe in an entertaining scheduled ten-rounder within the tremendous middleweight division. Corzo was pin-point correct all through the bout, neutralizing Fernandez’s punching energy by taking the initiative, first with remoted outbursts after which with demolishing mixtures upstairs. After having Fernandez on the ropes and virtually out within the sixth, Corzo lastly went deep with a crushing physique shot that despatched Fernandez down in a heap to be counted out.

Pablo Corzo (proper) connects towards Gaspar Fernandez – Photograph by Nelson Quispe/Boxeo de Primera

Corzo, a younger contender at 23 years of age already ranked on the top-ten stage by two main organizations, improves to 19-0 (15 KOs) whereas Fernández goes residence with a 6-2 (6 KOs) document.

Earlier, Silio Vilte (7-0, 5 KOs) engaged in a six-round goal apply towards Damian Enrique within the junior welterweight division, in a battle that was lower quick within the fourth spherical when the a lot older Enrique confirmed he was lower than the duty. The southpaw Vilte rocked Enrique (2-3, 1 KO) all through the bout and scored at will till he referee determined he had seen sufficient halfway by the fourth episode.

Earlier within the evening, Elias Duguet and Alfredo Soto gave the viewers a throwback efficiency harkening again to the stadium’s golden period after they engaged in a toe-to-toe slugfest within the light-weight division for six rounds wherein the southpaw Soto began out banging and despatched Duguet to the canvas within the second spherical. Staging a outstanding comeback, Duguet rallied to harm Soto to the physique and gradual him down to position him in vary of his wild volleys. Scores have been 57-56 (twice) for Duguet, who improves to 6-1-1 (2 KOs) , with an similar remaining scorecard going to the nails-tough Soto, now 12-1 with 8 KOs.

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