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Boxing Results: Oliver Quintana KO’d By Julio Luna

Welterweight Oliver ‘El Monaguillo’ Quintana was knocked out in the fifth round by Julio ‘Canelito’ Luna in Saturday night’s main event on ESPN+ in Naucalpan, Mexico.

Luna (23-1-2, 13 KOs) stopped Quintana (21-3, 16 KOs) at 1:34 of the fifth round of a scheduled ten round bout.

In the first round, the tall Luna used her jab reach to take the round. In the second and third rounds Quintana’s punches seemed to drop, hitting Luna.

In the final seconds of the fourth, Luna put Quintana in trouble with a left hook to the chin. In the fifth round, a left to the temple from Luna landed Quintana in the count.

Alejandro ‘Pajaro’ Davila (23-6-2, 9 KOs) lost to Leonardo Ruiz (15-0, 8 KOs) by ten round decision in the co-feature super welterweight.

In the first three rounds, Davila launched a strong attack to the body, taking all three rounds. In the fourth and fifth rounds, Ruiz again attacked the body, driving Davila into the ropes.

In the sixth round, Ruiz began to use the ring uncomfortably, trying to maintain his strength of course or to finish hard, giving up the round.

In the seventh round, Ruiz came out throwing punches after dropping the previous round. Davila’s right eye was closed. In the eighth round, Davila responded well using the ring, and Ruiz followed him.

In the ninth round, Davila slipped twice to the canvas due to the water not being removed. He gave the round to Ruiz, who was looking for a tight finish. In the tenth and final round, Davila had Ruiz on the ropes for the rest of the round.

The scores were 98-93, 99-91 and 100-90.

Super Welter Rafael ‘Papitas’ Bautista (5-2-1, 2 KOs) was defeated by Jesus ‘Descarmador Luis Fernando’ Pina (24-8-1, 18 KOs) in six rounds.

In the first three rounds, Pina was on the attack, taking all three rounds. Pina kept the pressure on Bautista from the fourth through the sixth, closing in on the middle.

The scores were 60-54, 60-54 and 60-54.

Featherweight Sara Carmona (8-1, 3 KOs) lost to southpaw Camilla Panatta (7-1-1, 3 KOs) over 8×2 rounds.

For the first three laps, it was close, with Panatta having the edge. In the fourth round, Carmona came out aggressive, taking the round.

From the fifth to the seventh round, Carmona used lead rights against the southpaw Panatta, knocking him out as he took the rounds. In the eighth and final minute of the half Panatta landed a solid hook on Carmona’s chin.

The referee is Rafael Saldano. Scores 94-94, 98-90 and 97-91.

Bantam Joel ‘El Trino’ Cordova (14-9-2, 13 KOs) by majority decision over Ernesto Salcedo (15-5, 12 KOs) over eight rounds.

There was a lot going on in the first round and no hearing out. In the second and third rounds, Salcedo’s face began to swell under the eyes from Cordova’s punches and headbutts.

In the fourth round, Cordova switches to southpaw and back, working the right side of Salcedo’s face and trying to close that right eye. Salcedo is determined to keep mixing it up.

In the first minute of the fifth round, Cordova drove Salcedo into the ropes with a flurry. Seconds later Cordova hit the ground and got a short break. Salcedo in the final seconds drove Cordova into the ropes with a flurry.

In the last minute of the sixth round, Salcedo was holding Cordova.

In the seventh round, Cordova drew blood from Salcedo’s nose. He was knocked down several times without a point. In the eighth and final round, with one minute remaining, Salcedo knocked Cordova down and ended up losing a point. With twenty seconds left, again, the point was taken from Salcedo with a low blow.

The scores were 77-73, 75-75, and 78-72.

The referee was Rafael Saldana.

Light southpaw Francisco Lopez (6-3, 3 KOs) lost to Ariel Gonzalez Vazquez (5-2-3, 2 KOs) in 6 rounds, with Lopez scoring the only knockdown.

In the first two rounds, Lopez had the slight edge, being the more aggressive fighter. In the third round, Lopez dropped Gonzales with a right to the chin in a count of 8. In the fourth round, Gonzalez came back well with lead rights to the chin.

In the fourth round, Gonzalez rocked Lopez with a left hook to the chin in the last minute. In the fifth round Lopez dropped Gonzalez with an 8 count right to the chin.

The scores were 58-55, 58-55 and 58-56.

The referee was Cesar Castanon.


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