In the first round, Ramirez had the edge early until midway through when Benavidez landed a right to the chin. In the closing seconds, Benavidez finished strong in pursuit of taking the round. In the second round, Benavidez again closed with power. In the third, Ramirez had moments until the last minute when Benavidez ran several times to take control.
The fourth round was competitive until the final seconds, when Benavidez dropped Ramirez with a flurry, forcing an 8 count from referee Thomas Taylor. Ramirez was bleeding from the nose at the end of the round.
The fifth round was close, and Ramirez was likely to take his first round of the fight. In the sixth, Benavidez’s hand speed became more apparent as Ramirez’s right eye began to close. Benavidez dropped him again with a three-punch combination, and Ramirez took a knee while holding his eye. Referee Taylor counted.
Super middleweight Armando “Toro” Resendiz, 16-3 (11), of Southern California, was dominated by former WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia, 45-2 (32), of Tijuana, Mexico, over 12 rounds for the vacant WBA super middleweight title.
In the second round, Munguia went outside Resendiz and rocked him late with a right hand. In the third, Mnguia landed a three-punch combination midway through the round to take control.
In the fourth, Munguia controlled most of the action until the closing seconds, when Resendiz landed a right that got his attention. Munguia used Resendiz in the fifth.
In the sixth, Resendiz landed several punches in the middle of the round before Mngunia responded with a close frame. Munguia continued to knock out Resendiz in the seventh and eighth rounds, winning most rounds except the fourth. In the ninth, Munguia hurt Resendiz late with a right hand.
Munguia retained control in the tenth and eleventh rounds. In the twelfth and final round, Munguia dominated most of the action, although Resendiz briefly cornered him late.
The scores were 117-111, 119-109, and 120-108. Referee: Harvey Dock.
Oscar “Migrana” Duarte, 31-2-1 (23), of Parral, Mexico, won a split decision over Angel “Tashiro” Fierro, 23-5-2 (18), of Tijuana, Mexico, 12 rounds of WBC Silver and WBO NABO super lightweight. The fans were not happy with this decision.
Duarte was limited in the first five rounds. Fierro, who failed to make weight, was not eligible to win the titles. In the sixth, Fierro came back strong and hurt Duarte late.
In the seventh, Duarte suffered bleeding from his left ear, which led to him being checked by the ringside doctor. Duarte rallied in eighth place despite the injury, although Fierro was limited.
In the ninth, Duarte was also bleeding from the nose in the round and appeared defeated. In the tenth, Duarte came forward and hurt Fierro with a left hook, evening the fight.
In the eleventh, Duarte pressed the action in a close round, but Fierro successfully countered. Fierro also organized a twelfth time with his argument.
The scores were 115-113 Duarte, 116-112 Fierro, and 116-112 Duarte. Referee: Mark Nelson.
Isaac “Puro Mexico” Lucero, 18-1 (14), of La Paz, Mexico, lost to Ismael “El Terrible” Flores, 18-1-1 (12), of Argentina, over 10 rounds for the WBO NABO super welterweight title.
Scores were 98-92 twice and 99-91. Referee: Harvey Dock.
Super bantamweight Jorge “El Niño Dorado” Chavez, 15-1-1 (8), was stopped by Jose Tito Sanchez, 16-0 (10), in the tenth round.
Sanchez was limited in the first five rounds. In the final round, he hurt Chavez, causing referee Allen Huggins to stop the fight.
Daniel “Ice Man” Blancas, 15-0 (7), defeated Raul Salomon, 16-4-1 (14), over 10 rounds to win the WBC USA super middleweight title.
Scores were 100-90 and 99-91 twice. Referee: Mark Nelson.
Petr Khamukov, 14-1 (6), defeated Bernard Joseph, 12-4-1 (5), over 10 rounds. Referee: Allen Huggins.
Juan Carrillo, 15-0 (11), knocked out Marlon “Black Boy” Delgado, 8-1 (6), at 0:59 of the fourth round. Referee: Thomas Taylor.
Julio Ocampo Hernandez, 9-0-1 (5), fought to a draw against Carlos “Showtime” Lewis, 5-1-1 (3), over six rounds.
The scores were 58-56 each and 57-57. Referee: Mark Nelson.
Javier Meza, 6-0 (3), stopped Damonte Smith, 3-1 (2), in the fifth round. Referee: Thomas Taylor.
Dylan “Amenaza” Capetillo, 2-0 (1), defeated James Pierce, 2-1 (2), in four rounds.
All scores were 39-37. Referee: Allen Huggins.
Ring announcer: Jimmy Lennon Jr.
