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Bantamweights Third Round
Johnny King 18-4 (9) vs Thanomchit Sukothai 17-3-2 (6)
This was a very entertaining scrap, with both guys landing heavy stuff. King, however, was always one step ahead of his game rival and he dropped him with a pinpoint left hook in round six and continuously out punched Sukothai in elongated trades to advance with the impressive UD. 118-109 x3
Carlos Zarate 39-2 (33) vs Luis Galvani 18-3-1 (8)
Zarate dropped Luis late in the first with an uppercut and early in the second with a short hook and the fight looked like it would be over in a hurry. That wasn't the case as the Cuban exhibited as much courage as the referee did poor judgement, six more knockdowns followed and somehow Luis survived to hear one of the most lopsided UD's you'll ever see. 119-100, 118-101 & 117-102
Eder Jofre 40-1 (27) vs Junior Jones 37-3-2 (25)
Jones gave Jofre some problems in the first round with long jabs and a few clean right hands while the Brazilian mainly scored to the body. Eder started connecting with jarring left hooks in the second and third and he dropped Junior for a six count in round four with a nasty uppercut. Jones shocked his rival early in the fifth when he rebounded and sent Jofre down hard with two right hands flush on the chin and he carried the rest of the round with hard one-twos. They traded liberally in the sixth on even terms until Jofre staggered him late with two nasty hooks to the head.
Poison continued his surprising showing in the seventh when he stood to to toe with the defending tournament champion and may have even garnered a slight edge with a late three punch combo that sent sweat flying from the Brazilians head. After two close rounds Jones began to tire and Eder took over, flooring him once each in rounds ten and eleven before scoring three knockdowns in round twelve for the automatic stoppage.
Panama Al Brown 42-2-3 (25) vs Fernando Montiel 60-11-1 (38)
Most expected fireworks but after coming out on the short end of some heavy trades in the opening round Fernando used his legs to frustrate Brown and the crowd. Panama still maintained control behind his jab with the exception of some good work in the ninth and tenth that opened a cut on Al's right eye. It wasn't nearly enough and Brown advanced with the MD. 118-112, 117-113 & a bizarre 116-116
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