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Jr Lightweight Fourth Round
Kid Chocolate 44-2-1 (21) vs Alfredo Escalera 21-1 (16)
This was tightly contested throughout with Escalera landing harder shots and throwing more often while Chocolate defended brilliantly and was more accurate. In round eleven El Sassero scored with several right hands to the ample chin of the Cuban and that delighted the Puerto Rican crowd almost as much as the tenuous SD that went Alfredo's way. 115-113 x2 & 113-115
Gabriel Elorde 39-3 (22) vs Tyrone Everett 21-1 (12)
This was a tactical battle but Flash was more willing to put it all out there and he broke open the close fight with a dominant eleventh and a flash knockdown from a left hand in round twelve and that helped Elorde earn the UD. 117-111, 116-112 & 115-113
Chan Ka Kui 43-3-1 (22) vs Diego Corrales 36-5-1 (29)
Kui's speed troubled Chico for long stretches but his lack of power enabled Diego to walk through his shots and dig on the inside, an uppercut opened a nasty cut over Chan's left eye in round three and it was reopened several times until the crimson caused a stoppage in round eight.
Yuriorkis Gamboa 40-9 (26) vs Rocky Lockridge 39-6 (28)
Rematch: Gamboa UD12 & KO1
The third time was almost the charm for lockridge, pressing the fight and landing with hard body shots and right hands. Gamboa floored him in the sixth and again in round eleven during a furious rally that enabled the Cuban to secure a draw. 112-114 & 113-113 x2
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