COMMERCE, Calif. – Aram Amirkhanyan is making the transfer up the welterweight division ladder.
In a conflict of unbeaten welterweights, Amirkhanyan defeated Gor Yeritsyan by unanimous choice on Friday, June 26 earlier than a pro-Yeritsyan crowd on the Commerce On line casino. Two judges submitted 96-94 scorecards for every fighter, whereas the third decide scored the bout 96-94 for Yeritysan, who improved to 16-0-1, 4 KOs.
Amirkhanyan would win the a WBC regional title belt.
Halfway by spherical two, a sweeping left cross linked to the top of Yeritsyan, who was not visibly harm, however momentarily misplaced his steadiness from the impression of the punch.
The southpaw Amirkhanyan started focusing his assault to the physique behind jabs to the face in spherical three. With a few minute left within the spherical, a straight proper hand snapped Amirkhanyan’s head again. Yeritsyan landed one other proper hand to the top moments earlier than the tip of the spherical.
Each fighters had their moments through the center rounds. Yeritsyan did nicely mixing his assault to the top and physique, connecting with sweeping proper cross to the top of Amirkhanyan. Yeritsyan additionally landed his share of left and proper fingers to the physique.
Yeritsyan was capable of successfully outbox Amirkhanyan by using distance and repeatedly countering with straight rights or proper crosses to the top. A lower appeared over Yeritsyan’s proper eye in spherical eight, possible from an unintentional conflict of heads
Amirkhanyan did discover success in spots, at instances backing Yeritsyan up in opposition to the ropes and throwing mixtures that did join. Sensing he was behind, Amirkhanyan was on the offensive through the last two rounds. Amirkhanyan was the busier fighter, touchdown extra punches, however the few punches he did join didn’t harm Yeritsyan, who successfully countered and outboxed Amirkhanyan.
In his earlier struggle on July 29 of final yr, Amirkhanyan defeated gatekeeper Cameron Krael by unanimous choice. His most notable wins passed off in 2018, a cut up choice win over Stanyslav Skorokhod and a call victory over Khuseyn Baysangurov.
Yeritsyan falls to 18-1, 14 KOs. In his earlier struggle on February 23, Yeritsyan defeated Quinton Randall by unanimous choice.
Each fighters have been born and raised in Yerevan, Armenia.
In junior light-weight motion, Abel Mejia of close by Santa Ana overcame a knockdown in spherical two to knock out Tijuana’s Jose Correa Abarca. Mejia improved to 5-0, 4 KOs.
Mejia was dropped by a straight proper to the top with a few minute left in spherical two. Mejia was capable of climate the assault the remainder of the way in which. Early in spherical 4, a verify hook to the top dropped Correa (6-10, 4 KOs) to the canvas. Referee Ray Corona counted Correa out at 55 seconds.
Featherweight Iyana Verduzo of Los Angeles defeated Pittsburgh’s Colleen Davis (3-2-1, 1 KO) by choice. All three judges scored the bout 60-54 in favor of Verduzco, who improves to 2-0.
Junior light-weight Jaybrio Pe Benito dropped Michael Land (1-5-1, 1 KO) of Cedar Hill, Texas as soon as en path to a second spherical knockout victory. Referee Gerard White stopped the struggle at 1:30. Benito (5-0, 4 KOs), who resides in Honolulu, Hawaii, is educated by Freddie Roach.
Within the opening bout of the Hollywood Struggle Nights card, junior featherweight Adan Palma of San Diego defeated Mexico’s Roberto Pucheta (13-25-3, 7 KOs) by unanimous choice. All three judges scored the bout 58-56 for Palma, who improved to 9-0, 5 KOs.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He may be reached at [email protected]
