Gabriela Fundora and Daniela Asenjo rumble. Picture by Adam DelGiudice
LAS VEGAS – One other struggle, one other profitable protection for Gabriela Fundora.
Using her top and attain, Fundora, rated No. 1 by The Ring within the feminine flyweight rankings, defeated Daniela Asenjo by choice over 10 one-sided rounds. All three judges scored the bout 100-90 for Fundora, who improved to 14-0, 6 knockouts and defended her IBF title.
Asenjo was recreation, however Fundora was the extra polished and efficient fighter all through a lot of the struggle. Fundora punished Asenjo as she tried to get inside Fundora’s guard.
The towering southpaw was content material to face and commerce within the heart of the ring, however did her finest work strolling Asenjo down, raining punches and mixtures to the top.
Asenjo by no means stopped making an attempt, however her punch output dropped with every passing spherical. Fundora was all the time on the offensive however was not capable of damage or drop Asenjo late within the struggle.
“Undisputed is subsequent for me,” mentioned Fundora after the struggle. “I wish to break the document for (being) the youngest undisputed champion. I really feel like a struggle towards Gabriela Alaniz can be such an action-packed struggle, and good for me in addition to good for Golden Boy.
“Asenjo was a superb fighter. I received her with some arduous photographs, and she or he was capable of final the ten rounds with me.”
Saturday marked Fundora’s second profitable protection of the IBF title. In her earlier struggle on January 27, Fundora stopped Christina Cruz within the tenth and ultimate spherical.
The 22-year-old Fundora is the youthful sister of WBC and WBO junior middleweight titleholder Sebastian Fundora. Each reside in Coachella, California and are managed by Sampson Lewkowicz.
Asenjo, who resides in Valdivia, Chile, falls to 16-4-3, 2 KOs. The 33-year-old was unbeaten in her earlier seven bouts, together with a minor world title belt.
Within the opening bout of the DAZN stream, welterweight prospect Joel Iriarte stopped Miguel Ortiz within the first spherical, bettering to 4-0, 4 KOs.
The taller Iriarte was on the assault from the opening bell, strolling Ortiz down and touchdown at will. Iriarte threw and landed a straight hand that snapped again the top of Ortiz. Moments later, Iriarte linked with a left hook to the physique, adopted by a left hook to the top.
With a few minute left within the spherical, a barrage of punches despatched Ortiz again towards the ropes. As Ortiz tried to defend himself, Iriarte landed at will, which prompted referee Michael Ortega to step in and cease the struggle at 2:15.
Iriarte, who resides in Bakersfield, California, was an novice standout and made his professional debut on March 16.
Ortiz, who resides in Springfield, Massachusetts, falls to 3-2, 1 KO.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated 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]
