
Soto, Munguia and Melkuziev victorious in WBO Championship bouts
Mexican star Jaime Munguia (36-0, 29 KOs) retained his WBO Intercontinental Middleweight Championship by defeating Tureano Johnson (21-3-1, 15 KOs) of Nassau, Bahamas at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and live on DAZN. The fight ended in abrupt fashion after an uppercut from Munguia caused a severe cut on Johnson’s lip, which earned him the knockout win at the send of the sixth round.
This @jaimemunguia15 uppercut led to the cut that awarded him the KO. pic.twitter.com/Ccczz7P2Ru
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing__) October 31, 2020
“I’m delighted to get the victory,” said Jaime Munguia. “He surprised us early in the fight. He has a style that makes one very uncomfortable. But my corner told me to adjust and find my distance. Then I found the right uppercut. I saw that he had gotten cut from it, and then it was just a matter of time. I am ready for all the best fighters of my division.”
Elwin “La Pulga” Soto (18-1, 12 KOs) of Mexicali, Mexico retained his WBO Junior Flyweight World Title against Carlos Buitrago (32-6-1, 18 KOs) of Managua, Nicaragua via 12-round unanimous decision. Soto won with scores of 115-113, 117-111 and 119-109.
“I’m very happy to walk away with the victory,” said Elwin Soto. “I tried pressure as much as I good to score a win. These are the kind of tough fights you are in when a world title is at stake. His style was difficult for me, but I felt I did enough to win.”
Elwin Soto successfully defends his title tonight! Winning by Unanimous Decision @daznboxing__ #MunguiaJohnson pic.twitter.com/6TtxYBPByB
— Golden Boy (@GoldenBoyBoxing) October 31, 2020
For the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Championship Bektemir Melkuziev (6-0, 5 KOs) defeated Alan Campa (17-5, 11 KOs) via 3rd-round KO.
Rising star @BMelikuziev KO's battle tested Alan Campa!!🔥 #MunguiaJohnson @DAZN_USA pic.twitter.com/O26FHwSbel
— Golden Boy (@GoldenBoyBoxing) October 30, 2020
Photos by Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Boxing
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