All photos by Stephanie Trapp/Showtime Sports
In a battle of two undefeated Junior Middleweight prospects, Jarrett Hurd (17-0, 11 KOs) scores an impressive fifth-round stoppage against Frank Galarza (17-1, 11 KOs) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The scheduled 10-rounder headlined a ShoBox event that was televised by Showtime in the U.S.
Galarza, 30, confidently took the center of the ring and began pressuring Hurd in Rounds 1 and 2.
However, by Round 3, Hurd noticed that he could confidently and accurately land punches on Galaraza at close range, which just added to his ability to outbox Galarza on the outside.
Hurd, 25, looked much larger than Galarza, and after spending the earler rounds on the ropes with Galarza landing shots, he seemed to realize that he was too strong for Galraza and began landing hard shots.
“I knew he was an experienced, tough fighter, but I stuck to my game plan, listened to my corner and came out victorious,” Hurd said.
“Once I was able to set up my counter shots, I knew I could hurt him.”
In Round 4, Hurd landed a powerful uppercut that immediately dropped Galarza. Hurd didn’t immediately go for the kill, but Galarza was never the same again.
Hurd would land another uppercut followed by a combination that promptly ended the fight in Round 6.
Though unknown to many before tonight, Hurd is on his way to becoming a solid Junior Middleweight contender.
Highlights | Jarrett Hurd winner via Round 6 TKO #Boxing pic.twitter.com/SeWAkrozGr
— RoundByRoundBoxing (@RBRBoxing) November 15, 2015
Sergiy Derevyanckenko vs. Jessie Nicklow, 8 rounds, Middleweights
Middleweight prospect Sergiy Derevyanchenko improves to 7-0 with a TKO over Jessie Nicklow in Round 3. #Boxing pic.twitter.com/0ZJipSCF05 — RoundByRoundBoxing (@RBRBoxing) November 15, 2015
In tonight’s co-main event, Sergiy Derevyanckenko scored a third-round knockout over veteran Jessie Nicklow.
Derevyanckenko, who boasts an amateur record of over 300 fights, easily walked down Nicklow for two rounds until a powerful flurry ended the fight in Round 3.
Anthony David Benavidez vs. Felipe Romero, 8 rounds, Light Heavyweights
Highlights | David Benavidez’s Round 1 TKO #Boxing #ShoBox pic.twitter.com/7kWhL4ScY1
— RoundByRoundBoxing (@RBRBoxing) November 15, 2015
In tonight’s first televised fight, Anthony Benavidez scored a first-round knockout against Felipe Romero.
Benavidez worked the body aggressively and knocked Romero down three times before the fight was called off.
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