Teixiera stops Mouton in Round 7. Here's some action from Round 5. #LAFightClub pic.twitter.com/VkEtYWfjnb
— RoundByRoundBoxing (@RBRBoxing) October 3, 2015
On the October 3 edition of Golden Boy Promotions‘ LA Fight Club, Brazilian Light Middleweight prospect Patrick Teixeira (26-0, 22 KOs) scored a seventh round TKO victory against Don Mouton (14-10-1, 12 KOs) at the Belasco Theater in Downtown, Los Angeles, California.
The scheduled 10-round Middleweight fight headlined a card televised by Estrella TV in Spanish and streamed by RingTVLive.com in English.
Teixeira, 24, applied consistent pressure throughout the fight, blinding his opponent with several jabs from his southpaw stance before landing hooks to the body and head.
Teixeira was headed for an easy stoppage win but Mouton, a 37-year-old native of Houston, Texas, had other plans for him in Round 6.
Despite having a swollen right eye and despite being down on the scorecards, Mouton began a rally that had Teixeira on his backfoot for the entire round.
Teixiera even took a thudding left hook before finally clinching Mouton and returning to his jab.
“I felt I really hurt him and wanted to finish the fight, but he held and I wasn’t able to close,” said Mouton.
Indeed, after regaining control of the fight and after increasing his pressure in Round 7, Texieira eventually stopped Mouton with a barrage of punches.
“I’m happy to have put on a great show here at the Belasco. I have a lot of respect for Mouton and his toughness,” said Teixeira.
@ZacharyOchoa stops Alejandro Ramirez in Round 3 and then shows us his dance moves. #LAFightClub @KristenMRock pic.twitter.com/lGbsqPxK8A
— RoundByRoundBoxing (@RBRBoxing) October 3, 2015
In the televised co-main event, Zachary Ochoa (13-0, 6 KOs) scored a third-round TKO victory over Alejandro Rodriguez (24-19-1, 14 KOs).
Ochoa, of Brooklyn, New York, set the pace early with quick jabs that he followed with an occasional right hand.
Rodriguez tried to land shots of his own, but was often counter punched quickly from Ochoa’s high guard.
By the end of round three, Ochoa’s skill and speed allowed him to land a right hand and left hook that immediately dropped Rodriguez.
Rodriguez, who fights out of Guadalajara, Mexico, managed to make it out of the second round, but he was nonetheless stopped in the following one after two knockdowns forced the referee to stop the fight.
“I felt really good about the fight. I was able to stay calm and not let Rodriguez get too comfortable,” said Ochoa.
“He is a veteran, and I think winning this fight proves to me and my trainer where I am and where I’m going as a fighter,” said Ochoa.
With scores of 60-54, 59-55×2, Tijuana's Antonio Gutierrez takes the UD win to improve his record to (18-1-1, 8KO) pic.twitter.com/QoSEtF8jHj
— GoldenBoyPromotions (@GoldenBoyBoxing) October 3, 2015
In the first televised fight, Antonio Gutierrez (19-1-1, 8 KOs) scored a unanimous decision victory Victor Fonseca (9-7-1, 7 KOs) in a six-round Middleweight fight.
Both men fought at close range for most of the fight, but it was Gutierrez who got the better of the exchanges.
Although being cut in round 3 from a punch, Gutierrez continued landing shots going into the final rounds.
Fonseca was also cut, but it was due to a head-butt in Round 4.
Gutierrez won with scores of 60-54, 59-55 and 59-55.
“I felt good and was glad to put on a good show for the crowd. I prepared for three months for this fight and I think it really showed.” said Gutierrez.
