International Championship Boxing League (ICBL) Founder and CEO, Jack Perone Fulton, wishes to thank all involved with making the inaugural Azteca Open event a tremendous success.
Held this past Saturday, Սեպտեմբեր 3, in Aguascalientes, Մեքսիկա, in association with promoter Bernie Valenzula of BBB Promotions, the ICBL Azteca Open featured 21 bouts with a considerable number of these fighters looking to earn a spot in the ICBL 2017 inaugural season.
In the night’s main event, a WBC Latino Silver Title eliminator, Ontario, California’s John “Bang Bang” Delperdang scored an eight-round majority decision over hometown favorite Oscar “Totti” Mejia.
Behind after the first three rounds, Delperdang (8-1, 7 Նոկաուտով) eventually wore down Mejia (8-1-1, 3 Նոկաուտով) with punishing blows to the body and head, leading to a cut above Mejia’s right eye. Հաղթանակով, Delperdang now holds the right to challenge the UK’s Lewis Ritson for his WBC Latino Silver Title.
In other ICBL-significant action, 10-time world champion kickboxer turned professional boxer Tyrone “Թագավորը ռինգ” Spong of Miami, Florida, (via Paramaribo, Suriname), scored his sixth straight stoppage victory (6-0, 6 Նոկաուտով) with a one-punch third-round destruction of formerly undefeated Mexican heavyweight Hugo Leon (3-1, 3 Նոկաուտով).
Watch a video of the impressive KO HERE.
Earlier in the night, super lightweight Ricardo (Riki) Lara (11-2, 7 Նոկաուտով) of Jalisco, Մեքսիկա, demonstrated superior boxing skills while scoring a unanimous six-round decision over Nuevo León, Mexico’s Angel Rivera (10-8-1, 7 Նոկաուտով).
In yet another intriguing matchup, undefeated super featherweight Isaac “Canelito” Avelar delighted his hometown fans and took the undefeated “0” Հյուրատետր Phoenix, Arizona’s Juan Jose Rodriguez (6-1, 4 Նոկաուտով) via third-round TKO.
“All in all it was a great night of fights,” said Jack Fulton. “The ‘play it safe until you get a title’ mentality doesn’t exist in the ICBL and I commend all ofայս երեկո ի fighters for embodying that philosophy. I wish to thank the WBC for their participation այսօր երեկոյան and to my partner in the event, Bernie Valenzuela and his team from BBB Promotions for doing such a great job. The ICBL will be announcing more exciting events in the very near future.”
