Unbeaten Former Champion David Benavidez Scores Second-Round TKO of J’Leon Love , Undefeated Former Champion Luis Nery Earns Dominant Fifth-Round TKO of McJoe Arroyo & Heavyweight Fan-Favorite Chris Arreola Stops Jean Pierre Augustin In Round Three Former Heavyweight Champion Charles Martin Wins Via Disqualification on PBC Prelims on FS1 Kliknite OVDJE for Photos from Frank Micelotta/FOX Sports (Password : foxsports ) Kliknite OVDJE for Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions (Photos added shortly ) ARLINGTON, TX. (Mart 17, 2019) – Errol Spence Jr. retained his IBF Welterweight World Championship in his hometown in front of 47,525 fans with a unanimous decision over four-division world champion Mikey Garcia in the main event of the first Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event Saturday night from AT &T Stadium in Arlington , Teksas. “The motivation fighting in front of my hometown crowd made me feel great ,” said Spence . “These people have supported me since day one and I wanted to put on a good performance for all of them. ” “I really appreciate the love and support of the fans tonight ,” Said Garcia. “It’s a great night and all the credit to Errol , he’s a great champion . He’s the truth . He executed his game plan very well. ” The bout started technical , with Spence pumping a consistent jab and attempting to cut the ring off while Garcia was patiently looking for a chance to counter . Garcia had some success early throwing counter left hooks over Spence’s jab , but was never able to get in a rhythm against the busier champion . “He came out here with a good game plan and kept the distance at his favor ,” Said Garcia. “I couldn’t get my rhythm going and he did what he had to do . I tried to make adjustments and he kept executing. ” U četvrtom kolu, Spence dominated most of the action before Garcia made a late surge and forced Spence into a defensive crouch for the final moments of the round . Garcia kept that energy going early in round five , putting Spence on the defensive temporarily before he regained his momentum and returned to connecting on powerful straight lefts . Spence increased his body-punching as the fight went on and looked to wear down the fighter who was moving up in weight . Garcia began bleeding from his nose in round eight , at which point Spence increased his output and landed 35, 29, 34 i 25 punches in rounds nine through 12 odnosno, according to CompuBox . “Throughout training camp , a lot of commentators thought he was too smart and I couldn’t box as well as him ,” said Spence . “I showed I can box and I can move my head if I want to . The game is to be smart , it’s the sweet science . I had the size and reach advantage , so why not use it to take away the jab ? It’s a weapon for me and it takes away one of his weapons. ” “I was able to hold my own ,” Said Garcia. “I felt good and I felt strong myself . I think he felt my power , but he definitely has power also. ” While Garcia showed his mettle in making it the distance , Spence was simply too effective , with one judge even scoring round 11 10-8 for Spence . Spence threw a career-high 1082 punches and out landed Garcia by a staggering 345 u 75 margin . After 12-rounds of action , all three judges saw the fight for Spence , po desetine 120-108 dva puta i 120-107. “I give Mikey Garcia all the credit for taking this fight ,” said Spence . “Mikey and I put on a great show in front of all these lovely fans . I respect him so much and I appreciate him for stepping up. ” “We just went 12-rounds with a great welterweight champion ,” Said Garcia. “That’s a feat no one has done recently . I’m proud of what I was able to do . I have to go back and think about it . I will probably go back to lighter divisions but we’ll have to think about it. ” Nakon borbe, Spence declared that he wanted to fight boxing legend and welterweight titleholder Manny Pacquiao sljedeći, who entered the ring after the fight . “He’s broken records here before , he’s a legend in the sport and it’d be my honor to fight him next ,” said Spence . “ Da, why not ?” said Pacquiao , when asked about facing Spence next . “We’ll give the fans a good fight . I’m so happy to be here at AT &T Stadium and I hope I will be back here soon. ” U co-main event, unbeaten former 168-pound world champion David Benavidez (21-0, 18 KOs) dominira J'Leon Love (24-3-1, 13 KOs) to earn a second-round stoppage in their super middleweight matchup . “It’s a dream come true to fight on this stage in front of these fans ,” said Benavidez . “These fans give me the motivation to get up every day and go the extra mile. ” From the opening bell Love sought to crowd the taller Benavidez , but the 22-year-old Benavidez quickly made him pay , landing a powerful left hook that stunned Love . Love was able to last the round , but took more powerful hooks from Benavidez before the bell . “I expected to knock him out , but when I hit him with the first god shot , I knew he wasn’t going to last ,” said Benavidez . “I tried to pace myself , but it wasn’t necessary tonight. ” Benavidez wasted little time in the second round , delivering power shots that put Love on the run . Benavidez caught Love with a clean combo on the ropes that stunned Love and forced referee Laurence Cole to jump in and stop the bout 1:14 u drugom kolu, as Benavidez began to throw furious combos . “He was getting his shots off , but I don’t think I was taking too much punishment ,” said Love . “I wasn’t out of the game completely but he did catch me with a couple good shots. ” Nakon meča, Benavidez set his sights on WBC Super Middleweight Champion Anthony Dirrell , who was in attendance at the fight . “I saw Anthony Dirrell with the WBC belt . He can’t call himself champion until he fights me . That’s my belt . I’m going to go get it . It’s mine. ” Additional action featured former bantamweight champion Luis Nery (29-0, 23 KOs) knock down former champion McJoe Arroyo (18-3, 8 KOs) four times on his way to a fifth-round victory by stoppage in his U.S . debi. “We’re two great fighters who were here to put on a show ,” said Nery . “That’s what you have to expect from fighters of our caliber . I’m happy to start on the right foot here in my U.S . debut and show everyone I’m still the best at bantamweight. ” Nery stalked Arroyo from the opening bell , throwing big power shots that forced his opponent to fight off his back foot . Sa 45 seconds left in round two , Nery scored his first knockdown with a left that stunned him and follow-up combination that put Arroyo on the canvas . Arroyo was unable to keep the hard-charging Nery from coming forward and again hit the mat late in round three , as a wide left hook hurt Arroyo before he was put down from a flurry that followed . The trouble continued for Arroyo in round four , as he was knocked down twice more in the final minute of the round . “I never felt like I was dazed or anything , they were just hard punches ,” said Arroyo . “I went down but got right back up . If it were up to me I’d have kept going . I have to give respect to my opponent for his performance . This isn’t the end of my career . I’ve seen him fight before but I was surprised by his power . It was his night tonight. ” After the fourth round , Arroyo’s corner stopped the bout , making the official stoppage 10 seconds into round five . Nery dominated the bout , out landing Arroyo 87 u 36, dok Landing 44 posto njegove moći punches. “We’re going to train hard and hopefully by June , we’ll have the belt back ,” said Nery . “I want to win back my belt , then unify the division. ” The opening bout on pay-per-view saw heavyweight fan-favorite Chris Arreola (38-5-1, 33 KOs) score a third-round stoppage over previously unbeaten Jean Pierre Augustin (17-1-1, 12 KOs). “Augustin is a hungry kid who tried to make a name off of me ,” Said Arreola. “I lose and I’m out , but I’m not going out . I touched him a couple of times and saw he was hurt . I stayed calm and the stoppage came. ” After blood started pouring from Arreola’s nose towards the end of round two , the Riverside , California-native got off to a quick start in round three , connecting with a straight left that stunned Augustin and nearly sent him to the canvas in the opening seconds . As the round progressed , Augustin tried to hold and move to regain his composure , but was eventually caught with a flurry in the neutral corner that put him on the canvas . While he got up and was able to continue , another flurry in Augustin’s corner , including a big overhand left , eventually forced referee Neal Young to stop the fight 2:03 u trećem kolu. “Every fighter feels like they can continue , ali to je ono što je, it’s out of my control ,” said Augustin . “I was more stunned than hurt , but he jumped on me and finished. ” In the dominant final round Arreola landed 18 od 30 Snaga udaraca, compared to just three punches landed in the round by Augustin . “Volim borbama,” Said Arreola. “We’re both were trying to beat each other up and I love it . I’m blessed to be a fighter. ” Prethodno plaćanju po prikazu, PBC Prelims on FS1 featured former heavyweight champion Charles Martin (26-2-1. 23 KOs) winning via disqualification against previously unbeaten Gregory Corbin (15-1, 9 KOs) in the eighth-round of their showdown . After deducting a point from Corbin in rounds four , five and six because of low blows , referee Mark Calo-oy stopped the bout in round eight after another low blow . The official time of the disqualification came 53 seconds into round eight . “I don’t think he really wanted to fight , he wanted to hit me low and see how much he could get away with ,” rekao je Martin. “I could sense that he didn’t want to engage anymore. ” “To je ono što je, I thought I was hitting him on the belt ,” said Corbin . “We wanted to go to the body , I thought he was tired . I hurt him once , but the low blows did it for me. ” “We’re going to get back in camp , take a few days off and then get back to work ,” rekao je Martin. “We’re staying busy in 2019. ”The event was promoted by Man Down Promotions and Garcia Promotions , in association with TGB Promotions and Ringstar Sports Za više informacija: posjeta www.premierboxingchampions.com , HTtp ://www.foxsports.com/presspass/homepage i www.foxdeportes.com , pratiti na TwitterPremierBoxing, @PBConFOX, FOXSports, FOXDeportes, @Ringstar, @TGBPromotions and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions , www.facebook.com/foxsports &www.facebook.com/foxdeportes .
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