By Rick Scharmberg and Kurt Wolfheimer at ringside
Photos: Marty Rosengarten/RingsidePhotos.com
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WBO junior featherweight world champion Juan Manuel Lopez (26-0, 24 KOs) scored an impressive one-sided ninth round TKO over previously unbeaten Oliver Lontchi (18-1-2, 8 KOs) on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Juanma dropped Lontchi in rounds two and nine, and Lontchi remained on his stool after the ninth.
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In a WBC super flyweight eliminator, three division world champion Jorge Arce (52-5-1, 40 KOs) scored a third round knockout against Fernando Lumacad (18-2-2, 7 KOs). Arce took out Lumacad with a counter right hand. Time was :35.
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An IBF junior middleweight eliminator between unbeaten super welterweight Yuri Foreman (27-0, 8 KOs) and the Contender’s Cornelius Bundrage (29-4, 17 KOs) ended in a no-decision after three rounds when Foreman was cut over the right eye by an accidental headbutt.
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Olympian super welterweight Vanes Martitosyan (25-0, 16 KOs) battered Andrey Tsurkan (26-5, 17 KOs) for six rounds before Tsurkan’s corner pulled the plug. Biggest win yet for the unbeaten Martitosyan.
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Former world title challenger Mario Santiago (20-1-1, 14 KOs) outpointed Gilbert Sanchez-Leon (21-6-2, 7 KOs) over eight rounds in a featherweight bout. Scores were 78-74, 79-71, 77-74.
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Olympian middleweight Matt Korobov (7-0, 6 KOs) needed just 82 seconds to annihilate Benjamin Diaz (9-3-2, 6 KOs). After dropping Diaz immediately with a jab, Korobov finished the job with body shots.
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6’6 cruiserweight Carlos Negron moved to 3-0, 3 KOs after a 78 second demolition of Kenneth George (9-3-1, 1 KO). George was down twice.
Super lightweight Michael Torres (12-0, 7 KOs) won every round against Humberto Tapia (13-10-1, 7 KOs). Scores were 60-54 on all cards.
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Super lighteright Jeremy Bryan (11-0, 4 KOs) outpointed Josh Beeman (4-3-2, 2 KOs) over six by scores of 60-53, 60-54, 59-55.
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Lightweight Hector Marengo (5-0-3, 3 KOs) and Angel Rodriguez (3-3-2, 2 KOs) battled to a six round draw.
