In the primary round, Ramirez had an edge early until midway through when Benavidez landed a right on the chin. Within the closing seconds, Benavidez finished strong with a flurry to take the round. Within the second round, Benavidez again closed stronger. Within the third, Ramirez had moments until the ultimate minute when Benavidez flurried several times to take control.
The fourth round was competitive until the ultimate seconds, when Benavidez dropped Ramirez with a flurry, forcing an eight-count from referee Thomas Taylor. Ramirez was bleeding from the nose at the tip of the round.
The fifth round was close, with Ramirez possibly taking his first round of the fight. Within the sixth, Benavidez’s hand speed proved an excessive amount of as Ramirez’s right eye began to shut. Benavidez dropped him again with a three-punch combination, and Ramirez took a knee while holding his eye. He was counted out by referee Taylor.
Super middleweight Armando “Toro” Resendiz, 16-3 (11), of Southern California, was dominated by former WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia, 45-2 (32), of Tijuana, Mexico, over 12 rounds for the vacant WBA super middleweight title.
Within the second round, Munguia outlanded Resendiz and rocked him late with a right hand. Within the third, Munguia landed a three-punch combination midway through the round to take control.
Within the fourth, Munguia controlled a lot of the motion until the closing seconds, when Resendiz landed a right that got his attention. Munguia outworked Resendiz within the fifth.
Within the sixth, Resendiz landed several punches midway through the round before Munguia responded in a detailed frame. Munguia continued to outwork Resendiz within the seventh and eighth rounds, winning a lot of the rounds apart from the fourth. Within the ninth, Munguia hurt Resendiz late with a right hand.
Munguia maintained control within the tenth and eleventh rounds. Within the twelfth and final round, Munguia dominated a lot of the motion, though Resendiz had him briefly within the corner late.
Scores were 117-111, 119-109, and 120-108. Referee: Harvey Dock.
Oscar “Migrana” Duarte, 31-2-1 (23), of Parral, Mexico, won a split decision over Angel “Tashiro” Fierro, 23-5-2 (18), of Tijuana, Mexico, over 12 rounds for the WBC Silver and WBO NABO super lightweight titles. Fans weren’t pleased with the choice.
Duarte had the sting in the primary five rounds. Fierro, who did not make weight, was not eligible to win the titles. Within the sixth, Fierro got here back strong and hurt Duarte late.
Within the seventh, Duarte suffered bleeding from the left ear, prompting a check from the ringside physician. Duarte rallied within the eighth despite the injury, though Fierro had the sting.
Within the ninth, Duarte was also bleeding from the nose in a round he appeared to lose. Within the tenth, Duarte got here forward and hurt Fierro with a left hook, evening the fight.
Within the eleventh, Duarte pressed the motion in a detailed round, but Fierro countered effectively. Fierro also edged the twelfth along with his counterpunching.
Scores were 115-113 Duarte, 116-112 Fierro, and 116-112 Duarte. Referee: Mark Nelson.
Isaac “Puro Mexico” Lucero, 18-1 (14), of La Paz, Mexico, lost to Ismael “El Terrible” Flores, 18-1-1 (12), of Argentina, over 10 rounds for the WBO NABO super welterweight title.
Scores were 98-92 twice and 99-91. Referee: Harvey Dock.
Super bantamweight Jorge “El Niño Dorado” Chavez, 15-1-1 (8), was stopped by Jose Tito Sanchez, 16-0 (10), within the tenth round.
Sanchez had the sting through the primary five rounds. In the ultimate round, he hurt Chavez, prompting referee Allen Huggins to stop the fight.
Daniel “Ice Man” Blancas, 15-0 (7), defeated Raul Salomon, 16-4-1 (14), over 10 rounds for the WBC USA super middleweight title.
Scores were 100-90 and 99-91 twice. Referee: Mark Nelson.
Petr Khamukov, 14-1 (6), defeated Bernard Joseph, 12-4-1 (5), over 10 rounds. Referee: Allen Huggins.
Juan Carrillo, 15-0 (11), knocked out Marlon “Black Boy” Delgado, 8-1 (6), at 0:59 of the fourth round. Referee: Thomas Taylor.
Julio Ocampo Hernandez, 9-0-1 (5), fought to a split draw with Carlos “Showtime” Lewis, 5-1-1 (3), over six rounds.
Scores were 58-56 each and 57-57. Referee: Mark Nelson.
Javier Meza, 6-0 (3), stopped Damonte Smith, 3-1 (2), within the fifth round. Referee: Thomas Taylor.
Dylan “Amenaza” Capetillo, 2-0 (1), defeated James Pierce, 2-1 (2), over 4 rounds.
All scores were 39-37. Referee: Allen Huggins.
Ring announcer: Jimmy Lennon Jr.