Navarrete Defeats Villa & Full Las Vegas Fight Card Results

Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (33-1, 28 KO’s) W PTS 12 Ruben Villa (18-1, 5 KO’s)

(Vacant WBO Featherweight Title)

Fight Notes: Navarette dropped Villa in round four. Scores were 114-112, 114-112, 115-111.

“I knew that Villa was a fighter that moved a lot and I knew that he was going to move even more once he felt my power,” Navarette said.

“I didn’t get the knockout, but I got the victory. I’m very happy with this championship. It’s a reflection of all the sacrifices and all the hard work I put in. I conquered my second weight class because of all that hard work.

“I have my sights set on all the world champions at 126. I would love to face {Josh} Warrington. I think that our styles will make for a great fight.”

Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly (9-0, 5 KO’s) W KO 2 Gonzalo Coria (16-4, 6 KO’s)

Fight Notes: 2016 Olympian southpaw Alimkhanuly, dropped Coria in round one and finished him off with a straight left in round two. Time was :59 with the bout made at middleweight.

“I want to fight a world champion soon, like Demetrius Andrade and Jermall Charlo” Alimkhanuly said. “Canelo, of course. Top Rank promotes Ryota Murata 160. I want to fight him as well. Whoever the top guys are 160, I want them next.”

Elvis “The Dominican Kid” Rodriguez (10-0-1, 10 KO’s) W KO 3 Cameron Krael (17-17-3, 4 KO’s)

Fight Notes: A right hook caused the damage. The time of the stoppage was 0:53 with the bout made at welterweight. Rodriguez remains unbeaten.

“I feel very happy with this performance,”Rodriguez said. “This was my first eight-round fight, and things went way better than expected. I knew that I was facing a tough opponent who had only been stopped once, but I also knew that I had put all the hard work in the gym. My goal is to keep bringing up the flag of the Dominican Republic. That’s what I sacrifice for. I do it for my people. This was a big win, and there will be more to come.”

Lorenzo “Truck” Simpson (9-0, 5 KO’s) W 8 PTS Sonny Duversonne (11-1-2, 8 KO’s)

Fight Notes: Duversonne was credited with a knockdown in round five. Scores were 78-73, 78-73, 79-73 with the bout made at middleweight. Both fighters were unbeaten going into the bout.

Bryan Lua (7-0, 3 KO’s) W PTS 6 Nelson Colon (4-4, 3 KO’s)

Fight Notes: Scores were 60-54, 60-54, 60-54 with the bout made at lightweight. Lua remains unbeaten.

Rashiem Jefferson (3-0, 0 KO’s) W PTS 4 Steve Garagarza (2-3-1, 1 KO)

Fight Notes: Scores were 40-36, 40-36, 40-36 with the bout made at super featherweight.

Kahshad Elliott (1-0, 1 KO) W KO 1 Akeem Jackson (1-2, 1 KO)

Fight Notes: Jackson was down twice. The fight lasted seventy five seconds with the bout made at junior middleweight. Elliott was making his pro debut.

Venue: Bubble at the MGM Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.

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