Chris Avila upsets former UFC champ Anthony Pettis on scorecards

Stockton, Calif. was closely represented Saturday on the “Final Man Standing” boxing occasion in Anaheim as Chris Avila took one house for the town.

In a considerably shocking outcome to many viewers, Avila (6-1) defeated former UFC light-weight champion Anthony Pettis (1-1) by way of unanimous determination (58-56, 59-55, 59-55) in a six-round 175-pound affair on the primary card of the Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal-headlined boxing occasion.

Avila utilized a high-volume assault, a lot just like a Diaz, as identified by commentator Sean O’Malley on the printed. There have been arm-punches galore, as Avila efficiently applied his uncommon however efficient strategy.

Pettis hung in with Avila, however was unable to attain a lot important offense if any. Avila halted him on a a number of events with hooks that visibly threw Pettis out of rhythm.

The win for Avila was his sixth in a row since he misplaced his skilled boxing debut in 2014. Avila additionally holds boxing wins over MMA notables Jeremy Stephens and Anthony Taylor.

Pettis has fought everywhere in the fight sports activities world since his UFC departure in 2020. He stays below contract with PFL but in addition has competed in boxing and for Karate Fight.

The up-to-the-minute Final Man Standing outcomes embrace:

• Chris Avila def. Anthony Pettis by way of unanimous determination (58-56, 59-55, 59-55)
• Curmel Moton def. Nikolai Buzolin by way of TKO – Spherical 2, 1:39
• Amado Vargas def. Sean Garcia by way of TKO – Spherical 6, 0:46
• Devin Cushing def. Manuel Correa by way of unanimous determination (77-75, 78-74, 80-72)
• Dan Hernandez def. Luciano Ramos by way of unanimous determination (38-36, 38-36, 39-37)
• Luis Lopez def. Alan Sanchez by way of unanimous determination (77-75, 77-75, 77-75)
• Gabriel Costa def. Steve Dunn by way of knockout – Spherical 2, 2:50
• Bryce Logan def. Jose Aguayo by way of TKO – Spherical 3, 1:20
• Ken Lopez def. Andres Martinez by way of unanimous determination (59-54, 59-54, 58-55)

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