Katsuma Akitsugi is starting to make a reputation for himself at 118 kilos.
Akitsugi broke down Eduardo Ramirez Rubio earlier than ending issues in spherical 9 Wednesday night time on the Whitesands (also called the ProBox TV) Occasions Heart in Plant Metropolis, Florida. The 26-year-old Akitsugi improved to 11-0, 2 knockouts.
The southpaw Akitsugi was in management from the opening bell, outboxing and overwhelming Ramirez, who was recreation, however had no reply for Akitsugi’s offense. With every passing spherical, Akitsugi gained extra confidence, strolling Ramirez down and forcing him to battle off his again foot.
Katsuma Akitsugi (proper) lands a bomb on Eduardo Ramirez Rubio – Photograph courtesy of ProBox TV
Throughout spherical 4, a left cross to the pinnacle dropped Ramirez to the canvas. Ramirez did beat the rely and tried to battle again, however Akitsugi continued to land repeatedly to the pinnacle and physique of Ramirez.
The punch output of Ramirez dropped in every spherical. Sensing he was weakened or drained, Akitsugi elevated his punch output and aggression, together with in spherical eight.
In spherical 9, Akitsugi continued to land mixtures. Throughout one sequence, a barrage of punches despatched Ramirez backwards into the ropes, prompting referee Michael DeJesus to step in and cease the battle at 1:48.
Akitsugi, who’s initially from Wakayama, Japan and now resides in Los Angeles, California, had not fought since a technical resolution win over Jose Santos Gonzalez in Might 2022. Previous to the win over Gonzalez, Akitsugi defeated three unbeaten fighters in a row (Eros Correa, Rasheen Brown, and Gregory Morales).
The 26-year-old is managed by Nomaan Ali.
Ramirez, who resides in Guaymas, Mexico, falls to 22-4-3, 16 KOs. The 28-year-old has now misplaced three of his final 4 bouts.
Nicklaus Flaz – Photograph courtesy of ProBox TV
Within the co-feature, welterweight Nicklaus Flaz dropped late-sub Alfredo Escarcega 3 times en path to a knockout win in spherical 4. Flaz improved to 13-2, 9 KOs.
The southpaw Escarcega did have his moments early on, however Flaz started to determine him out, finally breaking him down with mixtures to the pinnacle and physique.
Halfway by spherical three, a proper hand to the abdomen dropped Escarcega to the canvas. Escarcega beat the rely, however he fought off his again foot and his punch output dropped drastically.
Throughout the fourth spherical, a sweeping left hook dropped Escarcega to at least one knee. Once more, Escarcega beat the rely, however was noticeably worse for put on. Moments later, a barrage of punches dropped Escarcega to the canvas, prompting his nook to throw within the towel. Referee Massimo Montanini stopped the battle at 2:48.
The 28-year-old from Vega Alta, Puerto Rico has received his final 4 fights since shedding by knockout to Janelson Figueroa Bocachica in October 2020, together with back-to-back victories over Jahi Tucker and Brian Ceballo.
Escarcega, who resides in Buckeye, Arizona, falls to 15-2-1, 7 KOs. The 26-year-old has misplaced two of his final three fights.
In a conflict of unbeaten mild heavyweight prospects, Najee Lopez overcame a knockdown to defeat Steven Sumpter by unanimous resolution. Scores have been 78-73, 78-73, and 77-74 for Lopez, who improved to 11-0, 8 KOs.
Throughout an change that happened in a nook throughout spherical one, the taller Lopez landed a left hook to the physique that nearly dropped Sumpter to the canvas. To his credit score, the southpaw Sumpter was recreation, weathering the barrage of punches to remain within the pocket to change with Lopez.
Weljon Mindoro drops Tyler Goodjohn – Photograph courtesy of ProBox TV
Lopez, who resides in Ellenwood, Georgia, continued being on the assault, touchdown vicious punches, notably a handful of left uppercuts to the pinnacle of Sumpter in spherical three. Throughout an change late in spherical 4, Lopez battered Sumpter earlier than Sumpter threw and landed a left cross to the pinnacle, dropping Lopez to the canvas. Lopez beat the rely and was in a position to make it out of the spherical.
The 24-year-old Lopez swung momentum his method throughout spherical 5, outboxing Sumpter throughout most exchanges. Sumpter’s punch output dropped with every passing spherical, prompting Lopez to search for the knockout.
Lopez nearly bought it throughout spherical eight, hurting Sumpter twice. With about 15 seconds left, a left uppercut harm Sumpter, forcing him to again away and survive the spherical, making it to the ultimate bell.
The 30-year-old Sumpter, who resides in Lawrence, Massachusetts, falls to 9-1-1, 7 KOs.
Within the opening bout of the ProBox TV card, middleweight Weljon Mindoro dropped Tyler Goodjohn 3 times en path to a second spherical knockout win. Mindoro improved to 12-0-1, 12 KOs.
The 24-year-old Mindoro, who resides in Bacoor within the Philippines, was declared the winner at 2:46 after referee Massimo Montanini waved the battle off after Goodjohn was knocked down for a 3rd time by a barrage of punches.
Goodjohn, who now lives and trains in Miami, Florida, falls to 13-6, 4 KOs. He had not fought in nearly seven years, and has now misplaced 4 of his final seven fights.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He might be reached at [email protected]
