In the first round, Ramirez had an early to halfway lead when Benavidez landed right on the chin. In the closing seconds, Benavidez finished strong with a rush to take the round. In the second round, Benavidez closed stronger again. In the third, Ramirez had moments until the final minute when Benavidez rushed several times to take control.
The fourth round was competitive until the final seconds, when Benavidez dropped Ramirez with surgery, forcing an eight count from referee Thomas Taylor. Ramirez was bleeding from the nose at the end of the round.
The fifth round was close, with Ramirez possibly taking his first round of the fight. In the sixth, Benavidez’s hand speed proved too much as Ramirez’s right eye began to close. Benavidez dropped him again with a three-punch combo, and Ramirez took a knee while clutching 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.
In the second round, Munguia battered Resendiz, rocking him late with a right hand. In the third, Munguia landed a three-press combination midway through the round to take control.
In the fourth, Munguia controlled most of the action until the closing seconds, when Resendiz landed a right that caught his attention. Munguia knocked out Resendiz in the fifth.
In the sixth, Resendiz landed several punches in the middle of the round before Munguia responded in a close frame. Munguia continued to outscore Resendiz in the seventh and eighth rounds, winning most of the rounds apart from the fourth. In the ninth, Munguia hurt Resendiz with a right hand late.
Munguia maintained control in the tenth and eleventh rounds. In the twelfth and final round, Munguia dominated most of the action, although Resendiz had him short in the corner late on.
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 were not happy with the decision.
Duarte had the lead in the first five rounds. Fierro, unable to make weight, was ineligible to win the titles. In the sixth, Fierro came back strong and hurt Duarte.
In the seventh, Duarte suffered bleeding from the left ear, prompting an examination by the ringside doctor. Duarte contributed in the eighth despite the injury, although Fierro had the lead.
In the ninth, Duarte also bled from the nose in a round he appeared to lose. In the tenth, Duarte came forward and hurt Fierro with a left hook, tying the fight.
In the eleventh, Duarte pushed the action into a close round, but Fierro countered effectively. Fierro also led off the twelfth with his counter punch.
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, defeated Ismael “El Terrible” Flores, 18-1-1 (12), of Argentina, over 10 rounds for the WBO NABO super welterweight title.
Scores were twice 98-92 and 99-91. Referee: Harvey Dock.
Super bantamweight Jorge “El Niño Dorado” Chavez, 15-1-1 (8), was stopped in the tenth round by Jose Tito Sanchez, 16-0 (10).
Sanchez had the lead through the first five rounds. In the last round, he hurt Chavez, who asked the 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 twice 99-91. 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-decision 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), in the fifth round. Referee: Thomas Taylor.
Dylan “Amenaza” Capetillo, 2-0 (1), defeated James Pierce, 2-1 (2), over four rounds.
All the scores were 39-37. Referee: Allen Huggins.
Ring Announcer: Jimmy Lennon Jr.
