In the third round, Ajagba dropped Martin with a right hand to the chin for an eight count from referee Thomas Taylor. In the fourth round, Ajagba landed a flurry of punches, leaving Martin defenseless, forcing referee Taylor to stop the fight.
In the co-feature, lightweight southpaw Umar Dzambekov, 14-0 (10), of Grozny, Russia and Los Angeles, California, stopped Ahmed ‘The American Pharaoh’ Elbiali, 24-2 (19), of Cairo, Egypt and Las Vegas, Nevada, at 0:57 of the second round of a scheduled bout.
In the second round, Dzambekov landed a right uppercut to the chin, dropping Elbiali. Referee Mark Nelson immediately waved off the fight.
Lightweight Abel Mejia, 10-1 (7), of El Modena, Calif., was stopped by southpaw Jaybrio Pe Benito, 7-0 (5), of Hollywood, Calif., at 0:48 of the third round of a scheduled 8-rounder. In the second round, Benito dropped Mejia with a right hand to the chin for an eight count from referee Allen Huggins. In the third round, Benito landed another right hand on the chin and dropped Mejia again for the stoppage.
Middleweight Leo Ruiz, 17-1 (9), of Zacatecas, Mexico and San Bernardino, California, defeated Casey ‘The Comeback Kid’ James Streeter, 15-3-2 (6), of Portland, Maine, by stoppage at 1:23 of the fourth round of a scheduled 8-rounder. Referee Allen Huggins called a halt after Ruiz controlled the action.
Middleweight Antonio ‘Super Bad’ Woods, 14-2 (12), of Minneapolis, Minnesota, lost a split decision to Mark ‘AOB’ Beuke, 13-3 (7), of Corpus Christi, Texas, over 8 rounds. The scores were 77-75 for Beuke, 75-77 for Woods and 77-75 for Beuke. Referee Thomas Taylor.
Lightweight Oswaldo Molina, 10-0 (4), of Guadalajara, Mexico, defeated Joshua ‘The Irish Virus’ Clark, 9-2 (2), of Rogers, Minnesota, over 6 rounds. Scores were 60-54 on all cards. Referee Mark Nelson.
Super bantamweight Emiliano Alvarado, 10-0 (6), of Coachella, California, stopped southpaw Devin ‘Most Dangerous’ Gantt, 5-3 (5), of Sicklerville, New Jersey, at 1:24 of the fourth round of a scheduled 6-rounder. Referee Allen Huggins stopped the fight after Alvarado dominated the action.
Lightweight Dariial Kuchmenov, 10-0 (8), of Nalchik, Russia, and Los Angeles, California, stopped Jorge ‘Piolas’ Lagunas, 19-8 (15), of Tijuana, Mexico, at 1:32 of the fourth round of a scheduled 6-rounder. Referee Mark Nelson called a halt after Kuchmenov controlled the fight.
Ring Announcer: Joe Martinez.
