Haney-Lomachaneko undercard: Abdullah Mason, Floyd Diaz and Emilano Vargas notch victories

Cleveland, Ohio’s light-weight prospect Abdullah Mason stopped Desmond Lyons in six. Showing hand velocity and flash within the opening around, Mason (8-0, 7 KOs) were given off to a excellent get started snapping the jab and following up with the instantly left backing Lyons. Operating patiently and countering in around two, Mason hooked up with a forged left uppercut as he stopped Lyons from urgent and getting within. Mason endured to outwork Lyons (8-3, 2 KOs) as he started to head downstairs to the frame and within the 5th Mason cornered Lyons. Referee Robert Hoyle had noticed sufficient after Mason had outworked Lyons and hooked up with a chain of punches preventing the combat at 32 seconds of the 6th and ultimate around.

Las Vegas’s junior featherweight prospect Floyd “Cashflow” Diaz received a unanimous determination over Luis Saavedra of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Off to a quick get started, Diaz (9-0, 3 KOs) and Saavedra combined it up within the opening around. Saavedra stalked and pressed in around two as Diaz fought off his again foot countering. Operating at the within within the 3rd, Saavedra (9-9, 3 KOs) took it to Diaz stalking staying on best of Floyd. Proceeding to head at Diaz within the fourth, Saavedra used to be now not making it simple for Floyd by means of chopping the hoop and swinging wildly.

Within the 5th, an uncongenial minimize started to broaden on Saavedra’s proper eye however he endured to head ahead as Diaz endured to field away. The minimize gave the impression to be sustained in around six as Saavedra stored coming, forcing Diaz to stay his distance and field. Showing his relentless within the 7th around, the minimize and bleeding used to be now not preventing Saavedra from coming ahead as he stored Diaz boxing and combating at distance. The 8th and ultimate around noticed Diaz paintings off the jab however the stalking and wild swinging Saavedra stored coming and staying on best of Floyd to the general bell.  Regardless of being bloodied Saavedra completed sturdy.

The judges scored the bout 80-72, 80-72, and 79-73 all 3 in want of Diaz.

Light-weight Emiliano Fernando Vargas (5-0, 4 KOs), the son of former international champion Fernando “El Feroz” Vargas, scored a second-round knockout over Rafael Jasso (3-1, 1 KO). A difficult crunching left hook to the frame
by means of Vargas did it as Jasso used to be down, referee reached a 10 depend at 1:41.

Within the opening bout of the Best Rank promotion on the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, middleweight Amari Jones (9-0, 8 KOs) Oakland scored a 6th around stoppage over Chino Hill (8-3-1, 6 KO’s) of Davenport, Iowa. Jones took it to Hill from the hole bell and in around two, the Oakland local started to dump . Within the 3rd, Jones stored operating backing Hill and beating him to the punch. It used to be all Jones all through the combat, within the 6th and ultimate around referee Mike Ortega had noticed sufficient as he stepped in to prevent the combat at 1:16 of the 6th.