GGG-Canelo undercard results

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

Super lightweight Vergil Ortiz (11-0, 11KOs) of Dallas, Texas continues his knockout streak as he disposed Mexican veteran Roberto Ortiz (35-4-2, 26 KOs) in two rounds. Vergil dropped Roberto twice in the second as referee Vic Drackulich stopped the fight at 1:03 of round two.

Santa Ana, California’s undefeated prospect Alexis Rocha (12-0, 8 KOs) scored a unanimous decision over Carlos Ortiz (11-3, 11 KOs) of Mexico. Feeling each other out in the opening round Rocha and Ortiz boxed. Ortiz was cut on the right eye in round two as Rocha popped the jab following up with a chopping right and attacking. Rocha controlled the fight at the halfway point as he worked the body and continued to land the chopping left. Past the halfway point, Ortiz kept his distance in the sixth as Rocha boxed patiently countering and going to the body. Late in the fight, Rocha looked poised sticking the jab and countering the Mexican Ortiz in route to the decision win. The judges score the bout 80-72, 80-72, and 79-73.

Super middleweight prospect Jaba Khositashvili (4-0, 2 KOs) of Philadelphia by way of Georgia won a unanimous decision over Lawrence King (4-1, 3 KOs) of San Bernadino, California squared off in a scheduled six round bout. The southpaw King boxed as Khositashvili pressured to start. In round two, Khositashvili landed a solid right hand that backed King to the ropes. The Georgian continued to connect with the right hand in round three, snapping King’s head back as Khostitashvili kept attacking. The Georgian continued to connect with the right hand in round three, snapping King’s head back as Khostitashvili kept attacking. It was all Khositashvili going forward backing King throughout the fight.

Welterweight prospect Brian Ceballo (5-0, 3 KOs) of New York stopped David Thomas (6-5-1, KOs) from Texas in the opening bout at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Ceballo sent Thomas to the canvas twice in the opening round. Referee Jay Nady had seen enough stopping the bout 34 seconds into the second round.

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