42-year-old former heavyweight title challenger Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola returned in a non-televised bout on the Fundora-Mendoza undercard on Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Arreola (39-7-1, 34 KOs) laid out Mathew McKinney (13-7-3, 9 KOs) with a right hand in round two. Time was 1:01.
Unbeaten WBO #2, WBC #4, IBF #6 heavyweight contender Frank “The Cuban Flash” Sanchez (22-0, 15 KOs) made quick work of Daniel “The Mountain” Martz (20-11-1, 17 KOs). Sanchez dropped Martz three times in the first round to end it.
Undefeated super lightweight KO artist Brandun Lee (28-0, 23 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over Pedro “Roca” Campa (34-3-1, 23 KOs). Fierce toe-to-toe action all the way in an extraordinary slugfest. The bout was a lot more competitive than the judges’ scores of 99-91, 97-93, 98-92.
In a clash between undefeated featherweights, Luis “The Twist” Núñez (19-0, 13 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over Christian Olivo (20-1-1, 7 KOs). Seemingly close fight, but not on the judges cards. Scores were 98-92, 100-90, 97-93.
Undefeated two-time Olympian and WBA #6 welterweight Gabriel “Captain” Maestre (5-0-1, 4 KOs) was victorious when former welterweight and super lightweight champion Devon Alexander “The Great” (27-8-1, 14 KOs) didn’t come out for round four. Alexander was down in round two and never in the fight.
Super featherweights Adrian Corona (9-1-2, 2 KOs) and Jerry Perez (14-2-1, 11 KOs) battled to a spirited eight round draw.