Francis defeats Beltran, Glanton, Harper also win

Unbeaten super lightweight Cesar Francis (11-0, 6 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over 41-year-old former world champion Ray Beltran (37-10-1, 23 KOs) in a bout for the NABO title on Saturday night at the ProBox Events Center in Plant City, Florida. The decade younger Francis dropped Beltran in round four and largely outboxed him to win by scores of 95-94, 96-93, 98-91.

Cesar
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In an upset, journeyman heavyweight Curtis Harper (14-8, 9 K0s) won an eight round majority decision over previously unbeaten 6’8 Christian Thun (8-1, 6 K0s). Harper scored a third round knockdown and pretty much took the fight to Thun to win 75-75, 78-72, 76-73.

Harper
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Unbeaten WBA #8, WBO #15 cruiserweight Brandon Glanton (16-0, 13 KOs), who has pretty much been MIA since defeating Efetobor Apochi (11-0, 11 KOs at the time) on national TV 13 months ago, scored a fifth round KO over Deshon Webster (12-6-3, 6 KOs).  After scoring two knockdowns earlier in the fight, Glanton ended matters at 1:58 of the fifth with a fight-finishing knockdown.

Glanton
Photo: Damon Gonzalez/ProBox TV

Unbeaten welterweight Marques Valle (5-0, 5 KOs) Jorge Rodrigo Sosa (3-5, 3 KOs). Valle dropped Sosa twice in round one and again in round two to end it. Time was 2:38.

Unbeaten super featherweight Julio Solis (8-0, 6 KOs) won an eight round unanimous decision over Emiliano Garcia (17-7-1, 14 KOs). Scores were 80-72 3x.

Unbeaten super featherweight Dominic Valle (4-0, 4 KOs) stopped Manuel Guzman (8-6-1, 5 K0s) in round three. Valle battered Guzman to the deck in round three to end it at 2:39.

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  • Yeah, Glanton has stalled bad since the Apochi fight and Apochi ended up losing his next time. That was the best fight I saw last year, glad to see him back and he’s still only 30. Right in his prime for a cruiserweight.

  • In that top photo, Francis looks just like a right handed Paul “The Punisher”Williams

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