By Felipe Leon at ringside
Photos: Rafael Soto/Zanfer

In a war with more fireworks than a Chinese New Year, Rodrigo “Gato” Guerrero (16-3-1, 10KOs) exacted his revenge over San Antonio, TX’s Raul “Cobra” Martinez (28-2, 16KOs) with a unanimous six round technical decision to capture the vacant IBF super flyweight title on Saturday night at the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Guerrero of Mexico City scored the harder punches through out the brawl, even dropping the Martinez with a straight left in the third round. Martinez held his own with slick boxing and quick combination punching but in the sixth, he suffered a cut over his right eye from a accidental head butt. The ringside doctor deemed he couldn’t continue. Tom Miller had it 59-54 while Marty Denkin and Chris Wilson saw it a much closer 57-56 for the new champ.

After 10 dominating rounds, Tijuana’s “Aztec Princess” Jackie Nava (25-4-3, 11KOs) treated her hometown fans to another win when she was awarded a landslide unanimous decision over over matched Soledad “Guerrera” Matthysse (9-3-1, 1KO). Nava scored with big rights that bloodied the nose of the Argentine and a constant attack to the body although the very tough Matthysse was the busier of the two. Official scores were 100-90 twice and 99-91.

In an all out Mexican stand off, knock out artist Daniel “Galeno” Sandoval (22-2, 22KOs) of Guadalajara, MX, dropped local favorite Jorge “Pantera” Silva (17-2-1, 15KOs) three times en route to a TKO win in the tenth and final round. Both gave as well as they took but Sandoval was able to at times out box Silva as well as hurt him multiple times.

Monterrey, Mexico’s jr. flyweight Francisco Rodriguez (5-0, 4KOs) was taken the distance for the first time by Ciudad Obregon, MX’s Jorge Guerrero (8-8, 7KOs) in a run of the mill four rounder in which the southpaw Rodriguez picked up the pace in the last two rounds and scored with a steady body attack.