<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1xaAl6_1GsL8WZg00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1xaAl6_1GsL8WZg00" width="1330" height="749" ></figure>Abraham “Hammer” Perez scored a second-round knockdown and defeated Yankiel “El Doctorito” Rivera by unanimous decision over 12 rounds Saturday at Kiva Auditorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Perez (16-0, 7 KOs) retained his IBF Intercontinental flyweight title by scores of 118-109, 118-109 and 120-107. Rivera (8-2-1, 4 KOs), a southpaw who represented Puerto Rico at the 2021 Olympics, had stretches of success, but the judges favored the hometown champion by wide margins.A right hand to the nose dropped Rivera in the closing seconds of the second round. Referee Tony Weeks administered the count, and Rivera continued with blood coming from his nose.Rivera fought his way back into the contest, opening a cut over Perez’s left eyebrow with a right hook in the final minute of the fourth. He then outlanded Perez in the fifth and sixth rounds before Perez rocked him with a right to the chin near the end of the seventh.Perez landed a three-punch combination late in the ninth, while Rivera answered with a competitive tenth and outworked him in the eleventh. Both fighters had their moments during an active final round, although the scorecards showed Perez had built an insurmountable lead.The DAZN card was promoted by Legacy Promotions, King’s Promotions and Salita Promotions.IBF minimumweight champion Pedro Taduran (21-4-1, 14 KOs) retained his title with a unanimous decision over Brandon Moreno (16-1, 5 KOs). The judges returned widely differing scores of 120-106, 115-113 and 115-113 after 12 rounds.In the light heavyweight co-feature, unbeaten southpaw Atif Oberlton (18-0, 14 KOs) defeated Dean Nicholson (23-2, 19 KOs) by split decision in a scrappy 10-round contest. Two judges scored it 98-92 for Oberlton, while the third favored Nicholson 96-94.The taller Oberlton used his jab to establish an early advantage. Nicholson struggled to get inside and developed swelling around his left eye after catching an elbow in the seventh round.Nicholson continued having difficulty closing the distance in the eighth and ninth, but found some success with looping right hands in the final round. Oberlton said afterward that he had injured his left arm.Heavyweight Pryce Taylor (14-0, 8 KOs) claimed the NABF title with a split-decision victory over Tsotne Rogava (13-2, 8 KOs). Two judges scored the 10-round bout 96-94 for Taylor, while the third had Rogava ahead 97-93.Rogava’s jab gave him the better of the opening three rounds before Taylor increased his work rate through the middle rounds. Both men slowed in the ninth, but Taylor produced a strong finish, staggering Rogava with a left hook midway through the tenth.Albuquerque’s Jose Luis Sanchez (15-7-2, 4 KOs) defeated Josh Torres (31-8-2, 17 KOs) by unanimous decision over 10 rounds. Sanchez won by scores of 98-92, 99-91, and 99-91.Unbeaten heavyweight southpaw Sardius Simmons (11-0, 6 KOs) earned an eight-round unanimous decision over Cesar Navarro (15-5, 13 KOs). The judges scored it 78-74, 77-75, and 77-75.Navarro started aggressively, pinning Simmons in a corner during the opening round. Simmons worked his way into the fight and outlanded Navarro through much of the middle rounds. Navarro rallied in the seventh, but Simmons finished with a competitive eighth to secure the decision.In a four-round super middleweight bout, debutant Parminder Pannu (1-0) defeated Peter Balderas Jr. (2-4, 2 KOs) on referee David Rios’ scorecard, 40-36.</div></body>

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Abraham “Hammer” Perez scored a second-round knockdown and defeated Yankiel “El Doctorito” Rivera by unanimous decision over 12 rounds Saturday at Kiva Auditorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Perez (16-0, 7 KOs) retained his IBF Intercontinental flyweight title by scores of 118-109, 118-109 and 120-107. Rivera (8-2-1,...

Abraham Perez Drops Yankiel Rivera, Wins Unanimous Decision

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Abraham “Hammer” Perez scored a second-round knockdown and defeated Yankiel “El Doctorito” Rivera by unanimous decision over 12 rounds Saturday at Kiva Aud

Abraham Perez Drops Yankiel Rivera, Wins Unanimous Decision

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