01-28-2024, 04:11 PM
Results from Phoenix, Arizona
By Miguel Maravilla at ringside
Opening up the DAZN broadcast, Mexico City’s undefeated super bantamweight David Picasso Romero (27-0-1, 15 KOs) fought in the U.S for the first time as he dominated veteran Erik Ruiz (17-10-1, 7 KOs) of Oxnard, California. Picasso worked patiently to start as he worked the jab boxing smoothly. In the third round, the Mexican fighter appeared to be dissecting Ruiz as Picasso began to let his hands go and continued at a patient pace. Heading into the fourth, it was all Picasso as he had Ruiz backing and connecting with combinations. Switching it up in the fifth, Picasso used different stance mixing it from southpaw to Orthodox as he clearly demonstrated his superior skill but the veteran Ruiz kept at it.
Picasso clearly began to seperate himself from Ruiz past the halfway point in the sixth as he continued to work and tee off of Ruiz. It was a work of Picasso, as the undefeated fighter was solid working his way to a unanimous decision to win his U.S debut but the veteran Ruiz prooved to be tough in going the distance and giving the young fighter work. All three judges scored the bout 99-91, 98-92, and 98-92.
By Miguel Maravilla at ringside
Opening up the DAZN broadcast, Mexico City’s undefeated super bantamweight David Picasso Romero (27-0-1, 15 KOs) fought in the U.S for the first time as he dominated veteran Erik Ruiz (17-10-1, 7 KOs) of Oxnard, California. Picasso worked patiently to start as he worked the jab boxing smoothly. In the third round, the Mexican fighter appeared to be dissecting Ruiz as Picasso began to let his hands go and continued at a patient pace. Heading into the fourth, it was all Picasso as he had Ruiz backing and connecting with combinations. Switching it up in the fifth, Picasso used different stance mixing it from southpaw to Orthodox as he clearly demonstrated his superior skill but the veteran Ruiz kept at it.
Picasso clearly began to seperate himself from Ruiz past the halfway point in the sixth as he continued to work and tee off of Ruiz. It was a work of Picasso, as the undefeated fighter was solid working his way to a unanimous decision to win his U.S debut but the veteran Ruiz prooved to be tough in going the distance and giving the young fighter work. All three judges scored the bout 99-91, 98-92, and 98-92.