Charlo-Castano: LIVE Results From Carson, California

CARSON, California – Jerry Perez received his comeback bout Saturday from his first defeat, a knockout loss a 12 months earlier.

Perez (14-1, 11 KOs) dropped beforehand unbeaten Erick Lanzas Jr. twice on his strategy to a fifth-round technical knockout on the non-televised portion of the Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano undercard at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park. Lanzas Jr. (10-1, 7 KOs), of Homestead, Florida, bought up from a fifth-round knockdown, however Perez unloaded a number of unanswered punches that made referee Jerry Cantu step between them and halt their scheduled six-rounder at 1:58 of the fifth spherical.

Perez beforehand dropped Lanzas with a proper uppercut within the third spherical.

Perez, of Oak Hills, California, fought for the primary time since rising light-weight contender Frank Martin (15-0, 11 KOs) knocked him out within the seventh spherical of their April 2021 bout at Shrine Auditorium & Expo Corridor in Los Angeles.

Within the bout earlier than Perez’s victory, former IBF junior featherweight champion Marlon Tapales received his third straight battle.

Tapales’ proper hook despatched Jose Estrella to the canvas within the center minute of the second spherical. Estrella tried to rise up, however their battle was stopped at 1:39 of the second spherical.

The Philippines’ Tapales (36-3, 19 KOs) grew to become the eighth opponent to knock out Mexico’s Estrella (23-19-1, 16 KOs) in his 13-year profession.

Within the earlier battle Saturday, Jose Perez scored a knockdown late within the fourth spherical and defeated Anthony Chavez by unanimous choice in a six-round junior light-weight battle. Perez (10-1-2, 4 KOs), of Oak Hills, California, defeated Chavez (9-3-1, 3 KOs) by the identical rating, 58-55, on all three scorecards.

Previous to Perez’s victory, Anthony Cuba dropped Oscar Acevedo twice within the second spherical, when he stopped Acevedo in a light-weight battle that was scheduled for six rounds.

The 19-year-old Cuba, of Fontana, California, improved to 4-0-1, and recorded his third knockout. Los Angeles’ Acevedo misplaced for the primary time as a professional (7-1, 0 KOs).

Their battle was stopped at 2:11 of the second spherical.

Earlier than Cuba’s win, Los Angeles-based heavyweight Gurgen Hovhannisyan scored a second-round knockout of Jesse Bryan.

Hovhannisyan (3-0, 3 KOs) opened a minimize over Bryan’s left eye with a punch within the first spherical and despatched him to the canvas twice within the second spherical. Bryan (20-7-2, 16 KOs, 1 NC), of Jefferson Metropolis, Missouri, was counted out at 1:37 of the second spherical.

Additionally on the Charlo-Castano undercard, 18-year-old welterweight Jose Mejia received his professional debut by first-round knockout.

Mejia, of Palmdale, California, despatched Matthew Reed (1-3, 1 KO), of Bakersfield, California, to the canvas twice earlier than their four-rounder was halted at 2:27 of the opening spherical.

Argentinean heavyweight Luciano Sanchez additionally received his professional debut by first-round knockout.

Sanchez dropped Bakersfield’s Adrian Silva, who additionally made his professional debut, twice. Their scheduled four-rounder ended 1:37 into it.

Keith Idec is a senior author/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He could be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.