Julian Rodriguez KO10 Avious Griffin... New Jersey welterweight Julian Rodriguez dramatically resurrected his career by knocking out previously undefeated Avious Griffin just a few seconds before the final bell was about to sound. Rodriguez did well in the first half of the fight but had to come back from a seventh-round knockdown.  Rodriguez did well in round eight but, according to the DAZN broadcast, two of the official judges had it scored even (85-85) after nine rounds. That meant the fight was up for grabs in round ten, when a big left hook blasted Griffin, putting him on jelly legs with roughly twenty seconds left. A few punches later and Griffin (17-1) was down for the first time in his career. He tried hard to beat the count, but he crumbled back to the canvas at the count of nine. Rodriguez had a great amateur background and a strong start to his pro career, but his career lacked momentum for the last four years after losing to former two-division champ Jose Pedraza.

 

Raul Curiel TKO4 Victor Rodriguez ... Raul Curiel defeated Victor Rodriguez via fourth-round technical knockout.  With Rodriguez's nose appearing to be broken, a crunching uppercut from Curiel sent him crashing to the canvas. A barrage of punches later and the referee stepped in to stop the action. Curiel, from Mexico, is now 16-0 with 14 KOs and seems to be a growing force at welterweight. Rodriguez heads back to Uruguay with a record of 16-1-1. This was his first fight outside of South America, and the difference in his prior low-level of opposition there showed.