Emiliano Fernando Vargas TKO5 Larry Fryers... Junior welterweight Emiliano Fernando Vargas (12-0, 10 KOs) passed the stiffest test of his burgeoning career, stopping Irishman Larry Fryers (13-7-1, 5 KOs) in the fifth round on an ESPN broadcast from Glendale, Arizona. Vargas sensed his speed advantage early, firing off quick shots before changing stances to land more from different angles. In rounds three and four, the 20-year old began to sit on his punches and carefully place his counters. In the following stanza, Vargas uncorked an overhand left from the southpaw stance that crumped the eight-year pro.Vargas said, “I learned experience. Every time I’m in the ring, I pick up more experience under my belt. You learn on the job. I don’t care what anyone says. There’s no video on how to be a professional fighter. I’m just blessed to do it here for the beautiful Arizona fans.”
ADDITIONAL RESULTS
Junior lightweight Charly Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs) picked up a devastating third-round stoppage over Texas-born veteran Jorge Castañeda (17-4, 13 KOs). The Filipino Suarez is becoming a true world contender. He floored the gatekeeper Castaneda with a left hook in the third round. Castañeda attempted to shake off the cobwebs, but he was soon met with a right-left combination that dropped him and ended the one-way assault.
The normally light-punching Ricardo Fernandez (16-13, 2 KOs) pulled off an upset in the junior welterweight division. In the fifth round, Fernandez landed a crunching overhand right that knocked out Alan Garcia (14-1, 11 KOs). Despite Garcia controlling the first four rounds and leading 40-36 on all three scorecards, Fernandez seized his opportunity to land the decisive punch.
Junior lightweight DJ Zamora (14-0, 9 KOs) registered an eight-round unanimous decision over Gerardo Antonio Perez (12-6-1, 3 KOs). Zamora dictated the pace with long, precise punches, keeping Perez on the defensive and buzzing him often in the later rounds. The judges' scores were 80-72 (twice) and 79-73.
In the super flyweight division, Steven Navarro (4-0, 3 KOs) scored two knockdowns en route to a third-round stoppage win versus Oscar Arroyo (3-3, 2 KOs). Navarro, only 20 years old, bewildered Arroyo by constantly switching stances and changing his speed before forcing referee Chris Flores to halt the one-way assault at 2:35.
Junior middleweight Jorge Garcia Perez (31-4, 26 KOs) barely broke a sweat, stopping Ilias Essaoudi (22-3, 15 KOs) at 46 seconds of the opening round with a right uppercut to the body.
Junior featherweight Sebastian Hernandez (17-0, 16 KOs) of Mexico notched his fifteenth consecutive knockout, dispatching Yonfrez Parejo (24-7-1, 12 KOs) following four one-sided rounds. Parejo's corner stopped the fight, marking the third straight defeat for the former interim world champion.
