PBC undercard results from Las Vegas

Sean Sullivan @ ringside

29/03/2026

PBC undercard results from Las Vegas

Gurgen Hovhannisyan TKO5 Cesar Navarro... Six-foot-seven Armenian heavyweight Gurgen “Big Gug” Hovhannisyan, 281.4 lbs., of Los Angeles, stalked and slowly brown down Cesar Navarro, 210.2 lbs., of Phoenix, en route to a fifth-round stoppage victory. Consistently circling the ring, southpaw Navarro did his best to keep his adversary from imposing his will, but nothing he landed deterred the hulking Hovhannisyan. In the fifth, a barrage of heavy leather staggered Navarro into the red corner and the Joe Goossen-trained Armenian didn’t let up until the referee halted the action at 2:45 of the round. Hovhannisyan upped his record to 10-0 (9 KOs). Suffering his first loss by knockout, Navarro’s record dropped to 15-4 (13 KOs). Hovhannisyan had an amateur record of 110-20 before his September 2021 pro debut.
 
“This was my first time fighting in Las Vegas. I was out for a while with some injuries and now I'm back on the big stage where I want to be,” said Hovhannisyan. “First round I was just being patient. He's a smart boxer who's very fast. I started to press him and break him down round by round. Every fight with Joe, he tells me which round to finish my opponent. After the fourth round I came to my corner and he said this is the round. I thought it might take longer, but it was exactly what Joe said.” 
 
Kevin Newman W10 Elijah Garcia... In Las Vegas, local light heavyweight Kevin “The Second Coming” Newman II engaged 22-year-old southpaw Elijah Garcia, of Phoenix, AZ, over ten fast-paced and competitive rounds. Newman prevailed by majority decision. Both fighters weighed 171.4 lbs. A pro boxer since age 16, Garcia was the aggressor for much of the bout while Newman II, who is trained by Roy Jones Jr., focused on counter punching. Garcia appeared to be the busier fighter early on, but Newman II picked up the pace, landing effective volleys over the second half. A tally of 95-95 was overruled by scorecards of 98-92 and 96-94 in favor of Newman. Keeping the winning streak going, now eight in a row, Newman II improved to 19-3-1 (11 KOs). Suffering a second close points loss in his last three bouts, Garcia, once ranked in the top ten by all four major sanctioning bodies, dipped to 17-2 (13 KOs). 
 
ADDITIONAL RESULTS
 
Brayan Gonzalez, 125 lbs., a 20-year-old super bantamweight southpaw and Junior Olympics silver medalist, out of Phoenix, outboxed Brandon Medina en route to a stoppage victory. Following a sustained attack, the referee felt Medina, 124.6 lbs., of Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, had taken too much punishment and stepped in at Gonzalez upped his record to 5-0 (4 KOs), while Medina left the ring at 7-5.
 
Trained by his father Jayson Gallegos, 20-year-old Filipino-Hawaiian-American Kaipo Gallegos, 134.8 lbs., of Las Vegas, NV, survived a third-round knockdown to earn a hard-fought ten-round unanimous decision against Julian Gonzalez, 134.2 lbs., of Reading, PA. Scorecards read 98-91, 97-92 twice, all for Gallegos, now 12-0-1 (9 KOs). Gonzalez’s record fell to 16-2-1 (12 KOs). Gallegos was an 18-time National champion as an amateur. 
 
Robert Guerrero Jr., 134.6 lbs., the 19-year-old son of former champion Robert Guerrero, of Las Vegas, NV, earned a close four-round unanimous decision against Rigoberto Rivera, of Edinburg, TX. Rivera, 134.2 lbs., was decked in the second, but he fought back well over the last two frames. Scorecards read 39-36 twice, and 38-37, all for Guerrero, now 8-0 (3 KOs). Rivera’s record evened out at 3-3 (1 KO).
 
In his first ten-rounder Italy’s Cristian Cangelosi, 154.8 lbs., based out of Brooklyn, NY, battled to a draw against Miguel Angel Hernandez, 155.2 lbs., of Dallas, TX, to open up the Fundora-Thurman event held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas. Cangelosi boxed well in the early frames, finding success with his overhand right. Hernandez adjusted and began to time Cangelosi’s advances. Born in Palermo, Sicilia, Italy, the 27-year-old Cangelosi, now 12-0-1 (5 KOs), is promoted by Danny Garcia’s Swift Promotions and managed by Chris Gilmore Jr. and Zach Margules, of Fide Management Group. A member of the Italian National team as an amateur, Cangelosi comes from a fighting family as his father and brother were also boxers. Having lived in Brooklyn since 2017, Cangelosi was mentored by Paulie Malignaggi early on in his career. Hernandez, who was coming off of a majority decision loss to Joey Spencer in December 2024, saw his record move to 9-1-1 (7 KOs). 
 

 

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