Yuandale Evans outlasts Luis Rosa in entertaining affair
Luis Rosa Jr. and Yuandale Evans continued a trend that has followed suit over the years as headliners on ShoBox: The New Generation, tend to be entertaining fights. The two did battle at the Masonic at Temple Live with Evans seemingly getting the better of the two in a close contested fight. The judges saw Yuandale Evans winning the bout as he picked up the WBC Continental Americas Featherweight Championship via split decision with the scores of 96-94 Evans, 96-94 Rosa, 96-93 Evans.
Junior Fa was far too much for Freddie Latham in heavyweight bout. Fa caught Latham early as the bout was halted a little over minute into the first round.
In a hard fought bout Radzhab Butaev outpointed Janer Gonzalez in a welterweight bout. Butaev kept Gonzalez off him with nothing off substance really landing for either fighter. The judges saw the bout 80-72, 79-73, 77-75 all for Butaev
Willie Nelson made quick return to the ring as he stopped Alexis Hloros at the 2:46 mark of the 1st Round.