BoxingFight Recaps

Malikai Johnson beats Ivan Vergara, Borshchev beats Chavez

Unbeaten featherweight Malikai Johnson (5-0-1 3KOs) of Sacramento, Ca picked up the biggest win of his career defeating two-time national champion Ivan Vergara (8-1 2KOs) of Fairfield, Ca. The bout was scored 59-55, 59-55 and 58-56 all for Malikai Johnson. This was the main event from the DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento, Ca.

Middleweight Viacheslav Borshchev (2-0 1KO) of Sacramento, Ca defeated previously unbeaten Jorge Chavez (3-1 2KOs) of Fairfield, Ca in a four-round bout. Borshchev, who trains out of Team Alpha Male was the aggressor as Chavez was unable to keep his distance with a jab allowing Borschchev to fight at close quarters. In the second the two exchanged body shots in the pocket as punches were not missed by either. In the fourth round, Borschev dropped Chavez.

The scores were 40-35 for Borshchev

In the opening bout, welterweight David Minter (2-0 2KOs) of Lincoln, Ca stopped Timothy Webster (0-1) in the first round at 2:38.

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