Gabriela Alaniz exacts her retribution in FRESNO.
At the Save Mart Center, Alaniz prevailed by split decision after being the more aggressive fighter and outboxing Marlen Esparza. Two judges correctly scored the bouts for Alaniz, who rose to 15-1 with six knockouts, 97-93 and 96-94, while the other judge scored the fight 98-92 for Esparza.
In addition to the WBC, WBO, and WBA female flyweight belts, the 27-year-old also won the Ring Magazine flyweight championship.
Alaniz started to attempt to walk Esparza down from the opening bell. She was rewarded for her aggression and ability to start conversations since she was able to routinely land lead and counter right hands to Esparza’s head, from which he launched lead or counter right crosses, some of which found their mark.
Esparza decided to stand in the pocket during round four, which resulted in some good exchanges between the two fighters. Esparza managed to occasionally sneak Alaniz’s head with a left hook.
In the latter part of the battle, Alaniz persisted in being the aggressor. Esparza pawed or stuck her jab, then delivered a straight right hand to the head, but Alaniz was the more accurate fighter, hitting Esparza’s head with more right hands.
Esparza weighed in at 114 pounds on Friday, which is two pounds over the flyweight limit of 112 pounds. Ring Magazine, the WBC, the WBO, and the WBA stripped her of her belts since she didn’t make the cut. The only person who could win the title belt was Alaniz.
On July 8, Esparza prevailed by a narrow majority decision in their maiden bout. After Alaniz and promoter Georgina Rivero filed a protest, the WBO conducted a thorough analysis and concluded that a rematch was necessary before Esparza faced another opponent.
The Houston, Texas, native Esparza, 34, has a record of 14-2, 1 KO. Since a technical decision against Seniesa Estrada, the current strawweight champion of Ring Magazine, in November 2019, she had not lost.
Raul Curiel, a welterweight prospect, defeated Jorge Marron twice via first-round knockout. Curel became 15-0 with 13 KOs.
A minute or so into the opening round, Curiel delivered a left-right combination to the head and then dropped the southpaw Marron to the mat with a left hook to the body. After Marron defeated the count, he made an attempt to fight back, but Curiel closed the distance and launched a flurry of blows.
Shortly after, Marron was brought down to one knee by a left hook to the body. At 1:31, referee Thomas Taylor signaled the end of the bout despite reaching the count of eight.
At the 2016 Olympic Games, Curiel, who is trained by Freddie Roach and managed by Frank Espinoza, represented Mexico. In the eighth round of his most recent bout on January 6, 28-year-old Curiel defeated previously unbeaten Elias Diaz.
Marron, a Lakeside, California resident, loses 20-5-2, 7 KOs. The 30-year-old has lost all four of his previous fights.
Lightweight In the process of winning via first-round knockout, Bryan Lua of Madera, a nearby town, twice defeated Ronaldo Solis (4-5-1, 3 KOs) of Cancun, Mexico. At 2:08, the battle was stopped by referee Jack Reiss. Lua wins 9-0 with 4 KOs.
Alejandro Robles (0-3) of Modesto, California was stopped by bantamweight Figo Gonzalez of Dallas in the opening fight of the Golden Boy Promotions show. Robles did not answer the bell for the fourth round. Gonzalez is now 6-0, 3 KOs.
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