Gabriela Fundora defended her undisputed flyweight titles with a stoppage of Marilyn Badillo. (Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images)
(Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy via Getty Images)
Gabriela Fundora retained her women’s undisputed flyweight title with a seventh-round TKO win over Marilyn Badillo on Saturday night at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California.
Fundora (16-0, 8 KOs), Uncrowned’s No. 5 female pound-for-pound boxer and boxing’s youngest ever undisputed champion in the four-belt era, was controlling the action at the time of the stoppage. Badillo (19-1-1, 3 KOs) managed to give Fundora some problems in the early rounds with her head movement, but as Badillo’s movement slowed, Fundora started landing her power punches with increasing frequency.
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Fundora hurt Badillo badly in the sixth round with several hard left hands, and afterward the undisputed champion was told in the corner by her father and trainer, Freddy Fundora, to go for the finish in the seventh.
She did just that.
Fundora backed Badillo up with a flurry early in the seventh round and then connected with thudding shots from both hands. Badillo ate a pair of left hands with 30 seconds remaining in the deciding round, forcing her to take a knee. Although Badillo rose to her feet, referee Rudy Barragan decided to stop the bout.
In the night’s co-feature, Jorge Garcia Perez (33-4, 26 KOs) pulled off the bookmaker’s upset over Charles Conwell (21-1, 16 KOs) by split decision in their battle of super welterweight contenders.
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The judges favored the eye-catching work at long range and combination punching from Perez over Conwell’s pressure and power shots. Conwell struggled to find his distance throughout the fight, either staying at the end of Perez’s left hand or getting in too close and smothering his punches.
Catch full Fundora vs. Badillo results and highlights below, as well as Uncrowned’s play-by-play of the main card.
Main Card
Undisputed women’s flyweight title: Gabriela Fundora def. Marilyn Badillo via seventh-round TKO | Watch video
Super welterweight: Jorge Garcia Perez def. Charles Conwell via split decision (115-113 Perez, 115-113 Conwell, 115-113 Perez)
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Cruiserweight: Tristan Kalkreuth def. Felix Valera via unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 97-93)
Super lightweight: Ruslan Abdullaev def. Jino Rodrigo via unanimous decision (80-71, 80-71, 80-71)
Welterweight: Joel Iriarte def. Marcos Jimenez via first-round TKO | Watch video
Prelims
Super bantamweight: Jorge Chavez def. Brandon Douglas via unanimous decision (80-71, 80-71, 80-71)
Heavyweights: Joshua Edwards def. Larry Gonzalez via second-round TKO | Watch video
Super welterweight: Samuel Castellanos def. Marc Misiura via first-round TKO (corner retirement)
Cruiserweight: Oleksandr Gvozdyk def. Anthony Hollaway via third-round TKO | Watch video
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Lightweight: Dalis Kaleiopu def. Jesus Ramon Perez via first-round KO | Watch video
