Surviving for several more seconds, taking a beating against the ropes, Correa would nearly go down once more. Pounded from post to post and on the receiving end of several unanswered shots, the Puerto Rican went down once again, spitting out his mouthpiece. Once more, the referee inexplicably chose to give the fallen fighter the count again, this time stopping the bout after reaching the eight-count.
Time of the stoppage was 2:34
Wilson Drops Lopez Twice En Route to Decision Win
On the “Solo Boxeo”/Telefutura-televised co-featured bout, local super bantamweight Ricky Lopez lost his undefeated status after surviving two-first round knockdowns at the hands of the dangerous Derrick Wilson, 7-1-2 (2), en route to a six-round decision loss.
Wilson opened up early, landing three body shots, following up with a couple of head shots and punctuated by a left cross upstairs. The barrage sent Lopez down on the seat of his pants near the ropes.
Wilson kept stalking, with Lopez moving backward, doing his best to stay away and survive the round.
Wilson did not let Lopez out of the round without tasting the canvas once more in the final seconds of the round, courtesy of a right hand to the face.
Lopez stayed away for the majority of the second round, managing to land a few good shots, with the Floridian seemingly slowing down late in the round.
Lopez did much better in the third, picking his shots as Wilson, who clearly slowed down and got sloppy, was nailed clean by a straight Lopez right at the bell.
Lopez’ better technique carried him throughout the fourth round while the speed exhibited by Wilson made up for the increasing sloppiness displayed.
Wilson calmed down in the next round, pinpointing his shots early, while Lopez came back strong, pressing forward late in the round.
Both men went all out in the final round, with the speedster landing the flashier shots. Lopez went well to the body coming back to the head throughout the round.
Scores were 56-56, 57-55 and 58-54 for Wilson in a majority decision.
Lopez’ record now stands at 7-1 (2).
In a battle between fellow Mexicans, welterweight Raul Carrillo, 7-0 (6), wore down Joel Vargas, 2-1-1 (2), in a slugfest, dropping him in the fourth and final round, with a stoppage coming a few seconds later on a barrage of punches raining down his way at 1:04 of the round.
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