Chris Avalos Gets Controversial TKO Victory Over Miguel Flores after Five Rounds

Published by Shawn C.

*ALEXANDRIA, LA. * (July 18, 2017) – In a battle of exciting featherweight
brawlers,*Chris Avalos *(27-5, 20 KOs) was awarded a TKO victory after the
doctor ruled that Miguel* Flores *(21-2, 9 KOs) could no longer continue
due to a cut sustained during their featherweight matchup that
headlined *Premier
Boxing Champions **TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS *on FS1 and *BOXEO DE CAMPEONES *on
FOX Deportes Tuesday night from Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria,
Louisiana.

The action packed showdown came to an end after the fifth-round when the
doctor deemed that the cut over Flores’ left eye was too serious for him to
continue the fight. Because referee Bruce McDaniel ruled that the cut was
caused by a punch and not a head butt, Avalos was given the stoppage
victory.

“I’m disappointed by what happened,” said Flores. “We were winning the
fight. Everybody saw what happened. We saw the referee say it was an
accidental head butt, but this kind of stuff happens in boxing. They took
it away from me.”

“I didn’t get the victory the way I wanted, but I got the win,” said
Avalos. “It was a good back and forth action fight. We both had moments
where we went after each other and the other guy always came right back.”

The cut in question occurred in round four, from what appeared to be a
grazing of heads on the inside, but was contested by Avalos.

“We caught a little bit of a head butt, but I don’t remember any cuts
coming from it,” said Avalos. “I didn’t see any blood from the head butt. I
saw blood after I threw a right hand.”

Flores was ahead 48-46 on all three scorecards at the time of the stoppage
and had put Avalos on the canvas with a good combination and follow-up
flurry in the third round. The fight had been highlighted by consistent
powerful exchanges on the inside before coming to an unsatisfactory finish
after the fifth round.

“The cut was bothering me and I couldn’t really see out of that eye,” said
Flores. “It was just a matter of time until I got the knockout though. I
was breaking him down. I’ll learn from it and get better. I definitely want
an immediate rematch next.”

“I was proud of what I was able to do and I thought it was a really good
fight,” said Avalos. “He’s a good fighter and I’d definitely give him a
rematch.”

The additional action saw light heavyweight prospect *Ahmed Elbiali *(16-0,
13 KOs) remain unbeaten with a dominant stoppage of Philadelphia’s *Christopher
Brooker*(12-4, 5 KOs) in the second round of action.

Elbiali came out aggressive from the start, looking to land big power shots
with both hands while Brooker quickly sought to establish his movement and
consistently tied up Elbiali when the action moved to the inside.

Both men received a warning from referee Bruce McDaniel midway through the
first round for hits to the back of the head and it was later on in the
round when the referee deducted a point from Brooker after another illegal
shot.

Elbiali began the second round continuing his aggressive style and stalked
Brooker until he could unload power shots in the corner. After landing
several big shots that began to slow Brooker, Elbiali rained down multiple
overhand rights that left Brooker hunched over before a final left hook put
him on the canvas. The referee jumped in and called a halt to the bout
1:48 into
the round.

“I had a decent performance tonight, I was definitely a little sloppy but
I’ll have to look at the tape,” said Elbiali. “I still have a lot to learn
and plenty of improvements to make. At the end of the day, I got the
knockout that I was looking for.”