Walton, Cruz, Garcia, and More score wins in Houston – Next Fight Up Event

Jerrico “Hands of Stone” Walton not only scored a dominant win over former world champion Victor Terrazas, but he also walked away with the ABF Light Weight Championship. Jerrico was elusive and crafty and he made it hard for Victor to corner him and go to work. Jerrico was in with a veteran and proved that he is almost ready for the top contenders at 135lbs. This was an 8 round fight and he won easily by the scores of 80-72, 80-72, and 79-73. He improves to 15-0, 7 KO’s.

Pablo Cruz ended the night in a rematch against William Gonzalez. Let me tell you something, they did not let the crowd down. Every round was explosive and they gave the fans their money’s worth. Pablo seemed to be just a little bit quicker than Gonzalez. Best round of the night was the second round when they exchanged punches and down goes Gonzalez. He beat the count and they went to total war over the next 4 rounds. Cruz landed a little more cleaner and crisper shots. In the end, Pablo walked away with the win and improves to 18-2.

Raphael Igbokwe defeated Genc Pliana and improved to 13-2.

Jesse Garcia defeated Christian Guido and improved to 8-0.

Andre August defeated Christian Solorzano and improved to 8-1-1.

Marcus Bates defeated Saul Hernandez and improved to 10-1.

Luis Roman defeated Joshua Freeland and wins in his debut 1-0.

Knockout Winner of the night $1,000 bonus was awarded to 17 year old Tristan Kalkreuth. He stopped Aaron Valentine in the 3rd round. Improves to 2-0.