Luis Reynaldo Nunez (19-0, 13 KOs) of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic came out victorious when he faced Christian Olivo (20-1-1, 7 KOs) of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA on Saturday, April 8. The bout kicked off the main card topped by Sebastian Fundora vs Brian Mendoza for the interim WBC super welterweight title live stream on Showtime.
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With the victory by unanimous decision he also lifted the vacant IBF International featherweight belt. After 10 rounds the scores were: 98-92, 100-90 and 97-93.
“We did the work to earn this most important victory,” said Nunez. “My jab was working in every round and he threw a lot of punches that didn’t reach me. There’s a lot I have to work on still to be in the big fights, so I’ll still be working at the gym.”
“I was surprised he took so many of my punches. I kept hitting him and he kept on coming. I was throwing a lot of punches and I realized he was hurt but I couldn’t understand how he could take all this punishment and keep going.”
“I’m happy about my performance. I came out victorious and I did what I had to do to win. I want a title shot. I want to fight the best in the division. Whatever is available I’ll take it.”
“I want to thank my opponent, because it was a great fight,” said Olivo. “I still think I do have to work on a couple of things, but this loss is really going to propel me to focus in the future. It’s going to take more work. I needed to do more in this fight to win it.”
“I’m Mexican after all, we are all warriors. I leave proud and with my head held high because I battled and I gave the fans a great show.”
In Australia, the event aired live on Sunday, April 9.
Get Fundora vs Mendoza full fight card results.
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