TUE, JUL 18, 2017 9pm Eastern Time / 6pm Pacific Time Rapides Parish Coliseum, Alexandria, Louisiana
Winner Former world title challenger Chris Avalos gained a disputable fifth-round TKO of Miguel Flores in a rollicking 126-pound showdown.
Fight HighlightsPowerful 175-pound prospect Ahmed Elbiali (16-0, 13 KOs) gained a second-round TKO of Christopher Brooker (12-4, 5 KOs), and Ryan Karl (14-1, 9 KOs) won an eight-round unanimous decision over Carlos Winston Velasquez (24-30-2, 14 KOs) in a 145-pound bout.
This week in PBC Jabs, host Jordan Hardy recaps two dramatic fight cards, including Omar Figueroa Jr.’s crushing stoppage of Robert Guerrero in a 147-pound firefight, and checks in with three-division world champion Mikey Garcia before his 140-pound showdown with Adrien “The Problem” Broner on July 29.
Miguel Flores wasn't cautious against Chris Avalos after receiving his first loss in his previous fight, and although his aggressiveness seemed to be serving him well this time around, he was defeated again in a manner that proved difficult to accept.
A boxer’s journey to the top is usually a step-by-step climb. Sometimes all the rungs on the ladder are as strong as granite; sometimes one or two are as sturdy as cheap plastic. Trouble is, a fighter doesn’t know which rungs are rock solid and which are potential traps until he completes each step—something Miguel Flores recently learned the hard way.
