8th August, 2015. Indio, CA, USA: Super Welter: Dmitry Mikhaylenko (20-0) W TKO 8 Johan Perez (20-2-1,1ND). Super Bantam: Manuel Avila (18-0) W TKO 6 Yoandris Salinas (21-2-2). Super Feather: Tevin Farmer (20-4-1) W KO 8 Daulis Prescott (30-3,1ND). Feather: Joet Gonzalez (11-0) W KO 3 Miguel Tamayo (17-15-2). Super Middle: Jason Quigley (8-0) W KO 2 Mike Faulk (3-3).
Dmitry Mikhaylenko vs Johan Perez
Mikhaylenko grinds down Perez for stoppage win and collects the WBA NABF title from the Venezuelan. The power and strength of Mikhaylenko saw him dominate this one. Perez was always trying to come forward and was willing to trade but continually found himself being out-powered and forced to fight with his back to the ropes. The Russian was landing neck jarring shots and strength sapping body punches. By the eighth Perez was sporting a cut over his left eye and had run out of gas. Once again Mikhaylenko forced Perez to the ropes and was unloading with both hands when the referee stopped the fight to save an exhausted Perez. The 29-year-old Russian “Mechanic” wins the WBA NABA title and gets his ninth win by KO/TKO. He has wins over Sechew Powell and Ronald Cruz and with winning this WBA minor title will now get a rating. Perez, 32, a former Interim WBA champion, lost his title to Mauricio Herrera on a majority decision in July last year so an impressive performance by Mikhaylenko to get such a one-sided victory.
Manuel Avila vs Yoandris Salinas
Avila gets win but hand injury for Salinas takes the edge of it. Avila’s best punch throughout the fight was his right and it was that punch that put Salinas down in the second round. The former top amateur from Cuba got up and back into the fight. Salinas was competitive in the third and had a good fourth although by the end of the round he had injured his right hand. That made the end certain as Salinas had only limited use of the hand. Avila was in control of the fight in the fifth and sixth and at the end of the sixth Salinas was unable to continue due to the injury. Avila, 23, wins the vacant interim WBA NABF title and will also be hoping this gets him a rating. He has wins over Enrique Quevedo and David De La Mora. “El Nino” Salinas, 29, came close to a big win when he drew in London with Scott Quigg for the secondary WBA title in 2013 but next time out he was floored three times and stopped in five rounds by Quevedo. He was a regular member of the Cuban team at major competitions twice winning the national title and getting a silver medal at the PanAmerican Games.
Tevin Farmer vs Daulis Prescott
They are starting to call Farmer the “Cinderella Man” because of the way he has turned his career around and arguably he got his best win so far with the kayo of Prescott. In fairness to Prescott he came in as a late replacement and although he made a fight of it over the first three rounds Farmer took over completely in the fourth. He floored Prescott late in the round with a vicious southpaw left and after Prescott got up he was again getting hurt and only just made it to the bell. Farmer continued the pressure in the fifth and dropped Prescott in the sixth with a right. Unfortunately he also threw a left which landed when {Prescott was down. The referee deducted a point for the foul and gave Prescott some recovery time. It did not help much as in the eighth a thunderous left from Farmer put Prescott down again and the referee waived the fight off without counting. The 25-year-old Farmer was 7-4-1 in his first 12 fights but has now won 13 in a row. Two of those early losses were to high quality opposition in unbeaten Kamil Laszczyk and Jose Pedraza. He has wins in that 13 bout streak over Emanuel Gonzalez and Viktor Chernous but this is his biggest win to date. Colombian Prescott, 28, the brother of Breidis, lost in seven rounds to Nicholas Walters for the secondary WBA feather title in 2012 and was then inactive until returning to action in November last year since when he had won 4 fights. His most recent win was three weeks ago so he was in some kind of shape but obviously not top shape with only one week’s notice.
Joet Gonzalez vs Miguel Tamayo
Gonzalez keeps his 100% record intact with crushing victory over Tamayo. Gonzalez was hunting Tamayo down from the opening bell and hurt Tamayo with a body shot in those first three minutes. In the second Gonzalez was still in control and he finished the job in the third. He floored Tamayo with a quick combination. Tamayo got up but another combination put him down for a second time and he was counted out. Now 5 wins by KO/TKO for the 21-year-old Californian a former US Junior champion and a silver medallist at the National Championships. He is yet another who did not make it through the final US Olympic Trials. Mexican Tamayo is 3-10 in his last 13 fights but all against good level opposition.
Jason Quigley vs Mike Faulk
Quigley blows away another opponent. The brilliant Irish prospect was frustrated in the first wit the taller Faulk already in survival mode and trying to stay out of trouble forcing Quigley to make the fight. Quigley sorted out what he needed to do and went to work in the second flooring Faulk three times with the referee stopping the fight with one second left in the round. The 24-year-old Ballybofey fighter has won all 8 fights by KO/TKO taking a total of less than 14 rounds to get the jobs done but to date the opposition has been weak and he is ready for much stiffer challenges. First loss inside the distance for Faulk.
