Solo Boxeo: Felix KO’s Benevides, Rodriguez stops Valenzuela and Saenz earns a draw!

Undefeated lightweight Jose Felix Jr. (26-0-1, 21 KOs) scored a third round TKO over Santos Benavides (23-5-2, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the AVI Resort in Laughlin, Nv. A counter right hand sent Benevides crashing to the canvas in round three and after a follow up flurry referee Russell Mora stepped in and halted the action at 1:50.

Riverside’s Saul “Kid Dinamita” Rodriguez (11-0-1, 8 KOs) scored a stopped Cesar Valenzuela (4-3-1, 1 KO) with a big right hand flush on the chin in the third round. Valenzuela hit the deck and made it to his feet by the count of eight but after failing to walk forward per referee Russell Mora’s instructions, it was waved off . Official time was 2:17

In an all out war in the featherweight division, unbeaten Gabino Saenz (11-0-2, 8 KOs) and Pomona’s Edwin Solis (5-2-3, 3 KOs) fought to a six round draw. After two action packed rounds, a cut and bloodied Saenz ran face first into a right uppercut in the final minute of the third round. He was on shaky legs but managed to hang on and survive the round. Solis pursued as Saenz jabbed and used footwork to fight off the pressure. Saenz stood his ground and rallied back in the final round which may have saved him from his first loss. In the end, all three judges would see it differently with scores of 58-56 for Solis, 58-56 for Saenz and the deciding 57-57 draw.