Two of Matchroom Boxing's high American prospects have been upset Saturday night time on the undercard of Liam Paro-Richardson Hitchins in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Marc Castro, a light-weight from Fresno, Calif., and Jalil Hackett, a welterweight from Washington, D.C., misplaced 10-round break up selections to little-known opponents they have been closely favored. Each fights have been aggressive, however Castro and Hackett misplaced on two scorecards every and have been defeated for the primary time as professionals.
Argentina's Agustin Quintana was a extra lively and exact puncher than Castro, who entered the ring as a 13-1 favourite, in accordance with FanDuel sportsbooks. Castro countered the aggressive Quintana at occasions, however he was saved on his again foot as a rule, couldn't cease Quintana from advancing, and didn't defend effectively sufficient to win.
Judges Carlos Colon (97-93) and Gerardo Martinez (96-94) scored seven and 6 rounds respectively for Quintana de Buenos Aires. Decide Luis Ruiz scored six rounds for Castro, who received 96-94 on his card.
Castro (13-1, 8 KOs), 25, a adorned novice, has not progressed as anticipated since Eddie Hearn's firm signed him with nice fanfare in 2020. Recognized for beating rising American contender light-weight Keyshawn Davis 3 times as an novice, Castro was suffering from accidents, inconsistency and defensive deficiencies as an expert.
The 28-year-old Quintana (21-2-1, 13 KOs) received a 3rd straight combat since compatriot Juan Javier Carrasco (then 15-1) knocked him out within the fifth spherical of their December 2022 combat in Buenos Aires.
Hackett, 21, struggled in a second straight combat since signing with Matchroom in late spring. Martinez and Ruiz each scored Puerto Rico's Jose Roman a 96-94 winner over Hackett (9-1, 7 KOs), who received 96-94 in accordance with Colon.
As soon as one of the crucial prized prospects on Floyd Mayweather's promotional roster, Hackett has regressed since stopping preventing on Gervonta Davis' undercards through the second half of 2023. Hackett has struggled defensively and seemingly along with his conditioning in his Matchroom debut – a ten spherical unanimous resolution match. -defeat by resolution of New York veteran Peter Dobson (16-2, 9 KO) on July 13 on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia.
Hackett nonetheless dominated Dobson by scores of 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94. He wasn't so fortunate Saturday night time.
An assertive Hackett received off to a robust begin, however Roman appeared to outwork a fading fighter later in a combat that was largely contested on the within. Roman rallied through the second half of their combat, when he countered Hackett to the physique and head as Hackett pressed the motion.
Like Castro, Hackett's defensive ineffectiveness value him dearly on the scorecards Saturday night time. The taller and barely sharper Roman (14-1, 6 KOs) has received three fights in a row since struggling his solely defeat, an eight-round unanimous resolution to Cesar Francis (then 11-0) in October 2021 on the Barclays Middle in Brooklyn. .
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