Floyd Mayweather has another Pay Per View star on his hands as teenage Curmel Moton impressed on the Tszyu vs Fundora undercard.
Moton, who was bumped up to TV after Elijah Garcia pulled out, kicked off the live-streaming presentation. The Mayweather phenom pushed his record to 3-0, 2 KOs, by earning a unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Anthony Cuba.
The pair shared eight rounds of super featherweight action, but Moton won every round and was utterly dominant.
Mayweather’s prospect controlled the bout from the outset, targeting the body early to open up power shots to the head that helped him cruise on the scorecards. All three judges saw the bout 80-72 in his favor.
Judging by Moton’s skills and compared to where Gervonta Davis was at this age, Mayweather has another PPV star on his hands.
Opening the pay-per-view, WBC Flyweight World Champion Julio Cesar Martinez (21-3, 15 KOs) dropped the previously unbeaten Angelino Cordova (18-1-1, 12 KOs) twice on his way to a majority decision victory by scores of 114-112 twice and 113-113.
Trained by the renowned Eddy Reynoso, Martinez took an early lead in the fight by scoring a pair of knockdowns in round three from hard jabs that knocked Cordova off-balance and sent him to the mat. Cordova could rebound, however, and get back into the fight by using his footwork and volume to frustrate the champion.
The fight was fought primarily in close quarters. However, Martinez suffered cuts near both eyes at various moments in the fight. That included a gash above his left eye that required extra inspection from the ringside doctor between rounds. While Cordova threw over 200 punches more than Martinez (777-567), it was Martinez who held a decisive 33% to 25% edge in accuracy.
All three judges scored 94-94 in the final two rounds. But with the fight in the balance, Martinez out-landed Cordova 18-13 in power punches across the final two rounds. This helped the Team Canelo man clinch the victory.
Preceding the pay-per-view, PBC on Prime Video action was topped by a toe-to-toe battle that saw Serhii Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) take home a unanimous decision over Brian Mendoza (22-4, 16 KOs) to win the Interim WBC Super Welterweight Title. Bohachuk dominated many of the early frames before Mendoza rallied in the last third of the fight. After several explosive exchanges in the final round, Bohachuk took home the decision by scores of 118-110 and 117-111 twice.
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