Highlights
- Fortuna starts the fight strong, throwing wild haymakers and bringing the action from the outset.
- Vasquez began pressing the action in Round 3, turning the bout into a firefight and hammering Fortuna on the ropes.
- Fortuna pulled away in the latter half of the fight, using his superior foot speed to elude Vasquez while initiating the action at will.
Javier Fortuna controlled the action for 12 rounds, and held off a fierce attack from Bryan Vasquez to win a 130-pound showdown and stay unbeaten.
Fortuna didn’t get the knockout he predicted, but he did he enough to hammer out a victory by unanimous decision over a game Bryan Vasquez.
In an entertaining, action-packed fight, Fortuna started strong and seldom let up, peppering Vasquez with power punches at will and then using his superior lateral movement to get out of the way when Vasquez sought to return fire.
Vasquez had his moments, particularly in Round 3 when he pounded Fortuna on the ropes, but Fortuna continually won rounds by coming strong in the last minute, earning a victory by unanimous decision to pick up a 130-pound title.
Javier Fortuna held off a fierce attack from Bryan Vasquez to win a 130-pound showdown and stay unbeaten. (Lucas Noonan / Premier Boxing Champions)
