WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KOs) put on a brilliant display of boxing as he dominated interim champion Antonio DeMarco (23-2-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Valero was cut under the right eye in round one and suffered a nasty gash on the forehead in round two from an elbow, which cost DeMarco a point. Valero, however, remained the aggressor as he both outpunched and outboxed DeMarco in virtually every round. After eight rounds, the scoring was 79-72 for Valero on all three cards. DeMarco trainer Romulo Quirarte finally stopped the one-sided beating after Valero dominated round nine. Impressive defense for Valero as he overcame adversity to win in front of a worldwide audience that included SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING viewers.

In a good action fight, unbeaten welterweight Luis Carlos Abregu (29-0, 23 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over Richard Gutierrez (24-4-1, 14 KOs). Abregu was dropped by a left hook in round two, but got up to floor Gutierrez in round three. Abregu was cut over the left eye by a punch in round seven but coasted to a 98-90, 97-91, 97-91 win.