TEMECULA – In her first combat sports outing of 2024, Cris Cyborg (3-0) made fast work of Kelsey Wickstrum in the main event of WFC 163 in Temecula last weekend. The boxing bout at Pechanga Resort Casino was scheduled for six rounds, but Cyborg only needed 81 seconds to put here on the mat after landing a knockout punch. Cyborg entered the boxing ring for the third time as a pro, following unanimous decision wins over Simone da Silva and Gabrielle Holloway.
In a men’s welterweight bout on the main card, San Diego’s Jesus Resendiz (8-0-1, 5 KOs) defeated Rosekie Cristobal (15-7) via corner stoppage between the third and fourth round. Resdendiz controlled the fight from the early parts of the opening round, put Cristobal down in the second with an overhand right and hurt the veteran fighter from the Philippines with a flurry of punches in the third.
Earlier, in a highly entertaining open division amateur bout, Murrieta’s Ramon Solano (El Cajon) put together a fantastic performance to upset the more experienced Mathias Bariss with a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) three-round victory.
Other notable victories on the night came from Angel Munoz with his defeat over Keith Carson (KO/TKO, 0:55 R4), Fernando Gonzalez with his defeat over John Paul Darcy (Unanimous Dec), Ulysses Navarro with his defeat over Mike Hansen (KO/TKO, 2:12 R1), and Christian Tinoco with his defeat over Brandon Truong (KO/TKO, 2:03 R1).
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