Fight of the year candidate between Rocha and Curiel: 12 rounds of all-out war

In what could be a Fight of the Year candidate, Alexis "Lex" Rocha (25-2-1, 16 KOs) and Raul "El Cugar" Curiel (15-0-1, 13 KOs) delivered a thrilling 12-round battle for the NABO and NABF welterweight titles. The fight, which took place at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, ended in a majority draw, with two judges scoring it 114-114 and the third having Rocha ahead 116-112. Despite the outcome, both fighters felt they had done enough to win and expressed a desire for a rematch. Rocha stated he wanted the fight again, aiming for a world title next, while Curiel acknowledged the fans as the true winners, hinting at a potential rematch in the future.

In the co-main event, undefeated world title contender Charles "Bad News" Conwell (21-0, 16 KOs) kept his knockout streak intact, stopping the previously undefeated Gerardo Vergara (20-1, 13 KOs) in the seventh round with a flurry of punches, marking his 16th KO victory.

In other notable action, Marlen Esparza (15-2, 1 KO) defeated Arely Mucino (32-5-2, 11 KOs) by unanimous decision in a 10-round super flyweight bout, with scores of 98-92, 98-92, and 97-93. On the prelims, Victor Morales (20-0-1, 10 KOs) scored a TKO victory over Jose Ortiz (16-3-1, 6 KOs) after the fight was stopped due to a cut over Ortiz’s eye in the eighth round.

Several other exciting bouts also took place, including Jorge Chavez (13-0, 8 KOs) earning a unanimous decision over Ruben Casero (12-4, 4 KOs), and Ricardo Ruvalcaba (13-0-1, 10 KOs) defeating Jabin Chollet (10-2, 8 KOs) in a hard-fought eight-round welterweight match. Gael Cabrera (6-0, 4 KOs) impressed with a second-round stoppage of Garen Diagan (10-6, 5 KOs) in their bantamweight fight.

In a surprising upset, Uhlices Avelino-Reyes (3-1, 2 KOs) defeated Joshua Garcia (9-1, 4 KOs) in a lightweight bout, stopping Garcia in the second round after knocking him down three times. Fabian Guzman (6-0, 6 KOs) continued his knockout streak with a second-round stoppage of Travis Floyd (4-12-2, 1 KO) in a middleweight contest, and Javier Meza (1-0, 1 KO) made an impressive debut with a first-round KO victory.

The event ended Golden Boy's 2024 with a thrilling night of boxing, featuring both highly competitive bouts and sensational knockouts.