In a welterweight fight, Quinton Randall came out victorious against Janelson Bocachica on Friday, winning a unanimous decision at the Red Owl Boxing Arena in Houston, Tex.
The scores were 99-91, 97-93, 96-94, all for hometown fighter Randall (15-2-1, 3 knockouts), who snapped his two-fight winning streak after losing back-to-back decisions to undefeated Brian Norman. . Jr. and Gor Yeritsyan last year.
Randall, 33, showed superior speed and punch selection against the 25-year-old Bocachica, striking him repeatedly to secure the win.
“It’s not my best, man. Not my best. He is a dog. You are a hero. I knew he was coming to fight. I knew he was coming to fight [and] I thank him for accepting the fight knowing that he is far from home and knowing that this is my home,” said Randall after the victory.
But being faithful to God, no matter where we were, we would get the same result.
For Bocachica (17-3-1, 11 KOs), the defeat extends his winless streak to five, as he has lost decisions to Alberto Palmetta and Roiman Villa, played against Shinard Bunch and did not compete against Norman in his last fight in March . . Bocachica has not won a fight since February of 2021, when he defeated Mark Reyes Jr. with the decision to separate.
Randall says he plans to return to the ring on December 7 at the same venue.
“This is just the beginning, man,” Randall said. “You haven’t even seen my ceiling. You haven’t even seen me at my best. I need more fights like this continuously so you can see the best version of me and if we can get it, I believe I will be world champion at the end of next year.”
The ten-round fight headlined the latest installment of Red Owl Boxing’s “Boxfest” series, and was broadcast live on DAZN.
In the main event, Tipton Walker Jr. (10-0-1, 6 KOs) defeated Marquis Moore (11-2, 7 KOs) by unanimous decision, scores of 77-75 on two cards and 78-75. the third time.
The win was the fourth in a row for the 28-year-old Walker from Benton Harbor, Mich., whose lone feature was a 2019 draw against professional wrestler Clay Collard.
Also in action, Houston native Giovanni Marquez (11-0, 6 KOs) remains undefeated, stopping Thomas Guillemette (8-3, 4 KOs) in the second round to remain undefeated. Marquez, 23, dropped Frenchman Guillemette with a right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight after Guillemette got up with weak legs.
