May 16, 2026
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White Delight Promotions
Medford, Oregon |
The evening’s main event was a light heavyweight battle for the WBF US Silver Title featuring unbeaten Alonzo Sanchez and Alex Cazac whose last loss came in 2018. Stylistically the two men were well matched. Sanchez carries knockout power, having won half of his fights by way of knockout. Cazac has not scored a knockout win, but he has won by breaking down his last five opponents.
The opening round was close as each man was able to land his jab. There were some instances when the men got in close and tied up that resulted in more holding than punching, though each did try to throw with the hand not entwined in the others. Sanchez gained a slight edge in the round as he was able to throw more punches. The men tied each other up more in the second round, but it was after the break that Cazac began to gain an advantage. Though the men stepped back on the break, Cazac was the quicker of the two to step forward and throw punches once they were separated.
Cazac was able to land more punches in the third round, again as a result of stepping toward Sanchez after a break. Sanchez’s punch output was slowed due to being tied up. Cazac followed with a good fourth round as he kept Sanchez close, and with Sanchez in front of him, Cazac was able to land punches to Sanchez’s body.
Cazac controlled much of the action of the fifth round as he kept pressure on Sanchez, closing the distance between the two. That meant that Sanchez was bot able to unleash many power punches. There was not a lot of distance between the two men in the final round, and that again worked to Cazac’s advantage. Cazac landed body shots, and while Sanchez landed body shots as well, they were short and compact, thus not carrying the power he would have with more room.
After six rounds, all three judges scored the fight 59-55 for Alex Cazac who would wear the WBF US Silver Light Heavyweight Title belt.
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Cazac's right catches Sanchez coming in
Cazac follows his left with a right |
Alvarado lands his left |
Middleweights Anthony Alvarado and Jose Manuel Gomez fought in the co main event, scheduled for seven rounds. Alvarado has been on a tear lately, fighting tough opponents and losing only once. Gomez has also been facing tough men, and he entered the fight looking to win for the first time in four years.
The opening round featured a classic example of boxing skill. Both men fired scoring combinations, both men used their jab to get in close, and each man fought to his strength: Gomez shot his left to Alvarado’s body while Alvarado’s right looked to land on Gomez’s chin. Alvarado fought a solid second round as he continued to throw combinations, and that kept Gomez moving to avoid getting caught.
Alvarado controlled the action of the third round, much of that due to his ability to throw and land two and three punch combinations. Gomez was able to momentarily gain some momentum late in the round, but Alvarado closed the round landing his right to Gomez’s head and the result was a swollen left eye. The doctor looked at Gomez’s eye and determined that he was able to continue to fight. The fourth round, in the opening moments, was good for Gomez. He was able to keep Alvarado in front of him, and when there, Gomez was able to land some punches to Alvarado’s body.
Alvarado threw fair number of left jabs in the fifth round, and a lot of those landed on Gomez’s swollen left eye. As a result of those punches, Gomez’s offensive output was slowed. Gomez’s corner called the fight to an end after the fifth round, giving Alvarado the TKO victory at 3:00 of the fifth round.
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DJ Linderman has spent much of the last five years in the ring as a bare knuckle fighter. His return to boxing would be the first since 2021. In the other corner, Nick Mills was in the ring for the third time in the last year. These two heavyweights battled for four rounds.
Linderman gained the advantage early in the opening round as he keep his right jab targeting Mill’s head. In so doing Linderman was able to pin Mills on the ropes and land body shots. Mills gained the momentum in the final moments of the round after he landed a couple of hard rights to Linderman’s chin. The pace of the opening moments of the second round was slower as though both men threw punches, neither was able to land solid. Then at the two minute mark, Mills again caught Linderman’s chin, and this time he staggered the big man.
A Mills left landed hard to Linderman’s head early in the third round, opening a cut over Linderman’s right eye. The doctor took a look and determined Linderman was able to continue. Though Linderman was able to stay in the fight, his pace slowed, he appeared tired, and that allowed Mills to up his aggression and pressure Linderman, moving him around the ring. Mills continued to pressure Linderman in the closing round, and though Linderman did throw punches, they did not have the power that his early shots carried.
After four rounds all three judges cored the fight 40-36 for Nick Mills, giving him the unanimous decision win. |
Mills (right) and Linderman exchange rights |
Cavalli catches Huerta with his right |
In a rematch of a fight from a year ago, lightweights Leon Cavalli returned to the ring to face Maurico Huerta. When these two last fought, Cavalli emerged with a close unanimous decision win in a fight that hinged on the outcome of one round.
Huerta was the more active fighter in the opening round as he stepped to Cavalli and three punches at his body. Cavalli moved well to create some distance and use his reach advantage to land his jab. Huerta continued to pressure Cavalli in the second round, and he was able to land scoring punches to Cavalli’s lanky body. Cavalli pumped his jab, and in so doing he was able to keep Huerta off balance as the round progressed.
Cavalli threw fewer punches in the third round, and that allowed Huerta to step in and land body shots. As the round drew to a close, Cavalli began to apply more pressure, making Huerta step back. Cavalli had a solid fourth round as he was the more aggressive fighter, keeping his jab in Huerta’s face. Huerta, while he continued to throw punches, threw many of them from wide looking angles.
Cavalli outworked Huerta in the final round as he threw and landed a number of scoring combinations.
After five rounds, one judge scored the fight 50-45, the other two saw it 48-47 all in favor of Leon Cavalli, who again would claim the unanimous decision.
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Keith Heath and Scottie Stockman stepped in for a round super middleweight fight. Heath was looking for his first professional win, while stockman was entering the fight after a one year layoff.
The opening round was difficult to score because rather than the two fighters engaging and throwing punches, stockman spent much of the time running around the perimeter of the ring. Heath stayed in the center of the ring and moved to catch Stockman using his reach advantage. There was more boxing action in the second round, and Heath controlled much of it behind his long reach jab. In the final twenty seconds of the round Stockman jumped to Heath, backing him into the corner and landing body shots.
The pace was slower in the third round, but the action followed the script of the second round. Heath was able to score landing his left while Stockman landed some punches that come from wide looping shots. Heath changed his stance in the opening moments of the fourth round, fighting right handed after fighting from the left in the previous three rounds. That gave him an advantage as it seemed to confuse Stockman’s attack. At the midpoint of the round Heath scored a knockdown when he landed a right after backing Stockman into the corner. Then Heath made what might have been his only mistake of the fight when he threw another punch while Stockman was down. The referee counted the knockdown, and took a point from Heath.
After four rounds one judge scored the fight even at 37, another scored it 38-36 for Stockman, while the third scored it 38-36 for Heath. The fight would end in a split draw.
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Heath uses his reach advantage to catch Stockman with his right |
Hernandez catches Martin with a right |
Mario Hernandez and Abraham Martin opened the show in a four round light heavyweight out. Both of these fighters were looking to get a win after dropping losses to tough unbeaten fighters.
Martin took the early advantage as he scored a knockdown in the opening twenty-five seconds. After that both men threw a lot of body shots, and often they were able to land solid. Martin was able to throw a strong uppercut when the two fought in close. The second round was close as both men continued to throw a lot of punches. Martin threw more power punches, while Hernandez was consistent with shots to Martin’s body.
Hernandez had a solid third round as he began to throw three punch combinations, and that third punch, often a right, connected. Hernandez’ punches kept Martin on the move for much of the round, but he was able to land some punches to Hernandez’ head when the two were close. Though the pace slowed some in the final round, Hernandez was the busier puncher, and thus he controlled the action. Martin often found himself fighting with his back to the ropes.
After four rounds one judge scored the fight 39-36 for Martin, the other two saw it 38-37 for Hernandez who would claim the split decision win.
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