In a wild back and forth fight, featherweight Roy Tapia won a four round split decision over Manuel Romero, who was making his professional debut. The southpaw Romero, with his awkward style, staggered Tapia with a left uppercut at the end of the first round. Usually a brawler, Tapia was successful at boxing, countering Romero with hooks to the head and body. Tapia (7-0-1, 3 KOs) dropped Romero halfway through the third round with a left hook to the body. Romero was able to recover and was even able to score with more uppercuts in the fourth round. However, it was not enough as two of the three judges scored the bout 39-36 in favor of Tapia, while the third judge scored the bout 39-37 for Romero.
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