Aram Amirkhanyan wins split decision over Gor Yeritsyan in battle of unbeaten welters
COMMERCE, Calif. – Aram Amirkhanyan is making the move up the welterweight division ladder.
In a clash of unbeaten welterweights, Amirkhanyan defeated Gor Yeritsyan by unanimous decision on Friday, June 26 before a pro-Yeritsyan crowd at the Commerce Casino. Two judges submitted 96-94 scorecards for each fighter, while the third judge scored the bout 96-94 for Yeritysan, who improved to 16-0-1, 4 KOs.
Amirkhanyan would win the a WBC regional title belt.
Midway through round two, a sweeping left cross connected to the head of Yeritsyan, who was not visibly hurt, but momentarily lost his balance from the impact of the punch.
The southpaw Amirkhanyan began focusing his attack to the body behind jabs to the face in round three. With about a minute left in the round, a straight right hand snapped Amirkhanyan’s head back. Yeritsyan landed another right hand to the head moments before the end of the round.
Both fighters had their moments during the middle rounds. Yeritsyan did well mixing his attack to the head and body, connecting with sweeping right cross to the head of Amirkhanyan. Yeritsyan also landed his share of left and right hands to the body.
Yeritsyan was able to effectively outbox Amirkhanyan by utilizing distance and repeatedly countering with straight rights or right crosses to the head. A cut appeared over Yeritsyan’s right eye in round eight, likely from an accidental clash of heads
Amirkhanyan did find success in spots, at times backing Yeritsyan up against the ropes and throwing combinations that did connect. Sensing he was behind, Amirkhanyan was on the offensive during the final two rounds. Amirkhanyan was the busier fighter, landing more punches, but the few punches he did connect did not hurt Yeritsyan, who effectively countered and outboxed Amirkhanyan.
In his previous fight on July 29 of last year, Amirkhanyan defeated gatekeeper Cameron Krael by unanimous decision. His most notable wins took place in 2018, a split decision win over Stanyslav Skorokhod and a decision victory over Khuseyn Baysangurov.
Yeritsyan falls to 18-1, 14 KOs. In his previous fight on February 23, Yeritsyan defeated Quinton Randall by unanimous decision.
Both fighters were born and raised in Yerevan, Armenia.
In junior lightweight action, Abel Mejia of nearby Santa Ana overcame a knockdown in round two to knock out Tijuana’s Jose Correa Abarca. Mejia improved to 5-0, 4 KOs.
Mejia was dropped by a straight right to the head with about a minute left in round two. Mejia was able to weather the attack the rest of the way. Early in round four, a check hook to the head dropped Correa (6-10, 4 KOs) to the canvas. Referee Ray Corona counted Correa out at 55 seconds.
Featherweight Iyana Verduzo of Los Angeles defeated Pittsburgh’s Colleen Davis (3-2-1, 1 KO) by decision. All three judges scored the bout 60-54 in favor of Verduzco, who improves to 2-0.
Junior lightweight Jaybrio Pe Benito dropped Michael Land (1-5-1, 1 KO) of Cedar Hill, Texas once en route to a second round knockout victory. Referee Gerard White stopped the fight at 1:30. Benito (5-0, 4 KOs), who resides in Honolulu, Hawaii, is trained by Freddie Roach.
In the opening bout of the Hollywood Fight Nights card, junior featherweight Adan Palma of San Diego defeated Mexico’s Roberto Pucheta (13-25-3, 7 KOs) by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 58-56 for Palma, who improved to 9-0, 5 KOs.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He can be reached at santio89@yahoo.com
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