Alexis Rocha explained how he defeated Luis Emanuel Veron on Saturday night.
The American was unable to grab a knockout victory but scores of 99-91, 100-90 and 100-90 from the judges showed the margin of victory that handed him an easy victory over his opponent, a late replacement.
The win - shown live on DAZN as part of the Ryan Garcia vs. Javier Fortuna card at the Crypto.com Arena - gave him the vacant NABO welterweight title and he has set his sights higher for his next victory.
“My strategy for this fight was to go in there and break him down,” Rocha said after the fight.
“I knew he was going to be a durable fighter – he gets hit and stays there. Once that happened in the fight I knew he was just going to survive.
“Training is always great with my team, they’re always pushing me. I went there with a game plan and I followed it the best I could.”
“It feels good fighting in front of a big crowd here at the Crypto Arena. Having my Santa Ana crowd behind me, it made me feel good. Onto the next level now.”