Javier Mendoza made the first successful defense of his junior flyweight title, outpointing Milan Melindo in a foul-plagued affair Saturday evening in Ensenada, Mexico.
Scores were 60-52 (twice) and 59-53 in favor of Mendoza in a bout that was stopped at 2:39 of round six due to an accidental clash of heads.
Mendoza was deemed unfit continue when a headbutt left him with a deep cut over his left eye. Melindo was cut over his right eye from a headbutt earlier in the round, and also docked a point in round five for excessive low blows.
The bout aired live on TV Azteca in Mexico and via slight delay on beIN Sport Espanol in the United States.
