Punch Vaughan showed sparring partner and stablemate Amir Khan how to get the job done Stateside last night, with an emphatic American debut performance in Hollywood, California.
‘The Scouse Mexican,’ now based in LA alongside Khan with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, devoured his opponent at the landmark Florentine Gardens to get his own American dynasty off to the perfect start.
Extending his professional record to 5-1, the 21-year-old welterweight enjoyed a whitewash points victory (40-36 on all three judges scorecards) against teak-tough South Central LA scrapper Jovanni Rubio.
Speaking exclusively to Mersey Gloves afterwards, Vaughan said: “The fight went well. It was a tough fight, but I won all four rounds so I’m very happy. I fought a tough kid, with Mexican roots, but I hurt him in the first round with a left hook, right hand combination – right down the middle. After that, he started holding so I knew I’d hurt him.”
As for his Stateside debut, he added: “It was a great experience to fight in the States. I had a really great camp for this fight. I really benefitted from some great sparring with Amir, Alfonso Gomez and Vanes Martirosyan. Plus, I’ve had great work from the corner too, thanks to Freddie and Marvin Somodio.
“Nothing beats fighting at home, of course, but I feel that my career is best suited to being out in America and so the plan now is to fight out here full-time. It’s a great opportunity for me.”
To celebrate, Vaughan was driving from LA to Las Vegas today, to support Khan in his quest to become the undisputed light-welterweight world champion on Saturday night.
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| Punch Vaughan celebrating his American debut with Wildcard trainers Freddie Roach and Marvin Somodio |
