Both Martin Honorio and Rico "Suavecito" Ramos made a statement in their ESPN  Friday Night Fights national television appearance from the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California with decisive wins. 

With his one-sided victory, Mexico's Honorio has given notice that at 30-years-old he’s still a legitimate threat to any of the top Super Featherweight and Lightweight fighters.  The 22-year-old Ramos established himself as a serious prospect who bears watching with a devastating KO victory. 

In the main event of  ESPN’s  FNF card, Mexico’s Honorio (27-4 with 14 KOs) defended his WBO NABO Lightweight title with a one-sided battering of unbeaten Wilton “Pretty Warrior” Hilario (12-0-1 with 9 KOs) of the Dominican Republic.   

From the onset,  the California resident Hilario established his aggressiveness by applying constant pressure on the Mexican champion.  Honorio, however,  was able to keep the action in the middle of the ring with his superior boxing and faster hands.  He was able to avoid the challenger’s attacks while landing the harder, more affective punches.  By the fifth round,  the swelling on Hilario's face was an indication of the Mexican’s sharp, hard punches being landed with accuracy. 

The battering continued in the sixth round, when several hard right hand punches from Honorio dropped the challenger on one knee half way through the round.  After taking the mandatory 8-count from referee James Jen-Kin,  another combination dropped the wobbly Hilario once again.  Displaying his big heart,  he got up on unsteady legs and only the round-ending bell saved him from further damage. 

The rest of the fight followed the same pattern, with the champion having his way by beating the Californian on most of the exchanges.  To his credit, Hilario showed lots of courage by continuing to press the action and never stopped trying.  

After 12-rounds of action, it was clear that Honorio was the better fighter.  The judges agreed with scores of  120-106,  119-107 and 119-107 as Honorio retained his WBO NABO Lightweight title.    

Having suffered only one loss in 12 fights in the last 5-years, Honorio has defeated three unbeaten fighters in Steven Luevano, John Molina and now Wilton Hilario.  The veteran Mexican has proved that his boxing skills,  speed and experience are a dangerous combination against anyone in the Lightweight division.  

In the card’s opening bout,  unbeaten prospect Rico “Suavecito” Ramos (14-0 with 8 KOs) from Los Angeles, California remained unbeaten with a devastating 1-punch knockout over Mexico’s veteran Cecilio Santos  (24-12-3 with 14 KOs).  With the win,  the 22-year-old Ramos retained his NABO Youth Super Bantamweight title  

The 31-year-old Santos' resumé indicated 3 unsuccessful bids at world titles, and had suffered knockout losses in 3 of his last 4 fights, not a good track record to bring against the hard punching Californian.  

From the opening action, it was clear why the unbeaten Ramos was a hot prospect by displaying his superior speed and sharper punches.   Santos tried to apply pressure on the young opponent, but was beaten to the punch by Ramos faster hands and good boxing skills. 

Early in the fourth round, Ramos landed two sharp right hands to Santos' head and followed it with a devastating left hook to the body.  Backing up near a corner of the ring, Santos dropped to one knee in a delayed reaction to the body punch in obvious agony.   

With referee David Mendoza’s count reaching the fateful 10-count,  Santos remained on his knee clutching his midsection.  At 1:19  of the fourth round, Ramos was the winner and retained his NABO title. 

Raising his impressive unbeaten record to 15-0 with 9 knockouts,  Rico "Suavecito" Ramos displayed excellent all-around boxing skills and proved once again that he is a young, serious prospect not to be taken lightly.