MVP 12 results: Pero vs Navarro

Over two dozen photos from the event – including Dainier Pero vs Cesar Navarro, as well as the undercard action – have been published.

Dainier Pero (11-0, 8 KOs) defeats Cesar Navarro (13-3, 11 KOs) by unanimous decision. After 10 rounds at heavyweight, all three judges scored the fight 96-92. On his way to victory, Pero went down twice in the third round. Navarro first dropped him with a big right hand, and then again with a right uppercut.

The main event features Las Vegas-based Olympian Dainier Pero (10-0, 8 KOs) of Cuba up against Cesar Navarro (13-2, 11 KOs) of Phoenix, AZ, by way of Agua Prieta, Mexico. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds at heavyweight, with Pero’s WBA Continental USA title on the line.

Orlando’s Corey Marksman (11-0-1, 8 KOs) remains unbeaten with a seventh-round TKO of Tayden Beltran (10-1-1, 5 KOs) of Pomona, CA. The latter suffers his first defeat. Referee Chris Young stepped in and stopped the lightweight bout at 2:41 of the seventh round.

The co-feature pits Corey Marksman (10-0-1, 7 KOs) of Orlando, FL against Tayden Beltran (10-0-1, 5 KOs) of Pomona, CA. The bout is scheduled for eight rounds at lightweight.

Kaipo Gallegos of Las Vegas defeats Mexico’s Pedro Castaneda Castro via six-round RTD at lightweight. The latter’s corner pulls their fighter. Gallegos improves to 9-0-1, 7 KOs and remains undefeated. Castro drops to 8-1-1, 5 KOs, suffering his first career defeat.

Continuing the action, Kaipo Gallegos (8-0-1, 6 KOs) of Las Vegas goes up against Pedro Castaneda Castro (8-0-1, 5 KOs) of Mexico. The contest is scheduled for eight rounds at lightweight.

The four-round super flyweight bout between Natalie Dove (4-0-1) of Philadelphia, PA and Nayeli Rodriguez (3-0-1) of El Paso, TX ends in a draw. All three judges scored it 38-38.

Kicking off the main card, Natalie Dove (4-0) of Philadelphia, PA takes on Nayeli Rodriguez (3-0) of El Paso, TX. The pair square off in a super flyweight bout scheduled for four three-minute rounds.

Rounding out the prelims, Ariel Perez (7-0, 4 KOs) of Tampa, FL defeats Mario Bedolla Orozco (4-4, 3 KOs) of Mexico by unanimous decision. After six rounds at light heavyweight, all three scores were 60-54.

Jeremy Adorno (10-1, 6 KOs) of Puerto Rico dominated, dropped, and stopped Argentina’s Jonathan Gabriel Pachado (6-2, 2 KOs) at super lightweight. The official time was 2:59 into the first round.

The bout between Puerto Rican Elise Soto (7-0, 7 KOs, 1 NC) and Colleen Davis (4-2-1, 1 KO, 1 NC) of Pittsburgh, PA ends in a No Contest. The latter suffered a big cut over her right eye due to an accidental clash of heads. The referee halted the fight before the start of the third round.

Kicking off the action, Quincey Williams (5-0, 5 KOs) of Washington, D.C. dominates Uruguay’s Jose Edgardo Perdomo (6-7, 3 KOs) with a flurry of punches that ends with a right cross left hook combination, sending the latter to the canvas. The official time was 2:11 into the fourth round.

Among the MVP 12 prelims, Ariel Perez faces Mario Bedolla Orozco at light heavyweight, Jeremy Adorno takes on Jonathan Gabriel Pachado at super lightweight, and Elise Soto meets Colleen Davis at super featherweight. The event opener is a super welterweight bout between Quincey Williams and Jose Edgardo Perdomo.

In his fifth and final outing of 2024, at MVP 10 – also in Orlando – Dainier Pero dominated Walter Burns, claiming a first-round TKO victory. In case you missed it, the fight video is now streaming.

MVP: Pero vs Navarro airs live on DAZN. The start time is 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT, with the prelims starting at 5:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM PT.