SAN DIEGO – San Diego-based K.J. Noons brought a modest but passionate hometown crowd to life by defeating fellow lightweight Billy Evangelista.
After three entertaining and closely contested rounds, Noons earned a unanimous-decision win via 29-28 scores.
The bout was part of the Showtime-televised main card of “Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal,” which took place at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego.