Two familiar Texans came up big in Las Vegas this weekend as 21-year-old "Kid Austin" Floyd Schofield won via a fifth round Disqualification in a bout that his opponent Esteuri Suero appeared as if he was looking to get him some DQs and eventually got what he wanted. Also, Dallas, area native Tristan Kalkreuth scored a vicious second-round KO of Marquice Weston. Kalkrreuth, a 22-year-old cruiserweight prospect, improved his record to 13-0 (10) in a scheduled eight-round bout. Kalkreuth ended the night early when he scored with a brutal left hand that put Weston down and out just past the midway point of the round. Kalkreuth sealed the deal and stuck the landing on one of his vintage backflips.
In the evening's co-main event, Kid Austin was looking to start 2024, where he left off in 2023, scoring sensational KOs. Suero was looking to make things dirty and get under the skin of Schofield. A head butt reddened the eye of the Texan in the opening round. In the second round, a shoulder from Suero to the midsection of Schofield cost the Dominican one point in the second. The dirty tactics didn't stop there. Schofield buckled his man with a left hook in the fourth. With Kid Austin clearly in control of the fight, Suero was looking for a way out and threw the shoulder yet again and then hit Schofield on the break to seal the deal and get the disqualification he was looking for. Throughout the 5 round affair, the 21-year-old stayed calm and in control, he never got frazzled as Schofield moved his record to 17-0 (12).