Joe George Wins Controversial Split-Decision Over Marcos Escudero ; Amilcar Vidal , ಜೂನಿಯರ್. Stops Zach Prieto In First Round Catch The Replay Monday , ನವೆಂಬರ್ 18 ನಲ್ಲಿ 10 p.m. ಷೋಟೈಮ್ ಕಡೆ ಇಟಿ / ಪಿಟಿ® ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಫೋಟೋಗಳು; Credit Dave Mandel/SHOWTIME SLOAN , Iowa – November 15, 2019 - 2016 Argentinian Olympian and welterweight prospect Alberto Palmetta put a late exclamation point on an impressive display , scoring a final-round TKO of undefeated Mexican prospect Erik Vega in the main event of ShoBox: ಹೊಸ ಪೀಳಿಗೆ Friday night from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan , ಅಯೋವಾ. Palmetta (13-1, 9 ಕಾಸ್), who came out of the amateur ranks billed as one of the top prospects in Argentina’s boxing history , broke open a close fight by producing a massive rally that stunned Vega (16-1, 9 ಕಾಸ್) and ultimately led to referee Mark Nelson intervening at the 1:03 mark of the 10ನೇ ಮತ್ತು ಅಂತಿಮ ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ. Entering that round , Palmetta was leading 87-84 on two of the judges’ scorecards and 86-85 on the other . (Palmetta KO : HTTPS://twitter.com/ShowtimeBoxing/status/1195578842091532288 ) Capping off his display in stylish fashion , the 29-year-old southpaw Palmetta led 30-3 in overall punches and 28-1 in power punches in the tenth , increasing his final leads to 170-157 in overall punches landed and 148-24 in power punches landed . “I knew we were up on the scorecards ,” said Palmetta . “We didn’t need the knockout , but we wanted it . I had him hurt a couple times in the fight but I didn’t follow up . ರಲ್ಲಿ 10ನೇ , I had him out on his feet . It was a good stoppage . He was done.” “We don’t make excuses ,” said the 24-year-old Vega after his first career professional loss . “I believe the referee was right in stopping the fight . I think I need to practice more and I needed to throw more combinations . This was a great learning experience . We’ll go back to the drawing board and come back stronger.” In an entertaining and crowd-pleasing co-featured bout , Houston’s Joe George (10-0, 6 ಕಾಸ್) won a controversial split decision over the much busier Marcos Escudero (10-1, 9 ಕಾಸ್). The judges scored the fight 97-94 (ಜಾರ್ಜ್), 97-93 (ಜಾರ್ಜ್) ಮತ್ತು 96-94 (Escudero ). Argentina’s Escudero began the fight with a bang as his 135 total punches thrown was tied for the seventh most ever recorded by CompuBox in a light heavyweight fight . He kept his blistering pace up throughout the entirety of the fight , ಎಸೆಯುವುದು 106 punches in the final round and 911 ಒಟ್ಟು ಹೊಡೆತಗಳ, but the judges were more impressed by George’s heavier punching and superior accuracy . George stunned Escudero in the ninth round and was accurate on 34 ತನ್ನ ಒಟ್ಟು ಹೊಡೆತಗಳ ರಷ್ಟು, ಕೇವಲ ಹೋಲಿಸಿದರೆ 19 percent for Escudero . The total numbers landed were close , as Escudero landed 177 total punches while George landed 161. SHOWTIME’s Hall of Famer analysts Barry Tompkins and Steve Farhood , along with former world champion Raul Marquez , all had Escudero winning the fight comfortably on their scorecards . “I’m not surprised at all by the decision ,” said George , who is co-managed by seven-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Trent Williams . “I knew he was a front runner . I knew he was going to get tired . We wore him down . I made the fight a little harder for myself by staying on the ropes a little too long , but we got through it . That’s something that we can work on and improve in the gym . “I’m really a 168 pounder so that’s where we want to go next . If he wants the rematch , we’ll give it to him but we already beat him.” Escudero , who was riding a six-fight knockout streak entering the fight , was disappointed in both his performance and the judges’ interpretation of the fight . “No excuses . I didn’t do my job ,"ಅವರು ಹೇಳಿದರು. “I won the fight 100 ಶೇಕಡಾ, but no excuses from us . ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ. I never give up . It’s all part of the game . ನಾನು ಮರುಪಂದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಯಸುವ, 100 ಶೇಕಡಾ. " In the televised opener between two power punchers who had combined for 10 first-round KOs , undefeated knockout artist Amilcar Vidal , ಜೂನಿಯರ್. (10-0, 9 ಕಾಸ್) improved his knockout rate to 90 percent by dropping previously unbeaten Zach Prieto (9-1, 7 ಕಾಸ್) twice en route to another first-round stoppage . (Vidal KO : HTTPS://twitter.com/ShowtimeBoxing/status/1195550064225198081 ) The 23-year-old Vidal , from Montevideo , ಉರುಗ್ವೆ, floored El Paso’s Prieto with a flush left hand with 30 seconds left in the opening round . With Prieto hanging on , Vidal finished the job just before the bell sounded in the opening round , unleashing a flurry of punches capped by a hook to the side of the head that prompted the stoppage from referee Mark Nelson at 2:59. The blow closed out a fight in which Vidal led 22-14 in overall punches and 16-9 in power punches , including margins of 13-1 in overall punches and 10-1 in power punches in the final minute . “I won the fight in the gym ,” said Vidal , who was fighting in the United States for the first time . “The ring was easy tonight because of the work we did in the gym . I had a game plan and I executed it to perfection . I had a plan to use the left hook and I waited for the right moment to open up , and when I saw it I threw it perfectly.” Friday’s fights were promoted by Sampson Boxing in association with Paco Presents . The full telecast will replay on Monday , ನವೆಂಬರ್ 18 ನಲ್ಲಿ 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ANYTIME ® and SHOWTIME on DEMAND ® . Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins called the action from ringside with fellow Hall of Famer Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts . ಕಾರ್ಯಕಾರಿ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ ರಿಚರ್ಡ್ Gaughan ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸಿ ರಿಕ್ ಫಿಲಿಪ್ಸ್ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಿಸುವ ಗಾರ್ಡನ್ ಹಾಲ್. # # #
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