Edwin De Los Santos Scores Devastating Second-Round Knockout Over Former Unbeaten Luis Acosta; Giovanni Marquez Shines in his Pro Debut in Telecast Opener on SHOWTIME®
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DEADWOOD, S.D. - يمشي 11, 2022 - Ardreal “Bossman” Holmesfought through injury and survived a tough test in his return to the ring for the first time in 28 months scoring a unanimous 10-round decision overVernon “Sub Zero” Brown في الحدث الرئيسي لSHOBOX: الجيل الجديد as part of an action-packed tripleheader onموعد العرض Friday night at the Deadwood Mountain Grand in Deadwood, S.D.
(Full-fight highlights, انقرهنا)
الصوان, ولاية ميشيغان., middleweight prospect Holmes (12-0, 5 كوس) remained undefeated fighting past the eighth round for the first time in his career even while hurting his left hand sometime in the second round during a flurry of punches. وكانت عشرات 98-92, 97-93, 96-94 as Holmes seemed to get his second wind as the fight progressed over Chicago’s Brown (13-2, 9 كوس).
(Holmes scores unanimous decision, انقرهنا)
“I was reborn tonight,” Holmes said. “This performance showed that I still have it in me. I hurt my left hand in the second round. I couldn’t punch how I wanted to. I was in a bunch of pain but I pulled through. Thinking about my family pushed me through the pain.”
The 27-year-old southpaw Holmes had a 194-129 edge in total punches while landing more than 40 في المئة من اللكمات سلطته. ما مجموعه 280 of the combined 323 total punches landed were power punches.
"وكان أفضل رجل الليلة,” Brown said. “I give it up to him. He studied me. He knew the punches I was going to throw. His corner kept yelling, ‘Watch the right hook.’ He did knock the wind out of me a couple times with body shots. I had to take a second to recover. In the last round, he was catching me with head shots.
“I need to work on my left hand. I need to be like Manny Pacquiao and work on my left hand because guys know I have power in my right hook. But I’m going down to 147. That’s my true weight.”
Holmes said no matter how much Brown hurt him, he was going to push through the pain. “I was rusty. I believe I need another fight to get the rust off. My timing wasn’t there. I’ve been off for like 800 أيام, but this fight showed that I have a lot of heart. I want Paul Kroll next. He was talking a lot of junk against me. We have a history in the amateurs. He’s who I want.”
في حال شارك في الرئيسية, heavy-hitting lightweightEdwin De Los Santos (14-1, 13 كوس) scored a devastating second-round knockout againstLuis Acosta (12-1, 11 كوس), who suffered the first loss of his career.Acosta became the 211عشر fighter to have his undefeated streak snapped in the 21-year history of the prospect series.
(To watch the KO, انقرهنا)
“One-hitter quitter for De Los Santos!"SHOBOX المحللبراين كامبلsaid of De Los Santos’ clean left cross that sent Acosta to the canvas as referee Mark Nelson signaled the end of the fight at 48 seconds in the second round.
“It was a left hand that was just a thing of beauty,” said International Boxing Hall of Famer andSHOBOXblow-by-blow announcerباري تومبكينس.
Dominican Republic’s De Los Santos landed 19 punches before scoring the fight-ending knockout in his secondSHOBOX appearance.
"لقد عدت,” said De Los Santos, who suffered a loss in his first SHOBOX appearance in January to William Foster III. “Everyone was counting me out after the last fight. They thought I was done after the loss to Foster. But I’m back. This is the kind of statement that I should have made last time. وهذا هو بداية جديدة بالنسبة لي. I thought I was going to catch him later in the fight but the opening came early with the straight left. My preparation was just better this time, I was just more focused and better prepared and this was the result. I’m ready for anyone.”
في افتتاح بالتليفزيون, highly regarded prospectGiovanni Márquez (1-0) became the seventh fighter in the history ofSHOBOXto make his professional debut on the series, extending the streak to 7-0 in those bouts as Marquez scored a four-round unanimous decision over a gameNelson Morales. وكانت عشرات 40-36, و 39-37 twice in the welterweight bout.
(Marquez scores unanimous decision, انقرهنا)
“I felt great,” said Marquez. “I hurt my left hand in the second round on a jab. I think I would have been able to stop him if I hadn’t hurt my hand.”
With his father and trainer, بطل العالم السابقراؤول ماركيز, barking instructions from his corner, Houston’s Márquez – the 2021 national Golden Gloves 152-pound champion – dominated the welterweight affair, displaying his offensive skills and using his jab and uppercut effectively as the quicker and busier fighter. Marquez landed 30 في المئة من إجمالي له اللكمات (85 إلى 280) compared to Morales at 21 في المئة (42 إلى 201).
“All the attention, it’s really not normal for a 21-year-old,” said the elder Marquez, as he joined Tompkins and Campbell in the booth before the main event. “He handled all the pressure. I’m really proud of my son. I’m very satisfied.”
Added Giovanni: “It was a great experience. He was a tough, رجل دائم, but I feel like I handled everything, the cameras, all the attention pretty well. I started a little slow but after the first round I settled down and fought my fight. I felt fine without the headgear. We kept bumping heads, but he never hurt me. There was a lot of pressure on me, and I was a little nervous in the leadup to the fight, but once I got into the fight I relaxed and I felt comfortable. شامل, it was a great experience.”
Following a competitive first round, the 21-year-old Marquez dominated the second round, his confidence surging with every second that passed against the Dominican-born Morlaes.
“I think I did OK,” said the 30-year-old Dominican Republic-born Morales (2-1) now living in Scranton, السلطة الفلسطينية. “My strategy was to go in and box. He cut the ring off and applied good pressure. I can’t say too much because it wasn’t the best of me. He was OK. I’ll be back.”
The six other fighters’ victorious in theirSHOBOX pro debut include Dominic Breazeale, ماركوس براون, تيريل Gausha, ايرول سبنس الابن, Rau’Shee Warren and Gary Russell, الابن.
International Boxing Hall of Famer Tompkins called the action from ringside alongside former world champion Marquez and renowned combat sports authority Campbell serving as expert analysts. قاعة فمرستيف فرهود was the unofficial scorer. وكان المنتج المنفذجوردون قاعة معريتشارد Gaughan إنتاج وريك فيليبس توجيه.
The event was promoted by Holden Productions. الSHOBOX tripleheader will re-air on Tuesday at 10 عصرا. ET / PT على شوتايم EXTREME®.
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حولSHOBOX: الجيل الجديد
منذ إنشائها في يوليو 2001, والانتقادات اللاذعة شوتايم سلسلة الملاكمة, SHOBOX: الجيل الجديد وظهرت المواهب الشابة مطابقة صعبة. الSHOBOX الفلسفة هي البث التلفزيوني مثيرة, تحديد الحشود ارضاء ومباريات تنافسية في الوقت الذي توفر لإثبات أن احتمالات مستعدة للقتال من أجل لقب العالم. بعض من قائمة متزايدة من 86 المقاتلين الذين ظهرت علىSHOBOX ومتقدمة لكسب لقبا عالميا يشمل: ايرول سبنس الابن, اندريه وارد, ديونتاري وايلدر, إيريسلاندي لارا, شون بورتر, جاري راسل الابن, لامونت بيترسون, غييرمو ريغونديوكس, نونيتو دوناير, ديفون الكسندر, كارل Froch, روبرت غيريرو, تيموثي برادلي, جيسي فارغاس, خوان مانويل لوبيز, تشاد داوسون, ريكي هاتون, كيلي بافليك, بول وليامز وأكثر من ذلك.
