Otar Eranosyan Impressive in Unanimous Decision Win Over Starling Castillo in Co-Feature; William Foster III Earns Split-Decision Against Edwin De Los Santos in Telecast Opener on SHOWTIME®
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Januar 8, 2022 - Luis „Der Twist“Nuñez sah beim zweiten Mal in Folge beeindruckend ausShoBox: Die neue Generation ausflug anmelden a 10th Runde technischer Knockout gegen ein SpielCarlos Arrieta im superfederleichten Main Event eines actiongeladenen Tripleheaders mit sechs ungeschlagenen Kämpfern aufSHOW TIME®Freitagabend im Caribe Royale Resort.
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Nuñez . aus der Dominikanischen Republik (16-0, 12 KOs) arbeitete den Körper die ganze Nacht effektiv gegen Puerto Ricos Arrieta (14-1, 8 KOs), Schließlich landete eine atemberaubende gerade rechte Hand, die Arrieta mitten in der letzten Runde betäubte. Nuñez, 22, dann erledigte Arrieta mit einer Flut von Schlägen, die schließlich zum Stillstand bei . führten 1:41 von der 10th Runde in einer Nacht, in der drei ungeschlagene Rekorde auf die Popularität fielenShoBox Prospektserie.
“The plan was to work the body and to break him down and that’s what we did,” Nunez said. “I saw the right hand was landing and I kept throwing it and trying to set him up for it and attacking until we got what we wanted in the final round. It was a great shot and great win for my career. It’s the way I wanted to close the fight.”
Arrieta’s loss was the 206th time inShoBoxs 21-year history that a fighter lost his undefeated record and the Nuñez-Arrieta matchup was the 144th ShoBox fight between undefeated fighters.
“I thought it was a quick stoppage,” Arrieta said. “I was a little stunned, but I could have continued. I didn’t want the fight to be stopped. He was a strong fighter, ein wahrer Krieger. He’s a very good fighter and was very effective with the right hand.”
Nuñez said he is ready to go back down to 126 pounds after contesting his first professional fight in the 130-pound super featherweight division. “I fought for most of my career at 122 so 126 is where I belong,"Er sagte. “I felt strong at this weight [Superfedergewicht] aber doch 126 is the weight for me.”
Er fügte hinzu: “I knew he was a tough fighter and I’m not surprised the fight went as it did. Er kam zu kämpfen, and we gave the fans a good fight.”
In der Ko-Funktion, Otar Eranosyan remained unbeaten with his second consecutiveShoBox victory as he dominatedStarling Castillo with a unanimous-decision victory in an eight-round lightweight affair. Die Noten waren 79-71 und 80-70 twice.(Eranosyan UD winHIER).
The former highly decorated Georgian amateur Eranosyan (11-0, 6 KOs), fighting out of Hollywood, Fla., dominated the bout, Scoring ein 10-7 first round with two knockdowns against the Dominican Republic’s Castillo (16-1, 12 KOs).
“We work on the left hook in training and when the opening presented itself I landed the left hook on the (erste) knockdown,” said Eranosyan, Kein Platz. 7 by the WBA at 130 Pfund, who fought six times in 2021. “It’s fine that he got up. This is pro boxing. Wir bilden für 12 Runde, 10 Runde, eight rounds, however long it takes we will be there.
“I feel great about my performance. This is why I train like I do and fight as hard as I do for nights like these.”
Mit dem Sieg, Eranosyan believes the time is now for him to face the blue-chippers around his weight class.
“I’m ready for all the champions. Bring them on,” Eranosyan said. “Shakur Stevenson, Oscar Valdez, Ich bin bereit für alle. I’m getting better and better each fight and I’m ready now to face the best. I know that with more performances like these, soon I will be champion of the world.”
The 26-year-old Castillo suffered a knockdown in the first round on a left hand by Eranosyan that startled Castillo but wasn’t a direct connect. Just seconds before the round ended, Castillo was sent to the canvas once again on a counter right hand giving Eranosyan a 10-7 round and commanding early-fight lead.(First-round highlightsHIER)
Eranosyan outlanded Castillo 153-102 in Gesamtschlägen. Of his 153 landed punches, 150 were power punches for Eranosyan.
The 28-year-old Eranosyan nicknamed “Pitbull” made hisShoBox debut in September and defeated the highly regarded Alejandro “Pork Chop” Guerrero via unanimous decision in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
In der Sendung Opener, William Foster III passed a difficult test, earning a hard-fought split decision againstEdwin de los Santos in einem Acht-Runde Superfedergewicht Kampf. Zwei Richter erzielten den Kampf 77-74 twice for Foster, with the third judge scoring it 77-74 in favor of De Los Santos.(Foster’s split-decision winHIER)
Fördern (14-0, 9 KOs) of West Haven, Conn., overcame a slow start but was the busier fighter, outthrowing De Los Santos 468-421. Kämpfe in seinem US-. Debüt, the power-punching De Los Santos (13-1, 12 KOs) Santo Domingo, Dominikanische Republik, had an eventful fourth round, suffering a cut above his left eye, which seemed to slow him over the final four rounds. It was the first time the Dominican suffered a cut in his professional career. De Los Santos also had a point taken away in the fourth for holding. Fatigue was also a factor as De Los Santos had never been past the sixth round in his young career and seemed to run out of gas as the fight wore on.
“I was pressuring him the whole time and I knew he was slowing down and eventually I would get to him,” said Foster, who kept moving forward as the fight progressed and dictated and landed the more powerful punches. “I thought it was the right decision because I was landing more shots as the fight went on.”
The 28-year-old Foster – the younger brother of 20-0 professional light heavyweight prospect Charles Foster – was surprised with how fast De Los Santos started. “I knew I had to stay calm, and I adapted and my experience allowed me to adjust to what was happening,“ sagte Foster. „Er war nicht verheerend, und die Schläge haben mir nie weh getan. Ich wusste, dass er langsamer werden würde und wenn er es tat, Ich fing an, meine Schläge zu landen und hatte Erfolg mit meinem Druck.“
Zum Punktabzug im vierten, De Los Santos war mit der Entscheidung des Schiedsrichters nicht einverstanden. „Ich dachte, der Punkt hätte nicht abgezogen werden sollen,”Sagte De Los Santos, der in seinen letzten sieben Kämpfen Ausfälle erzielt hatte. „Ich dachte, ich hätte zuerst gewarnt werden sollen.
„Ich dachte, es wäre ein enger Kampf, Aber ich dachte, ich hätte genug getan, um den Sieg zu erringen. Ich habe die ganze Zeit die härteren Schüsse gelandet und er hat mir nie wehgetan.“
De Los Santos . hinzugefügt: „Er war ein bisschen unbeholfen und er kam mit etwas mehr, als wir dachten, aber ich dachte immer noch, ich hätte gewonnen. He was aggressive and maybe I slowed down a little as the fight went on, but I still thought I was landing. This is a setback but I’ll learn from this and come back better.”
International Boxing Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins called the action from ringside alongside former world champion Raul Marquez and renowned combat sports expert Brian Campbell serving as expert analysts. Hall of Famer Steve Farhood was the unofficial scorer. Ausführender Produzent war Gordon Hall, Rich Gaughan produzierte und Rick Phillips führte Regie.
The event was promoted by Sampson Boxing. DieShoBox tripleheader wird am Montag um erneut ausgestrahlt 11 p.m. ET / PT auf Showtime EXTREME®.
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