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PITTSBURGH, PA. (Februar. 21, 2015) - Sammy Vasquez staviti na show za svoj rodni grad fanove u Pittsburgh, osvojivši skoro 10 utakmica odigrana bez golova-round jednoglasnom odlukom (99-91 dvaput, 100-90) više Emmanuel Lartey u glavnom slučaju ShoBox: The New Generation u petak, Februar. 20 iz CONSUL Energy Center.
Vasquez (18-0, 13 KOs) ušao u bout traženja njegovog 10th uzastopnih nokaut protiv protivnika koji nije bio oboren prije i bio u ringu sa dva US. Olimpijci. The military veteran wasn’t able to finish Lartey (17-3, 8 KOs, 1 NC), ali to je bio samo o jedina stvar koja se nisu odlučili svoj put u potpunosti impresivne performanse u kojoj se spustio 50 posto njegove moći snimaka.
Vasquez je počeo spor i bio u mogućnosti da pokupi svoju snimke u ranim rundi, but he accelerated the tempo in the second half of the fight as Lartey appeared to slow down. The hometown favorite did his best work with Lartey against the ropes and landed at will in the middle rounds. Lartey seemed like he was ready to quit on his stool after the eighth, ali on je nastavio i Vasquez usporio njegova proizvodnja u posljednja dva kola i krstarili do pobjede.
"Mislio sam da će se nekoliko puta, ali on je visio tamo,” Vasquez said. “The jab was going well, but I made a couple of mistakes because I started feeling comfortable. I knew he was hurt after the eighth and my corner told me to step off the gas a little bit and pick my punches more instead of just storming him.
“I thought he was going to quit a couple times on his stool. He’s a tough guy – no one could knock him out. Nisam mogao ni ja. "
Lartey pao treći borbi za vrh izgledi nakon odluke gubitke Errol Spence Jr.i Felix Diaz.
"Sammy je teška borac,” Lartey said. “He’s really strong. Učinio sam sve, ali on je bio dovoljno dobar. "
Nakon borbe, ShoBox spiker Steve Farhood pokvario impresivni plan igre Vasquez.
"To je bio vrlo kontrolom i inteligentan nastup Vasquez, ubrzava kao rundi napredovala, dominira svakom krugu i dominirao li boksu, napada ili prikačuju Lartey protiv užad,” Farhood said. “He showed a lot and he deserves the reputation he has as being one of the top young American welterweights.”
Craig Baker nokautirao Humberto Savigne u zapanjujući uznemireni, završio je najavila bivši kubanski amater sa vrhunac-reel TKO u 1:58 drugog kruga.
Savigne (12-2, 9 KOs, 1 NC), koji je imao ogromnu prednost veličine i bio je jako omiljeni borca, landed a series of right hands in the first and looked like he could make it a quick night against the undefeated-yet-untested Baker. But the Texan fought like an opponent who had nothing to lose against Savigne, iskusni veteran sa preko 400 amaterski napade pod njegovim pojas.
Pekar (16-0, 12 KOs) spustio nekoliko pristojan hitaca u prvom i izašla sijale u drugoj, throwing a high volume of punches with Savigne against the ropes. Fighting in a small ring, Savigne had nowhere to go and continually ate shots on a suspect chin before falling face forward to the canvas. Savigne got up, ali je pao u konopci i je pokazao da na nogama, zbog čega je sudija da zaustavi natječaju u 1:58.
"Boli sam ga u prvom krugu i ja mogao reći da je njegova brada bila slaba, Mogao bih reći da sam mogao da ga završiti,” Baker said. “In the second, Samo namirisao krv i znao sam da moram ići na posao, Morao sam da ga završi.
"Niko mi je dao priliku ide u, but I was the undefeated fighter and he wasn’t. I worked too hard to come here and lose. I just have to keep working. You haven’t seen the last of me – this is a life changing moment.”
U 36-godišnji Savigne je jasno šokiran nakon borbe.
"On je bio bolji čovjek večeras,” Savigne said. “I wasn’t expecting him to be as tough as he was. I made a huge mistake in taking him lightly. This is something that I’ll learn from. Now I’ll go back to the drawing board. I’ll go back to the gym – I’ll keep working hard and I’ll be back.
"U prvom kolu, Baker me je udario na strani uha i izgubio ravnotežu. Bio sam potpuno vrtoglavicu. He hurt me with that shot. On je bio bolji čovjek večeras. "
Claudio Marrero osvojio je dominirao jednoglasnom odlukom pobjede nad Orlando Rizo u otvaranju nastup na TV prijenos. Marrero (18-1, 13 KOs) kontrolisala bout od samog početka, kucanja Rizo (18-6, 11 KOs) down četiri puta na putu do uvjerljive pobjede postigao 78-71, 78-70, 80-68.
Marrero je bio agresivniji i efikasan borac, slijetanje 43 posto snage udaraca i 39 posto svog ukupnog punches.
"Pokušavao sam da se uspostavi velike snimke pa sam mogao završiti u noći,” Marrero said. “It got away from me at times, ali to je bila dobra priprema za polaganje taj korak za udarac na svijetu titulu.
“I’m not disappointed I didn’t knock him out. I underestimated his tenacity to get back up and stay in the fight and I need to work on my discipline so that doesn’t happen again. I feel that I’m ready for a shot at a title whenever I get an opportunity.”
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