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Pittsburgh, PA. (Feb. 21, 2015) - Sammy Vasquez muab tso rau hauv ib tug qhia tau rau nws hometown cov kiv cua nyob rau hauv Pittsburgh, winning ib tug nyob ze-shutout 10-round unanimous kev txiav txim siab (99-91 ob zaug, 100-90) tshaj Emmanuel Lartey nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam on Friday, Feb. 20 los ntawm nplij siab zog Center.
Vasquez (18-0, 13 Kos) nkag mus hauv lub sib ntau sib tw nrhiav nws 10th sib law liag knockout tawm tsam ib tug nrog sib ntaus uas twb tsis tau khob qhov rooj ua ntej thiab tau ua nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog ob tug US. Olympians. The military veteran wasn’t able to finish Lartey (17-3, 8 Kos, 1 NC), tab sis hais tias yog yog hais txog qhov tshaj plaws xwb uas tsis mus nws txoj kev nyob rau hauv ib tug meej impressive kev kawm nyob rau hauv uas nws tsaws 50 feem pua ntawm cov nws lub hwj chim txhaj tshuaj.
Vasquez pib qeeb thiab muaj peev xwm mus tos nws txhaj tshuaj nyob rau hauv thaum ntxov rounds, 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, tiam sis nws tseem thiab Vasquez tub ceevxwm nws lawm nyob rau hauv lub kawg ob rounds thiab cruised mus rau lub yeej.
"Kuv xav tias nws twb mus cia ib tug ob peb lub sij hawm tab sis nws dai nyob rau hauv muaj,"Vasquez hais tias. “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. Kuv ua tsis tau tog twg los. "
Lartey poob nws thib peb sib ntaus rau ib tug saum toj zeem muag tom qab kev txiav txim siab losses rau Errol Spence Jr.thiab Felix Diaz.
"Sammy yog ib tug nyuaj fighter,"Lartey hais tias. “He’s really strong. Kuv puas tau kuv zoo tshaj plaws, tab sis nws cia li dhau zoo. "
Tom qab kev sib ntaus, ShoBox announcer Steve Farhood tsoo down Vasquez lub impressive kev ua si txoj kev npaj.
"Nws yog ib tug heev tswj thiab ntse kev ua tau zoo los ntawm Vasquez, accelerating li cov rounds loj hlob, dominating txhua puag ncig thiab tswj qhov kev txiav txim seb puas boxing, zuj los yog pinning Lartey tiv thaiv cov ropes,” Farhood said. “He showed a lot and he deserves the reputation he has as being one of the top young American welterweights.”
Craig Baker khob qhov rooj tawm Humberto Savigne nyob rau hauv ib tug stunning chim, tag lub heralded qub Cuban pib xyaum ua nrog ib tug highlight-lus TKO ntawm 1:58 ntawm lub thib ob puag ncig.
Savigne (12-2, 9 Kos, 1 NC), uas muaj ib tug lossis loj loj kom zoo dua thiab yog tus ntau favored fighter, 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, ib tug qub tub rog nrog nyob 400 pib xyaum ua bouts nyob rau hauv nws txoj siv.
Neeg ua mov ci (16-0, 12 Kos) tsaws ib tug ob peb dlej txhaj tshuaj nyob rau hauv thawj thiab tuaj tawm blazing nyob rau hauv ob, 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, tab sis nws poob mus rau hauv lub ropes thiab yog kom meej meej tawm ntawm nws ob txhais taw, yuam lub referee mus rau halt lub contest rau hauv 1:58.
"Kuv raug mob nws nyob rau hauv thawj round thiab kuv yuav qhia rau hais tias nws lub puab tsaig yog tsis muaj zog, Kuv yuav qhia rau hais tias kuv yuav tas nws,"Neeg ua mov ci hais tias. “In the second, Kuv cia li hnov tsw ntshav thiab kuv paub tias kuv yuav mus ua hauj lwm, Kuv yuav tsum tau tas nws.
"Tsis muaj leej twg muab kuv ib lub caij nyoog mus nyob rau hauv, 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.”
Lub 36-xyoo-laus Savigne twb kom meej meej ceeb tom qab kev sib ntaus.
"Nws yog zoo dua txiv neej hmo no,"Savigne Hais. “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.
"Nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig, Neeg ua mov ci rau kuv nyob rau sab ntawm lub pob ntseg thiab kuv poob equilibrium. Kuv yog kiag li kiv taub hau. He hurt me with that shot. Nws yog tus zoo dua txiv neej hmo no. "
Claudio Marrero yeej ib dominating unanimous kev txiav txim siab kov yeej Orlando Rizo nyob rau hauv lub qhib kev nyuajsiab ntxhov plawv lub telecast. Marrero (18-1, 13 Kos) tswj lub sib ntau sib tw los ntawm cov nyuam, khob Rizo (18-6, 11 Kos) down plaub lub sij hawm en txoj kev mus rau ib tug pov yeej tua nkag 78-71, 78-70, 80-68.
Marrero yog tus ntau nruj thiab zoo fighter, tsaws 43 feem pua ntawm lub hwj chim punches thiab 39 feem pua ntawm nws tag nrho punches.
"Kuv twb sim teem lub loj txhaj tshuaj li ntawd kuv thiaj yuav xaus qhov tsaus ntuj,” Marrero said. “It got away from me at times, tab sis nws yog ib tug zoo npaj rau noj kauj ruam rau ib tug txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv ntawm ib lub ntiaj teb title.
“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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