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Pittsburgh, PA. (Feb. 21, 2015) - Sammy Vasquez abukisa abalandeli bakhe basemzini in Pittsburgh, ngokuwina a 10-round isinqumo eduze-shutout ngazwilinye (99-91 kabili, 100-90) phezu Emmanuel Lartey kwenzeka main of ShoBox: The New Generation ngolwesihlanu, Feb. 20 kusukela inxusa Energy Center.
Vasquez (18-0, 13 Kos) wangena iziqubu ukufuna kwakhe 10th Knockout alandelanayo ngokumelene Umphikisi ayengasokile angqongqoze phansi ngaphambi wayekade indandatho ezimbili US. Olympians. The military veteran wasn’t able to finish Lartey (17-3, 8 Kos, 1 NC), kodwa lokho kwaba nje into nje ukuthi ingahambi ngendlela yakhe in a ukusebenza baphenyisise umxhwele lapho wazithola esesifundazweni 50 Amaphesenti angu amandla akhe isibhamu.
Vasquez waqala kancane futhi ngakwazi ukuba pick isibhamu sakhe angaba ngu ekuseni, 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, kodwa waqhubeka futhi Vasquez behlisa ukukhiqizwa yakhe the final emahlandla lamabili futhi cruised to the ukunqoba.
"Ngangicabanga wayezomvusa phansi izikhathi ezimbalwa kodwa hung khona,” 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. Ngehluleka kuphakathi. "
Lartey baphonse impi yakhe yesithathu ku ithemba top emva isinqumo ukulahleka to Errol Spence Jr.futhi Felix Diaz.
"Sammy kuyinto fighter ezinzima,” Lartey said. “He’s really strong. Ngenza konke okusemandleni ami, kodwa kwaba kuyiphupho nje. "
Emva fight, ShoBox ummemezeli Steve Farhood yadiliza game plan Vasquez umxhwele.
"Sidlale kakhulu olawulwa futhi ezihlakaniphile by Vasquez, egijimayo njengoba angaba ngu bathuthuka, ikhonya zonke round futhi nokulawula isenzo ukuthi boxing, ukuhlasela noma pinning Lartey ngokumelene izindophi,” Farhood said. “He showed a lot and he deserves the reputation he has as being one of the top young American welterweights.”
Craig Baker akhishwe Humberto Savigne in a ecasukile emangalisa, beqeda owamenyezelwa zangaphambili amateur Cuban nge TKO iyinkulumo evelele-esondweni at 1:58 of the round yesibili.
Savigne (12-2, 9 Kos, 1 NC), owayenomthombo omkhulu size inzuzo futhi kwaba fighter ayehlome asithandayo, 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, ingwazi abanolwazi kuka 400 iziqubu amateur ngaphansi ibhande lakhe.
Baker (16-0, 12 Kos) lawela ezimbalwa isibhamu ehloniphekile zokuqala futhi waphuma bhe in the yesibili, 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, kodwa wawela izindophi futhi kwaba ngokucacile out on izinyawo zakhe, ukuphoqa unompempe ukuze angabaleki emncintiswaneni at 1:58.
"I ubuhlungu kuye round yokuqala futhi ngangibona ukuthi kwesilevu sakhe wayebuthakathaka, Ngangibona ukuthi ngangingakwazi aqedele kuye,” Baker said. “In the second, I nje unuka igazi futhi ngabona ukuthi ukuya emsebenzini, Kwadingeka ukuba aqedele kuye.
"Akekho wanginika ithuba ezazingena, 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.”
The Savigne oneminyaka engu-36 ubudala washaqeka ngokucacile ngemva kwempi.
"Wayeyindoda kangcono tonight,” 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.
"In the round yokuqala, Baker hit me on the side of the indlebe futhi ngalahlekelwa equilibrium. Ngangineminyaka benesiyezi ngokuphelele. He hurt me with that shot. Wayeyindoda engcono tonight. "
Claudio Marrero wawina a ubusa ngazwilinye isinqumo anqobe Orlando Rizo e iziqubu ukuvulwa telecast. Marrero (18-1, 13 Kos) alawula iziqubu kusukela ekuqaleni, kokungqongqoza Rizo (18-6, 11 Kos) phansi izikhathi ezine belibangise ukunqoba obukholisayo amaphuzu 78-71, 78-70, 80-68.
Marrero kwaba fighter nolaka nangokwengeziwe futhi ngempumelelo, kokwehla 43 Amaphesenti angu amandla punches futhi 39 Amaphesenti angu punches zakhe inani.
"Bengizama ukuyibamba wamisa isibhamu big ukuze mina ngikwazi ukuqeda ebusuku,” Marrero said. “It got away from me at times, kodwa kwaba ukulungiselela kahle for ukuthatha leso sinyathelo for a shot at isihloko emhlabeni.
“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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