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. – March 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 mu waukulu mwamboSHOBOX: The New Generation as part of an action-packed tripleheader onNTHAWI YACHIWONETSERO Friday night at the Deadwood Mountain Grand in Deadwood, S.D.
(Full-fight highlights, pitaniPANO)
The timipeni, Mich., middleweight prospect Holmes (12-0, 5 Ko) 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. The ambiri anali 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 Ko).
(Holmes scores unanimous decision, pitaniPANO)
“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 peresenti ya mphamvu zake nkhonya. A total of 280 of the combined 323 total punches landed were power punches.
"Iye anali munthu wabwino usikuuno,” 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 masiku, 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.”
Mu Co-waukulu chochitika, heavy-hitting lightweightEdwin De Los Santos (14-1, 13 Ko) scored a devastating second-round knockout againstLuis Acosta (12-1, 11 Ko), who suffered the first loss of his career.Acosta became the 211TH fighter to have his undefeated streak snapped in the 21-year history of the prospect series.
(To watch the KO, pitaniPANO)
“One-hitter quitter for De Los Santos!"SHOBOX katswiriBrian Campbellsaid 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 announcerBarry Tompkins.
Dominican Republic’s De Los Santos landed 19 punches before scoring the fight-ending knockout in his secondSHOBOX appearance.
"Ndabweranso,” 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. This is a new beginning for me. 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.”
In the telecast opener, 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. The ambiri anali 40-36, ndipo 39-37 twice in the welterweight bout.
(Marquez scores unanimous decision, pitaniPANO)
“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, kale dziko ngwaziRaul Marquez, 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 peresenti ake okwana nkhonya (85 chifukwa 280) compared to Morales at 21 peresenti (42 kuti 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, durable guy, 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. Cacikulu, 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, Pa. “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, Marcus Browne, Terrell Gausha, Errol Spence Jr., Rau’Shee Warren and Gary Russell, Jr.
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. Hall ya FamerSteve Farhood was the unofficial scorer. Nthambi Yolamula mafilimu analiGordon Hall ndiRichard Gaughan kukonza ndiRick Phillips kutsogolera.
The event was promoted by Holden Productions. TheSHOBOX tripleheader will re-air on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME®.
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AboutSHOBOX: The New Generation
Kuchokera pomwe linayamba mu July 2001, ndi otsutsa lofunika Showtime nkhonya zino, SHOBOX: The New Generation wakhala nkhani achinyamata luso chikufanana ndinavutika. TheSHOBOX nzeru ndi televise zosangalatsa, khamu zokondweretsa ndi mpikisano machesi pamene kupereka kutsimikizira pansi wofunitsitsa chiyembekezo kuyesetsa kuthetsa dziko udindo. Ena mwa kukula mndandanda wa 86 omenyana amene anaonekera paSHOBOX ndi zipangizo kuti nkhokwe dziko maudindo zikuphatikizapo: Errol Spence Jr., Andre Ward, Deontay olandiridwa, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams and more.