Undefeated Prospect Michael Dutchover Knocks Out Rosekie Cristobal in First Round; Saul Sanchez KOs Brandon Benitez In Eighth Round of Telecast Opener
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کرونا, کالیفرنیا. - ممکن است 10, 2019 – Undefeated prospect Ruben Villa stayed true to his calm and consistent style, recording a unanimous decision over Luis Alberto Lopez in his first main-event appearance on ShoBox: نسل جدید Friday from Omega Products Events Center in Corona, کالیفرنیا.
کارت امتیازی داوران خوانده شده است 98-92, 97-93 و 96-94 in the featherweight bout, although all three ShoBox commentators had Villa winning each round except the 10هفتم گرد, giving the final round to Lopez (17-2, 8 کوس) in a fight that saw nearly 1,400 punches thrown.
“I give myself a ‘C’ grade,ویلا گفت, making his second consecutive ShoBox ظاهر. “He was a tough opponent and had a real awkward style and wasn’t really a boxer. It took me awhile to adjust to him and it was hard not to get frustrated.”
Taken the 10-round distance for the first time in his career, the 22-year-old Villa (16-0, 5 کوس) از سالیناس, کالیفرنیا., took the first two rounds to get used to the top-15 ranked contender Lopez’s awkward style before he began landing heavy body shots to dominate the third round.
In the seventh round, Villa out-jabbed Lopez and continued the onslaught of body punches in the ninth round, but was not able to get the knockout against the game Lopez.
“I agreed with the judges’ scorecards,” the two-time National Golden Gloves Amateur Champion Villa said. “I still got the unanimous decision win so I have no problem with that. I can take a whole lot from this fight tonight.”
Lopez was coming off an upset victory over Ray Ximenez in his U.S. debut in February but could not repeat the feat against the highly regarded Villa.
“I hit him with the better shots,"لوپز گفت. “I was consistently throwing and landing the power shots while he was just jabbing. من احساس خوب. It’s a complicated to fight a lefty, but I thought I landed the punches that scored.”
در همکاری ویژگی, undefeated 21-year-old rising prospect Michael Dutchover (13-0, 10 کوس) made quick work of late replacement Rosekie Cristobal (15-4, 11 کوس) فیلیپین, connecting on a right-left combination to Cristobal’s liver that sent him to both knees before being counted out by referee Zachary Young at 1:46 of the first round of a scheduled eight-round super lightweight contest.
در خود ShoBox اغاز کار, Dutchover of Santa Fe Springs, کالیفرنیا., by way of Midland, وابسته به تکزاس, recorded six body connects among his 11 landed power punches in the fight that lasted just 109 ثانیه.
“I have to be able to adjust,” said Dutchover, a runner-up at the 2016 National Golden Gloves and a bronze medalist in the 2016 مسابقات انتخابی المپیک. “I was given a tall lefty on short notice due to the original opponent dropping out. Part of being a professional is being able to adapt. It’s nothing I haven’t seen before. I’ve seen pretty much every style through the amateurs and now during sparring sessions as a pro.”
Dutchover added: “I was patient and waited for the open shots. He wasn’t covering up the body so that was my target. The plan from the beginning was to break him down. I’m just happy I was able to end it early and give the fans something to talk about.”
در جلسه افتتاحیه از tripleheader, undefeated bantamweight prospect Saul Sanchez (12-0, 7 کوس) recorded an eighth-round knockout against Brandon Benitez (14-2, 6 کوس) in an entertaining and all-action fight.
After an even first round, Sanchez and Benitez continued to trade shots over the first three rounds before Benitez’s legs began to betray him and he tired midway through the fourth, slowing the pace of the fight considerably. سانچز, of North Hollywood, کالیفرنیا., landed three huge punches that staggered Benitez as the fourth round came to a close, stoking the undefeated prospect with confidence as the fight reached progressed to the later rounds.
In the seventh round, Mexico’s Benitez suffered an injury over his right eye from a Sanchez punch, and referee Raul Caiz Jr. warned Benitez prior to the eight round to protect himself. At the start of the eighth round, a flush right hand by the 21-year-old Sanchez connected cleanly and Caiz Jr. stepped in and stopped the fight after just 18 ثانیه.
“I felt strong throughout the fight,سانچز گفت. “Benitez was tough so I had to be careful and aggressive at the same time. I know I hurt him a handful of times, but I know I can do better. My conditioning was great. I was ready to go the distance.”
Sanchez out-landed the 21-year-old Benitez 145-94 کلی و 123-78 in power connects while landing 42 percent of his power shots to Benitez’s 29 در صد.
“I was responding well in every round,” said Benitez from Queretaro, مکزیک. “I don’t know why the referee stopped it. I had a lot more left. I’m just disappointed I wasn’t allowed to finish the fight.”
Middleweight contender and 2018 champion of مدعی champion Brandon Adams was interviewed during Friday’s telecast to discuss his June 29 SHOWTIME قهرمانی بوکس® showdown with undefeated Jermall Charlo, which was announced earlier on Friday.
“I’m a new face,” Adams told Hall of Famer Steve Farhood. “I’m in the top 10. I’m in the discussion and I think that’s enough to shake everything up. The guy that comes out to nowhere is a great story for boxing.
“I hope I get the best Charlo because I’m bringing the best ‘Cannon.’ I’m very fan friendly and I definitely go for the kill. When I get in the ring I like to entertain myself. I’m very much looking forward to fighting Charlo. It’s going to be exciting.”
Friday’s fights were promoted by Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing. The full telecastwill replay on Monday, مه 12 در 10 p.m. ET / PT در SHOWTIME EXTREME و در دسترس در هر زمان SHOWTIME خواهد بود® و SHOWTIME در تقاضا®.
باری تامپکینز اقدام به همکاری با مورخ بوکس استیو فارستی و قهرمان سابق جهان رائول مارکز را به عنوان تحلیلگران خبره خواند. The executive producer was Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Chuck McKean directing.
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