Joe George Wins Controversial Split-Decision Over Marcos Escudero ; Amilcar Vidal , Малодшы. Stops Zach Prieto In First Round Злавіць Replay панядзелак, Лістапада 18 На 10 p.m. ET / PT На SHOWTIME EXTREME® Націсніце ВОТ Для фатаграфій; Credit Dave Mandel/SHOWTIME SLOAN , Iowa – November 15, 2019 - 2016 Argentinian Olympian and welterweight prospect Alberto Palmetta put a late exclamation point on an impressive display , scoring a final-round TKO of undefeated Mexican prospect Erik Vega in the main event of ShoBox: Новае пакаленне Friday night from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan , Аёва. Palmetta (13-1, 9 КО), who came out of the amateur ranks billed as one of the top prospects in Argentina’s boxing history , broke open a close fight by producing a massive rally that stunned Vega (16-1, 9 КО) and ultimately led to referee Mark Nelson intervening at the 1:03 mark of the 10й і фінал. Entering that round , Palmetta was leading 87-84 on two of the judges’ scorecards and 86-85 on the other . (Palmetta KO : HTTPS://twitter.com/ShowtimeBoxing/status/1195578842091532288 ) Capping off his display in stylish fashion , the 29-year-old southpaw Palmetta led 30-3 in overall punches and 28-1 in power punches in the tenth , increasing his final leads to 170-157 у агульных пуансонам прызямліліся і 148-24 in power punches landed . “I knew we were up on the scorecards ,” said Palmetta . “We didn’t need the knockout , but we wanted it . I had him hurt a couple times in the fight but I didn’t follow up . У 10й , I had him out on his feet . It was a good stoppage . He was done.” “We don’t make excuses ,” said the 24-year-old Vega after his first career professional loss . “I believe the referee was right in stopping the fight . I think I need to practice more and I needed to throw more combinations . This was a great learning experience . We’ll go back to the drawing board and come back stronger.” In an entertaining and crowd-pleasing co-featured bout , Houston’s Joe George (10-0, 6 КО) won a controversial split decision over the much busier Marcos Escudero (10-1, 9 КО). Суддзі забіў бой 97-94 (Джордж), 97-93 (Джордж) і 96-94 (Escudero). Argentina’s Escudero began the fight with a bang as his 135 total punches thrown was tied for the seventh most ever recorded by CompuBox in a light heavyweight fight . He kept his blistering pace up throughout the entirety of the fight , кіданне 106 punches in the final round and 911 Усяго удараў, but the judges were more impressed by George’s heavier punching and superior accuracy . George stunned Escudero in the ninth round and was accurate on 34 адсоткаў яго агульнага аб'ёму удараў, у параўнанні з толькі 19 percent for Escudero . The total numbers landed were close , as Escudero landed 177 total punches while George landed 161. SHOWTIME’s Hall of Famer analysts Barry Tompkins and Steve Farhood , along with former world champion Raul Marquez , all had Escudero winning the fight comfortably on their scorecards . “I’m not surprised at all by the decision ,” said George , who is co-managed by seven-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Trent Williams . “I knew he was a front runner . I knew he was going to get tired . We wore him down . I made the fight a little harder for myself by staying on the ropes a little too long , but we got through it . That’s something that we can work on and improve in the gym . “I’m really a 168 pounder so that’s where we want to go next . If he wants the rematch , we’ll give it to him but we already beat him.” Escudero, who was riding a six-fight knockout streak entering the fight , was disappointed in both his performance and the judges’ interpretation of the fight . “No excuses . I didn’t do my job ,"Ён сказаў. “I won the fight 100 працэнтаў, but no excuses from us . Гэта бокс. I never give up . It’s all part of the game . Я хачу матч-рэванш, 100 працэнтаў ". In the televised opener between two power punchers who had combined for 10 first-round KOs , undefeated knockout artist Amilcar Vidal , Малодшы. (10-0, 9 КО) improved his knockout rate to 90 percent by dropping previously unbeaten Zach Prieto (9-1, 7 КО) twice en route to another first-round stoppage . (Vidal KO : HTTPS://twitter.com/ShowtimeBoxing/status/1195550064225198081 ) The 23-year-old Vidal , from Montevideo , Уругвай, floored El Paso’s Prieto with a flush left hand with 30 seconds left in the opening round . With Prieto hanging on , Vidal finished the job just before the bell sounded in the opening round , unleashing a flurry of punches capped by a hook to the side of the head that prompted the stoppage from referee Mark Nelson at 2:59. The blow closed out a fight in which Vidal led 22-14 in overall punches and 16-9 у сілавых пуансона, including margins of 13-1 in overall punches and 10-1 in power punches in the final minute . “I won the fight in the gym ,” said Vidal , who was fighting in the United States for the first time . “The ring was easy tonight because of the work we did in the gym . I had a game plan and I executed it to perfection . I had a plan to use the left hook and I waited for the right moment to open up , and when I saw it I threw it perfectly.” Friday’s fights were promoted by Sampson Boxing in association with Paco Presents . Поўны тэлеперадача будзе прайграны ў панядзелак, Лістапада 18 на 10 p.m. ET / PT на SHOWTIME EXTREME і будзе даступны на SHOWTIME ЛЮБОЕ ЧАС® і SHOWTIME на попыт® . Зала Славы Бары Томпкинс называецца дзеянняў з боку рынга з субрата зала Славы Стыў Farhood і экс-чэмпіёна свету Рауля Маркеса, якая выступае ў якасці экспертаў-аналітыкаў. 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