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Unbeaten Ronald Ellis and Jerry Odom Box to Majority Draw,
O’Shaquie Foster Scores TKO Over Previously Undefeated Lavisas Williams, Christopher Brooker and John Magda Fight to Controversial Split Draw
Catch Replay Monday, Feb. 22, ntawm 10:30 p.m. THIAB/PT rau Sho huab®
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Atlantic NROOG (Feb. 20, 2016) - Adas "Butter" Lopez (15-0, 7 Kos), ntawm San Antonio, Texas, remained unbeaten and took another step toward becoming a full-fledged contender by winning a hard-fought unanimous 10-round decision over previously undefeated Mario “Yayo” Muñoz (16-1-1, 10 Kos), ntawm Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, nyob rau hauv Friday tusntsiab kev tshwm sim rau ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam nyob rau SHOWTIMElos ntawm cov Adrian Phillips Ballroom in Historic Boardwalk Hall.
“Lopez punched harder and controlled the tempo," ShoBox cov kws muaj txuj analyst Steve Farhood hais tias. “He overcame the problem with his right eye and now he’s 3-0 with three undefeated fighters on ShoBox, so he’s indeed a prospect to watch.”
The highly regarded Lopez, making his third ShoBox appearance and main event debut, survived a nasty cut over his right eye to win by the scores of 98-92 ob zaug thiab 97-93. There were no knockdowns.
“This was my toughest fight as a pro and I think I proved a lot,'' Hais tias Lopez, who entered the ring as the WBA No. 8 contender at 122 phaus. “I showed I could fight through a lot of adversity. The cut in my eye was definitely a factor for my performance in a couple of rounds, but I put the pedal to the medal and got through it. I landed the more telling shots.
“This is the kind of fight I can learn from. Fighting through the cut and all the head butts, and still persevering. These are the kinds of fights that make fighters better. You don’t learn a thing by blowing guys out.
“Muñoz was a good fighter and landed some tight shots on me, but I was definitely the better fighter and there was no question I would get the decision. I thought I might stop him in the eighth or ninth, but it didn’t happen.’’
There was little known about Muñoz going into Friday, but the mystery man from Mexico who was making his United States debut and first start outside of Mexico performed well and showed solid skills and ability.
“I’m very disappointed in the decision,’’ Muñoz said. “I’m a better fighter than he is. I landed more combinations. My face is unmarked, look at his. He hurt me more from his low blows and head butts than he did with his punches. I’d love to fight him again.’’
With the defeat, Muñoz became the 142nd boxer on ShoBox to suffer his first defeat. Two fights earlier, Lavisas “Red Williams (8-1-1, 3 Kos), ntawm Rochester, N.Y., tau los ua tus 141st ShoBox boxer to suffer his initial setback when he lost by seventh round TKO to O'Shaquie "Ice Dej" Foster (10-1, 7 Kos), txiv kab ntxwv, Texas.
Foster, ib tug qub pib xyaum ua standout, rebounded from a poor outing in hisShoBox Debut mus rau npe rau xya-puag ncig tko hla Williams. Foster tshem tawm cov outclassed Southpaw plaub zaug. Tom qab qhov kawg knockdown nyob rau hauv xya, Kev sib ntaus tau nres ntawm 52 vib nas this mus rau hauv lub round.
Hauv co-feature ntawm a ShoBox quadrupleheader, undefeated super middleweight Ronald "Flatline" Ellis (12-0-1, 10 Kos), ntawm Lynn, Loj., thiab Washington D.C.'s Jerry "The King tus Tub" Odom (13-2-1, 12 Kos) tawm tsam rau ib qho nyuaj-tau tiv thaiv yim-puag ncig. Ib tug kaw, Kev sib tw sib tw thoob plaws tau qhab nia 78-74 Rau Ellis thiab 76-76 apiece.
Nyob rau hauv lub qhib kev sib ntaus ntawm cov telecast, John "Madman" Magda (11-0-1, 7 Kos), ntawm Rutherford, N.Y., thiab Philadelphia's Christopher "dej khov txias" Brooker (7-1-1, 5 Kos) tawm tsam rau qhov kev sib cav yim-round phlit kos duab hauv lub super nyuaj matchup uas feem ntau felt brooker yeej. At the finish, ib tug kws txiav txim plaub muaj nws rau Magda (77-74), ib tug muaj nws rau brooker (78-74) thiab ib tug muaj nws txawm nyob ntawm 76-txhua.
"Kuv xav tias yog kev txiav txim siab txaus ntshai,'' Farhood hais tias. "Cov kws txiav txim plaub tau hla qhov chaw. Kuv xav tias Brooker tau ua txaus los yeej. Nws yog tus sib zog hnyav dua thiab tsaws qhov loj dua punches. Kuv xav tsis thoob los ntawm qhov tshwm sim uas nws yog ib tug kos.”
Ellis, ib tsib xyoos-pro uas ua rau nws sab tes xis nyob rau thaum xaus ntawm tus thib peb, tau txaus siab nrog nws cov kev ua tau zoo tag nrho, tsis ntau npaum li cas.
"Kuv xav tias kuv tau ua txoj haujlwm zoo hmo no,'' Hais tias Ellis, Tus tij laug ntawm welterweight tej zaum kev cia siab Rashidi Ellis uas yuav yeej plaub ncaj los ntawm knockout, suav nrog tus thib ob-round tko Jas pheps Hauv nws lub xeem pib kawg Aug. 29. "Kuv pib muaj zog thiab kuv pom tias kuv muaj nyob ntawm no, Hauv ib lub tebchaws hauv TV. Kuv zoo siab nrog qhov kuv tau ua.
"Kuv pom hmo no uas kuv tuaj yeem counter tus neeg tua neeg tsis khoom. Kuv tuaj yeem nqa punch. Kuv kuj tseem tuaj yeem ua lub thawv-puncher. Odom sim ua nws yam thaum pib, Tab sis nws cia li ua tsis tau nrog kuv. I followed my trainer’s advice. I punched, I stood back. I used my left hook. I think I really hurt him a couple times.
“I won that fight. I’m sure. Thaum xub thawj, I banged with him and then I showed my boxing. It was easy in there, I won that fight. Nws yeej tsis ua rau kuv mob. I’ll be back. You will be seeing a lot of me in the future.”
Odom, ib sab saum toj pib xyaum ua thiab 2012 Teb chaws Golden hnab looj tes zus ntawm 178 pounds who was looking to turn it around after losing two of his last three, was content with the decision although he felt he’d won his first fight in seven months.
“I can’t be disappointed with the decision because I fought my heart out.’’ Odom said. “I know I hurt him. He hurt me a bit in the second, but I got back on my feet and I kept on going.
“I feel I pulled it out in the last rounds. I worked the body, Kuv xav tias kuv tau ua qee yam kev puas tsuaj. Ellis ntsia mob.
"Kuv txhais tau tias tsis muaj kev saib tsis taus, Tab sis kuv xav tias kuv twv yuav raug hu tau txaus kom yeej, Tab sis cov kws txiav txim plaub pom nws txawv. "
Hais tias kev deb: "Ellis-Odom yog kev sib ntaus sib txawv. Lub sijhawm nws yog brawl, thiab lub sijhawm nws yog qhov sib tw boxing. Thaum lub sij hawm, ib lub sib ntaus sib tua tuaj rau pem hauv ntej thiab nyob rau hauv lub sij hawm lwm fiver tuaj rau pem hauv ntej. Kuv xav tias odom tau txaus hauv ob peb puag ncig ua rau khaws cia ib qho kos thiab nws hloov tawm tias yog cov kws txiav txim plaub, ib tug kos. Yog li ntawd, Kuv xav tias cov kws txiav txim plaub tau txais nws txoj cai ntawm kev sib ntaus ntawd. "
Niam qhuav txiv ntseej williams hauv ob, thib peb, plaub thiab thib xya. Peb ntawm knockdown tau tshwm sim los ntawm lub laub, Tab sis Williams 'looj hnab looj tes kov cov canvas txhua zaus kom lawv mus rau hauv cov phau ntawv li knockdowns.
"Kuv xav tias nws yog tus muaj yeej rau kev txhawb nqa, vim nws saib phem heev thaum nws tawm tsam ShoBox Lub sijhawm kawg nyob sab nraum zoov hauv Las Vegas,'' Farhood hais tias. "Thiab cov hom no nws tau qhia cov txuj ci zoo uas ua rau nws ua tus neeg ua haujlwm zoo. Nws tau qhia hom kev txawj uas yuav ua rau nws muaj cai lij choj raws li ib tug pro. Nws yog tus yeej heev rau nws. Nws tsom nrawm. Nws pom nws lub zog, nws lub peev xwm lub peev xwm thiab nws tau qhab nia plaub knockdowns, Thiab koj tsis tuaj yeem thov kom zoo dua li ntawd. "
"Qhov no yog ib qho kev pab ntau heev rau kuv,'Cov menyuam ntsuag. "Kuv xav tias zoo. Kuv xav tias tib neeg pom ib qho pom kev ntawm tus neeg sib ntaus sib tua uas kuv tuaj yeem ua tau hmo no. Uas tsis yog kuv nyob rau hauv kuv thawj zaug ShoBox sib ntaus. Kuv tsis paub yog tias kuv froze nyob rau hauv lub teeb lossis yog kuv ploj vim yog huab cua txias sab nraud, tab sis kuv tsis yog ze li ntseeg txog qhov kev sib ntaus uas kuv tau hmo no thiab nws cuam tshuam kuv kev ua tau zoo.
"Kuv muaj ib qho kev kawm zoo kawg li, Kuv lub chaw pw zoo tshaj plaws, uas ua si ib feem loj hauv kuv txoj kev ntseeg siab hmo no. Kuv ua Vajtswv tsaug rau kev sib ntaus sib tua rau hauv TV ntxiv thiab kuv twb nrhiav rau tom ntej rau lwm zaus. ''
Yav tas los undefeed williams lees txim nws tsis muaj peev xwm rau nws lub suab sib dhos. "Rau qee qhov laj thawj, Kuv tsuas yog tsis tau xoob. Kuv tau mob khaub thuas, Tab sis kuv yuav tsis nqa ib yam dab tsi ntawm cov neeg tu. Nws khob kuv, Tab sis kuv yeej xav tias nws tau thawb kuv feem ntau ntawm cov sijhawm ntawd.
"Kuv kawm ib yam dab tsi hmo no. Kuv tsis tuaj yeem ua qhov kuv tau ua. Kuv tsis tuaj yeem tos kuv tus nrog sib ntaus. Kuv yuav tsum tau tawm tsam ua ntej. Kuv yuav rov qab los. "
There were no knockdowns in the Brooker-Magda battle. One judge scored it for southpaw and local favorite going in, Magda 77-74, one had it 78-74 for Brooker and one had it 76-76 even.
After a few rounds of solid back-and-forth exchanges, Brooker seemed to dominate in the eyes of everyone but the judges. Lub ShoBoxannouncers had Brooker a close but clear winner and the fans booed the decision. According to SHO STATS, Brooked outpunched and outlanded Magda by a significant margin. Brooker landed 152 ntawm 481 punches (32 feem pua) while Magda connected on 78 f 268 (29 feem pua).
Brooker was visibly upset with the verdict.
“I don’t train eight hours a day, seven days a week to get this kind of decision. That was not a draw, I clearly won the fight,'' Nws hais tias. “I don’t want to take away from Magda. He’s strong fighter and he countered well, Tab sis kuv pom txhua tus neeg ua haujlwm nyuaj ntaus cov txuj ci ib hnub.
"Kuv yeej kev sib ntaus no. Kuv yog tus tsim txom. Kuv cuam ib co punch loj. Kuv txoj cai yog tus yuam sij. Thaum pib Magda tau nrawm, Tab sis kuv muab kuv lub punches thiab kuv paub tias kuv tau ua txaus kom yeej kev sib ntaus. ''
"Kuv xav ok, Tab sis qhov no yog kev sib ntaus nyuaj,"Said Magda. "Nws nyob ntawm kuv thiab nias rau pem hauv ntej, uas peb paub tias nws yuav. Tab sis nws muaj zog tshaj qhov kuv xav. Kuv yuav tau saib daim kab xev dua, Tab sis kuv xav tias kuv tsaws cov punches zoo dua. ''
Lub ShoBox quadrupleheader yuav rov-cua lim tiam no raws li nram no:
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Monday, Feb. 22, 10:30 p.m. THIAB/Pt showtime huab®
Friday tus Plaub-sib ntaus xov tooj yuav muaj nyob ntawm shoudtime ntawm kev thov pib hnub no, Saturday, Feb. 20.
Barry Tompkins hu ua lub ShoBox txiav txim los ntawm ringside nrog Farhood thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no yeej Raul Marquez pab raws li cov kws muaj txuj tshuaj ntsuam. Cov thawj tsim yog Gordon Hall nrog Richard Gaughanua thiab Rick Phillips directing.