Kusukela round kuvulwa, I-Argilagos, a 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist, wasebenzisa ikhono lakhe eliyingqayizivele lokugila izibhakela kuMeza ema-engeli amaningi. U-Argilagos ubephethe ngesikhathi sonke isibhakela futhi wamangala ngokuthi uMeza ufinyelele insimbi yokugcina. Amakhadi wamaphuzu afundiwe 80-72 kabili futhi 78-74, konke kuvumelana ne-Argilagos.
“Ngimhlonipha kakhulu uMeza ngokufinyelela esiphethweni sempi,” kusho u-Argilagos. “Bengimshaya ngamashodi amaningi ahlanzekile, futhi akavumanga ukwehla. Ngamlimaza izikhathi eziningi, kodwa wakhombisa ukuzimisela okukhulu, futhi waqhubeka ephila. Ngijabule ngokudlala kwami futhi ngokuthi lesi bekuyibhande lami lokuqala lemizuliswano eyisishiyagalombili, Ngibheke ngabomvu umzuliswano wami wokuqala oyishumi, okungenzeka ukuthi ekupheleni kwalo nyaka.”
“Ithalente lika-Argilagos belibonakala futhi wonke umuntu obukele eMiami uyabona ukuthi unozalo lokuba namandla esigabeni se-bantamweight.,” kusho imenenja uJesse Rodriguez. “Sinempi engase ihlale etafuleni ngo-Agasti, futhi uma sithola leyo mpi, abantu abaningi bazobona ithalente elimangalisayo lalezi zingane.”
Manje emuva e-Las Vegas, I-Argilagos izoqala ngokushesha ukuzilolonga nomqeqeshi uPedro Roque, ejimini yasePrince Ranch Boxing.
“Umzimba wami uzizwa umnandi, futhi ngizobe ngikhona ejimini njengoba ngiphume kule mpi ngingalimele,” kuqhuba i-Argilagos. “Uma konke kuhamba njengoba bekuhleliwe, Ngizobuya eringini ngenyanga ezayo. Ngikulungele ukulwa nanoma ngubani abambeka phambi kwami.”