In a six-round welterweight battle between undefeated prospects, 19-year-old David “The Bodysnatcher†Whitmire (9-0, 6 KOs) prevailed with a clear, but competitive, unanimous decision over 22-year-old Ãngel “Machete†Muñoz (7-1, 5 KOs) as all three judges scored the fight 60-54 in favor of Whitmore. In an active battle throughout, the pair threw over 800 combined punches. However, Whitmire used his three-inch reach advantage, educated jab and powerful two-handed salvos to the body to control the action.
#DavidWhitmire #WhitmireMunoz #AngelMunoz
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Rising Mexican star Jesus Ramos Jr. (23-1, 19 KOs) dominated from start to finish on his way to a seventh-round TKO of Argentina’s Guido Emmanuel Schramm (16-4-2, 9 KOs) in an action-packed super welterweight clash.
“I had some obstacles,†said Ramos. “I hurt my hand in the third round, but I battled through it. I made a promise, so I had to get him out of there.â€
Fighting for the second time in less than two months, Ramos looked sharp once again as he seeks to put himself in position for a world title opportunity in the stacked 154-pound division. After a dominant second round in which he out-landed Schramm 31-5, he landed 18 thudding body shots in round three, showing off the varied arsenal that’s made him a potential future star in the division.
Ramos continued to go on the offensive as the rounds went on, searching for the knockout punch, while Schramm proved himself a sturdy test and was occasionally able to land his own counters amongst the onslaught. In round seven, Ramos busted the nose of Schramm early with a series of big shots and looked to press the action, eventually pinning his opponent to the ropes and unloading with power hooks.
After a left hook buckled Schramm, Ramos smelled the finish and continued to throw big shots until referee Mark Nelson finally jumped in to waive off the bout 1:38 into the frame. After giving credit to his sturdy opponent, Ramos set his sights on fighting for the unified titles the next time he enters the ring.
“It was hard to get the finish,†said Ramos. “He has a lot of heart and he displayed it tonight. I tip my hat to him, he’s a great warrior. Hopefully now I can get the winner of the main event next.”
#JesusRamosJr #RamosSchramm #Boxing
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Tennessee’s Dustin Long (3-1-2, 3 KOs) scoring a knockout of Marsellos Wilder (5-2, 2 KOs) with a left hook that ended the fight 1:51 into the fourth round.
#WilderLong #MarsellosWilder #Boxing
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Leo Santa Cruz became a four-division World Champion—winning the WBA Super Featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Miguel Flores.
Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (37-1-1, 19 KOs) became a four-division world champion by capturing the WBA Super Featherweight with a unanimous decision over Miguel Flores (24-3, 12 KOs).
“Winning this title means the world to me,” said Santa Cruz. “This is all for the fans who support me. I didn’t feel myself today and didn’t perform the way I wanted to. I’m going to get back in the gym and get a big fight in 2020.”
The action began to heat up in round three, as Santa Cruz began to find a home for his straight right hand that would help him control much of the remainder of the fight. Flores adjusted and used more movement to try to counteract Santa Cruz’s aggression and also focused on countering those right hands with body shots.
“I’m glad I got the victory,” said Santa Cruz. “Miguel is a good fighter, he gave me a tough fight and he proved he’s not a pushover. We put on a great battle.”
“It was a good fight and I showed I belong at this level,” said Flores. “I just went 12 rounds with Leo Santa Cruz. It’s not an accomplishment in itself but I slowed down his pace. Like I said before, it’s not only about throwing punches, but it’s about ring IQ and I showed I have it.”
Despite Flores’ tactics, Santa Cruz was able to stay in control and frustrate his opponent. Flores was deducted a point by referee Tony Weeks in round eight due to excessive holding during the many exchanges.
Santa Cruz held the edge in punches landed at 253 to 222, while Flores threw more punches than Santa Cruz by a tally of 1024 to 907.
“It was a close fight and I didn’t think he was landing too much,” said Flores. “He was busy but he wasn’t landing too many shots. I landed cleaner harder shots but he was just busier.”
Flores continued to try to rough up Santa Cruz and accidentally hit him with a headbutt in the ninth round that opened up a cut over Santa Cruz’s left eye. The four-division champion was able to weather that cut and finished strong on his way to a unanimous decision by scores of 115-112 and 117-110 twice.
“I want to stay at 130,” said Santa Cruz. “We want the big fights in 2020. I want Gervonta Davis or Gary Russell Jr. I want to show the world I’m not scared of anybody.”
#LeoSantaCruz #SantaCruzFlores #Boxing
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Rising Mexican star Jesus “Mono†Ramos (22-1, 17 KOs) put on an impressive display of body punching on his way to an eighth-round stoppage of former unified world champion Jeison Rosario (24-5-2, 18 KOs) in their middleweight attraction.
“This feels great,†said Ramos. “I was hoping to get the knockout instead of a TKO, but this works for me too. I’m just glad we were able to both come out of the ring healthy.â€
The 23-year-old Ramos established a consistent body attack early and often, stalking his opponent around the ring on his way to landing 54 body shots across the first four rounds. With Rosario weary of the body shots, Ramos appeared to have him hurt early in round six when he mixed in a flurry of uppercuts that pushed Rosario to the ropes.
“Attacking the body was an important strategy,†said Ramos. “I wanted to break him down. He’s a big guy, so I wanted to take my time in there.â€
Back on the attack in round seven, Ramos sent Rosario to the canvas late with a blistering straight left that wobbled Rosario before he hit the mat. Rosario was able to rise to his feet and stayed in the fight, but was ultimately unable to slow Ramos’ onslaught.
As the fight moved into round eight, Ramos continued to move forward and eventually broke through again with a massive right hook that looked to have Rosario hurt moments before referee Robert Hoyle jumped in and ended the fight at 2:18. After the emphatic victory, Ramos plans to resume his request for a 154-pound world championship.
“I want to go back down to 154 pounds and fight the best in the division,†said Ramos. “There’s a lot of talent at super welterweight and we’re looking to make all the big fights.”
#RamosRosario #JesusRamosJr #Boxing
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rising contender Elijah Garcia (17-1, 13 KOs) survived an early knockdown to get a split decision victory over veteran contender Terrell Gausha (24-5-1, 12 KOs) in their 10 round middleweight clash. The judges’ scores were 95-94 for Gausha, overruled by scores of 96-93 and 95-94 for Garcia.
The 2012 U.S. Olympian Gausha struck first early in round one, sending the 21-year-old Garcia to the canvas for the first time in his career with a blistering right hand.
“I figured after he dropped me that was the hardest I was going to get hit,†said Garcia. “I prepared for it 1000%.â€
“We’ve been working on the right hand,†said Gausha. “He leaned forward a little bit and I caught him at the right time. I give him credit. He’s a warrior. He kept coming forward, kept trying to press it, but I was picking him off a little bit.â€
Garcia was able to recover from the knockdown and set out to break down Gausha with activity and body shots, eventually ending the night with more punches thrown (738-542) and body shots landed (123-7).
In the end, the judges favored that activity to Gausha’s edge in punches landed (189-154), to go along with an impressive 42% connect rate on power punches. After the fight, both men believed they had done enough to earn the decision.
“People can think what they want,†said Garcia. “I went in the ring and fought my ass off against an Olympian. He’s only lost to world champions, and I went in there and beat him. He’s very experienced, very crafty. He was able to do some things that he wanted, but I figured it out as time went on. Whoever thinks I lost, whatever. I won.â€
“He was a tough, gritty guy,†said Gausha. “That’s why I took this fight – I knew he would push me. I just thought I did what I had to do. The decision is unfortunate, but all I can do is try to regroup and get better.â€
#GarciaGausha #ElijahGarcia #TerrellGausha
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Fast-rising Cuban slugger Yoenis “El Bandolero†Tellez (10-0, 7 KOs) showed a veteran’s patience and poise while dominating former IBF World Super Welterweight Champion Julian “J Rock†Williams (29-5-1, 17 KOs) via 12-round unanimous decision to win the interim WBA Super Welterweight Championship.
The more experienced 34-year-old Williams was able to stifle much of the offense of his 24-year-old foe, especially in the first half of the fight, by using constant motion and picking his spots, but couldn’t muster enough of his own offense to sway the momentum.
Unfazed, Tellez upped the pressure beginning in round seven and was able to lump up Williams’ face with thudding hooks and uppercuts, while also sinking several hooks to the body. Williams was cut over the left eye in round three and was forced to visit the ringside physician for a check of his facial damage before round 11.
Williams, who was coming off a 13-month layoff, fought competitively and never appeared to be seriously hurt, but was bested by Tellez in every stat category tracked by CompuBox.
Tellez connected on 30% of his jabs and 44% of his power punches, while limiting Williams to connecting on 27% of his punches. Tellez also landed 47 more body punches than Williams.
The judges scored the fight 118-110, 117-111, and 119-109- all for Tellez.
#TellezWilliams #YoenisTellez #JulianWilliams
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David Benavidez reveals the challenges he faced going into his 175-pound debut against Oleksandr Gvozdyk and responds to fans who were critical of his performance.
Unbeaten Mateo Tapia (17-0-1, 10 KOs) and the hard-charging Endry Saavedra (16-1-1, 13 KOs) fought to a majority draw in an explosive 10-round middleweight bout that saw both men hit the canvas. In the end, one judges’ score of 94-92 for Tapia was overruled by two scores of 93-93.
The action first started heating up in round two, as Saavedra forced Tapia to the ropes and unloaded, connecting with a bruising right hand that put Tapia down in the last minute of the round. Tapia rose to his feet but Saavedra continued to stalk him around the ring and dropped him once again before the bell came to end the round.
“I thought I could have gotten him out of there because I’m a Mexican warrior,†said Saavedra. “I did everything I could and left everything in the ring. I was surprised he kept getting up, especially after the second knockdown. But he’s a Mexican and he wasn’t going to go out easily.”
“He was getting me with some short shots on the inside and taking my legs and I just had to keep working him and stay in the fight,†said Tapia.
Saavedra appeared to be in control of the fight until round five when Tapia responded in electric fashion, blasting his opponent with a perfectly-timed counter right that sent him down. Saavedra appeared worse for wear in the couple of rounds after the knockdown, as Tapia was able to consistently find his offense and avoid return fire.
The tide turned back in Saavedra’s favor in round nine as he was able to close the distance on Tapia and stayed in his pocket before eventually wearing him down and forcing Tapia to the mat once again. Tapia showed heart to once again make it to the end of the round and landed several ferocious right hands on Saavedra in the final frame. Tapia won the final round on all three cards to earn the draw.
“I was prepared for 10 hard rounds,†said Tapia. “I feel like it could have gone either way. It was a tough fight. I knew he was going to bring the fight and I just tried to take advantage when I had openings. I’m glad we could give the fans a great fight.”
“Everyone saw the fight and I know the fans here believed that I won,†said Saavedra. “I can only do my job. The judges had to do theirs.â€
#TapiaSaavedra #MateoTapia #EndrySaavedra
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Cuban prospect Yoenis Tellez (9-0, 7 KOs) scored a dominant seventh-round stoppage of Johan Gonzalez (35-4, 34 KOs) in their super welterweight clash. Tellez dropped Gonzalez three times in the final two rounds, with the final stoppage coming at 1:57 of round seven.
The 24-year-old Tellez now trains in Stafford, Texas under the tutelage of the renowned Ronnie Shields and showed his explosive tools in his fifth fight at the Caribe Royale Resort. While Tellez seemed in control throughout the early rounds, Gonzalez remained competitive and was eager to return fire.
“We were facing a very experienced fighter with a great trainer in Ismael Salas, so I knew it would not be easy,†said Tellez. “I was just following the instructions of my corner so that I could get the win.â€
Tellez’s power began to shine through beginning in round six as he delivered a blistering straight right hand that put Gonzalez down late in the round. Gonzalez rose to his feet and saw the bell for round seven, but was met with a picture perfect left hook that sent Gonzalez to the mat and nearly through the ropes.
“The most important weapon I have is the will to become world champion and the motivation to make my country proud,†said Tellez. “Ever since I left my country, I’ve wanted to win for them.â€
“I wasn’t properly following what my corner told me to do and that’s what cost me the fight,†said Gonzalez. “Tellez is a good fighter and a good prospect. I think I could have made the fight better for myself if I had been more disciplined.”
Gonzalez again showed his mettle to keep the fight going, but Tellez wasted little time connecting on another right hook that sent Gonzalez down and forced referee Emil Lombardi to wave off the bout.
“I’m here to fight and let my team take care of getting me big opportunities and great opponents,†said Tellez. “I’m willing to fight anybody.”
#TellezGonzalez #YoenisTellez #JohanGonzalez
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