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Didn't even realize they made this a catchweight :vd:. Says a lot and bit pointless. The rehydration when this starts will be nutso. So another young middle leaving 160 before they fully arrive. Never assume blowouts but feels like Kelly is merely a bug on the windshield early.
Nice final 10 for Buthelezi who passed from injuries this week. End of that fight was some rough stuff. Just punching into the ring post, very scary
"165 lbs" :mwink:. Ok Mr. ring announcer whatever you say. Munguia just warming his food in 1st. Kelly needs a bat
;D Kelly snaps Munguia back in 2nd with a three piece. Munguia caught looking sluggish
Jimmy Kelly 2nd :thinking2:. Even tagged Munguia again at rounds end. Munguia seriously looks slow and sloppy. This weight man..he's unmotivated
Ref warns Kelly for fook knows what.
Munguia harder on the front foot and letting them go last minute of 3rd finally. Kelly slipping and sticking clean shots back but he felt one of those. Into the 4th round...
Kelly is a shifty scratch n sniff type guy. Keeps moving but controlled and ffs..he's sharpshooting Munguia here in 4th. Picks his spot and gets the f out! Munguia needs to get his head out of his arse. Best round for Kelly.
Munguia lands behind the head in a crouch and Kelly steps in headlocks him and uppercuts him back :-X. Ref warns both but hey. Oh Kelly gets dropped hard in 5th
Kelly dropped 3 times in 5th..last in corner was Munguia raining punches half behind head ffs and Kelly goes down. Munguia meh
Calls out Charlo while going in another direction division wise. Just need to see something meaningful from Munguia, they're talking like this was a statement fight ffs. I think Charlo has way too much for him.
Munguia is fun to watch but he shouldn't mention Charlo, they should just cash him out v Alvarez, i don't think he's beating a real champ.
jamie looked terrible before the knockout
The scheduled 12-round super middleweight fight started off slow as Kelly maintained his distance and waited for Munguia to attack, a strategy he continued throughout the fight. Happy to be the aggressor, Munguia - a former world champion at 154lbs - landed strong power punches as Kelly tried and often failed to counter. By the fifth round, Kelly, desperate, began a display of holding; Munguia attacked, dropping him three times to be declared the winner by knock-out at the 2:57 marker.
"It was difficult in the beginning since he's a slippery, tough fighter, and he could take a punch," said Jaime Munguia. "He was trying to do his plan of attack, but I had to do my thing and work the body. My mentality was that I was losing the first three rounds. So I had to follow my plan of slowing him down by attacking the body.
"I figured out that I had to work through the middle and throw punches like the uppercut. I think it was the punch that I knocked him down with." Munguia continued: "I think this fight helped me out a lot. I'm ready to go back to 160 to fight for a world title or move to 168. "I'm ready for any challenge. There are a lot of people who are supporting me.
I want to say what Oscar said for Charlo to grow some balls and stop hiding behind Haymon. I think it would be great for boxing. We hope that by the end of the year we can get a big fight." "My strategy was to move and try to frustrate him," said Jimmy Kelly. "He's a strong, patient fighter. But, he just stayed calm and found the opportunity. It was my daughter's birthday and I missed it which broke my heart. I thought I would win but now I have to go back and explain why I lost."
Duarte overcomes test
The pride of Chihuahua, Oscar Duarte (23-1-1, 18 KOs), returned to fight in the US for the first time since 2019 against Mark "Machete" Bernaldez (23-6, 17 KOs) of Cotabato, the Philippines. The 10-round co-main event was a crowd pleaser as fighters willingly exchanged blows.
However, Duarte proved to have more power as he knocked out Bernaldez at 2:05 of the fifth round. "It was a tougher fight than I expected," said Oscar Duarte. "I followed my team's plan and got the results I was looking for. My opponent was very resilient, he took a lot of my shots but I stopped him in the end. I look forward to fighting more this year. Thank you to everyone who supported me." IBF minimumweight world champion Yokasta "Yoka" Valle (25-2, 9 KOs) of San Jose, Costa Rica, successfully defended her world title for the fifth time in spectacular fashion when she defeated Los Angeles' Lorraine Villalobos (5-4, 2 KOs).
Valle was relentless the 10-round fight winning all rounds with three scores of (100-90) via unanimous decision. "I feel very excited to be defending my title in my US debut on the great platform DAZN," said Yokasta Valle. "Thank you to everyone that supported me; I'm representing all Latinos tonight. [The fight] was last minute for me as well, but like a true champion, you have to be ready. "What I've always said is that I want to fight against all the other champions. I want to unify even if it's against Seniesa [Estrada]. I want to fight all the champions."
Carlos Ortiz (13-5, 13 KOs) of Torreon, Mexico, put on a great performance and scored an upset victory against Evan Sanchez (11-1, 6 KOs) of Parlier, CA. The fighters went toe-to-toe in their 8-round super welterweight event, but the fight didn't go the distance. The fighters were exchanging blows when Sanchez got caught and Ortiz put the pressure on, dropping Sanchez on the canvas and ending the fight at the 2:59 marker; winning the fight via knock-out. "I feel extremely happy and proud of my team," said Carlos Ortiz.
"I never imagined winning that way. I have no words to explain how happy I am. I'm not going to retire, I'm going to continue. My plan was to be smart, get in the inside and make sure I take him to the ropes. He would throw a hook, I would throw mine and that's how I got him. "I knew he was courageous and I knew he was going to go toe-to-toe with me but I was the stronger fighter tonight. Thank you! I will be here for a while. Long live Mexico!"
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...6515d72147d1e0
Duarte looked slow and cumbersome who I can see a top class fighter easily out boxing him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
Munguia should be embarrassed with that performance and for calling out Charlo. His trainer, the great, Eric Morales should kick his ass for turning up unmotivated and walk away from him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli