Nicolino Locche ~ "The Comeback"

[Bill Paxtom]

~ Antonio Cervantes vs. Nicolino Locche 'II ~

Round 6

Both meet at Center-Ring, as each look to counter. At the {0:15 Mark}, Cervantes
opens up with a fast '3-Punch' flurry.

At the {0:20 Mark} each trade with '4' solid left-jabs to each other's face. Locche
now attacks, but is missing with his left-hands.

Cervantes is countering well at the {0:29 Mark}. Cervantes is jabbing, and lands with
a solid combination at the {1:00 Mark} which drives Nicolino to the front-right Ropes.

Both meet at Center-Ring at the {1:25 Mark}, and both trade with medium power-
punches. Nicolino goes to pressing, and Cervantes circles away to the back Ropes.

As Nicolino moves in and punches, Cervantes counters with a hard '5-Punch' barrage
at the {1:39 Mark}.

Both continue to trade at the {2:00 Mark}, and the action is 'even'. Nicolino goes to slapping
away with his left hands into the Champion's face, and forces him to give ground.

Cervantes comes back with 'spearing' left-jabs to the face at the {2:20 Mark}.

Cervantes is firing out left-jabs, but he is missing at the {2:45 Mark}. Nicolino continues
to press, while flicking in an occasional left-hook or left-jab.

The Champion rallies back well over the last 7-Seconds.

Round 6 ........ {10-10} 'Even'
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Round 7

Again both meet at Center-Ring, and trade light left-jabs. Cervantes is slowly moving to his left.

At the {0:25 Mark}, the Champion lands a hard left, and comes over the top with a tremendous
looping right-hand that catches Nicolino over his left-eye.



Cervantes continues to send out sharp left-jabs. At the {0:41 Mark}, Nicolino starts to press, and
backs Cervantes up, while attacking with 'left-right-left' combinations.

Cervantes tries to counter, but is missing with his punches. Cervantes does catch Nicolino with a
good left-jab to the cut-eye, and Nicolino starts wiping away the blood at the {0:55 Mark}. But
Locche attacks, and drives Cervantes to the right-side Ropes.

Cervantes blocks the punches, and comes off the Ropes with an all-out attack at the {1:18 Mark}.

The Champion drives Locche backwards and across the Ring, and into the back Ropes, and
swarms all over the Argentinian with a barrage of punches.

At the {1:26 Mark}, Referee - Luis Salbaran moves in and halts the action, to have the Ringside
Physician examine the cut over Locche's left-eye.

After 18-Seconds, the bout resumes at the {1:44 Mark}.

Both meet at Center-Ring, and Locche immediately puts on the pressure for the next {20-Seconds},
forcing the Champion to back away.

But Cervantes steps in at the {2:06 Mark} and counters with a hard 'left-right' that jars Locche.

But the Challenger digs in, and presses forward with a hard attack, including landing with a solid
'left-right-left-right' that sends Cervantes backwards and into the back Ropes.

But Cervantes fights back, and at the {2:28 Mark} he catches Locche with a big left-hook to the chin
rocking the Argentinian, and forcing him to bend-low to avoid any follow up punches.

Cervantes maintains the late-Round pressure, and backs Locche up to the back Ropes at the
{2:54 Mark}, where he pins the Challenger, and unloads with a '6-Punch' barrage to the head.

Round 7 ......... {10-9} Antonio Cervantes