Marquez knocks out Morales

Hailing from the tough fighting town of Albuquerque, N.M., 20 year-old Archie Ray Marquez entered the contest having won all three of his professional bouts by way of knockout. His opponent, Sam Morales also entered the contest unbeaten in three bouts, though his were earned in the Midwest—a far cry from the proving grounds of the Southwest.

Entering the four-round lightweight bout, Morales sported an obvious height and reach advantage, which Marquez quickly took away by cutting off the ring and dictating the pace of the bout. Landing his shots sparingly, Morales managed only to hang tough and take Marquez, who had spent a total of 4:41 in the ring during his first three bouts, into the final round for the first time.

Once they arrived in the fourth and final round, Marquez finally found pay dirt for his heavy hand landing a crushing right hand to the body that dropped Morales where he stood. Grimacing in pain Morales spit out his mouthpiece and stayed on his knees until the count reached ten and the bout was waved off at :42.

Marquez (4-0, 4 KOs) used good footwork and heavy hands to control the pace and place in which the bout went en route to a victory over the game Morales (3-1, 1 KO) whose more obvious combination was that of leopard print short and bright red shoes.






Bonus photo of ring card girl: