Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
Scores in 116-112 118-110 and 119-109 Unanimous dec Xander Zayas. Tons of emotion in that corner for him. Glad he got it looked improved. But work to be done it doesn't end, for any fighter, and 154 is a shark tank. Let's make these unifications

Thanks for the RBR. I did see the fight after all. A son-in-law got it on his phone, and mirrored it to the TV where we were all staying. Major points.

I thought Xander did pretty well. Garcia was definitely no slouch. Like most Mexican fighters, he has a tough beard. Xander isn't exactly a murderous puncher, so there was little chance of him getting the knockout victory. Also, there is the fact that Xander had yet to go 12 rounds. I feared he might gas in the end... but he comported himself pretty well. I thought his movement and ring generalship were excellent. He got tagged a bit more than I would've liked, but in the end you gotta show you can take a punch. No matter how good a boxer you are, you're always going to get hit with your share of punches. I thought he spoke well, before and after the fight. Yes... he's definitely got some work to do. 154 is, and has usually been, a division packed with talent. So Xander needs to continue his progress. Still... he's only 22, and now the youngest of the currently active champions.

Nice having another champion.