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MAIN EVENT FEATURES A BATTLE BETWEEN TOP HEAVYWEIGHTS CHRIS ARREOLA OF RIVERSIDE, CA AND BERMAIN STIVERNE OF HAITI, BY WAY OF MIAMI, FL.
ARREOLA FIGHTS BRAVE IN LOSS
Good round 1 for Arreola, but both had their moments in round 2. Chris Arreola is knocked down hard in round 3. His face is a bloody mess in round 4 from power punches from Stiverne.
Arreola a bloody mess
Arreola hurt from a body shot in round 5, and takes more punishment. Arreola the aggressor, but both landing hard shots. He starts to make a slight comeback with a better effort in round 6. Solid round 7 for Stiverne who controls most of the round landing good upstairs and downstairs. A solid round 9 for the the Mexican American. However Stiverne piled up the punishment in the latter rounds to appear to win the fight going away. Arreola, lands 109 of 333 punches according to Compubox, while Stiverne threw 710 and landed 124 punches. Stiverne’s biggest advantage in the fight was in body shot connects with a 47-4 advantage.
Scores were 117-110 twice, 118-109.
UNDERCARD RESULTS AND MORE PHOTOS
PHOTOS AND NOTES OF UNDERCARD RESULTS
FORMER OLYMPIAN OSCAR MOLINA WINS BY TKO IN ROUND ONE!
With a TKO in round 1 over Jose Martell now 2-8, Molina stays undefeated and moves record to 5-0 with 4 KOs.
HEAVYWEIGHTS PERFORM ON UNDERCARD
Eric Molina ( 19-2, 14 KOs), of Texas, vs. Tony Grano (20-2, 16 KOs) of Herbron, Connecticut NABF Heavyweight title
Very slow paced bout in the early rounds. Grano was knocked down at the end of round 5. They began to pickup the pace trading bombs in round 7. Grappling and holding in much of the latter rounds as fighters begin to tire slows down the overall action of the bout. Showboating in round 11 from both combatants displaying a bit of bravado. Close fight with neither man taking control throughout, but Molina more consistent overall. Molina dropped hard by overhand right in round 12. Takes a beating most of the round, but regains his senses to make it out of the round. Molina won a unanimous decision.
Grano knocks down Molina in round 12
Stiverne vs Arreola
Don King
Photo by Raye Ramos
Photo by Raye Ramos
STORY BY KEVIN PERRY
PHOTOS BY RAYE RAMOS