Saul Alvarez
Saturday, November 26, 2011
HBO BRINGS YOU SAUL ALVAREZ FROM MEXICO
Mexico City, MX– Saul Alvarez, (154 lb), Guadalajara, Mexico TKO 5 Kermit Cintron, (154), Houston, TX. (WBC 154 lb. title) Alvarez (39-0-1, 29 KOs) shows his killer instinct by dropping an outgunned Cintron (33-5-1, 28 KOs) in round four. Dazed, Cintron, a former 147 lb. titleholder staggered back to his corner. Alvarez opened up and continued to beat the tar out of Cintron until the fight was called at by the referee 2:53 of round five.
SPLIT HBO BROADCAST WITH MEXICO & OHIO
Cincinnati, OH– Adrien Broner, (128.5), Cincinnati, OH KO 3 Martin Rodriguez, (129.5), Buenos Aires, Argentina (WBO 130 lb. title) Outworked by a smaller but determined Rodriguez early, Broner (22-0, 20 KOs) shines in front of his hometown crowd by knocking Rodriguez (34-3-1, 19 KOs) out at 1:43 of round three. Tough to gauge Broner off of this performance because he was so much bigger than game but outsized and gunned Rodriquez.
TELEVISED MISMATCH BROUGHT TO YOU BY AL H(BO)AYMON
Gary Russell, (127), Capitol Heights, MD KO 1 Heriberto Ruiz, (126.5), Los Mochis, MX. No surprise here as Russell (19-0, 11 KOs) simply annihilates oft-loser Ruiz (48-12-2, 29 KOs) in 2:12 of round one.
OLYMPIAN ROCKS OPPONENT’S WORLD QUICKLY
Deontay Wilder (20-0, 20 KOs) KO 1 David Long (11-2-2, 7 KOs). 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist Wilder lands one-big right and it was lights out for Long, who spent a few minutes on the floor before righting himself. Time was 1:17.
GASSED, ARCE COMES BACK TO WIN WBO 118 LB. TITLE
Mazatlan, MX– Jorge Arce, (118), Los Mochis, Mexico UD 12 Angky Angkotta, (117.5), Jakarta, Indonesia. (WBO 118 lb. title) Arce (59-6-23, 45 KOs) started fast in his second fight with the tough, tested and tried, Angkotta (25-6, 14 KOs) had lost to Arce after an accidental clash of heads brought about a Technical Decision 7 in January 2010, that fight at 115 lbs. Breathing hard and tired, Arce was staggered by Angkotta in round eight, but the Mexican who had taken the WBO 122 lb. crown from Wilfredo Vazquez Jr., defended it once before dropping to 118, survived and caught his second wind to pull ahead and wins with scores of 117-111 & 118-110 twice. Arce’s highlight round was the 11th frame, one in which he unloaded on the Indonesian.
SOUTH AFRICAN TAKES LONG FLIGHT & LOSES!
Juan Rosas, (115), Sonora, Mexico MD 12 Zolani Tete, (114.5), Eastern Cape, South Africa. Rosas (36-6, 27 KOs) was the aggressor throughout the fight against Tete (15-2, 13 KOs), who was on the defensive with few combinations connecting. Scores were 113-113 & 115-112 twice.
TURK FIGHTING OUT OF GERMANY WINS AGAIN IN REMATCH
Trabzon, Turkey– Selcuk Aydin, (147), Hamburg, Germany UD 12 Ionut Ion, (147), Montreal, Canada. Aydin (23-0, 17 KOs) drops Ion (29-2, 18 KOs) twice to leave no doubt as to who the victor is in their rematch. Scores were 115-111 and 113-112 on two cards.
Edwin “Ace” Ayala