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Nunes schools Borquez!

October 23, 2005

By Francisco Salazar at ringside

 


     
 
Photos: Marcus Lopez
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Junior Lightweight Adalberto Borquez felt he had the youth, energy, and power to defeat anyone who stepped in the ring with him. Unfortunately, that can only go so far in the sport of boxing and his opponent Agnaldo Nunes showed him just that.

Nunes, a two-time Olympian from Brazil, was crafty and the superior boxer as he withstood Borquez' attack in winning a 10 round unanimous decision before a sold-out crowd at the Chumash Resort and Casino in Santa Ynez, CA.

The bout headlined a six-bout "ShoBox: The Next Generation" card, presented by Gary Shaw Productions.

Borquez charged out at the opening bell and threw hard shots that did land flush on Nunes' head. However, Nunes set the theme for the night as he would counter and outbox anything offense that Borquez threw at him.

Nunes was able to find openings in Borquez' defense as he would come in. Nunes would land his own series of power shots after he would land combinations to the head and body.

Relying on his power, Borquez would only set up to throw only one or two punches at a time, instead of putting together combinations to the body of Nunes. It would have been better for Borquez to do since Nunes move well around the ring.

As the bout continued in the second half, Borquez would land more and at times did catch Nunes in the head.

"He did hit me with some good power shots that hurt me," admitted Nunes, after the fight in his dressing room.

Even though Borquez would land, it meant he would be wide open, which made it easier for Nunes to land his punches to the head and body.

A Nunes left to the stomach almost dropped Borquez to the canvas. Borquez' face showed he was hurt and did everything he could to hold on.

But despite being behind and outboxed, Borquez finished strong in the last round. He pressed the action, landing hard shots again to the face of Nunes. However, Nunes was the better man, on the inside and the outside.

All three judges scored the bout for Nunes, 96-94, 97-93, and 98-92. Fightnews.com scored the bout 98-92 for Nunes.

"I knew he was a good boxer coming in," said Nunes, who represented Brazil in the Olympics in 1996 and 2000. "He has a good chin and I have a good chin. However, we were able to figure out his game plan and outbox him. I was the champion tonight."

Nunes, from Fairview, NJ by way of Sao Paolo, Brazil, improves to 14-1-1, 7 KO's. Borquez, from Tijuana, Baja California by way of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, drops to 12-2, 11 KO's.

In the co-feature, Featherweight Mario Santiago impressively dissected and stopped Cornelius Lock in the fifth round of an eight round bout.

Lock would control the first round by landing counter left hooks to the head. Lock would take control of the second round, but Santiago would land a series of combinations that allowed him to take control of the fight.

Both fighters would land heavy shots to the head, drawing a reaction from the crowd. However, Santiago would land hard shots to the head that would begin to take its toll on Lock.

Lock would attempt to box in the fourth, but Santiago was able to have his way with Lock. Santiago would land a series of left hands to the head of Lock, slightly drawing blood from Lock's nose.

Lock looked he was tired as he came out for the fifth round. Santiago pursued Lock around and was able to pin Lock against the ropes. Santiago was able to land a series of unanswered punches while Lock was on the ropes, prompting referee Marcos Rosales to step in and stop the fight at 1:05 of the fifth round.

Santiago, from Ponce, Puerto Rico, improves to 12-0, 7 KO's. Lock, from Detroit, MI, drops to 15-3-1, 9 KO's.

Rudy Cisneros stopped Raul Cazares with one left hook in the second round in a scheduled six round Junior Middleweight bout.

Both fighters went at each other with heavy crosses and hooks. Cisneros was able to hurt Cazares with a combination that sent Cazares into a corner. Cazares fought back bravely but would get knocked down with a left hook near the end of the first round. Cazares would get up before the bell ended the round.

In the second round, Cazares would fight back, taking the fight to Cisneros. However, Cisneros landed another left hook to the head of Cazares, knocking him down a second time.

Cazares would get up and fight back, but Cisneros would knock him down with a left hook. Cazares was out before he hit the canvas, prompting referee Ray Corona to immediately stop the bout at 46 seconds.

Cazares was down for a couple of minutes before getting up on his own power.

Cisneros, from Chicago, IL, improves to 7-1, 6 KO's. Cazares, from Edinburg, TX, drops to 9-2, 4 KO's.

Junior Lightweight Isidro Granados scored a hard-fought eight round unanimous decision victory over Michael Pare.

Granados came out aggressively and took the fight to Pare. Granados was able to work the body well of Pare. Both fighters were busy in the round, but Granados landed the better punches.

Pare was busier in the next two rounds as he was able to land more effective punches. Pare was able to land punches to the head of Granados.

However, the tide turned in the forth round as Granados was able to come back and land more effective punches. Both fighters were fighting on the inside. Granados took a step back and was give himself more space to land punches to the head of Pare.

Referee Raul Caiz Jr. took a point away from Pare in the seventh round for repeatedly hitting Granados in the back of the head. Pare tried to fight back to even the round but would get hit by right hands of Granados.

Pare poured all of his offense in the last two rounds, but would get hit with the same right cross of Granados. Both of Pare's cheekbones were swelled from the amount of punishment they received.

All three judges scored the bout in favor of Granados, 78-73, 78-73, and 76-75. Fightnews.com scored the bout 78-73 in favor of Granados.

Granados, from Bellflower, CA, improves to 13-1-2, 8 KO's. Pare, from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, drops to 6-2, 4 KO's.

Lightweight Antonio DeMarco impressively scored a four round unanimous decision over tough Abel Hernandez.

The southpaw DeMarco was the better technician as he was able to work from the outside and keep the shorter Hernandez at bay. DeMarco was accurate with punches and was able to stagger Hernandez in the first round with a hard left hand.

Hernandez was able to step up his aggression in the second round, but would get hurt in the third round with accurate left hands by DeMarco.

DeMarco would continue to outbox Hernandez. However, Hernandez came on and was able to stay in front of DeMarco and landed his fair share of punches in the fourth round.

All three judges scored the bout in favor of DeMarco, 40-36, 40-36, and 39-37. Fightnews.com scored the bout 39-37 for DeMarco.

DeMarco, from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, improves to 5-0, 4 KO's. Hernandez, from Los Angeles, drops to 1-1.

Super Middleweight James Johnson stayed unbeaten by stopping Charles Wade in the second round of a scheduled four round bout.

Wade would throw wild punches as Johnson did his best to keep his opponent at the end of his punches. Johnson was able to counter and land right hands to the head and body.

Johnson began to land harder shots as Wade would begin to tire. Wade looked lost as Johnson was able to score at will. During an exchange, Wade went down and was slow to get up. Looking as though Wade did not want to continue, referee Ray Corona stopped the bout at 2:53 of the second round.

Johnson, from Kileen, TX, improves to 4-0, 4 KO's. Wade, from Chicago, IL, loses his professional debut.

Notes:
- The main and co-main event were televised on Showtime. Nick Charles provided the play-by-play, with Steve Farhood with color commentary.

- Due to its popularity, promoter Gary Shaw told Fightnews that he will return to the Chumash Resort and Casino four times in 2006.

- Ring announcer was Jake Gutierrez.

 

 
 
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