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.