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On Saturday, May 7, 2016, WBC, Ring Magazine and lineal Middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) takes on Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The bout will be aired live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 pm, EST/6:00 pm, PST.
Also featured on the card will be David Lemieux vs. Glen Tapia, Mauricio Herrera vs. Frankie Gomez and Patrick Teixeira vs. Curtis Stevens.
Up-and-coming prospects Diego De La Hoya Jason Quigley, Rashidi Ellis, Lamont Roach Jr. and David Mijares will also be in action, in separate bouts.
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RESULTS:
Canelo Alvarez vs. Amir Khan, 12 rounds, for Alvarez’s WBC Middleweight title
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) is facing challenger Amir “King” Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) in tonight’s Main Event at the new T-Mobile Arena for the WBC Middleweight title. While there are a lot of Khan fans here in Las Vegas, there is no denying the fact that it is Cinco De Mayo weekend and Canelo is easily the fan favorite.
Early on, Khan shows off his impressive hand speed while Canelo does a good job of cutting off the ring. Canelo and Khan are both throwing shots – Canelo seems to be throwing wide and missing some of his power punches and Khan is countering effectively.
Khan is using distance to his advantage, trying to fight a good three feet away from Canelo at all times. This tactic seems to be frustrating Canelo slightly in Round 4 – with Khan’s confidence continuing to grow. Khan is lessening his fighting distance and starting to move forward.
Canelo seems to be turning it on in Round 6, landing some punishing shots to the head of Khan. Canelo drops Khan with a clean overhand right in the sixth round and it is all over. Khan is not getting up. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez holds onto his belt with a KO victory over Amir Khan.
David Lemieux vs. Glen Tapia, 10 rounds
Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-2, 15 KOs) enters the ring first, followed by David Lemieux (34-3, 31 KOs) – this fight is set for 10 rounds, fighting for the vacant NABO Middleweight title.
Lemieux is explosively releasing his left hand, landing several head and body shots. Lemieux is using his footwork and hand speed to dominate Tapia in Round 1.
Lemieux continues to be the aggressor, landing power punches left and right. Tapia is still letting his hands go, but from the looks of it going into Round 3, Tapia is going to be no match for Lemieux’s speed and power. Jabs, uppercuts, hooks, you name it – Lemieux is throwing it and landing.
Lemieux drops Tapia in Round 4 with a left hook, Tapia stands up and looks as though he wants to continue to fight but his corner makes the decision to stop the fight. The official time is 56 seconds in Round 4, Russell Mora puts a halt to the bout – David Lemieux improves his record to 35-3, 32 KOs.
Mauricio Herrera vs. Frankie Gomez, 10 rounds
Veteran Mauricio “El Maestro” Herrera (22-5, 7 KOs) takes on the young and hungry Frankie “Pitbull” Gomez (20-0, 13 KOs) in what is scheduled to be a 10 round fight.
Early on in the fight both fighters are letting their hands go but it looks as if Gomez is landing the cleaner, more powerful punches. Gomez has established himself as the aggressor going into Round 3. Herrera is struggling to adjust to Gomez’s “smothering” style of boxing – forcing him to fight inside and often in the clutch.
Going into Round 5, Gomez is taking complete control of the fight – Herrera looking rather weathered and beat down. Yet, Herrera keeps motioning with his hands that he wants more, even when he is up against the ropes.
Both Herrera and Gomez are looking fatigued going into Round 8, continuing to exchange – just with less tenacity. In the tenth and final round, you can feel the tension between the fighters here at the T-Mobile Arena. While Herrera is giving it his all, Gomez is simply moving more and landing more punches.
After 10 rounds of boxing, we go to the judges scorecards – all scoring the fight 100-90 in favor of Frankie “Pitbull” Gomez.
Patrick Teixeira vs. Curtis Stevens, 10 rounds
The new Curtis “Cerebral Assassin” Stevens (27-5, 20 KOs) enters the ring taking on the undefeated Patrick Teixeira (26-0, 22 KOs).
Curtis lands a clean body shot hurting Teixeira in the Round 1 – but Teixeira is able to recover fairly quickly. Teixeira isn’t so lucky in Round 2. Stevens knocks Teixeira down with a devastating right overhand, after taking a mean uppercut himself.
And the official time is one minute and four seconds in Round 2 – Tony Weeks puts a stop to the bout. The new Curtis “Cerebral Assassin” wins via TKO victory. Stevens proves he is no stepping stone for the young up-and-coming fighter.
Diego De La Hoya vs. Rocco Santomauro, 8 rounds
Someones O has got to go, Diego De La Hoya (14-0, 8 KOs) is taking on Rocco Santomauro (13-0, 1 KO). Rocco Santomauro is coming into this fight extremely confident with how his training camp went – at the weigh-in yesterday, he was actually eating Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream on the scale.
Early on in the fight De La Hoya set the bar high – landing several piercing right hooks. Late in Round 2, De La Hoya lands a clean straight right knocking Santomauro down. But Santomauro was able to survive the round. Though Rocco was confident coming into this fight, it seems as though that has quickly diminished.
Santomauro is throwing wide punches, leaving himself open – allowing De La Hoya to land several punishing shots. Though Santomauro keeps pushing forward, De La Hoya simply has faster hands and feet.
In Round 7, the referee takes a point away from De La Hoya for excessive low-blows. Shortly after the point is taken away – De La Hoya lands a vicious right uppercut and the referee is forced to stop the fight per Santomauro’s corner. The official time is – one minute and 59 seconds in Round 7. Diego De La Hoya wins via TKO Victory.
Jason Quigley vs. James De La Rosa, 10 rounds
Jason Quigley came out of his corner looking confident, wasting no time – landing several clean jabs followed by the straight right. Quigley has great head movement, allowing him to avoid a lot of James De Las Rosa’s powerful punches. At the end of Round 1, Quigley lands an impressive right hook, finally getting the crowd lively.
De La Rosa comes back and lands a flurry of shots to the head and body of Quigley, pushing him back momentarily late in Round 2. De La Rosa is trying to fight inside as much as possible – but Quigley has adapted and been able to control the pace – keeping him at bay for most of the middle rounds. By fighting on the outside, Quigley seems to be taking control of the fight at this point – landing the cleaner, more powerful shots.
Both fighters are coming on strong in Round 7 – landing clean shots. Every time, Quigley lands punches that seem to stun De La Rose, he shakes his head as if he too is trying to convince himself that it didn’t hurt. This fight is close – both fighters are putting it all on the line. Quigley is using his footwork to avoid another all out brawl with De La Rosa on the inside.
After a 10-Round battle, the fight will be determined by the judges. Yet again, all judges score the bout the same, 100-90 all in favor of Jason Quigley. Quigley walks out of the ring still undefeated improving his record to 11-0, 9 KOs with his native Irish music playing loudly throughout the arena.
Lamont Roach Jr. vs. Jose Arturo Esquivel Porras, 6 rounds
Lamont Roach Jr. was able to land clean body shots in the first round to lessen Jose Arturo Esquivel’s momentum quickly. While it looks like Esquivel is trying not to be flatfooted, he seems to be struggling. Roach continues to push forward, landing strong left hooks to the head and body.
Halfway through the fight – Roach is wearing Esquivel down, forcing him backwards. Esquivel is trying to play it safe, keeping his hands up as much as possible but Lamont has been able to effectively break through, landing powerful straight jabs.
Though Roach has taken control of the fight, Esquivel still seems to be confident going into Round 6. Late in the sixth round, after several warnings, the referee takes a point away from Roach for low-blows.
In the eighth and final round of action, Roach continued pushing forward, landing impressive combinations – Esquivel still throwing but landing very few shots.
The third fight of the night goes the distance once again, with all judges scoring the bout 79-72 in favor of Lamont Roach Jr. – improving his undefeated record to 11-0, 3 KOs.
Rashidi Ellis vs. Marco Antonio Lopez, 8 rounds
Fighting out of the blue corner 24-8, 15 KOs, Marco Antonio Lopez and his opponent fighting out of the red corner 14-0, 11 KOs, Rashidi Ellis both look hungry and ready to fight.
Early on, Rashidi established himself as the aggressor. While Rashidi is being extremely active, moving and throwing punches – Lopez is using his defensive skills, protecting himself effectively.
Rashidi is using his right hook along with his jab to push Lopez back. As the fight presses on, Rashidi continues to land clean head and body shots – finally slowing Lopez down. Lopez has begun to throw fewer and fewer punches, protecting himself at all costs.
In the late rounds of the fight, Rashidi along with throwing devastating right hooks, is landing mean uppercuts. Lopez is now on his back-foot trying to avoid anymore punishment, but keeps finding himself pinned up against the ropes.
The fight goes the distance – all of the judges score the bout 80-72. Rashid Ellis leaves the ring still undefeated, now 15-0, 11 KOs.
David Mijares vs. Omar Reyes, 4 rounds
Omar Reyes fighting out of Corpus Christi, Texas with a record of 1-2 is taking on the pride of Pasadena, David Mijares in his pro debut.
Round 1: The first minute of the round was rather slow, both fighters trying to get a feel for each other. Mijares quickly established himself as the aggressor, landing some clean shots.
Round 2: Mijares came out of his corner strong. He is has been able to effectively trap Reyes against the ropes and land flurries of combination punches and strong body shots. Reyes looks to still be confident trying to come forward.
Round 3: Again, Mijares came out of his corner ready to fight. He is cutting off the ring, keeping Reyes right where he wants him. Forcing Reyes against the ropes is allowing Mijares to land both clean head and body shots. While Mijares is light on his feet, it looks as if Reyes is starting to get flat-footed – simply keeping his hands up trying to avoid anymore punishment.
Final Round: Mijares is fighting strategically – staying light on his feet and moving his head, making Reyes miss. He is also throwing and landing several blistering head shots to Reyes. Yet, Reyes keeps coming forward in this round even while enduring the wrath of Mijares.
And the fight will go to the judges after four rounds. The judges all the score the bout 40-36, unanimous decision for David Mijares. Starting out his career on the right foot with his first professional victory.
