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Last night, live from San Diego, California, and televised on Telefutura’s ‘Solo Boxeo’ boxing series, veteran welterweight contender Juan Carlos Rubio, who is best known as the fighter who handed Francisco ‘Panchito’ Bojado his first defeat, scored a lopsided ten-round unanimous decision over the game but limited Hernan ‘Tigere’ Galaviz. The contest was the main event of the evening. The action was slow in the early going of the bout as both combatants circled each other looking for opportunities to land, but were not letting their hands go.
As the fight wore on, Rubio began to stick a decent jab to the face of Galaviz and started to land some solid two-to-three-punch combinations. Tigere, although slow and plodding, continually pressured Rubio; doing some damage of his own with overhand rights that found their mark. Still, Rubio continued to work his distance and unloaded heavy combinations to Galaviz’s head and body. Although Galaviz had his moments in the fight and kept each round competitive, in the end, he was just too slow and limited for Rubio. All three judges scored the contest 100-90 in favor of Juan Carlos Rubio.
In the co-main event of the evening, rugged veteran contender and current IBA Continental/WBO Latino bantamweight champion, Oscar ‘Pajarito’ Andrade took on Benito ‘El Guerrero’ Abraham in a non-title contest. The fireworks started early as Abraham came out showing a lot of aggression immediately taking the fight right to Andrade from the opening bell. Pajarito’s veteran’s guile was evident early as he timed the hard charging Abraham well and landed some solid counter uppercuts and crosses. Oscar also used his gloves and elbows to block most of the early incoming assault effectively.
Undeterred, El Guerrero continued to employ his aggressive game plan and started to land some hard hooks to the body of Andrade that were followed by hard crosses to the head. Still, the veteran held his composure, stayed in the pocket, and countered well throughout the night. Abraham was wobbled on several different occasions by hard, straight right hands to the chin, but he showed his determination and resolve by coming back even harder at his vastly more experienced foe and kept the fight competitive. The action was furious for all eight rounds of the contest as both Mexican gladiators exchanged artillery and tested each other’s will. In the end, El Guerrero was worked over by Andrade and ended up losing a unanimous decision by scores of 79-73 twice, and 80-72.
All in all, it was another exciting night of boxing on Telefutura’s ‘Solo Boxeo’ boxing series. |
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By Sergio Martinez (January 14, 2006)
