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RSR Boxing Results: Edwin Valero TKO’s Antonio DeMarco
By
Geno McGahee-
WBC Lightweight Champion Edwin Valero, 27-0, 27 KO’s, has
made a name for himself on youtube, but got a chance on Showtime, against
challenger Antonio DeMarco, 23-2-1, 17 KO’s, to show his skills to a much
larger audience. The bout was fought evenly in the first round, but the
drama began in the second when an elbow hit Valero on the forehead and
opened up a horrible gash. It looked like the fight would be stopped
because the cut was that bad, but he was allowed to go on and Valero, with
a face covered in blood, continued on and put pressure on the challenger.
DeMarco became focused on surviving, as the aggression
became too much. Valero is not only a very good puncher, but he has
better defense than you might think. He was able to land his punches and
then dodge the incoming from DeMarco.
As the rounds went on, Valero became more and more
aggressive and began to corner DeMarco and land hard shots. The toughness
of DeMarco was on display but he was forced into a shell. When he opened
up, Valero took advantage of the opening and unloaded his shots. The
beating got worse and worse and, in the end, DeMarco’s corner would not
allow their fighter to come out for the tenth round.
In New Jersey, Tomasz Adamek, 40-1, 27 KO’s, outworked
Jason Estrada, 16-3, 4 KO’s, winning a twelve round unanimous decision by
scores of 115-113, 116-112, and 118-110, which puts him on a collision
course with Chris Arreola.
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