7/31/09 SHOBOX Harris-Quintero, Avalos-Wilson

Harris Upsets Quintero, Scores 8th Round TKO (130 lbs.)

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Round 1: Harris lands a right uppercut followed by a straight a left. Quintero lands the same punches. Quintero lands a straight left, but was countered with a hard right hook to the head from Harris. Both fighters landed very hard punches.

Round 2: Quintero is boxing more and lands a straight left. Quintero is landing solid punches off his right jab. Harris hit Quintero with good power shots, but Quintero landed more combinations behind the jab.

Round 3: Quintero is hitting Harris with combinations to the body. Harris is countering with a straight left and hard right hook. Quintero lands a low blow.

Round 4: Both fighters exchanged many straight lefts. Harris hammers Quintero coming toward him with a counter right hook.

Round 5: Harris continues to catch Quintero with punches as he is coming in, especially landing the right hook. Quintero is throwing punches, but just as he finishes his combinations, Harris times Quintero with sharp lefts and right hooks. After the round, Quintero appears upset on his stool in the corner.

Round 6: Showtime's commentator Nick Charles reports Quintero may have hurt his right hand. Quintero lands a straight left - right hook combination. Harris rocks Quintero with a right hook - left uppercut combination. Quintero comes back to land a straight left and left uppercut.
Quintero is fighting Harris very hard.

Round 7: Harris lands another right hook. Quintero is coming forward landing combinations. Harris hits Quintero with straight left. Quintero tags Harris with a straight left. Quintero is the aggressor and is landing his combinations. Harris lands two very hard straight lefts just before the bell sounds to end the round.

Round 8: Harris nails Quintero with a straight left and Quintero is out on his feet. Quintero falls back into the ropes. Harris nails Quintero with a left uppercut and than hit him with another straight left, sending Quintero into the corner. The referee stopped the bout.

Overall Summary: In the main event, Tyrone Harris (24-5, 16 KO's) scored an upset victory over Marvin Quintero (16-2, 12 KO's), stopping him in the 8th round of a 10 round junior lightweight bout. Quintero was fighting hard and landing solid combinations, but got hit by Harris too often. Harris was landing hard, crisp counter right hooks all bout. Both fighters were exchanging hard blows, but it was Harris who landed the cleaner punches.

Harris landed two clean straight lefts near the end of the 7th round, which set the tone for what happened in the 8th round. Harris placed his punches intelligently. He showed very good timing as he landed many counter right hooks to Quintero's head. Just as Quintero would finish throwing his combinations, Harris threw his punches and landed them cleanly. Finally, in the 8th round after taking many clean shots, Quintero was finished with a hard straight left from Harris that he did not appear to see coming.


In other action in the bantamweight division, 19 year old Chris Avalos improved his record to (11-0, 9 KO's) by stopping a south paw, Andre Wilson (11-3-1, 9 KO's) in the second round. Wilson was the first southpaw Avalos has faced in his professional career. In the 1st round, Wilson stayed on the outside as Avalos tried to land straight rights. In the 2nd round, Avalos landed a hard, counter left hook. Then, Wilson was dropped from another left hook. Wilson rose to his feet, but Avalos floored him again with a right hand. Avalos swarmed Wilson again, landing a right and left hook that prompted the referee to stop the fight.

7/31/09 ESPN's Friday Night Fights

Victor Cayo Wins 10 Rd. Unanimous Decision Over Julio Diaz

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Round 1: Cayo has the edge in hand speed, but keeps his hands low. Diaz is pressing forward and most of the action is taking place in the center of the ring.

Round 2: After Cayo delivers his punches, he stands too straight up. Diaz lands a solid left hook. Cayo hits Diaz with a left hook. As the round is about to close, Diaz switches to a southpaw stance, but gets tagged with an overhand right from Cayo.

Round 3: Cayo lands a strong overhand right. Diaz hits Cayo with a left hook to the body.

Round 4: Diaz fires and lands a left hook to Cayo's head. Cayo is throwing his shots one at a time. Diaz tags Cayo with a flush left hook to the head. Cayo counters with an overhand right and left hook to the head. Diaz hits Cayo with an overhand right.

Round 5: Cayo lands an overhand right. Diaz is fighting on the inside. Cayo pulls back and lands an overhand right followed by a left hook to the head.

Round 6: Toe-to-toe action. Cayo is landing head shots, while Diaz is landing body shots.

Round 7: Good action in this round as well. Cayo lands an overhand right. Diaz hits Cayo with a right uppercut during an exchange.

Round 8: Cayo hits Diaz with a right uppercut. He is beating Diaz to the punch. Cayo stuns Diaz with a left hook to the head.

Round 9: Cayo is pressing forward and is landing the cleaner, harder shots.

Round 10: Cayo is showing that he has more energy left. Cayo is outworking Diaz and moving well. Cayo is landing good punches and getting out of range, so Diaz cannot connect.

Overall Summary: In a junior welterweight clash, Victor "Marmalade" Cayo (23-0, 14 KO's) improves his record by winning a convincing 10 round unanimous decision over veteran Julio Diaz (36-6, 26 KO's). The 23 year old Cayo, who hails from the Dominican Republic and has fought more than 300 amateur fights, landed more cleaner and harder punches than Diaz. Diaz made this a competitive fight, but the younger Cayo possessed the superior hand speed and quickness. Diaz's best chances came when he was throwing body shots inside, but Cayo would quickly counter back with sharp, accurate punches. It appeared that Diaz's energy level was dropping after the heated exchanges that took place in the 6th and 7th rounds. As the fight went down the stretch, the 29 year old Diaz was getting beat to the punch, mostly getting hit by Cayo's overhand right.

Victor Cayo passed the test tonight by defeating a former world champion. It will be interesting to see how much he will improve off his biggest victory in his next bout.



In other action, heavyweight contender Derric Rossy improves his record to (22-2, 12 KO's) by defeating Carl Davis Drumond (25-2, 20 KO's) by a 10 round unanimous decision. All three ringside judges scored the bout 99-91 for Rossy. Derric Rossy has now won 4 consecutive bouts.

7/30/09 VERSUS

LUIS RAMOS JR. TKO'S SANDRO MARCOS IN 6 ROUNDS (135 LBS.)

Luis Ramos Jr. (12-0, 7 KO's) is one of the fastest and best rising prospects in boxing. This 21 year old southpaw, dominated Sandro Marcos (29-20-2, 24 KO's) last night with vicious uppercuts, stopping the veteran in 6 rounds.

In the 1st round, Ramos demonstrated superior hand speed, good balance and the ability to land clean punches. At one point, Marcos was caught leaning forward and got nailed with a left uppercut. Ramos then fired and landed a vicious right uppercut - right hook combination that dropped the veteran.

In round 2, Ramos peppered Marcos with left uppercuts, straight lefts and right hooks. Marcos landed a solid overhand right and left hook. Ramos continued to fire sharp, accurate punches and was landing them at will.

Round 3 was a better round for Marcos. Marcos landed a short left hook to Ramos' head. Then, Marcos landed a straight right followed by a left hook to the body and head. Ramos responded with a straight left and landed some vicious uppercuts inside.

Rounds 4-5 were also dominated by Ramos as he started to wear down Marcos. Ramos landed a left uppercut - straight left combination that hurt Marcos in round 4. Ramos started to land a series of right hooks to the body. Ramos hit Marcos with a straight left - right hook combination in the body. A left uppercut landed with Marcos' back touching the ropes. Marcos' face was very swollen at the end of the 5th round.

Finally, Ramos hit Marcos in the 6th round with a sharp and vicious left uppercut - right hook combination that dropped Marcos to one knee. Marcos rose to his feet, but the referee halted the bout.


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In the main event, 20 year old Derrick Wilson (5-0-1, 2 KO's) from Fort Myers, Florida, knocked out 22 year old Charles Huerta (11-1, 6 KO's) with a big left hook under a minute in the 1st round. Huerta landed a left hook to Wilson's head. Wilson countered with an overhand right that missed. Then, Huerta missed with a left hook, but got nailed with a devastating left hook to the head from Wilson. Huerta could not beat the referee's 10 count.


In other action, heavyweight Herman Binek (8-1, 6 KO's) defeated Yohan Banks (2-3-2, 1 KO) by a 4 round unanimous decision.

Also, in a junior welterweight bout, Carlos Molina improves his record to (8-0, 4 KO's) by stopping Eber Luis Perez (9-13-1, 7 KO's) in 4 rounds. In the 4th and final round, Molina landed a nasty left uppercut that stunned Perez. Then, Molina threw and landed a series of left hooks and straight rights. The referee promptly stopped the bout with Perez's back against the ropes.