GERVONTA “TANK” DAVIS REMAINS INVICT WITH AN EXCITING VICTORY BY UNANIMOUS DECISION BEFORE MEXICAN ISAAC “PITBULL” CRUZ IN THE MAIN EVENT OF THE SHOWTIME PPV ® THIS SUNDAY NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES
Sebastian Fundora Beats Spaniard Sergio Garcia on Points in Main Co-Event;
Dominican Carlos Adames Defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko in an Exciting Fight ,
y Eduardo Ramírez Dominó a Miguel Marriaga
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LOS ANGELES (December 5, 2021) –El pentacampeón mundial y súperestrella del boxeo Gervonta “Tank” Davis deslumbró con sus habilidades boxísticas y prevaleció por decisión unánime ante el mexicano Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz para retener su Título Mundial del Peso Ligero de la AMB frente a un STAPLES Center con entradas agotadas y repleto de estrellas entre los 15,850 aficionados que dijeron presente en el SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View, un evento presentado por Premier Boxing Champions.
Las tarjetas leyeron puntajes de 116-112 y sendos 115-113, todas a favor de Davis.
La atmósfera dentro del estadio fue eléctrica con varias estrellas de la NBA actuales y pasadas en las gradas, incluyendo a Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Kawhi Leonard, Dwight Howard, Kenny Smith, Kevin Garnett y Paul Pierce, entre otros.
Davis ingresó al cuadrilátero acompañado por una súperestrella de la música como el rapero Lil Durk y vestido con los colores de los Lakers y unos shorts que contaban con los números “8” y “24” en cada lado como homenaje póstumo a Kobe Bryant. Cruz, por su parte, celebró ser mexicano con una banda de mariachis detrás suyo mientras él caminaba rumbo al ring.
No hubo nada de estudiar al rival en el primer as alto, ya que Cruz fue en busca del campeón mundial y lo empezó a golpear tras arrinconarlo contra la esquina.
“Ese es mi estilo. Pitbull siempre va a salir a atacar”, dijo Cruz. “Yo pienso que marcamos el ritmo de principio a fín. Si la gente quiere una revancha, la aceptaremos”
Davis encontró su ritmo en el segundo y tercer round, merodeando el ring y castigando a Cruz, quien concentró a sus embates en el cuerpo de su rival en el cuarto dándole con todo a las costillas de Davis.
Davis, el oriundo de Baltimore de 27 años de edad, aumentó su fuerza en aquel episodio alternando su gancho de derecha con sus zurdazos cruzados detrás de su pose como zurdo. Ese siguió siendo el caso en el quinto asalto.
“(Cruz) es más bajito que yo, así que yo lo golpeé por encima de su cabeza y eso hirió a mi puño en el sexto round”, explicó Cruz. “No importa si mi oponente es más bajo o más alto que yo, yo debo superarlo. ´Él es un guerrero, y hoy nació una estrella más allá de que él no haya ganado esta noche”.
Cruz, por su parte, observó que “la mano derecha de Davis no estaba bien alrededor del quinto round”.
Davis dió cátedra del sexto al noveno round con golpes rápidos y eludiendo los contragolpes de su rival. Un gancho de derecha en el octavo rozó brevemente a Cruz y puso al público de pie. Cruz reaccionó cuando parecía que se le escapaba la pelea y conectó un uppercut de lleno segundos antes de que suene la campana.
El mexicano de 23 años fue todavía más agresivo en los rounds finales, pero Davis se mantuvo firme hasta el final. Naturalmente, Cruz creyó que él merecía la victoria.
“Viva México. Yo no tengo nada que decir. Los aficionados ya se proclamaron sobre quién ganó la pelea”, exclamó Cruz.
Davis defendió su corona de forma exitosa y ya está listo para todo aquel que lo quiera desafiar.
“L.A., lo hicimos por Kobe”, dijo Davis. “Él salió a pelear de forma agresiva, y luego yo sentí que él iba a desarmarse a medida que progrewsaba la pelea, pero luego me lastimé la mano y no lo pude noquear.
“Yo soy el mejor de todos. Todos los demás son fáciles. Pelearé comtra el que me brinde la mejor oportunidad”-
Un co-evento principal vibrante contó con Sebastian “La Torre Infernal” Fundora dando un paso más hacia poder pelear por un título mundial al prevalecer por decisión unánime ante el previamente invicto Sergio García en una Pelea Eliminatoria por el Título del Peso Súper Welter del WBC.
Las tarjetas finales fueron de 118-110, 117-111 y 115-113 a favor de Fundora.
Fundora was quick to establish dominance in the first round by driving his Spanish rival’s head back with a powerful left foot. The opening rounds were even, and Garcia made Fundora bleed from the nose in the fifth round.
The 23-year-old Fundora found his distance in the sixth round with his jab and using his 98-foot-tall and over six-foot arms to keep Garcia away from him.
“I was taking advantage of my distance a lot more. I wanted to show you something other than what you are used to. There is no doubt that the height was what made the difference in this fight, “said Fundora.
Garcia couldn’t land many punches during the second half of the fight with the exception of a couple of moments in the final round when the two exchanged punches.
“Maybe things would have been different if I was more aggressive from the beginning and went into the distance a bit without getting carried away by what he was doing,” Garcia said.
Fundora believes that he is ready to fight for a world title.
“We just beat No. 2 in the WBC, so we are left with number one and the champion. We are ready for whoever comes.
Carlos Adames (21-1.16 KOs) overcame a major challenge and prevailed against former world title contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko (13-4, 10 KOs) by majority decision after 10 rounds. One judge had the fight tied 95-95, while the other two gave scores of 96-94 and 97-93 respectively.
Both combatants had their moments of splendor, but Adames was the one who shone more of the two in the key moments.
“This means a lot to my career and is a great achievement, considering the caliber of my rival tonight,” said Adames, who was born in the Dominican Republic and trains in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood.
“It was a very good experience. I am an aggressive and fast boxer inside the ring and I went out to fight doing my thing. He came in slow, seeing what was going to happen in the opening rounds, and he just had the wrong strategy. He was a bit exhausted, received many strong blows from me. How could you see I hurt him very ugly ”.
Adames started the fight left-handed and using his agility to land a good left-handed uppercut as Derevyanchenko drew closer, and then another right-footed left-foot later in that same round.
Adames controlled the action in the second round, landing punches from distance. “El Tacticista” was not far behind and violated Adames with a short forehand.
Adames switched to an orthodox profile in the third round, but remained just as effective, nullifying Derevyanchenko’s attacks with a quick jab and accurate counterattacks. A crossed right hand sent Derevyanchenko staggering, but the Ukrainian recovered and was cheered by the crowd.
The fight was back and forth. Derevyanchenko overwhelmed Adames with his constant punches, but the Dominican kept his tireless opponent at bay with his speed, power, cunning head movements and boxing smarts.
The final rounds were more of the same. Derevyanchenko never stopped facing, but Adames always had the answer.
“My expectation is that my opponent fights with the same fighting style. This was nothing special to me, just a high-quality fight, ”Derevyanchenko said.
“The difference in the fight was that he remained left-handed. I don’t know what I’ll do after this. I’m going to rest and then go back to the gym, as I love boxing and I love the show. “
Adames, for his part, wants to “take the next step.” “I dominate at both 154 and 160 pounds. I will go wherever they give me a chance ”.
“I dedicate it to God, to my mother and to my manager. Thank you Santo Domingo for your support! ”.
The opening fight of the SHOWTIME PPV saw super featherweight contender Eduardo “Zurdito” Ramírez (26-2-3, 12 KOs) in his prime and prevailing by unanimous decision after 10 rounds against former world title contender Miguel Marriaga .
“I would like to thank the fans, SHOWTIME and the Montiel family for their support,” said Ramírez.
“Marriaga was a tough opponent, but I managed to dominate the fight.”
Marriaga (30-5, 26 KOs) was the aggressor throughout the entire fight, especially during a first round in which he managed to corner Ramirez with varied combinations. Ramírez, for his part, adapted to the circumstances with a precise jab. This is how a right hook followed by another left-footed shot sent Marriaga to the canvas in the third inning.
“We started very well, but then it got uphill. Anyway, we are happy with it
work that we did, “said Marriaga. “We lacked bone, but we gave a great effort before a great opportunity that unfortunately we did not know how to take full advantage”.
The “Zurdito” dominated from that third round, punishing Marriaga with his varied arsenal of blows to the head and body. Final Punch Stats had Ramírez landing 280 of his 762 punches (36.7%) compared to 159 of 689 for Marriaga (21.3%).
“Now I’m going to relax and enjoy the holidays with my family,” said Ramírez. “That’s important to me. Then hopefully 2022 will come with a shot at the title. “
The billboard for tonight’s massive pay-per-view event will air again this Saturday, December 11 at 10 pm ET / PT on SHOWTIME. The delayed broadcast of Davis vs. Cruz will open the fight broadcast of WBC World Bantamweight Champion Nonito Donaire defending his title against fellow Filipino Reymart Gaballo by headlining the action of the Premier Boxing Champions event from the Dignity Health Tennis Stadium in Carson.
Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer hosted the SHOWTIME telecast, while Mauro Ranallo, the most versatile voice in combat sports, chronicled the action blow-by-blow alongside analyst and Hall of Famer Al Bernstein and the champion. world of three divisions Abner Mares. Three Hall of Famers rounded out SHOWTIME’s journalistic team. The winning reporter Emmy ® Jim Gray, unofficial judge Steve Farhood, and world-renowned announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. The executive producer was four-time Emmy® winner David Dinkins, Jr. and the director was Bob Dunphy. Former junior middleweight world champion Former Raúl “El Diamante” Márquez and commentator Alejandro Luna were the expert analysts in Spanish for Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
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