Regardless of having not fought in over two years, light-weight Miguel Marrero did sufficient to assert a workmanlike 10-round unanimous determination over fringe contender Victor Betancourt Friday night time on the Silver Spurs Area in Kissimmee, Florida.
Scores had been 97-93, 96-94 and 95-94 for Marrero, who improves to 10-1-2 (4 knockouts).
The combat headlined what would be the ultimate ‘Boxeo Telemundo’ card of 2021.
Betancourt was the simpler fighter early, connecting repeatedly with the identical two-punch mixture to go and physique. Nonetheless, Marrero started letting his fingers go in Spherical 3 and was on the ascent by the fifth, outboxing Betancourt at ring middle.
Marrero continued to financial institution rounds in the course of the second half of the combat. Betancourt took a knee after absorbing a mix within the ninth, however pointed to his head to point that he’d been butted. The referee elected to not rely.
Regardless of not being credited with the knockdown, Marrero clearly received the ninth and completed sturdy within the tenth.
Marrero admitted frustration at not touchdown a combat earlier this yr, however he was pleased to safe a victory.
“I knew he was going to be a tricky fighter, like all Mexicans are,” mentioned Marrero, who resides in Morovis, Puerto Rico. “I knew I used to be inactive for some time, however I labored very laborious to organize myself for this combat.”
Betancourt, who resides in Mexicali, Mexico, drops to 27-4 (14 KOs). He has now misplaced two of his final three bouts after successful his earlier 4.
Undercard
In a conflict of unbeaten bantamweights, Savion Morales defeated Gianny Garcia of Miami, Florida by six-round majority determination.
One choose scored the bout 56-56, whereas the opposite two officers supplied tallies of 58-54 and 57-55 for Morales, who improves to 4-0 (3 KOs).
The southpaw Morales, who resides in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, dropped his man twice with left fingers in Spherical 2. Garcia was wobbly following each knockdowns however recovered sufficiently sufficient to stun Morales late within the third.
One other proper cross momentarily shook Morales in Spherical 5, however he clinched successfully and prevented additional harm. From the sixth spherical on Morales elected to field his Garcia at distance.
Garcia falls to 3-1 (3 KOs).
In off-TV motion, mild heavyweight Fenlong Meng of China remained unbeaten by defeating Panama’s Israel Duffus by 10-round unanimous determination.
Scores had been 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94 for Meng, who improves to 17-0 (10 KOs).
Duffus was sport however outgunned. A mix from Meng dropped him on to the ring apron within the ultimate spherical however no knockdown was known as.
Duffus drops to 20-7 (17 KOs).
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