A makeshift important occasion was to one of the vital fulfilling fights of the yr.
Ultimately, it was Vladimir Hernandez who made the a lot of the last-minute alternative in a valiant factors win over Raul Garcia. Scores had been 94-93, 95-92 and 96-91 for Hernandez of their ProBox TV headliner Wednesday from ProBox TV Occasions Heart in Plant Metropolis, Florida.
The junior middleweight bout was first put collectively because the night’s chief assist. It was elevated to the highest slot when Lester Martinez (18-0, 15 knockouts) was unable to make it to combat night time. The Ring’s No. 8-rated tremendous middleweight fell unwell after Tuesday’s weigh-in. He was pressured to withdraw from his conflict versus Joeshon James (9-0-2, 5 KOs) consequently.
James was left with a ringside view for the night time however was a minimum of supplied with a worthy substitute.
The terrific ten-round affair started as a showcase efficiency for Dominican Republic’s Garcia (13-2-1, 11 KOs). The 25-year-old from Santo Domingo jumped out to a robust begin and even had Hernandez on the canvas in spherical three. Garcia’s left hook was dialed in as he constructed up an early lead.
True to his profession scouting report, Hernandez refused to fade away.
The 35-year-old southpaw from Stockton, California took management of the combat within the combat. Garcia was briefly surprised by a shot to the temple. A severely delayed response noticed him fall to the canvas, although it may have been referred to as a slip. Referee Michael DeJesus dominated him down by contact and issued a depend.
Garcia got here again within the center rounds however struggled to maintain Hernandez (16-6, 7 KOs) at bay. It value him in an enormous method in spherical eight.
Hernandez related with a left, proper hook left hand mixture to ship Garcia to the canvas late within the eighth.
The momentum shift didn’t final lengthy. Garcia rose to his toes and stormed again by spherical’s finish.
The ultimate two rounds noticed Hernandez seal his laborious fought win.
Three months after a Knockout of the 12 months-worthy victory over Guido Schramm on this very venue, Hernandez couldn’t repeat the ending right here. It didn’t come from a scarcity of making an attempt. Garcia was unable to protect towards Hernandez’s clear photographs upstairs. He responded along with his left hook however was outgunned down the stretch in an in any other case winnable combat.
Hernandez has now gained two straight and 6 of his final eight begins. Two of the wins throughout that interval got here versus former unified 154-pound titlist Julian Williams and unbeaten Lorenzo Simpson. His losses over that stretch had been to then-unbeaten skills Jesus Ramos and Troy Isley.
Garcia is now simply 1-2-1 in his final 4 begins. He dropped a cut up choice to Leonardo Ruiz final Aug. 23 at this location.
Additionally on the present, Jaycob Gomez (11-0-1, 7 KOs) remained excellent with a second-round stoppage of Jerry Perez (14-5-1, 11 KOs). Their light-weight co-feature was stopped in between rounds when Perez’s nook opted to not have him come out previous to the beginning of the third.
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