2016 Río Olympics - North & South American Boxing Qualification Finals

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Jonathan Esquivel (USA) vs. Albert Ramon Ramírez Durán (VEN) - 81kg

 

Light heavyweights now, heavier firepower. :bbb

 

That was such a creepy wink at the camera by the Danish ref. (with the 70's porn star haircut & 'stache, no less) :rofl

 

Whoa, Ramírez Durán is mercurial! :shock:

I can't remember the last time I saw a light heavy that fast (hands or feet)

Like, he's showing more speed - by quite a margin - than Gary Russell's brother did, way down at light welter!

 

...poor Esquivel is being eaten alive by that southpaw jab. He can barely even see it coming, stung repeatedly and then waving at phantoms when he goes to counter, Ramírez Durán long gone and halfway around him already, readying his next attack. This is crazy to watch.

 

Team USA getting its ass handed to it today, aside from Claressa Shields. :!:

 

Damn, this is getting brutally one-sided...

 

This is kind of EXACTLY how I would imagine Manny Pacquiao vs. Rocky Juarez going. In fact, if you squint and pretend these guys don't weigh 81kg.. :blood

 

Venezuela has a red-hot ammy program, apparently. They're about to go 4-1 today in Session II, with the only loss coming to touted Shakur Stevenson.

 

Er, at least so I thought was the reason to be excited..

Wasn't expecting one of them to make most featherweights seem slow in comparison. :!:

 

Deserved shutout for Ramírez Durán.

 

I will be at work. :verysad

 

Wrapping up:

Carlos Andres Mina Caicedo (ECU) vs. Juan Carlos Carrillo Palacio (COL) - 81kg

Neither is a match for Ramírez Durán. :bart

 

Juan Carlos Carrillo Palacio was given a standing eight with about thirty seconds left in the match, and per the commentator he was already hopelessly behind and needed a KO.