Francisco Vargas vs. Will Tomlinson & Vyacheslav Shabranskyy vs. Fabiano Peña RBR

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2 years ago, when he was 2-0-1 (0) and fought a guy in his debut to score his 1st KO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CO2RFHpzPk

Pena's own debut, the draw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLeTE1NXaZc

Most recent outing, last December (his debut in the US)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q99EHLXlb80

 

Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas is a real prospect - as much as or more so than Shabranskyy, I'd say.

Tomlinson is a tough customer with a straightforward brawling style - he usually relies on his chin to drag lower-level opponents into deep waters and drown them. I'm not sure if that chin will hold up against someone like Vargas. (although Vargas did go the full ten with Abner Cotto, who previously had been KTFO by Figueroa and has been again since by Fortuna...)

 

Vyacheslav Shabranskyy vs. Fabiano Peña , 10 rounds @ light heavyweight

 

If you were born after 1976, then yes, Popo is the only decent boxer from Brazil in our lifetime. :good

 

Round 1

Pena runs out and clouts Shabranskyy with a pair of head lashes. Shabranskyy counters with the 1-2 and takes control. Shabranskyy is catching Pena at the end of his 1-2 as Pena opens up with a jab. Pena tries hooking off the jab coming in and is caught just as flush. Shabranskyy in a rhythm now, reaching out to poke at Pena's face with the single left jab shot from a low stomach holster or a higher resting spot just below his own shoulder, moving Pena backwards and then lining up the heavy right cross as they pivot and sidestep with Pena avoiding the ropes. Uppercuts on the body from Shabranskyy.

10-9 Shabranskyy

 

Negative eleven minutes. Live now.

Three minutes of action down already in the co-main event.

 

He is Brazilian...