Golden Boy Fight Night: Pablo César Cano García vs. Roberto Ortiz Cervantes RBR

Pablo César Cano García vs. Roberto Ortiz Cervantes, 10 rounds @ light welterweight*

 

*this is for the WBC International Silver 140lb title, second defense of Cano - but the belt is on the line for the champ only (if he loses it becomes vacant). Ortiz missed weight by 2lbs.

 

I'm not sure how much of an issue the bit of extra weight is going to be. In terms of levels & styles, I can't help but envision Demoledor smashing Massa, but you never can tell with two hot and cold fighters in what's sure to be a shootout.

 

This freezing every five seconds is getting to be untenable.

 

Finally, ring walks.

 

Round 1

Cano is throwing huge body shots moving forward. Ortiz stands his ground and loops the right into Cano's jaw. They step together and hook, both wobbled. Ortiz putting together lathing rights with left hooks as Cano bends his knees and throws climbing body to head combos. HUGE RIGHT HOOK BY ORTIZ, down goes Cano in a heap. As surprising as the brutal and sudden knockdown is how quickly he rises from it. Cano attempting to stanch the figurative bleeding and not let Ortiz build up a head of steam, going toe-to-toe with him the rest of the way. Both landing.

10-8 Ortiz

 

Because of GB's shitty stream? So it isn't just mine..

 

Round 2

Cano is ripping pendulums on the body and then stepping in and shortening them up, as well as sacrificing a bit of power while increasing the volume. Ortiz staggered backward. Ortiz seems to have blown his wad in the 1st. Cano is dusting him with powerful body shots, then straight rights and stiff jab on the chin, landing on every available inch not covered by Ortiz's guard, all over! He can't take it! Ortiz down to a knee! Rides the count!

KO2!!

 

Oof. I was rooting for Cano but had a knot in my stomach between rounds there, was sure he was going to get steamrolled here tonight, but he gambled on Massa having emptied his ammo belt in the opener, and it paid off as he went balls-out and battered him into submission.

Both should retire, immediately.