Saúl Juárez vs. Oswaldo Novoa & Ibeth Zamora Silva vs. Mari Ando RBR

Round 10

Novoa hurt! Juárez is dribbling jabs off his face in triplicate and even lands a woodpecker quadruple jab at one point, then hooks off it, turning Novoa's face sharply. Novoa is going for broke, throwing right chops, left hooks, and then uppercuts as he charges in, but Juárez is seeing it all coming and swerving to keep his face just beyond reach, sometimes leaving it very last-second but still just avoiding damage, and countering with a flood of quick jabs.

10-9 Juárez

95-95

 

Huh? This is over? This was scheduled for twelve and is a final world title eliminator (and thus has to be twelve), no?

 

I don't think it went to a TD. It was just...somehow over after ten. :huh

 

Makes no sense when they do that. :-(

Plus, it was listed on BR (and advertised on the WBC website, I'm pretty sure) as being for 12.

 

UD for Saúl "Baby" Juárez

 

Anybody catch the official scorecards?

 

I'm fine with the decision, though I had a draw. Juárez took control in the second half and clearly had the momentum (and stamina) to have ended up winning on my card anyway had there been an eleventh and twelfth.

 

Ibeth Zamora Silva vs. Mari Ando, 10x2" @ light flyweight

 

The challenger from Japan isn't far off from technically classifying as "midget", at 5′ 0½″.

 

Scores in Juárez vs. Novoa were 97-92, 99-91 and 98-91.

 

Round 1

Zamora Silva is working into a rhythm, jabbing and turning Ando while the crowd starts up a chant of "ROCA!" to egg her on. Ando is tying up more than punching in the first ninety seconds. Right hand by Ando. 1-2 by Ando. Too little too late.

10-9 Zamora Silva

 

Round 2

Zamora Silva is blocking Ando's jabs and 1-2s on her forearms as she pumps in body shots. Counter right on the nose by Zamora Silva as she moves her left glove to stuff Ando's jab. Zamora Silva investing lots of body work. Stiff jab by Zamora Silva.

10-9 Zamora Silva

20-18 Zamora Silva

 

Finito López has it 20-18 Zamora Silva.