Top Rank Pavlik v Espino/Soto v Chavez RBR

cermeno not so sharp anymore
the cut is bad but valdez says he wants to continue
cermeno is starting to box again
valdez may have finally dissuaded cermeno from exchanging

cermeno 58-54

 

cermeno boxing well at start
he's tieing up when valdez is getting inside
he's fighting very defensive at the end and the crowd boos him

cermeno 68-63

cermeno's corner tells him not to fight with him, just sharpshoot him

 

cermeno still moving a lot, looks a little gassed
the kid still looks determined but can't land enough
that was a slow round compared to previous ones
i'm going to give it to the kid

cermeno 77-73

 

cermeno does look tired in this round
that was valdez's best round

cermeno 86-83

 

cermeno comes out dancing
he's going to try to stretch this one out
that was a pretty light round until the final seconds when valdez lands a couple
a very close round... i think cermeno may have edged it but he fought very negatively

cermeno 96-92
cermeno's corner tells him it's the last round coming up (the 11th) when this is a title fight scheduled for 12