Saturday, July 13, 2013

FIGHT OF THE YEAR

BY JOHN MASTALIR jmastalir@yahoo.com

IT WAS FOR ME !

THIS THE 10 ROUNDER AT THE TEXAS STATION ON ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT.

SCHEDULED AS A SEMI MAIN EVENT ABIE HAN 19-1 AND GLEN TAPIA 19-0 SLUGGED IT OUT FOR 8 ROUNDS IN A BLOODY EXCHANGE THAT ENDED IN A TKO FOR TAPIA AT THE END OF EIGHT.

BOTH IN GREAT SHAPE...BOTH DELIVERED AND ACCEPTED MULTI BLOWS FOR 24 MINUTES BEFORE MULTI CUTS TO HAN ENDED IT AFTER 8.

THIS SUPER WELTERWEIGHT 154 POUND BOXING AT ITS MOST ENTERTAINING LEVEL.

DRAIN FRANCISCO  24-2-1 AND CHRIS AVALOS 22-2 (SUPER BANTAMS...121) HEADLINED THE CARD...THEY ALSO SLUGGED IT OUT FOR TEN ROUNDS WITH AVALOS GETTING THE 96-94, 97-93 ABD 97-93 DECISION....CLEAR AGE PLAYED A PART FOR THESE LITTLE GUYS....FRANCISCO 30 AVALOS 23.

8 BOUT CARD FOR TOP RANK...NICE ARENA...USUAL DEAD TIME BETWEEN FIGHTS WITH THAT AWFUL MEXICAN RAP MUSIC AND ALL 35 VERSES OF THE MEXICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM (SHE SCREWED UP THE AMERICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM TOO)...I LIVED THRU IT AND THE TWO TV BOUTS WERE WORTH THE PAIN AND SUFFERING.

THANKS AGAIN TO TOP RANK FOR MATCHING THEM UP

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