Angelo Leo (proper) unleashes a proper hand on Eduardo Baez – Picture courtesy of ProBoxTV
Angelo Leo is knocking on the door to a shot at a world title belt at 126 kilos.
Leo was victorious once more Wednesday night time, defeating Eduardo Baez by unanimous resolution on the Whitesands (also referred to as the ProBox TV) Occasions Heart in Plant Metropolis, Florida.
Baez was the aggressor from the opening bell, discovering success in the course of the stanza. Leo started to claim himself extra with every passing spherical, breaking Baez down.
Leo stayed within the pocket, throwing and touchdown a collection of combos to the physique. He was additionally efficient touchdown lead and counter proper arms to the top of Baez.
Because the bout progressed, Leo discovered a rhythm, even selecting to struggle from distance as properly. He then continued to land an array of punches and combos, persevering with to throw and land to the top with straight and chopping proper arms.
In the course of the closing two rounds, Baez fought in spurts, trying extra drained with every passing second. Leo did enhance his punch output and aggression in hopes of scoring a stoppage of knockdown, however was content material to outbox Baez up till the ultimate bell.
Scores have been 98-92, 98-92 and 97-93 for Leo, who improved to 24-1, 11 knockouts.
Baez, who’s initially from Mexicali, Mexico and now resides in Calexico, California, falls to 23-6-2, 9 KOs. The 28-year-old has now misplaced 5 of his final eight fights. Amongst these defeats have been to Ra’eese Aleem, Arnold Khegai, Jonathan Lopez, and then-WBO world featherweight titleholder Emanuel Navarrete.
The 29-year-old Leo, who lives and trains in Las Vegas, beforehand fought on January 31, knocking out former junior featherweight contender Mike Plania within the third spherical. On November 1, Leo stopped Nicolas Polanco within the ninth spherical.
Leo received the vacant WBO junior featherweight title in August 2020, defeating Tramaine Williams by unanimous resolution. He would lose the title in his subsequent struggle, dropping a choice to Stephen Fulton virtually six months later.
Within the co-feature, and what turned out to be the most-competitive struggle of the night time, junior light-weight Jaycob Gomez of Caguas, Puerto Rico received a hard-fought majority resolution over Jose Arellano.
Jaycob Gomez (proper) lands a hook on Jose Arellano – Picture courtesy of ProBoxTV
Each fighters selected to face within the pocket for a lot of the struggle, producing strong exchanges. Throughout an change in spherical three, a left hand to the top shocked Arellano and produced blood from the nostril. An unintended conflict of heads later that spherical produced a lower over Arellano’s proper eye.
Arelleno was extra aggressive to start out spherical 4. The tactic labored as he was capable of join extra to the top and physique of Gomez in the course of the subsequent couple of rounds. Throughout an change in spherical six, one other lower from an unintended conflict of heads opened over the suitable eye of Arellano.
Gomez appeared to get a second wind in the course of the closing two rounds of the struggle, touchdown the simpler punches.
One choose scored the bout 76-76, whereas the opposite two judges scored the bout 77-75 for Gomez, who improved to 10-0-1, 6 KOs. Arellano, who’s initially from Chihuahua, Mexico and now resides in Aurora, Colorado, falls to 11-2, 6 KOs.
In light-weight motion, Dominic Valle of Lutz, Florida stopped Angel Vazquez within the second spherical.
Valle was on the assault from the opening bell, breaking Vazquez down with an array of punches to the top and physique. Halfway in the course of the second spherical, a left hook to the physique damage Vazquez, prompting Valle to observe with a barrage of punches. Vazquez wound up along with his again to a nook, the place Valle continued to throw and land extra punches, prompting referee Alicia Collins to cease the struggle 2:27.
Dominic Valle – Picture courtesy of ProBoxTV
The 23-year-old, who’s the dual brother of unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Marques Valle, improved to 9-0, 7 KOs..
Vazquez, who’s initially from Mexico and now resides in Marblehead, Massachusetts, falls to 12-2, 6 KOs.
Welterweight Yoel Angeloni of Rome, Italy stopped 42-year-old Michael Williams (2-2, 1 KO) within the opening spherical. A mix of proper hook and left cross to the top dropped Williams to the canvas, the place he was counted out by referee Frank Santore at 1:14. Angeloni was a member of the Cuban Youth Nationwide crew.
Within the opening bout of the ProBox TV card, middleweight Well-known Wilson of Deer Park, New York defeated Nissan Anderson (1-6-2, 1 KO) of Deerfield Seaside, Florida by unanimous resolution. Scores have been 40-36, 40-36, and 39-37 for Wilson, who improved to 4-0, 2 KOs.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He will be reached at [email protected]
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