Los
Mochis, Sinaloa lightweight prospect Daniel “Canerito” Ruiz, 27-4-1 (19), won a
ten-round bout against Mexico, City's Mario “Pocho” Perez, 6-4-1 (4), in Saturday
night’s TV Azteca main event at the newly-built Arena Union in Los Mochis,
Sinaloa, Mexico.
Both
fighters spent most of the first round studying each other, finally letting hard
head shots fly as the round came to an end.
What
was a nondescript second round was salvaged by Ruiz, who violently shook Perez with
a right hand. Perez’s mouthpiece shot out and the referee took time to replace
the guard.
The
crowd came alive once again in the third when Ruiz clocked his opponent with a
left hook during a heated exchange, dropping Perez down on the seat of his
pants.
Perez
adjusted and worked on the counter over the next couple of rounds. Ruiz showed
many flaws in his game such as cutting off the ring, following too much and
walking in with a low guard.
Ruiz
did better at the end of the sixth and was finally able to close the gap enough
to land several unanswered shots, which had the referee keeping a close eye on
the action.
Perez
rallied back late in the seventh after being controlled by the favored Ruiz’s sporadic
attacks.
Ruiz
began showing signs of fatigue in the ninth and tenth, allowing Perez to land
from the distance. Neither fighter landed anything defining until Perez chose
to stand and throw punches. Ruiz let his hands go to land a few shots as Perez
blocked many of them.
A
unanimous decision win was simply announced for Ruiz in the end.
Kevin Aguilar Blasts Out Cristian
Rodriguez in One…
Southpaw
featherweight Kevin Aguilar, 4-0 (2), caught Cristian Rodriguez, 13-22 (9), with
sneaky left hand shots, ultimately catching his opponent on the mug, putting
him down against the ropes.
Seeing
the fighter was in no shape to continue, the referee called off the fight at
2:01.
Frias Stops Lopez in Five…
Guadalajara
flyweight Sergio “Finito” Frias, 12-1 (7), used calculated, long-range shots to
pick apart Huatabampo, Sonora’s Reyes Lopez, 1-9, going on to score a KO
stoppage in the fifth round of a scheduled six.
Lopez
was game, throwing wide shots late in the first round and managed to land a
left. The shot caught the well-schooled Frias’ attention after landing a few
shots of his own upstairs.
Both
fighters seemed intent in headhunting before Lopez finally went to the body.
Frias landed some “45’s” (half hooks/half uppercuts) which momentarily stunned
Lopez in the second round.
Frias
kept landing uppercuts on the counter as Lopez pressed hard in the third.
Looking to take away his foe’s legs with body shots, Frias allowed his opponent
to dictate the pace by letting him stay on the inside. As a result, Lopez was unable
to let his long arms go effectively in the frame.
Lopez
stayed on track by going to the body with Frias landing the best (albeit few)
shots in the fourth.
Frias
got some distance in the fifth, landing uppercuts and right hands, busting up
Lopez's face. Lopez began wilting under the heavy leather coming his way, finally
taking the ten-count as the punishment finally took its toll.
Time
of the stoppage was 2:06 of the round (To nickname yourself “Finito”- as in the
legendary Ricardo “Finito” Lopez- is a very tall order. Although Frias showed
very nice uppercuts, in no way, shape or form is he anywhere in Lopez’s class).
Arroyo Drops Valdez Three Times, Gets
the Stoppage in Two…
Super
lightweight Guillermo Arroyo, 5-1-1 (4), overpowered a tough Carlos “Charly”
Valdez, 15-13-1 (9), dropping him twice in the first. Valdez was lucky enough
to escape the round as the bell came to the rescue.
The
fight was stopped at 39 seconds into the second frame, as Arroyo's firepower
was just too much for Valdez, who hit the canvas again during an exchange.
