| Jauregui
Upsets Gomez-Trinidad on ‘Boxeo
De Oro’
Using
every ounce of his veteran’s
experience (and a ferocious left hook),
long underrated Javier Jauregui finally
earned a lightweight title shot when
he upset highly rated Juan Gomez-Trinidad
in last night’s main event of
HBO Latino’s ‘Oscar De
La Hoya Presents Boxeo De Oro’,
which was telecast live from the Grand
Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.
The
end for Gomez-Trinidad came at 44
seconds of the fourth round, when
two debilitating left hooks to the
jaw sent the San Juan native to the
canvas for the third time in the fight,
prompting referee Raul Caiz Jr. to
halt the bout without a count.
With
the victory, Jauregui lifts his record
to 46-10-2 (33 KOs). Gomez-Trinidad
falls to 23-3 (16 KOs).
After
a fairly slow first round in which
both men adapted to the other’s
style, the bombs started flying in
the second, with Gomez-Trinidad doing
his best to end the bout early with
sweeping hooks and stiff right hands.
Jauregui, a 15-year veteran of the
sport, waited patiently and picked
his shots, all the while moving forward
after his opponent.
Late
in the second, Jauregui hurt Gomez-Trinidad
with a left hook, and a follow-up
hook sent him to the canvas. Gomez-Trinidad
gamely rose to his feet, but it was
a precursor of things to come.
The
third round was a carbon copy of the
second, with Gomez-Trinidad throwing
power shots after getting his legs
back, and Jauregui relentlessly following
him, waiting for an opportunity to
pounce. Late in the round, Gomez-Trinidad
again went down and again rose to
his feet to resume the battle.
But
by the fourth, Jauregui started to
let his hands go more freely, and
after two more left hooks, the fight
was over, and the Guadalajara native,
who was coming off an upset win (over
Gomez-Trinidad’s countryman
Alex Trujillo) had scored another
huge victory.
In
the ‘Boxeo De Oro’ co-feature,
prospects Urbano Antillon and Ivan
Valle lived up to the card’s
billing of “Lightweight Wars”
as they went toe-to-toe for the majority
of their 10 round bout, with the unanimous
decision going to the unbeaten Antillon.
Scores
were 96-91, 97-90, and 96-92 for Antillon,
who moves to 10-0 (6 KOs). Valle drops
to 17-5-1 (15 KOs).
Taking
the fight on just a few days notice
(due to an illness suffered by Goyo
Vargas), Antillon set a quick pace
that Valle was more than happy to
oblige. Both men threw combinations
and brutal body shots with abandon,
reminding the Grand Olympic crowd
of the arena’s glory days in
the 70’s.
In
the second, Antillon made a learning
fighter’s mistake when he turned
his head to draw the referee’s
attention to a low blow. Valle wisely
took advantage, ripping a left hook
to the head that stunned Antillon
badly. Antillon tried valiantly to
get his legs back under him as Valle
pursued, looking for the knockout.
Twice he hit the floor, but both were
ruled slips by referee Jerry Cantu.
Antillon’s
legs were still wobbly in the third
round, but by the end of the frame
he was back in business and back to
standing in and trading punches with
Valle at close quarters.
The
subsequent rounds got the crowd up
and roaring, with Valle’s heavy
punches and Antillon’s clean
combinations providing compelling
boxing action from bell to bell. Antillon
was able to weather the number of
storms Valle threw at him and still
come back firing.
In
the final round of the war, Antillon
lost his footing and went to the canvas.
Valle hit him twice and was penalized
two points. Antillon stood on the
canvas dazed and many believed he
would not be able to continue. But
after a short break, Antillon rose
and immediately chased after Valle.
The two went punch for punch as the
seconds ticked away and the crowd
roared as the two bloody warriors
gave their all until the bell rang.
And
though Antillon emerged victorious
in this battle, this “Lightweight
War” begs for a rematch.
Undercard
Results
Justo
Almazan W 6 Jorge Espinoza
Freddy
Hernandez TKO 6 Jose Luis Montes
Rhonda
Luna TKO 3 Myra Trevino
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