Walter Santibanes (left) vs.Manuel Flores. Picture credit score: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy Promotions
Walter Santibanes outboxed and dominated his solution to a unanimous resolution victory over Manuel Flores, Thursday evening, at Fantasy Springs Resort On line casino, in Indio, California.
Scores had been 99-91, twice, and 100-90 for Santibanes, who improved to 12-2, 2 knockouts.
Walter Santibanes (proper) vs.Manuel Flores. Picture credit score: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy Promotions
From the opening bell, each fighters had been efficient, as they traded mixtures within the heart of the ring. Flores tried to field Santibanes behind a jab however Santibanes initiated exchanges, ripping three and four-punch combos, with a number of touchdown to Flores’ physique.
Santibanes additionally blended his assault, connecting with proper and left uppercuts upstairs, even switching from a standard to southpaw stance, then again to standard. Flores did nicely in spurts however appeared to develop into extra defensive and stationary with every passing spherical.
Rounds 5 and 6 had been Santibanes’ best and finest within the combat, as he related with two-punch mixtures to the physique, adopted by left-right combos that snapped Flores’ head again.
Walter Santibanes (left) vs.Manuel Flores. Picture credit score: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy Promotions
Flores didn’t make any changes throughout the second half of the combat, which allowed Santibanes to proceed outlanding Flores. Santibanes dominated the motion, persevering with to fluctuate his offense, from touchdown a physique punch, then two uppercuts to the top to main with proper palms, adopted by a collection of punches to Flores’ physique.
The tempo of the combat slowed from the eighth spherical on however Santibanes continued to place Flores on the defensive, at occasions befuddling him and never permitting him to let his palms go.
“As soon as I felt his punches, I knew he wasn’t going to harm me,” mentioned Santibanes after the combat. “I hate slicing weight however I really like combating. I all the time attempt to work onerous within the fitness center.
“I’m all the time humble. I got here to indicate who I actually am. So far as what’s subsequent, possibly I’ll go right down to 115 kilos. I’m right down to combat anybody. I don’t care. It might be 115, 118, 122 to 126 kilos.”
Walter Santibanes. Picture credit score: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy Promotions
Flores, who resides in close by Coachella, falls to 15-1, 11 KOs. The 24-year-old was coming off a cut up resolution win over once-beaten Franklin Gonzalez, in his earlier combat, on February 23.
Within the co-feature, Jelena Mrdjenovich, of Edmonton, Canada, defeated Colombia’s Calista Silgado by majority resolution.
One choose scored the bout 95-95, whereas the opposite two judges gave scores of 96-94 and 97-93 for Mrdjenovich, who improved to 42-12-2, 19 KOs.
Mrdjenovich, who’s educated by SugarHill Steward and is ranked No. 3 by The Ring at 126 kilos, was efficient from distance, outboxing Silgado, who was at her finest throwing and touchdown lead hooks and crosses to Mrdjenovich’s head.
By the halfway level of the combat, Mrdjenovich was the aggressor. All through the second half of the combat, Mrdjenovich landed the more practical punches.
The win over Silgado snapped a two-bout shedding streak for Mrdjenovich, with each losses coming by the hands of Erika Cruz. Mrdjenovich misplaced the WBA featherweight title to Cruz within the first combat in April 2021.
Silgado falls to 21-17-4, 16 Kos, including this loss to these of then-WBA junior light-weight titleholder Hyun Mi Choi, Maureen Shea, Melissa St. Vil and Heather Hardy.
Junior light-weight prospect Daniel Garcia knocked out Mexico’s Luis Might (22-17-1, 8 KOs) at 1:13 of the opening spherical. A double left hook to the top, then physique, dropped Might to the canvas, prompting referee Ray Armendariz to cease the combat.
Garcia, now 6-0, 5 KOs, resides in Denver, Colorado, and is managed by Joel De La Hoya.
Former newbie standout Gael Cabrera, of Ciudad Obregon, Mexico, was profitable in his skilled debut, at junior light-weight, dropping Tijuana’s Ulises Rosales (0-7) twice en path to a knockout victory. Time of the knockout was 1:29 of the primary spherical.
Within the opening bout of the Golden Boy Promotions card, junior light-weight Patricio Manuel, of Los Angeles, defeated Alexander Gutierrez (0-2), of close by Lake Elsinore, by unanimous resolution. All three judges scored the bout 40-36 for Manuel (3-0).
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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]. You too can observe Francisco on Twitter @FSalazarBoxing.
