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An uninspiring contest got here to an appropriately disjointed conclusion when veteran Pablo Cesar Cano broken his ankle on the finish of the eleventh spherical and dropped an 11-round technical determination to unbeaten welterweight Shakram Giyasov. All three judges on the Caribe Royal resort in orlando, Florida scored the competition 109-99 for the New York-based Uzbek; however the huge scores, whereas a good reflection of who landed the extra constant blows, recommend that the previous newbie standout was extra spectacular than he was.
To be honest, Cano (35-9-1, 25 Kos) is a cagey and skilled veteran. He stopped Zachary Ochoa in his most up-to-date outing, and 5 fights and 5 years in the past knocked out Jorge Linares within the opening spherical. Even so, Giyasov ought to fairly have been anticipated to placed on a greater exhibiting towards an opponent 4 years his senior, with way more mileage on his odometer.
The taller Giyasov appeared to work from distance, protecting Cano on the finish of his jab and leaving room for straight proper arms, however the canny Cano repeatedly took a half-step ahead, closing the space and deploying sufficient higher physique motion to depart the Uzbek and not using a clear goal.
Giyasov (15-0, 9 KOs) did look on the verge of an early stoppage in spherical three, when he crumpled the Mexican with a vicious physique shot, however Cano deployed all his veteran savvy, spitting out his mouthpiece whereas on the canvas then strolling slowly to a impartial nook after he rose to his ft, shopping for time as referee Luis Pabon walked him to his personal nook for the mouthpiece to be reinserted.
By spherical six, Giyasov was clearly in management and touchdown the higher, cleaner blows, however it was removed from a spotlight reel efficiency, with probably the most notable moments outdoors of the knockdown, being the warnings administered to Cano for low blows. By spherical 9, Cano was really beginning to look comfy and will have been awarded a knockdown of his personal. A left hook in shut caught Giyasov and induced him to stumble ahead, however the follow-up punch from the Mexican was a proper hand that cuffed his opponent across the again of the pinnacle and despatched him to the canvas, prompting Pabon to rule it a push.
Within the eleventh, a Cano left hand on the bell as the 2 males grappled led to each males stumbling whereas in a clinch. Cano fell backward and bent his proper ankle badly as he did so, prompting an early have a look at the scorecards.
The win locations Giyasov in line for a shot at WBA titlist Eimantis Stanionis.
