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Felix Savon, Cuba, 13-1-0 (11) vs Fres Oquendo, Puerto Rico, 14-3-0 (9)

Cristal Arena, Havana, Cuba. A combination of punches puts Oquendo down with over half the round remaining here in the 1st. Oquendo does a good job to survive the round and makes it to the corner, 16-5, Savon. Oquendo returns the favor and drops Savon with a nice combination in the 2nd. Savon gets up at the count of nine. 12-3, in favor of Fast Fres in the 2nd. 14-11, in favor of Savon here in the 3rd round of a potential FOY candidate. Savon dominates the 4th, 19-5. The momentum stays with the hometown fighter, as Savon shows tremendous punching accuracy, 24-8, in the 5th. Oquendo wakes up in the 6th, 13-3. Fres is trapped in the corner and has a tough time in the 7th. The 8th is too close to call as both fighters land on the inside. An accidental head-butt causes a cut over the left eye of Savon at the beginning of the 9th. Oquendo seems to have gained some confidence after seeing the blood from Savon and has hurt him in two out of the last three rounds. Oquendo may be closing the gap in the scorecards. Savon opens up in the 11th and hurts Oquendo. Oquendo has some swelling around his left eye. Both fighters are fatigued but Savon has taken the 12th and 13th. Savon puts Oquendo down three times in the 14th, the last one from a beautiful uppercut that ends the fight.

Winner: Savon
Result: (KO14)
Cards: 125-121, 124-121, 125-121, all three cards in favor of Savon
Punch stats: 192-711, 27% Oquendo - 390-1053, 37% Savon