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Mexico - Welterweights - Quarter-Finals
Quarter-Finals:
Carlos Palomino vs Alvaro Gutierrez - Palomino literally busted open a very close fight against a suprisingly tough Gutierrez when he tore a nasty gash on the left eyelid of Gutierrez in the 14th round. I had it 7-5 Palomino while David Myers had it 6-6 even. All 3 judges had it 6-5 Palomino who earns the TKO.
Jose Luis Lopez vs Jorge Vaca - After getting off to a slow start, losing 3 of the first 4 rounds vaca took over the fight from there on including a pair of shocking knockdowns in the 13th round of this astounding upset decision. Both David Myers and I had it 9-6 for Vaca while the judges scored it 8-6, 8-6, 10-5 for The suprising Vaca.
Antonio Margarito vs Ramon Campas - A rip roaring, rock-em sock-em brawl between 2 of the toughest hombre's on the planet! Both men tore into the other with such savage intent that the crowd was on it's feet for the entire fight! The 7th round is a top candidate for round of the year (28-18 Margarito) as both men swooned and staggered but kept finding hidden reserves. In a fitting end to this slugfest There was a KO as Campas ate one too many Margarito hooks in the 8th for the final count!
Gaspar Ortega vs Pipino Cuevas - Ortega went down in the 1st round but was able to recover as both men banged throughout. Ortega went down again in the 3rd and then in the 5th when Cuevas kicked into another gear, pouring it on until the referee stepped in to end the carnage in this slugger's dream match! Cuevas moves forward with the 5 TKO.
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