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Tim Coleman
(R) takes out Patrick Lopez with devastating uppercut.
Archie Ray Marquez only needed 3 rounds to stop
Juan Santiago
-Photo Credit: Tom Casino/Showtime-
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Don't
Miss The Fights On Demand Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 6
SANTA YNEZ, CALIF
(Oct. 1, 2010) -- Friday's ShoBox: The New Generation fights were scheduled for
20 rounds, but prospects Tim Coleman and Archie Ray Marquez only needed a
total of six to score quick KOs on SHOWTIMEŽ from
Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.
In the main event, Coleman (18-1-1, 5 KOs) was aggressive, scoring a knockdown
in the second round before landing a brutal uppercut that KO'd two-time
Venezuelan Olympian Patrick "El Elegante" Lopez (20-3,
12 KOs) at 2:13 of the third round.
In Friday's co-feature,
Marquez
(10-0, 1 ND, 7 KOs)
was equally aggressive in his own third round knockout of
Juan "Chago" Santiago (13-5-1, 8 KOs) at :11.
Coleman, who was fighting at 140-pounds for
just the third time in a row and for the first time under trainer Roger
Mayweather, was clearly more comfortable and powerful at light welterweight.
Coleman scored the flash knockdown in the second, but Lopez, who didn't seem
fazed, came back with a vengeance to close out an excellent round.
After heated exchanges for the first two
minutes of the third, Coleman landed a huge right uppercut that Lopez walked
right into. Clearly hurt, Lopez got up and stumbled around before falling
into his corner, forcing the referee to end the bout.
"Since
my move down in weight I've got more comfortable," Coleman said. "I
listened to Roger. He told me to hit the body and then land the
uppercut. He told me to come straight at him, and I did. He said I
needed to go for him or I'd miss the opportunity to knock him out."
Lopez, who was world-ranked and inching
closer to a shot at a world title, wasn't expecting Coleman to be that
aggressive.
" I
thought he would be backing up, backing up," Lopez said. "I was
surprised he was so aggressive. I didn't see it (right uppercut) coming
at all. He caught me."
Coleman also surprised and impressed ShoBox
color commentator Steve Farhood.
" He
(Coleman) had four career knockouts going in, but, after watching what we just
saw, that's unbelievable," Farhood said. "I think if he was fighting at
140 pounds the whole time he'd have many more knockouts."
Marquez and Santiago started out strong in
the first, but Marquez was deducted one point for a questionable low blow
early in the second round. Frustrated with the call and not receiving a
warning, Marquez came out gunning and more aggressive than ShoBox fans had
seen in his previous appearance this past January.
Marquez landed combination after combination
against the ropes toward the end of the second, knocking down a wounded
Santiago, who got up but was lucky to get an extra minute of rest when the
round ended. Tasting blood, Marquez didn't waste a moment in the third to
jump on Santiago, who was quickly rendered defenseless against the ropes. The
onslaught of punches continued and the referee quickly called the bout.
" I
had him finished against the ropes," Marquez said. "He couldn't fight
back. The ref did the right thing to end it. I felt sharp (after
the layoff) and it was the strongest camp I've ever had."
Santiago, who lost a split decision in his
last ShoBox appearance on May 14, was again disappointed in the outcome.
"I think it was called very quickly," Santiago said.
"I wasn't hurt at all - I was covering myself. He caught me
with a right hook, but I was good to continue."
Farhood, who had expected both fights to go
the distance, was impressed and surprised with Friday's outcomes.
"This is why they fight the fights," Farhood
said. "On paper, it looked like two distance fights. But both
winners fought more aggressively than we're used to seeing. The power they
displayed was a pleasant surprise."
Friday's fights will be available On Demand
beginning Wednesday, Oct. 6 and ending Tuesday, Oct. 19.
The fights were promoted by
Gary Shaw Productions, LLC.
Curt Menefee called the action from ringside
with Steve Farhood serving as expert analyst. The executive producer of ShoBox
is Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan
producing and Rick Phillips directing.
For information on SHOWTIME
Sports Programming, including exclusive
behind-the-scenes video and photo galleries, complete telecast information and
more, please go the new SHOWTIME Sports website at
http://www.sho.com/sports.
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