Last nite’s Telefutura Solo-Boxeo series from Cicero,
Illinois served up of veteran flyweights Hugo Cazares and Kermin Guardia topping
the card - but supporting cast trio of twin brothers Juan Carlos and Carlos Ivan
Vazquez, coupled with middleweight Daniel Jacobs stole the show.
Opens with featherweights Juan Vazquez (5-0, 3 KO) quickly
showing the better skills than opponent Noe Inzunza of ugly résumé 7-12-1, 2
KO’s infamy- and all looked predictable.
Then late in the stanza Inzunza tosses a sweeping right hand
body shot that somehow results in Velazquez in a slip-slide, tripping venture
and hits the canvas. Referee Gerald Scott quickly sends Inunza to neutral corner
and begins a count with Velazquez in visible protest.
The young Puerto Rican quickly picked up the pace, and
dominated things into final stanza four before dropping the curtain with a final
barrage at the 1:56 seconds mark of the round.
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Next up, brother Carlos Ivan does Juan Carlos one better - answers the call in
eye catching style in aborting the scheduled six round s/featherweight mismatch
with Colombian Ever Luis Perez at the 1:58 mark of the opening stanza.
In control from the start with assorted combinations before
scoring with a whistling left hook to the chin - Perez down and dazed - beats
the count but no longer has any legs - falls a second time and it’s finis.
Post Scripts: Juan Carlos Velazquez (6-0, 4 KO) ~ age 23 -
not the banger the stat sheet implies - this one had more to do with age 29 shot
entity than a legit challenge. Still, kid has good technique and mechanics and
if improving balance the punching power should improve.
Inzunza (7-13-1, 2 KO) ~ age 29 - in serious need of new
calling - the amber lights are everywhere. Somebody please pull the plug before
it’s too late.
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Carlos Ivan Velazquez (6-0, 6 KO) ~ age 23 - clearly the
more gifted of the twins. Yes, this one was a gimme against an age 31 accident
waiting to happen - still, the signs of something special are there. The moves
of a veteran with solid technique, and the one-punch left-hook with mucho
mustard spells of a future in waiting. Circle the name … good one in the making.
Ever Luis Perez ( 9-11-1, 7 KO) ~ age31 - guess is this
Colombian was once fed to the proverbial wolves and now reduced to pugilistic
road kill. Never saw the evil left hook that stole his legs. No future.
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Third quickie of the night belonged to Brooklyn’s Daniel Jacobs who crumbled a
hapless Hector Lopez in opening stanza with power left hook body punch at 1:05
of the round.
Jacobs a baby at age 20, and is now undefeated with two
knockout wins. Too early for what lies ahead, but wasted no time in quest of the
knockout. Opponent was age 36 in only his fourth kept appointment - think it a
late decision for career change. Should call it no-mas pronto.
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With the smoke cleared for the feature bout, what we the viewer got was the
other side of the coin - the Hugo Cazares vs. Kermin Guardia flyweight pairing
never had a chance.
Cazares the favorite, prevailed over ten stanzas of
mediocrity in a classic yawn provoker of a chess match - Cazares at age 29 the
younger than his age 37-38 opponent who arrived following losses in five of last
seven outings.
The unanimous decision win went to Cazares by unanimous
decision of 97-93, 97-93, 98-92 - my unofficial had it a tad closer at Cazares
96-94 in points and 6-4 in round by round scoring.
Rap sheet listed both as southpaws - opening bell and it’s
Cazares opting for the starboard side but with little effect - he would convert
to the port side with slightly better results.
For both winner and loser the future was yesterday - both
past title holders - Guardia drops to 37-8, 20 KO’s and Cazares improves to
26-4-1, 19 K0’s - neither fighter a future threat to the Nonito Donaire,
Narvaez share holders at 112 pounds.
