The last noche Telefutura Solo-Boxeo card from Chicago, Illinois served up Super Bantamweights in both featured bouts of the evening - results saw Alejandro Valdez and Adolfo Landeros claiming decision wins. 

Opens with a more seasoned Landeros of 18-10-1, 9 KO’s mediocrity facing undefeated Alejandro Perez at 12-0-1, 7 KO’s in a scheduled eight round affair that would go the distance. 

Landeros is surprisingly the quicker out of the gate while showing the better skills - not a big puncher, but far the more accurate as he counters Perez with combinations while grabbing the opening four stanzas. 

Perez would close the stronger over rounds six, seven, eight but the late charge to the finish line saw him falling short in a split decision loss - the official ballots went  Landeros 77-75, 77-75 and Perez 77-75. My unofficial saw it Landeros 77-76 in points and 4-3-1 under round by round method.

Post Scripts:

• Adolfo Landeros (19-10-1, 9 KOs) - age 28 - wins this 30th kept appointment with solid technique. Nice counter punching in combinations and strong heart and chin. Obstacle to better things is in not being gifted at birth with punching power. The Super Bantam field much too rich in talent for lofty expectations. Good win last night. 

• Alejandro Perez (12-1-1, 7 KOs) - age 22 - still a work in progress. Tough kid and hard to discourage - made a decent run to the wire when far back in the pack. The answer for respectability is in need of fine tuning.

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Main event saw Alejandro Valdez of Sonora, Mexico going to 21-2-1, 15 KO’s following a one sided decision win over Anyetei Laryea (17-4, 9 KOs) of Accra, Ghana. The southpaw slinging Valdez started slow but once picking up the pace would have things all his way.

Neither fighter in threat of being stopped over ten stanzas of busy action - official scoring went all Valdez 97-93, 97-93, 98-92 - my unofficial had it Valdez 97-93 in points and 7-3 in rounds.

Post Scripts:

• Alejandro Valdez ~ age 23 - fought this one at s/bantam but currently rated WBC#4;WBO#7;IBF#10;WBA#15 at bantamweight. Not ready for the upper echelon at S/bantamweight - better choice with small strap the prize would be a Valdez-Landeros pairing. 

• Anyetei Laryea ~ age 30 - had it all square after two rounds but was pretty much downhill from then on - unlisted under all four sanctioning bodies at Super Bantam and bantamweight alike.

 

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