TEMECULA, Calif. =
(July 31, 2009) In a tremendous all-action fight, underdog Tyrone Harris
shocked talented, once-beaten lightweight prospect Marvin Quintero with a
eighth round TKO victory Friday on SHOWTIME's ShoBox: The New
Generation.
In the co-feature, bantamweight
prospect Chris Avalos (11-0, 9 KOs) kept his unbeaten record intact with a
second round TKO over Andre Wilson (11-3-1, 9 KOs). The fight originated
from Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif. and was promoted by
Gary Shaw Productions, LLC.
The main event featured
non-stop, back-and-forth action throughout the eight rounds. Quintero and
Harris continuously exchanged blows, but Harris, of Lansing Mich., took
control of the fight in the middle rounds. Harris started landing the more
damaging punches on the favored Quintero, who injured his right hand in the
third round.
Leading on two of the three
scorecards going into the eighth, Harris started to do some serious damage
to the injured Quintero. Up against the ropes and defenseless to
Harris'
onslaught of punches, the referee stopped the fight at 1:05 of the eighth.
Quintero, of Tijuana, Mexico, had taken more than eight consecutive punches
to the face and was unable to counter or protect himself against the
ropes.
"I tried to keep control of the fight," Harris said. "My corner told me to pick up the pace and keep at
him. I kept putting my hands on him and he was feeling it in the last
couple of rounds.
"The referee knows what he's doing. If you can't defend yourself then the fight has to be stopped. I
wasn't paying any attention to it. I was concentrating on knocking him
out"
Quintero, who valiantly fought
with a possibly broken hand for five rounds, did not disagree with the
referee's decision
"My hand really hurt," Quintero
said. "I broke it and I couldn't hit back. I agree with the referee. I
tried to continue, but I really couldn't hurt him."
ShoBox's
play-by-play man Nick Charles
knew the fans were treated to a big shocker on Friday night.
"A huge upset here in
Temecula," Charles said. "Tyrone Harris slams the door shut on Marvin
Quintero. Harris beat him flat out, regardless of any hand injury. Harris
out-boxed him and out-punched him. He deserves the biggest win of his
career, a win that should completely revitalize his career."
Former light heavyweight
kingpin and ShoBox special guest commentator Antonio Tarver agreed.
"Many people had questioned
Tyrone Harris' heart, his determination and thought he was becoming a
journeyman," Tarver said. "Well, the questions were answered tonight. He
should be proud of his performance tonight."
In a quick, but exciting,
co-feature, the 19-year-old Avalos, proved why he is a highly regarded
unbeaten prospect.
The first round was a feeling
out process, but Avalos, of Tijuana, Mexico, came out swinging in the
second. The hard-hitting prospect, who was facing his first true-southpaw,
floored Wilson with a solid left hook just seconds into the round. Wilson,
of St. Joseph, Mo., got up, but Avalos continued his onslaught and floored
Wilson again seconds later.
The determined southpaw was
clearly hurt, but he rose from the canvas once again. This time, it
did not
last long as Avalos unraveled a flurry of punches on a defenseless Wilson.
The referee was forced to end the fight at 1:28 of the second.
"I just went in there with the
mindset that I was going to win," Avalos said. "We've been working with a
lot of southpaws, figuring out that uppercuts and double jabs would work.
The double jab worked tonight. I went in there thinking I was going to win
and I did."
A clearly frustrated Wilson
knew that he made some mistakes.
"I just got lazy with my
punches," Wilson said. "After the first I got way too comfortable with
him. I thought I could control the fight after the first. I just got way
too lazy and he caught me unexpectedly."
Friday's bouts will re-air this
week as follows:
DAY CHANNEL
Thursday, Aug. 6 at 10 p.m.
ET/PT SHO 2
AVAILABLE ON DEMAND STARTING
8/3 AND ENDING 8/30
For more information on ShoBox:
The New Generation and SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecasts,
including complete fighter bios, records, related stories and more, please
go to new SHOWTIME website at http://sports.sho.com/
For Fight Recaps between January and May 2009, click here...
Fight Recaps Part I
(January-May 2009)
