Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA
#384:
- Afredo Angulo vs Jorge Silva - UD 10R - Light
middleweight
- Deontay Wilder
vs Kelvin Price – KO 3R – vacant WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight
title
- Amir Khan vs Carlos Molina - TKO 10R - vacant WBC Silver light
welterweight title
Alfredo Angulo outpoints Jorge Silva in toe-to-toe war
Alfredo Angulo returned to the ring last month and scored a one-round
knockout. Tonight, he had to work a lot harder, going a hard ten rounds
with Jorge Silva on the Khan-Molina undercard, winning by unanimous
decision in a toe-to-toe battle.
All three official scorecard were 97-93 for Angulo. BLH also had it 97-93 for Angulo.Angulo (22-2, 18 KO) and Silva (19-3-2, 15 KO) surpassed all expectations (or at the very least, the vast majority of expectations) with a grueling exchange of power shots from the first round on. Angulo, 30, seemed to think in the first round that he might be able to catch his young foe with something big and put the fear of God or what have you into him, but in response to Angulo's first rush, Silva dug his feet into the canvas and started throwing bombs back at the favored man, impressing upon Angulo quickly that he was here for a fight, and that he'd come to win.
Silva, 20, and Angulo went back-and-forth for a while, but in the middle rounds, it seemed Angulo's size and power shots started to really wear on Silva, and Angulo took control of the fight, though he was being hit with good shots in return until the very end.
Silva has raised his stock substantially with this loss, even more than after a very exciting draw in October with Yoshihiro Kamegai, which aired on a smaller televised show. He's a young man with a lot of grit, some decent power, and talent that can be molded. If nothing else, he's going to be a hell of a TV fighter for a while.
As for Angulo, he could be in something big next time out, or take another fight to keep getting himself back to where he was before this year. Either way, he's must-see TV, and everyone knows it.
Deontay Wilder- Kelvin Price mix it up on Saturday in the battle of the super heavyweights
Two huge 6’7” talented heavyweights Deontay Wilder (25-0, 25 KO’s) and Kelvin Price (13-0, 6 KO’s) will do battle on Saturday night on Showtime
at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. This is one of those
rare heavyweight match-ups where not only are both heavyweights huge,
but also very talented with loads of boxing skills. The eyes of fans are
going to be concentrating mostly on the 27-year-old Wilder, the 2008
Olympic bronze medalist from the United States.
Wilder’s the real talent here. Wilder has one-punch knockout power in both hands, and he’s already been predicted to go all the way to a heavyweight title by 2013 by none other than the late great trainer Emanuel Steward.
Wilder will have to really focus on cutting off the ring this Saturday night, because Price is as slippery as an eel on defense as he’s very hard to hit cleanly with anything. He knows how to use his huge 6’7” height and long reach to keep his opponents from hitting him.
Price also is very good at moving away quickly when under attack by his opponents. I rate Price as being a better fighter than a lot of the top heavyweight contenders in the division right now, and I think he would give unbeaten Tyson Fury a huge run for his money if they were to fight. Wilder will have to really push the fight and either look to KO Price with a long shot or pressure him to the ropes and look to KO him with a single shot like Wilder has been doing with most of his opponents during his short four year pro career.
Few of Wilder’s opponents have made it to the 4th round against him because of his tremendous power. That’s not because Wilder’s opposition has been lacking in some ways, but rather because of his huge power in each punch he throws.
Molina (17-1-1, 7 KO) gave a really big effort, but was just out of his depth against a bigger, much faster, and stronger man. He did get some openings, and did his best to take advantage, but even landing clean shots, he wasn't strong enough to bother Khan. Molina was cut in the first round and never fought without blood staining his face tonight, but he never gave up on himself.
He also never won even a minute of the fight, as Khan was just too good for him. There was a notable difference in class, and it was all in Khan's favor. Being bigger didn't hurt, either. Molina was very respectable in his effort tonight, and his performance was the best he could do. But he couldn't handle Amir Khan's speed and ability.
This is a big night for Khan personally more than it is a big night for Khan's boxing career. Beating Molina doesn't mean Khan is "back," but it does mean he's not gone.
After the fight, Khan addressed ringside spectator Danny Garcia and said, "If I would have fought Danny Garcia tonight, I would have knocked him out. That's the truth." He added that he's ready to rematch Garcia any time, anywhere. Garcia has Zab Judah lined up for February 9, but a win there, and Khan possibly winning a spring fight of his own, could make for a nice summer rematch in 2013 between those two.
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Wilder’s the real talent here. Wilder has one-punch knockout power in both hands, and he’s already been predicted to go all the way to a heavyweight title by 2013 by none other than the late great trainer Emanuel Steward.
Wilder will have to really focus on cutting off the ring this Saturday night, because Price is as slippery as an eel on defense as he’s very hard to hit cleanly with anything. He knows how to use his huge 6’7” height and long reach to keep his opponents from hitting him.
Price also is very good at moving away quickly when under attack by his opponents. I rate Price as being a better fighter than a lot of the top heavyweight contenders in the division right now, and I think he would give unbeaten Tyson Fury a huge run for his money if they were to fight. Wilder will have to really push the fight and either look to KO Price with a long shot or pressure him to the ropes and look to KO him with a single shot like Wilder has been doing with most of his opponents during his short four year pro career.
Few of Wilder’s opponents have made it to the 4th round against him because of his tremendous power. That’s not because Wilder’s opposition has been lacking in some ways, but rather because of his huge power in each punch he throws.
Amir Khan patiently dissects Carlos Molina, wins 10th round stoppage
Amir Khan may not have elevated his career, but he certainly
stabilized it with a win tonight over a determined Carlos Molina,
stopping Molina after 10, one-sided rounds, when Molina's corner stopped
the fight.
Khan (27-3, 19 KO) wasn't a totally new fighter under trainer Virgil
Hunter, but there were some obvious improvements. His footwork was
better, and as Showtime commentator Paulie Malignaggi pointed out, and
Khan discussed prior to the fight, he worked a lot on his positioning
and where to go after throwing punches, not leaving himself in bad spots
as often as he used to, particularly in his last two fights against
Danny Garcia and Lamont Peterson.Molina (17-1-1, 7 KO) gave a really big effort, but was just out of his depth against a bigger, much faster, and stronger man. He did get some openings, and did his best to take advantage, but even landing clean shots, he wasn't strong enough to bother Khan. Molina was cut in the first round and never fought without blood staining his face tonight, but he never gave up on himself.
He also never won even a minute of the fight, as Khan was just too good for him. There was a notable difference in class, and it was all in Khan's favor. Being bigger didn't hurt, either. Molina was very respectable in his effort tonight, and his performance was the best he could do. But he couldn't handle Amir Khan's speed and ability.
This is a big night for Khan personally more than it is a big night for Khan's boxing career. Beating Molina doesn't mean Khan is "back," but it does mean he's not gone.
After the fight, Khan addressed ringside spectator Danny Garcia and said, "If I would have fought Danny Garcia tonight, I would have knocked him out. That's the truth." He added that he's ready to rematch Garcia any time, anywhere. Garcia has Zab Judah lined up for February 9, but a win there, and Khan possibly winning a spring fight of his own, could make for a nice summer rematch in 2013 between those two.
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