CESAR JUAREZ STILL A GOOD FOE FOR ALBERT PAGARA INSPITE THE LOSS TO GIOVANNI DELGADO
By Maloney L. Samaco
ALA Boxing Promotions was planning to pit super bantamweight contender Cesar Juarez against WBO intercontinental champion Albert Pagara until the Mexican suffered an upset to his countryman Giovanni Delgado during their 10-round encounter Saturday evening at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico; Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Juarez won 95-94 in one score card but lost in the other two who favored Delgado, 96-93 and 95-94. Jake Donovan of Boxing Scene described the fight as follows:
"It wasn't to be on this night for the local favorite, who was sound offensively but struggled to keep a determined Delgado at bay. The fight was back-and-forth for much of the night, but with Delgado often landing first and at a greater rate.
"Juarez' punches drew the greater reaction whenever he landed, but his best moments came in spurts whereas Delgado's mode of attack was consistent over the course of the night."
They fought in the undercard of the main event Antonio Margarito vs. Jorge Paez, Jr. superwelterweight bout. Juarez dropped to 17-5-0 with 13 KO's for a 59% KO rate. Delgado improved to 16-4 with 9 KO's for a 45% KO rate.
Juarez won back-to-back fights over Cesar Seda and Juan Carlos Sanchez, Jr. before the loss to Donaire. Sanchez was considered to fight Pagara before Talavera.
Juarez was credited for putting up a courageous stand in the WBO world superbantamweight title fight with Nonito Donaire, Jr. He did not buckle after the fourth round when he was knocked down twice and fought like a true Mexican warrior.
The aggression Juarez showed in the middle rounds, attacking the 33-year-old Donaire who slowed down in the seventh round onward causing a one eye cut and swelling on the Filipino Flash. The 24-year-old Juarez floored Donaire with a vaunted left hook in the 10th round, but was ruled as a slip by the referee.
But Donaire rallied in the final rounds to convince the judges for a comfortable unanimous decision. Many experts believed the score would have been closer. It was a very exciting fight and was even considered as a "Fight of the Year" candidate.
Juarez lost to another Mexican Hugo Partida by majority decision. While Partida was the same boxer who was stopped by Prince Pagara in the very first round. Another point of interest is to measure the performance of Pagara against Juarez compared to the Donaire fight.
Juarez could be a good stepping stone for Pagara before his quest for a world title. Expect an all-out slugfest, the opposite of the "running style" of Talavera. And much-sought knockout victory could surely come true.
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WHO IS ZSOLT BEDAK?
WHO IS ZSOLT BEDAK?
By Maloney L. Samaco
The next opponent of World Boxing Organization world superbantamweight champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire, Jr. is Hungarian challenger Zsolt Bedak. He was rated No. 4 contender by the WBO and is set to face Donaire on April 23, 2016 at the Cebu City Sports Center.
Bedak was born on September 26, 1983 in Budapest, Hungary. He was also rated No. 13 contender by the WBA. His younger brother Pal Bedak is also a boxer fighting in the flyweight division and is undefeated in 8 pro fights with 5 KO's.
In 2001, Bedak won the bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in Sarajevo,
Bosnia & Herzegovina. He became a member of the Hungarian Olympic Team in 2004 in Athens, Greece fighting in the bantamweight division. He gained a slot for the 2004 Olympics by topping the 1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
In Athens, he defeated Abner Mares of Mexico, 36-27 in the Round of 32. But he lost to Maksym Tretyak of Ukraine, 24-27 in the Round of 16. In 2005, he competed for Romania at the Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia. He lost his first match against Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba, 28-11 but won over Worapoj Petchkoom of Thailand in his second preliminary bout. In 2006 he won the bronze medal at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
He garnered the gold medal in the 2006 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships in Pecs, Hungary. He got also the silver medal in the 2004 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships in Madrid, Spain.
He turned pro in 2006 and signed a contract to fight for Hamburg based Universum Box-Promotion. In his professional debut he won by TKO over Peter Balaz of Slovakia. In his 13th fight, he won the WBO European super bantamweight title over Franklin Teran of Spain by unanimous decision.
He later annexed the WBO intercontinental super bantamweight title by 2nd round TKO over Yersin Zhailauov of Kazakhstan. In May 2010, he fought Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. of Puerto Rico in Bayamon for the WBO world superbantamweight title but lost by TKO in the 10th round in his only professional loss.
His last fight was a unanimous division win over Nick Otieno of Kenya last September. His pro record now stands at 25-1 with 8 wins by KO's for a 31% KO rate. His nickname is Mr. Lefthook and is now 32 years old.
By Maloney L. Samaco
The next opponent of World Boxing Organization world superbantamweight champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire, Jr. is Hungarian challenger Zsolt Bedak. He was rated No. 4 contender by the WBO and is set to face Donaire on April 23, 2016 at the Cebu City Sports Center.
Bedak was born on September 26, 1983 in Budapest, Hungary. He was also rated No. 13 contender by the WBA. His younger brother Pal Bedak is also a boxer fighting in the flyweight division and is undefeated in 8 pro fights with 5 KO's.
In 2001, Bedak won the bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in Sarajevo,
Bosnia & Herzegovina. He became a member of the Hungarian Olympic Team in 2004 in Athens, Greece fighting in the bantamweight division. He gained a slot for the 2004 Olympics by topping the 1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
In Athens, he defeated Abner Mares of Mexico, 36-27 in the Round of 32. But he lost to Maksym Tretyak of Ukraine, 24-27 in the Round of 16. In 2005, he competed for Romania at the Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia. He lost his first match against Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba, 28-11 but won over Worapoj Petchkoom of Thailand in his second preliminary bout. In 2006 he won the bronze medal at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
He garnered the gold medal in the 2006 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships in Pecs, Hungary. He got also the silver medal in the 2004 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships in Madrid, Spain.
He turned pro in 2006 and signed a contract to fight for Hamburg based Universum Box-Promotion. In his professional debut he won by TKO over Peter Balaz of Slovakia. In his 13th fight, he won the WBO European super bantamweight title over Franklin Teran of Spain by unanimous decision.
He later annexed the WBO intercontinental super bantamweight title by 2nd round TKO over Yersin Zhailauov of Kazakhstan. In May 2010, he fought Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. of Puerto Rico in Bayamon for the WBO world superbantamweight title but lost by TKO in the 10th round in his only professional loss.
His last fight was a unanimous division win over Nick Otieno of Kenya last September. His pro record now stands at 25-1 with 8 wins by KO's for a 31% KO rate. His nickname is Mr. Lefthook and is now 32 years old.
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