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00:00Okay, gentlemen, you already know the rules.
00:04Let me remind you to keep it clean, protect yourself at all times, obey my commands at all times.
00:08Go pay legalis, go pay legalis.
00:11Touch club.
00:12Good luck.
00:15So you've got a man in Subriel, Matias, who only knows how to win by knockout.
00:20And a fighter in Alberto Puello, who doesn't know how to lose.
00:25Something has got to give.
00:27Puerto Rico versus Dominican Republic for the WBC.
00:32Super lightweight title, 12 rounds.
00:34Here we go.
00:39Watch for that left hand, that sneaky left hand to the body of Alberto Puello.
00:43He loves going downstairs.
00:45Matias better be careful raising those hands a little bit too high with that guard.
00:50Because body shots like that, that's going to be the play, the Puello M.O.
00:53Matias in the black trunks, Puello in the white.
00:58He's the champ.
01:02No one's been able to figure him out.
01:04They've come close.
01:05Like I said, three of the last four of his victories have been by split decision.
01:09A lot of pressure being put on Puello right now by Matias.
01:14But he's handling a knife, keeping that range, popping that jab right down.
01:18You can see Matias kind of banged his gloves together like he's a little bit frustrated already.
01:22Well, I don't know about frustrated, but he understands that he's dealing with a fighter with a long arms.
01:27Nice snappy jab.
01:28And he's always going to be on the front foot, on the back foot, boxing.
01:32And Mike, I asked Matias who was better, Liam Puello or Puello.
01:35And he said Puello is miles better than Puello.
01:38But what does that say then if he lost to Puello?
01:41It says to me that Subrero Matias knows that he had to prepare for this fight, and he seems ready.
01:46Very fast start for him.
01:47He needs to keep this pressure on and keep Puello on the ropes.
01:50Two different styles of sidepaws in that one.
01:53Puello's a long, very long sidepaw.
01:56And he keeps the fight in the middle of the ring.
01:58Puello's more lower body movement, and he punches with snappy shots and jabs.
02:03The crowd already into this one.
02:04National pride at stake.
02:06And, of course, another Puerto Rican fighter coming up later tonight in the main event, Edgar Berlinga.
02:12The thing that makes Matias so scary is that not only does he have scary, big power, but he takes a big shot as well.
02:18Matias always has his head in the same place.
02:21Gets hit.
02:22Keeps coming.
02:26Yeah, Puello's sitting down on his shots.
02:34No one's picking him to win by knockout, but he does have 10 KOs in his 24 victories.
02:39He has a really educated left hand.
02:41You know, Puello, when he throws it straight like that, then he picks it up with an uppercut, and then he comes downstairs to the body.
02:46And always boxing in circles.
02:51That's what I noticed when I was studying Alberto Puello.
02:54He dissects opponents.
02:56His punches are easy to see, but he's always in the middle of the ring.
02:59Good uppercut with the left hand there.
03:01Puello having a nice opening round.
03:03And look at how comfortable he is.
03:05He has a monster in front of him walking back.
03:07He's really collected, not breathing heavy, not overloading up punches, and still on the back foot.
03:16Yeah, the power shots are scoring for Puello.
03:20Matias got to get that engine going.
03:22Well, isn't that 10 that I was talking about?
03:23You don't know if it's going to go to the body or it's going to pick you up upstairs, and that's what Matias needs to watch out for.
03:28Just laser focus on the eyes on Puello.
03:33And they swing after the bell.
03:35The referee warns Puello, but a good opening stanza for the man from the Dominican Republic.
03:41Sorry about that.
03:44We're good.
03:46We're good.
03:47We're good.
03:48We're good.
03:49Take the bear.
03:50Breathe.
03:50Breathe.
03:51We're good.
03:53You know what?
03:56I told you, when it's tough, it's going to be tough.
03:57You know that.
03:58But, you know, you can't just stand there in front of him.
04:03And when you put him to the foot, it's better.
04:07Because we can light him up, you know?
04:16Go, Puello.
04:18More water?
04:23So you've got to paint them in the lateral movements.
04:26Paint them in the lateral.
04:27I like what he said, Sergio.
04:29We can light this guy up.
04:31Yeah.
04:32Well, I mean, that's what they're hoping to do right now.
04:34But Matias wants to light him up as well.
04:35Both these guys have that potential, that fire.
04:41Great first round for Puello.
04:42But it is encouraging to me that Matias is applying the pressure.
04:45And I think he's doing a good job cutting off the ring.
04:46Even though Puello's the one doing the better work.
04:49This feels like the kind of fight where it could be Puello early and Matias late.
04:52This is Matias' fight right now.
04:54He's applying the pressure early.
04:55He doesn't want this fight to get out of hand so early.
04:57And you can see how intense he is with that pressure.
05:00Yeah, more aggression right out of the gate here in round two.
05:02But that leads openings then for Puello.
05:06And he's loving that uppercut.
05:08That's his favorite punch.
05:10Long right jab and then he comes up with that left uppercut.
05:13And it's dangerous because normally it's really detrimental for a top fighter to throw a lead
05:19in left uppercut, a right uppercut from that far.
05:21Puello gets away with it because he's so long.
05:28Has Matias learned from his mistakes against Liam Paro?
05:32Can he apply the wisdom here against Puello?
05:34It's going to take a special performance to beat the champ.
05:41Good right hand lands and Puello answers back.
05:44Good shot from Matias.
05:46Picked him up with that right uppercut.
05:47This is going to be an intense fight from beginning to end, guys.
05:53Both these guys, even though Matias has the wicked power,
05:57Puello has high accuracy, good rate, good timing.
06:01And Puello's going to have to work every minute of every round.
06:04He can't afford to let his guard down for one second
06:06against this powerhouse from Puerto Rico.
06:08You got to smother his power just like he did there.
06:12Stay off the ropes and clinch when you have to.
06:14That first punch looked a little low from Puello.
06:18That one right on the belt lock.
06:27Matias is doing a good job, you know, blocking the counters of Puello.
06:32Keeping those hands up.
06:33Even though he lacks upper body movement,
06:35he's really good with his technique and keeping those gloves up,
06:37catching those shots and coming back.
06:39And I think, too, Sergio, Matias is doing a great job staying close to Puello.
06:44He is not letting him use that jab in that length.
06:46Yeah, yeah, exactly.
06:47Good observation.
06:48Another one, Mike, because that's what Matias needs to do.
06:50If he's at the end of that long reach,
06:52he's always going to be at the end of a punch.
06:53And believe it or not, both these guys have a 71-inch reach.
06:58It's just the wide shoulders of Puello and the height
07:00makes his reach look longer.
07:02And the fact that Matias on the left hand,
07:04he likes to fight on the inside with compact punches.
07:08Good step in left hand from Puello.
07:11Matias telling us earlier this week,
07:13I have to have the performance of my life to beat this guy.
07:16And already, Todd, I think Matias is fighting
07:20with a lot more urgency and energy
07:22than he ever did against Puello.
07:29A couple seconds left here in the second round.
07:31A close one, but much better
07:32than the first round was for Matias.
07:35Matias.
07:47Very good.
07:49Deep breath.
07:49Three times.
07:53You got to get your hands in there.
07:55You got to get your hands in there.
07:56You got to lose the opportunity.
07:57Double it up.
08:00Double it up.
08:01Switch it up.
08:02It's up to finish up top.
08:04And work it double.
08:05It's there for you.
08:06You got to run more.
08:08Hey, he's coming down.
08:11You're there in front of him.
08:13You got to let go.
08:14Hard upper cards.
08:15Double it up.
08:19You're good.
08:19You know what you're doing.
08:21Now he's going to one side.
08:23Bring the upper cut, upper cut,
08:24and then the hook.
08:31What do you make of the chaos
08:32in the corners right now, Sergio?
08:34Too many voices right now.
08:35I think everyone's trying to say their piece,
08:37and that confuses the fighter.
08:38One voice only.
08:40Tyson Fury had to deal with that
08:41over in Riyadh, didn't he?
08:42Yeah, that was crazy.
08:43Fury in the first fight against Usyk.
08:45Yeah, the big John Fury in there.
08:47He had Sugar Hill Stewart.
08:48But I do want to say,
08:49I thought that was sound advice to Matias.
08:51Rip the upper cut.
08:52His upper cut is a great punch,
08:54especially against a guy,
08:55Preo keeps leaning over.
08:56And nice work here from Matias
08:58to back Preo up,
08:59who looks a little vulnerable.
09:05You know, some of these rounds
09:06are going to be really tough to score,
09:07I think.
09:08I think that's also the way Preo fights.
09:14His three biggest fights
09:15all ended by split decision.
09:17Yeah, that's the thing about Preo.
09:19You know, he does just enough
09:20to keep the fight competitive
09:21and win rounds.
09:22Sometimes that works against you
09:24a little bit.
09:24You can see that he's falling
09:25into a trap right now
09:26by Matias' pressure,
09:28a nonstop aggression.
09:29But Preo is a very good
09:32back foot fighter
09:33as he's shown
09:34in this fight so far.
09:35He doesn't mind being
09:36against the ropes.
09:37He doesn't mind being
09:37going backwards.
09:38He's a sneaky body puncher
09:39going backwards as well.
09:42See that sneaky shot
09:43right there?
09:44To the body right there, Todd.
09:46That's what Preo does so well.
09:47So anytime you're thinking
09:48about blocking that shot,
09:50he turns it into an uppercut.
09:54So Sir Matias,
09:55if he can start going
09:56to the body
09:57and keep the elbows
09:57tucked in
09:58of a vertical player.
10:01And now Preo
10:02getting his shots in
10:03as Matias stands
10:05in the corner
10:05and loads up
10:06on the power.
10:08Todd, I think Matias
10:08right now
10:09doing a great job
10:10of executing his game plan
10:11as a pressure fighter.
10:13He's going to have
10:13a bunch of good body shots
10:14this round
10:15and I think he's going
10:16to get better and better
10:16as this fight goes on.
10:20This feels like
10:21a split decision
10:22either way.
10:24Every round close.
10:26Matias, the aggressor,
10:27Preo, the master
10:28of fighting
10:29of the back foot.
10:32But already,
10:33like you said, Mike,
10:34a much better performance
10:35so far for Matias
10:36than he did
10:36against Paro.
10:38I think that right hand
10:39is going to be money
10:40for Matias.
10:40I know he wants
10:41to land the uppercuts
10:42and the left hook,
10:43but that right hand
10:44is going to be money
10:45for against the sidebar
10:46through it straight
10:47and let Sutton
10:48let Sutton come back
10:48to Preo
10:49before he can check
10:49him with that left hook.
10:51Yeah, great call, Sergio.
10:52You see Preo
10:53keeps leaning
10:54his head to the left.
10:55Absolutely.
10:56That's opening up
10:57that right hand.
11:03A lot of respect
11:04shown this week
11:05between these two.
11:06They realize
11:06what they're going to
11:07have to deal with
11:08in the ring.
11:08Right hand from Pueyo,
11:12but he knows
11:13when he throws one,
11:14Matias has one
11:14coming right back at him.
11:17A little shaky
11:18as Matias.
11:19He was caught
11:19with a left uppercut.
11:21He's got a little
11:21buckle to his knees
11:22right now,
11:23but he keeps coming,
11:24eating up full shots.
11:25Matias can take a punch,
11:27but he's getting hit
11:27cleanly by Pueyo
11:30on this fight.
11:30And Pueyo
11:31putting a lot
11:32on his power shots.
11:33Matias doesn't have to
11:34to put a lot on his,
11:36but a great,
11:37solid round there
11:38in the third
11:38for both fighters.
11:49We're good.
11:51We're good.
11:52Now listen.
11:54You're touching
11:55everyone.
11:56You got one
11:57on the inside
11:57and you checked
11:59him.
12:00You split his nose.
12:03Now switch it up
12:04though.
12:05Switch it up.
12:06You put it up
12:06on the inside.
12:07You're good?
12:13You got to manage
12:14those punches.
12:17Matias,
12:17there's that right hand.
12:18There's a way
12:20around that guard,
12:22but he has to penetrate
12:23it with a straight right hand,
12:24and that's what you need
12:24to watch out for.
12:25When you lack
12:26upper body movement,
12:27an upper head movement,
12:29it's those uppercuts
12:30that actually can come
12:31up the middle.
12:31that's exactly
12:33what Poirot does
12:33really well.
12:34Yeah,
12:35and with the pace
12:36these guys are fighting
12:36at,
12:37this feels like
12:37the kind of fight
12:38that's going to be
12:38who's in the better
12:39condition.
12:42Well, both men
12:43knew what they had
12:44to deal with
12:44and said they had
12:45fantastic training camps,
12:47especially Matias.
12:48Boy, he is just a
12:53non-stop force,
12:54isn't he?
12:56And Poirot's hitting him
12:57with everything he's got
12:58in his punches like that.
13:00Well, Poirot's doing
13:01everything he can
13:02to keep this guy off,
13:03which is Matias.
13:04He's relentless,
13:05and that's how he gets
13:05fighters.
13:06He's not a low-punch
13:07knockout, Otis.
13:08He just suffocates you
13:09with presence and pressure,
13:11keeps attacking you
13:11until he breaks you down.
13:13And Matias has gone
13:14downstairs as well,
13:15some big body shots
13:17that could pay
13:17dividends later.
13:21Both these guys
13:22are really impressive
13:23with not pulling
13:24back their punches.
13:25It's really short
13:26six-inch punches
13:26in the inside.
13:28They use their entire
13:29rotations of their
13:30right shoulders,
13:31but they don't have
13:31to pull back
13:31their punches
13:32or their arms.
13:34Mike, can Poirot win
13:35a fight that is
13:36primarily taking place
13:38on the inside?
13:40I think he can,
13:41because of
13:41even though he's
13:43a boxer,
13:43I think he has
13:44pretty compact shots.
13:46He's doing well
13:47on the inside,
13:47and he plants his feet.
13:49And look,
13:49there's the difference
13:50on Matias' side.
13:51They're sneaking
13:51little shots,
13:52both left and right
13:53body shots
13:53going downstairs.
13:5438 landed already.
13:57Imagine getting hit
13:5838 times by someone
14:00with the power of Matias
14:01to the body.
14:02And look,
14:03no matter how,
14:03we're professional fighters,
14:04we know how to absorb
14:05punches like that,
14:07but to the body,
14:07you don't prepare for that,
14:09especially by a big puncher
14:11like Subiré Matias.
14:16It'll serve
14:17Alberto Pora
14:19to do something
14:19that I haven't seen
14:21him do recently.
14:22Actually walk guys back.
14:24Right there,
14:24he clenched them,
14:25but he needs to start
14:25walking back.
14:27Guys like Matias,
14:28they don't like being
14:28pushed backwards.
14:29They like being
14:30on the front foot always.
14:31So anytime you get
14:32a clinch,
14:33you maneuver him back,
14:34you push him back.
14:34Eight of Matias'
14:37stoppage wins
14:38have been via retirement.
14:39Opponents have decided
14:40they simply can't
14:41take any more.
14:43And the body punch output
14:45is one of the main
14:45reasons why.
14:48It's because he's
14:49always in your face.
14:50No matter where you're
14:51going,
14:51whether you're moving
14:52laterally, backwards,
14:53you're going forward,
14:53he's always in your face.
14:55That's mental pressure,
14:56physical pressure.
14:57And especially when
15:00you're landing shots
15:01and you're not hurting
15:02him,
15:02that's another thing
15:03that you have to
15:04watch out for.
15:05Matias could take a
15:06punch.
15:08And I think what's
15:08also serving Matias
15:10well here is he has
15:11a lot of experience
15:12against southpaws.
15:13Yes, he lost to
15:14Paulo,
15:14but he has quality
15:15wins against
15:16Jukunbayev and
15:17also Urgachev.
15:19No, and solid
15:20winners.
15:20Guys that aren't
15:20accustomed to losing.
15:22I mean, this is the
15:22seventh undefeated
15:24opponent that
15:25Zubair Matias has
15:26fought in 12 fights.
15:27I mean, that's how
15:28you become great
15:29when you're fighting
15:30undefeated fighters,
15:31knocking them out
15:32and continuing
15:33going forward.
15:34Puerto Rican
15:35contender
15:36Yaquiel Rivera
15:37is set to face
15:38Venezuela's
15:39Angelino Cordova
15:40as the pair of
15:41unbeaten flyweights
15:42will vie for the
15:43interim WBA title
15:44atop an August
15:4623rd most valuable
15:47promotion show
15:48from the
15:49Corrine Royale
15:50in Orlando,
15:51Florida.
15:51And there's
15:57Terrence
15:57Bud Crawford
15:59as well as
15:59Mike Coppinger's
16:00best friend
16:01Shakur Stevenson.
16:02Look, I'm excited
16:03for the fight.
16:04We've been looking
16:04forward to
16:05Shakur Stevenson
16:06against Zepeda
16:06for a couple
16:07of years now.
16:08You see the Tom
16:08and Jerry hat
16:09but will Shakur
16:10Stevenson actually
16:11stand there
16:12and make it a fight
16:13with Zepeda.
16:14Not recklessly
16:14but a fight.
16:16He's going to have
16:17to make it a fight
16:17and I think
16:18he's going to have
16:19a special night
16:19tonight because
16:20when you have
16:20such an aggressive
16:22fighter coming forward
16:23that's when your
16:24power shines
16:25and you know
16:25Shakur's not known
16:26for his power
16:27but when you have
16:27someone so aggressive
16:28like that
16:29it translates
16:30to something big.
16:32And look at
16:32the muscle mass
16:33that Terrence Crawford
16:34has added
16:34ahead of this
16:36super fight
16:36against Canelo
16:37Alvarez.
16:37through round 4
16:39139 of the
16:41170 combined
16:42landed punches
16:43between these
16:44two fighters
16:44have been power shots.
16:46They're all power shots
16:47and they're not
16:48they're not that easy
16:49to see power shots
16:50that are from
16:51long range.
16:52They're inside
16:53just like that
16:53compact, strong
16:54behind technique
16:56torquing your whole body
16:57using your waist.
17:00And you can see
17:00how Matias
17:00is trying to close
17:01the distance
17:02where Preo
17:03will push and
17:04shove him out
17:04of the distance
17:05to try and extend
17:06those arms.
17:07not just
17:11Matias finding
17:12success with the
17:12uppercuts
17:13you see
17:13Preo
17:13uncorging him
17:14now
17:14as Matias
17:15is coming in
17:16with his head
17:16leaning over.
17:17Sergio,
17:18if Matias
17:18is to drop
17:19Preo
17:20in this fight
17:20what punch
17:21do you think
17:21gets the job
17:22done?
17:23Probably an uppercut.
17:24Both these guys
17:24are throwing
17:25a lot of uppercuts.
17:26I would say
17:28the body
17:28but
17:28you know
17:29Preo
17:29has actually
17:30taken those
17:31body shots
17:32really well
17:32so I would say
17:33it's an uppercut
17:33or a straight
17:34right hand.
17:40Let's check in
17:41with Chris Mannix
17:41who is scoring
17:42this fight
17:43of course
17:43unofficially.
17:44How do you have it?
17:45Yeah, I've got
17:45two rounds
17:46a piece Todd
17:472-2 through
17:48four rounds
17:48fun fight so far
17:49as every
17:50Subriel Matias
17:51fight seems to be.
17:52First two rounds
17:53I thought
17:53Pueo did a pretty
17:54nice job
17:54countering the
17:55pressure of Matias
17:56last two
17:57much more successful
17:58for Subriel Matias
17:59great body work
18:00especially
18:01over those last
18:02couple of rounds.
18:03I think Alberto Pueo
18:03has to stay on his bike
18:05he's got to stay
18:06on the move
18:06and I think
18:07he's got to take
18:07a page out of
18:08the Liam Paro
18:08playbook
18:09he's got to take
18:09something off
18:10these punches
18:11don't sit down
18:12so much
18:12just try to land
18:13and get out of the way
18:14because if he stays
18:15in one spot
18:16he's going to get
18:17in this kind of trouble
18:18Yeah, I think
18:20Mannix is spot on there
18:21I'm not scoring the fight
18:21but it feels like
18:22a fight that is even
18:23and can go either way
18:24and you talked about it
18:26in the Morel and Katia fight
18:27I think we want to see
18:28Pueo, as Sergio said
18:29push Matias back
18:31that's nice
18:31it's not a guy
18:32that can fight
18:32going backward
18:33I'll tell you what guys
18:34it might be
18:34a 2-2 type fight
18:36but as far as
18:37body language
18:38and effective
18:38aggression and power
18:39Matias is breaking
18:41down Pueo already
18:42I can already see
18:43Pueo
18:43a little
18:44a little bit
18:45you know
18:45weary of those shots
18:47and going backwards
18:47a little bit too much
18:48Well, and he's also
18:49putting so much
18:50behind these power punches
18:51as Pueo
18:52that's going to drain him
18:53a little bit as well
18:54No, here's the thing
18:55Todd
18:55he's putting a lot
18:56behind those punches
18:56but he's catching glove
18:58and Matias is not
18:59respecting the power of Pueo
19:00and it looks like
19:02Matias is now cut
19:03over the left eye
19:04I'm seeing some blood
19:05over there
19:05There's been a lot
19:07of head battles
19:07on the inside
19:08I wonder if it was
19:09a punch or a headbutt
19:10that caused it
19:1120 seconds to go here
19:13in round 5
19:13a lot of leather
19:15being exchanged
19:16between these two
19:17Oh, that looked like
19:20a low punch
19:20Heavy body shot
19:22Another close round
19:25between Pueo
19:26and Matias
19:27This is exactly
19:28the kind of fight
19:29we thought
19:30we were going to see
19:30He's slowing down
19:51alright
19:51It's alright
19:53You can't stop anyone
19:55going with those
19:55long punches
19:56He's going to do something
19:58inside
19:58He's not throwing
19:58anything
19:59Remember
20:00you got to throw
20:00or you go in
20:01Don't just attack the body
20:07The punches
20:09when you go in
20:10are just to get inside
20:11You got to work it there
20:13Jab is working
20:14But working on time
20:16and then work the body
20:16So up time
20:17and move ahead
20:18How do you feel?
20:20Good
20:21Alright, we're good
20:22Let's go
20:22Pressure now
20:23Pressure
20:24He's going down
20:25Well Mike
20:32You remember back in March
20:34It was supposed to be
20:35Tiafimo Lopez
20:36who was going to fight
20:36Super on Matias
20:37but that fight
20:38didn't happen
20:39What went down there?
20:40Yeah Todd
20:41They were closing in on a deal
20:42Everything was pretty much
20:43set for March
20:44like you said
20:45and Tiafimo Lopez
20:46decided he didn't like the money
20:48and he went up forward
20:49with that fight in May
20:50against Borboza
20:51Yeah, he said something about
20:52Remember
20:52this fight should be taking place
20:54on the West Coast
20:54not in New York City
20:55and then
20:58Matias did fight in March
21:00became it mandatory
21:01for IBF champion
21:02Richardson Hitchens
21:03but who knows
21:04when that fight
21:05would ever get made
21:05so he was basically
21:06forced into this
21:07when it gets played
21:08but so far
21:09he's doing pretty darn good
21:10Sergio
21:11Yes, he is
21:12Both of them
21:13have their moments
21:13but this is a fight
21:14that I think
21:15Pollo needs to do
21:16He has to use his legs more
21:17He has to keep that distance
21:18Do not let Matias
21:20continue coming forward
21:21and just touching the body
21:22and touching the head shots
21:24He's going to have to use
21:25his legs and box
21:26Manix said run
21:28but it's boxing here
21:29You can win runs
21:30on your back foot
21:31jabbing
21:31and sneaking in
21:32with that uppercut
21:33like he likes to do
21:34There's that uppercut
21:36right there
21:36Keep throwing that
21:37and pop that stick
21:38in the end
21:38Not a lot of jab
21:41Sergio Yusa
21:41you're the one
21:42calling for that
21:43but it seems like
21:44both these fighters
21:45are resigned
21:45that we're just going to
21:46have to slug it out
21:47with power punches
21:48Matias can't go jab for jab
21:49he wants to get on
21:50the inside with him
21:51and Pollo
21:52that's what he needs to do
21:53to start using that reach
21:54And this has been
21:56one hell of a fight
21:57and it can really go
21:59either way right now
21:59but it just feels like
22:00as you guys mentioned
22:01that Pollo's starting
22:02to get frustrated
22:02by the pressure
22:03and Matias with a big
22:04right hand right there
22:05But remember
22:06in the last fight
22:07we thought Katia's pressure
22:09was going to impress
22:10the judges
22:10but they went
22:11with the other fighter
22:12in Morrell
22:13who knows what
22:13they're thinking here
22:14what a grueling fight
22:24this is
22:24imagine being a fight
22:26like this Sergio
22:26what was your toughest
22:27back and forth fight
22:28I've had several of them
22:30but on the inside
22:31like this
22:31it was against Shane Mosey
22:32Shane Mosey
22:33was a shorter
22:34strong fighter
22:35that wanted me
22:36against the ropes
22:36and I had no choice
22:37but to fight him
22:38against the ropes
22:39shoe shining
22:41trying to get your points
22:43trying to get those
22:43sexy points
22:44but whenever you have
22:45consistent pressure
22:46like that
22:47judges actually
22:48favor that sometimes
22:49Well that fight
22:50was scored a draw
22:51who's to say
22:52this won't be the same
22:53Good point
22:54because neither of them
22:56are trying to control
22:58the action with the jab
22:59you know
22:59both of them having
23:00their moments on the inside
23:01if someone will just
23:03get theirs in
23:04on the inside
23:04back up
23:05and start popping that jab
23:06and then it looks like
23:07you're the ring general
23:07and in control
23:08it's not a good look
23:10I don't care how talented
23:11you are to be laying
23:12against the ropes
23:12absorbing shots
23:13Sergio called it earlier
23:15in the fight
23:16but he hasn't started
23:16to hone in with those
23:17right hands
23:18Yes sir
23:18There's an uppercut
23:26from Matias
23:27the crowd showing
23:28their approval
23:29It's almost as if
23:30Matias throws away
23:31that right hand
23:32whether it's a hook
23:32or a straight shot
23:33just a wing
23:34a straight left hand
23:35but that right-handed
23:36Lotus was actually
23:37breaking down
23:38play a little by little
23:39We're good
23:46We're good
23:46You okay?
23:49Yeah
23:50everything is okay
23:57Well, listen.
23:58You're getting those two shots in nice.
24:00Now, what I need is to check him up.
24:03Check his jaw.
24:04Check his mouth.
24:05He's already coming in.
24:07Checked it up also.
24:09We're good.
24:10Yeah?
24:15Well, this is a fucking fight, man.
24:17This is your belt.
24:18Isn't that his?
24:19He's a dead guy who's just standing there.
24:23He's going down.
24:24He's going down.
24:25But he just can't stand there.
24:35What do you think of that, Sergio?
24:37Well, I love the translating because word for word,
24:39that's what you want to do it, verbatim, whether it's bad or not.
24:41But there's passion.
24:42I love the advice they're giving him, but he has to check the chin.
24:45They want him to check the chin of Matias.
24:47When he's getting that aggressive, you're going to have to land something to get the respect.
24:52But you've got to preach reality at some point, right?
24:54A dead man walking.
24:55He's going down.
24:56I don't see that happening at all.
24:58No way.
24:59You've also got to be honest with your fighter.
25:01I mean, I like the aggression.
25:02I like the passion.
25:03But you've got to tell him, hey, man, you're falling behind.
25:06Matias is on the front foot way too easy now.
25:09Matias at his best.
25:11He reminds me a lot of Antonio Margarito.
25:13He just seems to get stronger and stronger as the rounds go on.
25:16You remember last night, Amanda Serrano was getting a lot of rah-rah stuff in her corner.
25:20You're doing great.
25:21You're winning.
25:22And in the end, that was not the truth.
25:23Yeah, and that's what happens when you don't tell your fighter the truth.
25:27You just want to keep them in the fight.
25:29You want to keep them confident.
25:30But they're losing the fight.
25:31They're losing rounds and falling behind.
25:36We're in round seven.
25:38A back and forth battle.
25:40The aggressive Matias versus the responsive Pueyo.
25:44See body shots like that.
25:46Three punch combination and just one punch returned by Pueyo.
25:50Good body shot again.
25:52You can't discount.
25:54When Matias rips a little left hand into flurry to the body.
26:02And Pueyo's power punches have lost a lot of steam.
26:04Yes, they have.
26:05And that's the reason Matias is not respecting any of those punches.
26:09He parries off that offensive attack by Pueyo even with his forearms and elbows.
26:15Matias, I think, looking better than a lot of people thought he would.
26:19Yes, I think this is a great reminder not to write fighters off so quickly.
26:23People said, Leon Paro's a boxer.
26:25So is Pueyo.
26:26Matias has no chance.
26:27Obviously, the odds makers knew better.
26:29And Matias is proving them right right now.
26:31Hey, listen, man.
26:32I'm one of the first ones that started calling this man the boogeyman.
26:34Of course, everyone, you know, turned against him when he lost.
26:36But I still think he has that boogeyman character and way about him.
26:40He wants to hurt and make fighters submit.
26:42That's his thing.
26:43He finds a way to knock these guys out through pressure.
26:48Matias is the boss in the ring right now, no doubt about it.
26:54Pueyo is just having to react to everything Matias does.
26:57He's controlling the tempo, the pace, and the style of this fight.
27:02But it's a style, Sergio, that takes a lot of energy, and we've still got six rounds to go after this.
27:11Yes, it does.
27:12And if you're not buying time and saving energy with that jab, then this fight can end even quicker than you think.
27:19Five rounds after this, not great at math.
27:22Fourteen seconds to go here.
27:24Matias trying to pick his shots.
27:26Five rounds is an eternity when you're fighting a bustle like this.
27:30And remember, Pueyo knows how to win close fights.
27:33He's never been beaten.
27:34Good left there from Pueyo.
27:35Oh, good shot by Pueyo.
27:36And someone who's very interested in what happens tonight is standing by with Adiola Depot.
27:53He certainly is very interested.
27:55Dalton Smith, the unbeaten Dalton Smith is in line to fight the winner.
27:58How you seeing it?
27:59Yeah, I think it's a great fight.
28:01You know, I think Matias has pulled it a little bit closer now.
28:04I've probably got Pueyo one round up for one hell of a fight.
28:08They're knocking the crap out of each other.
28:11But, you know, I think the second half of the fight now is going to be very interesting.
28:15Obviously, Pueyo's slowed his feet a little bit, allowing Matias to close the distance.
28:19But, you know, I've still got Pueyo one round up.
28:23It was Builders Boxer versus Puncher.
28:25It's almost as though Pueyo's fighting the fight that Matias wants him to fight.
28:29Exactly that.
28:30You know, the first couple of rounds, Pueyo was using his feet,
28:32walking him onto shots, and, you know, he slowed his feet down,
28:35and that's what Matias wants.
28:37But, you know, hopefully he gets his second wind and uses his feet.
28:40But, you know, I think he's fighting the perfect fight for Matias.
28:43Dalton again, enjoy the rest of your night, top man. Thank you.
28:46Dalton Smith has Pueyo maybe up a round, Mike.
28:49What do you think of that?
28:50Yeah, I think this is a close fight.
28:52I think it could be Matias' upper rounds, could be Pueyo upper rounds.
28:55But I still believe that Matias is putting in the work.
28:58And Matias not known for his defense, but he's starting to make Pueyo miss a lot.
29:02It could be a woman around the piece.
29:04I got that person who got Matias up around.
29:06But, yeah, the thing about Pueyo, he is fighting him off on the back foot.
29:09So even though Matias is on the front foot being aggressive, you know,
29:12you see some clean shots being landed by El Orguillo and Marta Nioh.
29:17Yes.
29:18The pride of Marta Nioh, as us English speakers say.
29:24But there is a lot of national pride in this one.
29:27The buildup for yesterday's weigh-in.
29:30A lot of Dominican fans and Puerto Rican fans making noise.
29:33Ooh, good shots.
29:36In fact, Joe just entered the building.
29:38I just saw him walk by.
29:46So Matias off of back-to-back stoppage wins when he lost to Liam Paro.
29:53Stopped Roberto Ramirez and then battered Gabriel Venezuelan in his last fight
29:58to stop him in the eighth.
29:59We're in the eighth round here in New York.
30:01Now, that fight against Gabriel Goyas Valenzuela, I mean, that was a physical fight.
30:06Goyas came to win.
30:07That was a tall, lanky, power-punching Mexican.
30:10Matias was able to withstand that storm and break him down, too.
30:14That's exactly what I see happening right here with Pueyo.
30:16Pueyo still has that confident look in his eye.
30:19It's a close fight, but Matias is just relentless, and that's how he ends up getting these stoppages.
30:24The fan zone says Matias is winning 75% to 25%.
30:33Matias certainly trending in the right direction after maybe the first two rounds went to Pueyo.
30:39I mean, Matias is like the Terminator in there.
30:42It doesn't matter how many punches you bounce off his head.
30:44He's just walking forward.
30:46Bogeyman Michael Myers just keeps coming.
30:48I mean, he's not coming.
30:49He doesn't run towards you.
30:50He doesn't come with speed.
30:51He's just slowly walking towards you, not afraid of what you're throwing back.
30:56And keeps picking you up with uppercuts and body shots.
30:58Yeah, he is not fearful of Pueyo's power.
31:05No, he doesn't respect nothing come out of Pueyo.
31:07That's the reason he's able to just come so easily in that front door.
31:11But nothing to worry about with ease.
31:18Fatigue has got to be setting it for these two guys.
31:20You can see it in the body language, especially at Pueyo.
31:23Body shot by Pueyo.
31:25Yeah, he stepped in with that left hand.
31:27Ten seconds to go here in the eighth.
31:30Getting down to crunch time here.
31:34And he's starting to follow.
31:35Let's go, Brady.
31:36You've got to work more.
31:37You want to win?
31:38Dinner, one!
31:39You got to work more.
31:41You've got to work more.
31:50You've got to work more.
31:59You've got to work more.
32:01You've got to work more.
32:03You've got to work more.
32:05You've got to win all those rounds.
32:079, 10, 11. You've got to win them all.
32:09You've got to win. Go.
32:11More punches. You've got to work.
32:15You've got to dig down with those punches.
32:17Dig down with those punches on the inside of the middle.
32:21The straight shot is stretching.
32:23You've got to throw when you're going in.
32:25You've got to throw when you're going in.
32:39And we welcome you back to Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York.
32:43The Louis Armstrong Stadium.
32:45The first ever fight card held inside this stadium.
32:47And, man, has it been a good one?
32:49David Burrell and Imam Kataya with a fantastic battle.
32:53This one not far behind it.
32:55Pueyo and Matias.
32:57It could easily be four rounds apiece.
32:59Left hand there from Pueyo.
33:13Let's check in now with Chris Maddox's scorecard.
33:15How do you have it through eight?
33:1776-76.
33:19Four rounds apiece.
33:21A very competitive fight.
33:23After the last two rounds, Alberto Pueyo did a nice job of hitting Matias as he was coming in.
33:27You heard the corner of Matias after that last round say you've got to do more.
33:31But I've noticed these last two rounds that as Matias comes forward, he's not throwing.
33:35So he's applying pressure, but he's allowing Pueyo to get off first.
33:39It's a big change for Matias to get that momentum back.
33:4176-76 through eight rounds.
33:45You know, I always agree with the Chris Maddox scorecard, but I think he's bang on tonight.
33:49Matias coming on strong.
33:51And I think Pueyo is getting to the point now that he's going to have to make an adjustment.
33:54Oh, nice right hand from Pueyo.
33:57Well, according to Chris Maddox, Pueyo's won the last two rounds.
34:00Do you agree with that, Sergio?
34:01Of course I don't.
34:02I haven't found three Matias.
34:03I mean, I like the pressure coming forward.
34:05Even though Pueyo is landing clean shots, they're too far in between.
34:09This is a really good run for Pueyo.
34:11He's actually going around the guard and landing clean shots with those hooks.
34:15And the ineffective pressure that Maddox was talking about, you can see it in this round.
34:19See how the head's snapping back now, and there's not much pop to the punch of Matias.
34:23Yeah, when Pueyo has room to step back when he throws, that's when he's landing.
34:27When his back is against the ropes, he's having a hard time.
34:30I think both fighters are starting to tire a little bit from the pace now.
34:37You're seeing Pueyo grab a little more, but Matias a little slower on the front foot.
34:41Good shot by Pueyo now.
34:45We're talking about the fatigue that we saw earlier by Pueyo.
34:47Well, now he got a second win.
34:49I can see a little bit of physical fatigue from Matias now.
34:57Yeah, it's hard to keep up this outplay and that kind of style and not get tired.
35:06A grueling pace for Subreo Matias.
35:10But it's the only style he knows, and it's been wildly successful.
35:1322 wins, 22 knockouts.
35:16And I'm surprised no head clashes have been happening here.
35:18That's because Matias keeps his hands and his glove up because Pueyo actually leads with his head when he's trying to clinch.
35:28This has definitely been a play all rounds.
35:32And he needed it because Matias was getting way too confident.
35:35Good head movement there from Pueyo.
35:37What was it?
35:38What was it?
35:39What was it?
35:40What was it?
35:41What was it?
35:42What was it?
35:43He held back.
35:44He laid out of the courts for some time.
35:45Let's put him down the court right now.
35:46So it's .
35:47Listen to me, you wanna win this fight?
35:49You wanna win this fight?
35:50Move your legs.
35:51And lots of legs.
35:52And lots of legs.
35:54And there's killing the right hands of Osanas.
35:56Listen to me. You want to win this fight? You want to win this fight. Move your legs. And lots of rights.
36:07And there's the man that's made it all possible. His Excellency Turkey, Al Alshik.
36:11Mike, what was the thinking behind selecting this venue for this fight card?
36:15Yeah, Todd, obviously there's a lot of great venues in New York, but we always see the fights at Madison Square Garden.
36:20We saw that last night with Taylor Serrano. We've seen Barclays Center, Tennis Centers.
36:24I think this is a very unique venue, and you look at the set-up center in L.A., the wargrounds, as you mentioned earlier.
36:30We might have the wargrounds on the East Coast now, and I got to thank his Excellency personally for putting on these great shows and taking them all over the world.
36:39What did he say to you?
36:41He smiled, and he appreciated it.
36:42Did he say, go take a seat in the stands? He didn't know who you were.
36:45He didn't know who I was, but I thought it was anyway.
36:48All right, we're in the 10th round, and it's a pick-em.
36:54But according to Chris Maddox, Cuello is starting to trend upward, maybe, possibly, won the last three rounds.
37:04And still slinging that left uppercut, his favorite punch.
37:07And you know things are tight when the corners aren't really giving you technical advice, Sergio.
37:16They're basically just giving you the rah-rah speech.
37:18Yeah, they're just pretty much cheerleaders, because at this point, you know, it's a battle of attrition.
37:22You know, the technique has already filled them.
37:25They're not as fast.
37:26You know, their legs aren't as strong.
37:27Now it's just hard.
37:28It's all stamina.
37:29And it's all who has a little bit left in the tank, who worked harder.
37:39That's what Puello has been doing this entire fight, and now it's actually paying dividends.
37:43Any time that Matias was going to start something, he actually breaks that distance and smothers it.
37:50But now that Matias has the legs, he pushes back, and it looks like he's pushing them back, and the legs are weak.
37:55Good left there for Puello.
37:56And again, if he's got room to move, Sergio, he can do damage.
38:00Yes, he does.
38:00And sometimes he pushes you with his shoulder and pops you at the end.
38:04Really sly and smart fighter is this former champion in Puello.
38:14It's all about the footwork, but, Sergio, those are some heavy legs right now, are they not?
38:18Both of them have very heavy legs, but I still like to bounce in Alberto Puello's legs a little bit more.
38:24And look, see, that's what I mean, pushing them back.
38:26Whenever two fighters are fatigued, it's one that clenches and walks the other back.
38:30Now keep taking and sapping the strength from the low.
38:32Good snapping shot on the inside from Matias.
38:35That's what veterans do, man.
38:37They know how to get away with the little sneaky tactics without the referee noticing or having to warn you.
38:43And we've seen Puello now holding an awful lot against Gary Anshman Russell, another hard-charging fighter.
38:49He was deducted a point from holding.
38:51Yeah, if you're holding and not punching after you stop clenching,
38:55then it looks like you're excessively holding on purpose.
38:59So right there, that's on purpose, right?
39:01But if he actually gets split up and starts throwing some punches at a distance,
39:05then it's clenching and punching.
39:06Muhammad Ali was an expert at that, clenching, punching, clenching, punching at the end of his career.
39:13The crowd doesn't appreciate that, and the referee warning him.
39:22And now Matias re-energized.
39:27But Puello backs him off with that left.
39:33And Puello showing some resolve here.
39:36Good stuff.
39:46Hey, Anthony Yard in the house.
39:48He'll be fighting David Benavidez in November.
39:52Good to see him in America.
39:56Joshua Buatze.
39:59Chris Mannix's favorite fighter.
40:02Ben Whitaker.
40:04Always smooth.
40:06Hey, Abdullah Mason, one of the great young talents in the sport.
40:10Yeah, November 22nd.
40:12And that's the man he'll be fighting.
40:14Sam Noakes.
40:14And big baby Miller.
40:20He's not running his mouth, Sergio.
40:21Almost didn't recognize him.
40:23No, big baby, but we're in his city, New York.
40:25And there's the man right there, the living legend, Bernard Hopkins, baby.
40:30Sitting next to Teddy Atlas on his left.
40:32Love to hear that conversation between rounds.
40:35But right now, we're in the championship rounds of a very close battle between Alberto Puello, the champ, and Super Real Matias, the challenger.
40:45Yeah, Todd, and in that fight against Sando Martin in March, it was Puello that swept the championship rounds to pull out the split decision.
40:54And keep in mind, Puello has never lost, while Matias has never won a decision.
41:00Matias is hurt.
41:01It was an uppercut.
41:02Landed a clean left uppercut.
41:04His favorite punch.
41:05Matias ate that up, but his legs betrayed him.
41:07But his muscle memory forced him to keep going forward.
41:10Yeah, but some guys, that's all they know, man.
41:12They're still hurt.
41:13You know, it's the ignorance and the pride of a puncher sometimes.
41:18They refuse to back up.
41:20Well, the best defense, for Matias at least, is offense.
41:25And here comes more of it.
41:29But he looks a little slower.
41:31A little slower and a lot more shakier.
41:34Look, he's not taking the punches as well anymore.
41:36The punch resistance going out the window.
41:38This is Puello's time to shine, man.
41:42Look, it's any time he lets up, then the foot backs up, but he doesn't take it as well.
41:47And you see how close the numbers are.
41:49It could go either way.
41:50The last two rounds could be the difference.
42:00And again, I think Alberto Puello has a lot of great experience pulling out close fights.
42:05His three toughest opponents, Akamedov, Sandomor,
42:08Martin, and Gary Russell, all split decision victories.
42:11That right hand scores for Puello.
42:13Remember the last fight?
42:14It came down to the 10th and final round, and it was David Murrell who won that round and the decision.
42:19But Matias has never really had the best feet and balance.
42:22And now that he's fatigued and his legs aren't under him and he's slightly hurt,
42:25any shot that's pushing him off balance, he's bouncing to the right or left, looking like he's tired.
42:30Whenever you have guys like that swaying back and forth because they're tired or hurt,
42:37you just got to start putting combinations together.
42:40That's what's actually going to keep them hurt.
42:42They say you got to take the title from the champ, and Puello is the champ.
42:55Good left.
42:57Matias just walking through everything.
42:59It's all he knows.
43:00Matias now starting to bleed more and more from that cut over the left eye.
43:09You see the blood on Puello's right knee.
43:14Matias, the body language just shows the exhaustion that his body is going through right now.
43:21Anytime he misses is when you see that tiredness because the legs don't have that strength anymore.
43:27They don't have the same bounce.
43:29Good shot there by Puello.
43:30And moves out of the way.
43:32Oh yeah, this is Puello.
43:34Puello's a better distance fighter, second half fighter.
43:37Matias, the pressure wasn't enough in the beginning now.
43:40Alberto Puello feeling the flow as we head into the final round.
43:51That guy, he can't see.
43:54He's fucking blind.
43:55You got to work.
43:57You got to work.
43:58You got it.
43:58You got to work.
44:01Work.
44:03And here's that beautiful uppercut.
44:04Matias coming forward.
44:06Boom.
44:06That's the shot right there.
44:07You don't see those shots coming.
44:09Normally, your knees will buckle and your legs will fail you.
44:13But that's the thing with Matias.
44:14As hard as he punches, he can also absorb a hard punch.
44:18What a replay that was.
44:21How did Matias that go down?
44:22Who knows?
44:23Jab, jab, it's working.
44:29Let's go, Dammit.
44:30You can do it.
44:31You got three minutes.
44:32Three minutes.
44:35Hey, it could all come down to this, guys.
44:38The WBC super lightweight title hangs in the balance.
44:41Three minutes to go.
44:43Well, the master of finding ways to win.
44:54Chris Mannix, how's your scorecard looking?
44:57One-oh-six, one-oh-three.
45:01I've got it for Alberto Tuello.
45:02His best round was that 11th round.
45:04That uppercut really was one of the difference-making shots in this fight.
45:08Matias, when he gets tired, guys, he gets sloppy.
45:11Just coming forward, not throwing punches.
45:13With those hands down, he's got to have a big round on my card to win.
45:17Yeah, he needs a knockdown, according to Chris Mannix, but if there's one guy that can do it,
45:21you've got to bet on the man who has finished all of his wins by a knockout.
45:25Not at this point anymore, man.
45:26The legs aren't under him.
45:27And I love the fact that Poyle now, he's boxing using his legs.
45:30You can see that he has a fresher legs, but when they clinch, he's walking back, Matias.
45:33Not only does that kill the clock, but it also extinguishes the attack and stops the attack
45:40and the forward movement of Matias.
45:44It's been a valiant effort for Matias, but is it going to be too little, too late?
45:52Todd, I think no matter what happens here, Matias has certainly redeemed himself.
45:57Another great action fight and really wiped away the memory of that power loss.
46:01And hey, he may be winning this fight.
46:04A lot of close swing rounds that maybe Chris Mannix tilted in the favor of the man from Dominican Republic.
46:16I mean, if you like aggression and you like the guys on the front foot and pushing the pace,
46:20then you like Matias.
46:27That is a nasty cut out of Matias' eye.
46:31Oh, he's not even thinking about that right now, is he, Sergio?
46:33Oh, he is not.
46:34He just got hit with a right hook in that eye as well.
46:37No head movement coming from Matias.
46:40And that's what I'm talking about right there.
46:41That clinching right there.
46:42That's a legal clinch.
46:44And that just bought him five, ten seconds.
46:46Moving backwards and comes back with a punch like that.
46:48That's easy to see for the judges.
46:50Another good shot from Pueyo.
46:53What an intelligent throwback fighter is Alberto Pueyo.
46:57I'm really impressed watching him fight.
46:59And look at those little sneaky shots.
47:00Nothing powerful.
47:01Just digging to the body.
47:03Continuing.
47:0530 seconds to go.
47:06Is Alberto Pueyo going to do it again?
47:12Another decision victory in a very close competitive contest.
47:18Or has Matias done enough?
47:22Every punch matters now.
47:24An excellent battle between Alberto Pueyo and Supriar Matias.
47:39Well, Sergio, you were convinced in the last fight that it was Kataev who was going to get this decision.
47:58How confident are you now that it's going to be Pueyo?
48:00I'm pretty confident.
48:02I'm pretty confident that Pueyo pulled this off.
48:04Because just when Matias was starting to take it away from him, that's what champions do.
48:08Javi snatch it right back.
48:10Pueyo refused to give this man any kind of leeway, any kind of victory tonight.
48:16I think Pueyo pulled this close fight off.
48:25Well, ladies and gentlemen, back over to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
48:30It was just announced on DAZN.
48:31Moses Itamwa will look to further cement his credentials as a major heavyweight challenger
48:36when he steps up in class and faces Dillian White in August in Saudi Arabia on the 16th.
48:42Itamwa, a real special talent.
48:45I love watching Itamwa, man.
48:47He's a heavyweight that boxes like a light heavyweight.
48:49You know, light on his feet.
48:50Great trainer.
48:51Speed, power.
48:53I call him trauma Itamwa.
48:54That's what I like him, man.
48:55He's just going to everybody.
48:56And you've got to look good for the decision.
49:02Matias putting on the jewelry.
49:06But who's going to take the golden belt home?
49:09According to you, Alberto Pueyo, 59% to 41.
49:13Either way, as Mike Carpenter mentioned, Matias really gained a lot of respect back after
49:21a lackluster loss to Liam Parra.
49:23No, absolutely.
49:23And not only that, but also Alberto Pueyo was able to redeem himself from the controversy
49:28that he faced with his outfield drug test.
49:31So now he comes back and regains the championship.
49:33Well, they're ready for Zepeda.
49:40But we've got business to tend to here.
49:43I think we're all ready for Zepeda.
49:45I mean, we've had nothing but just barn burners.
49:47You know, guys coming forward, pressure fighters.
49:49And so far, the judges have favored the bus on volume of punchers.
49:53Well, hey, let's be honest.
49:55The last ring card in New York City just did not deliver as far as action in the ring.
49:59But so far, through the fights we've seen tonight, we've had fantastic back.
50:03Hey, maybe it's the city.
50:04Maybe it's where we're at, the borough we're at.
50:06We need more fights in this venue, Louis Armstrong venue here in Queens.
50:09I loved everything about it.
50:17And there's the man that brought it to us.
50:20His Excellency Turkey on the shake.
50:22I mean, what fights he's putting together.
50:23I mean, incredible.
50:26I see Dalton Smith in the ring.
50:27He's going to try to stare down and force a fight with the winner.
50:30But who is the winner?
50:31That's the big question.
50:32We don't know yet.
50:33They're taking a lot of time adding up these scores.
50:36They took time in the last fight as well.
50:42But if he judged the face, you know, there's only one man that took the worst of it.
50:46That's Matias with swelling in both eyes, cut on that left eye, bleeding, bruised.
50:51And a lot of mutual respect being shown between these two athletes.
50:56And they were doing that all week in the lead-up as well.
50:58Because, you know, fighters, champions like this don't need a part.
51:01They don't need to do all that shenanigans.
51:03They don't need to take a page from the Berlanga book.
51:05Both these guys have been champions.
51:06They know what it's like to handle themselves like a champion.
51:09Alberto Puello, 24-0.
51:22Subreal Matias, 22-2.
51:26Puello now has gone the distance in his last seven.
51:30Will he win all seven?
51:31Let's find out.
51:32Here's Thomas Treiber.
51:33Ladies and gentlemen, after 12 rounds of boxing, we go to the judges' scorecards.
51:44Judge Frank Lombardi scores it.
51:47114-114, even a draw.
51:52And both judges, Ron McNair and Tony Paolillo, are in agreement.
51:58They both scored the same, 115-1-13.
52:04Both for your winner by majority decision.
52:11And new WBC Super Lightweight Champion of the World,
52:19Subriel El Orgullo de Matanillo Matias.
52:27I don't know what to tell you guys.
52:28I really don't know what to tell you.
52:30I mean, Subriel Matias was a pressure puncher.
52:33He was coming forward, but Puello was calculating, dissecting him.
52:37The blood was on the side of Matias.
52:38The cuts, the bumps, the bruises.
52:41The judges must have liked the pressure coming forward.
52:44But I think they got it wrong once again.
52:46Well, Puello has been taken to the limit in his last seven fights.
52:52And he flirted with danger just too many times.
52:54You know how boxing is with the scorecards.
52:56You can never count it in your favor until it's all said and done.
52:59And this time, Matias burns Puello by majority decision.
53:05You look frustrated, Sergio.
53:11I do.
53:13Because, look, I was frustrated when I was watching Kataev.
53:16Imam Kataev put on a performance, a championship performance, and it was ripped from him.
53:21Victor was snatched from him.
53:23Now, Perto Puello came in.
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