Vazquez Jr. Stops Santos

vazquez3434By Jason Kim: Unbeaten super bantamweight contender Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. (16-0-1, 13 KO’s) stopped journeyman Cecilio Santos (23-10-3, 10 KO’s) in the 2nd round on Friday night at the Civic Center, in Kissimmee, Florida. Vazquez Jr, ranked number #9 in the World Boxing Organization and #12 in the WBA, caught Santos with a left hand to the midsection in the 2nd round, putting him down for the count.

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Vazquez, Jr. Stops Landeros

vazquez67458.jpgBy Manuel Perez: Undefeated super bantamweight prospect Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. (13-0-1, 11 KOs) stopped Adolfo Landeros (20-11-1, 9 KOs) in the 8th round of a scheduled 12-round bout on Friday night at the Civic Center, in Kissimmee, Florida, to win the vacant WBO Latino super bantamweight title. Vazquez, Jr., 24, the son of famous Puerto Rican fighter Wilfredo Vazquez, dropped Landeros, 28, with a big right hand moments into the 8th round. He then poured it on after he got up off the canvas, hitting him with a flurry of shots and causing him to stagger around the ring taking shots. The referee Brian Garry then stepped in and halted the fight at 0:45 of the round with Landeros still incredibly on his feet.

Vazquez Jr. looked pretty average in the early going, appearing slow, hesitant and nothing like a future champion. He struggled in the first three rounds, appearing to lose all of them by a wide margin. He was staggered at the end of the 3rd round by a big left hand by Landeros. It was a lucky thing that the punch landed at the end of the round, for I seriously doubt that Vazquez would have made it out of the round without being knocked out by Landeros.

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Vazquez Jr Fights To A Draw With Cardenas

Looking nothing like a future boxing star, undefeated featherweight Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (9-0-1, 8 KOs), the son of boxing great Wildredo Vazquez, fought to a 8-round majority draw with Mexican Jorge Cardenas (9-4-4, 2 KOs) on Saturday night at the Plaza de Toros, in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The final scores were 77-75, 76-76 and 76-76. Going into this bout, there were some had Vazquez pegged as a future featherweight champion, perhaps thinking that he had many of the same ring skills as his father. However, all hopes were essentially dashed as Vazquez struggled badly with the mediocre Cardenas, often spending much of the fight running from him and taking sustained beatings on the ropes.

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