Bad Left Hook Live Results and Coverage: Giovani Segura v. Ivan Calderon II

I’m saving money to buy a new television, so I will not be paying for this card. Looking forward to reading the thread here later.

Go Calderon!

I’ll be providing detailed round by round updates for the main-event, and bits here and there for the undercard fights. If someone wants to help out with a more detailed RbyR of the undercard, please go right ahead.

Jorge Guerrero vs Alfonso Lopez – Super-Flyweights

Bernstein and Ricardo both have Lopez up 1-0. He did look to have landed the cleaner shots, including a couple decent hooks, though Guerrero was the aggressor.

Guerrero fought less than a week ago (against an opponent with 3-21-1 record). He’s steadily marching forward, though not all that effectively. He has landed the occasional right hand that gets through – he landed a decent counter right that knocked Lopez back a step or two late in the round. Al and Benny have it 2-0 for Lopez.

Guerrero buzzed Lopez early in the round with a right, though Lopez managed to get his legs back quickly and came back well over the next couple minutes. Al dithers a little on who to give the round to, and Benny says he’s giving it to Guerrero.

Guerrero came out hard for the fourth, and tore away at Lopez for the opening 30 seconds. He didn’t get much done however, other than tire himself out a little and Lopez had the edge over the remainder of the round. This will be the first time Lopez goes past 4 rounds – if he wins, and it looks like he will, it will also be his first win over an above .500 opponent.

Technical difficulties right now… so we’ve got Ricardo and Bernstein in the studio for the first half of the round. They couldn’t see the action either. Now the picture has returned. Not much happening really. Guerrero pushing forward without much luck, Lopez landing the occasional shot in return. Al comments that while Lopez is winning, his accuracy is nothing to be thrilled with.

Guerrero coming forward with a litle more urgency in this last round, though not doing anything to put Lopez in any discomfort. Final seconds tick down on what should be an easy points win for Lopez.

Lopez I think will turn into a good fighter. But no way will he accomplish half what his father did

Featheweights – scheduled for 12.

The referee is Pat Russell.

Not a lot of people here today =(

Hopefully there won’t be any head clashes, which is always a concern with a southpaw-orthodox match-up. Cautious stuff early. And there’s the first clash of heads. No damage I assume… at least Russell didn’t stop the action to take a look, and neither fighter indicated an problem. Now Lacierva switches southpaw. Benny comments that he loses a bit of snap when he does that. There’s the bell. I thought Lacierva did just a little more in what was a cautious round. So did Benny. He’s got him 1-0.

Lacierva starts the round as a lefty, and switches back to orthodox quickly after slapping with his first left. Al comments that Beltran’s been effective with the jab so far. He’s a little short though when firing his right. Still mostly cautious stuff so far. Lacierva got a little aggressive there at the end of the round, and landed an uppercut that followed a flurry. Benny and Al gave the round to Beltran. He didn’t land a whole lot, but he was the more ambitious for the most part. They’ve got it 1-1, which is fair as there hasn’t been much in it.

Al comments that Beltran is showing a little more initiative at this stage. He just landed a decent 1-2. Benny compliments him on some sharp jabs as well. Lacierva comes back with some digs to the body. There’s another clash of heads. Or head to chin there, as Beltran caught Lacierva with his noggin again. No damage though, as Russell took a look. Lacierva tries to jump in with a flurry just before the bell. Mostly technical stuff through 3 rounds here. Benny’s got it 2-1 for Beltran.

Lacierva’s corner give him a little talking to about his lack of activity. We’ll see if he gets busy. Lacierva seems to be responding early. He’s come forward with a few flurries here in the first minute of the round. Now he switches southpaw again. There’s a clinch and Beltran is warned for whacking Lacierva in the back. Beltran trying to edge forward behind the jab, but Lacierva circles away. Now Lacierva jumps in with a decent flurry. Pretty good round for Lacierva so far. Lacierva switches southpaw again, and digs in with a couple uppercuts. Lacierva with a decent right. There’s the bell. I gave that one to Lacierva.

So, after this is the main event?

Al mentions that neither man ever been stopped… so this one is likely going the full 12. The crowd starting to whistle a little. The styles haven’t meshed for much action, and the crowd is a little restless here. Lacierva has been the more active of the two in this round, and Al comments that he’s starting to impose his will a little on the fight. There’s the bell.

Lacierva with a nice uppercut. Benny comments that he’s trying to lure Beltran in for a big counter. Beltran is short with a 1-2, and Lacierva counters with a quick flurry that seemed to land. Lacierva digs to the body, and then lands a right. He’s the better of the two fighters at this stage. He’s back as a lefty though… which neither Benny or Al likes. Now he’s back to righty. He digs to the midsection with a nice right. Beltran trying to jab forward, not having all that much luck though. Lacierva bangs home an uppercut that lands. Another round for Lacierva. He’s clearly up at the half-way point.

Lacierva landing the heavier blows here. Beltran’s jab has been his best weapon, but he’s been unable to get through with much else. Benny comments that Lacierva’s starting to time Beltran’s attempts. Beltran just landed a little hook on the inside though, and Lacierva immediately clinched. Now Beltran manages to get through with a 1-2. Beltran with a decent uppercut. Lacierva goes storming back though, and lands a heavy straight right. Beltran popping the jab as he comes forward. Action a bit messy now with quite a few clinches. Crowd whistles their disapproval as the round ends.

Al thinks the fight’s in danger of slipping away from Beltran. I think he did okay in the 7th, might have even won it. He’s firing 1-2’s, though usually coming up short with the right. Lacierva is putting his punches together a little better. He’s jumping in quickly and throwing combos when he lets his hands go. Benny comments that he thinks Lacierva’s concluded that Beltran can’t hurt him and is taking a few more risks. Lacierva digs hard with a couple shots to the body. Good round so far for Lacierva. There’s the bell.

Lacierva just went down after stepping on Beltran’s foot. No knockdown. That happened the previous round as well. Beltran probably needs to start taking a few more chances here. He’s popping out the jab, but he’s not coming forward with any real conviction. Lacierva just very intentionally whacked Beltran in the back of the head during a clinch, and he’s told to refrain from that sort of activity by Russell. It’s been a chippy fight. A fair bit of clinching. There’s more clinching, and Beltran complains that he was tagged in the back of the head again. Lacierva jumps in with a flurry. This has been a messy round. Lacierva just caught Beltran with a little hook on the inside. There’s the bell.

Benny says that Beltran’s corner told him he’s losing. They’re right, and he needs to really get going if he’s to stand a chance on the cards. It’s getting messy. More clinches… some lasting too long. Lacierva just cracked Beltran with a nice right hand. Which is followed by more clinching. More clinching. They’re both whacking away with little stuff in the clinch. Lacierva with another decent counter. He really stood his ground and ripped back there. But we’ve got more messy stuff in the clinch following. There’s the bell. I kind of wish this would have been a 10 rounder… we don’t need 6 more minutes of this.

I’d guess it’s about 7-3 for Lacierva right now. Beltran needs something dramatic, which appears very doubtful. Lacierva lands a lead left. He appears to have this fight in hand right now. We’ve got more clinching. Lacierva landed a decent right, and Beltran tried to tie him up. More wrestling. There’s the bell. Another round for Lacierva. This one is as good as done with 1 session to go.

We start with a clash of heads. That’s fitting, I guess. Lacierva looked bothered by it, and went for a bit of a walk before the action resumed. Beltran landed a decent 1-2, but Lacierva came back with a couple of nice flurries. He’s mixing his attack up to the body and head when he lets go. He catches Beltran with a little shot on the way in, which is followed by a clinch. He lands a hard right hand. Lacierva in command with about 1:00 to go. We’ve got some clinching. More clinching. Some whisteling from the crowd. More clinching. Lacierva tries to come forward for one last flurry, and there’s the bell. Not a great spectacle, but a very clear win for Jorge Lacierva.

I thought there was another fight before the main-event, but according to Ricardo… Segura-Calderon is coming up now.

Adamek!

McBride!

Somehow you care!!!

Right now we’ve just got Benny and Al chatting away in the studio… though Benny says we’re ready for the main-event.

Calderon showing real heart taking this rematch. In enemy territory no less. But I think it’s gonna be a real painful night for Calderon

Looks like we’ll be underway soon, as Calderon has just arrived in the ring.

That is some serious headdress.

National anthems coming up first.

Well, now we will see what Calderon has left

Now we’ve got the intros. Jimmy Lennon is doing it with two microphones.

I always like Jimmy Lennon better than Michael Buffer

Not much of a reception for Calderon… almost total silence in fact.

Segura swinging hard, and misses wildly with his first left. Action in the middle of the ring to start. Segura in stalker mode, as Calderon slides backwards, but now Calderon edges forward. Now he slips away as Calderon is short with a left downstairs. Calderon jumps in with a jab, and then quickly gets out of there. Segura just short with a left, and Calderon ties him up. Segura again short with a left to the body. Calderon tries to jump in with his own left, and he slips to the canvas. No knockdown. Calderon circling away to his right here. He blocks a jab. Segura digs downstairs, and Calderon ties him up. Calderon sticks home a jab. Segura disgs to the body, and Calderon slips away to the right and forces a clinch. Segura misses widly with a right, and there’s another clinch. Segura tries to bang the body before the ref can seperate them. Another clinch. Segura with a jab. Calderon with a hook that’s short, and he manages to avoid Segura’s return fire.

Calderon would’ve wiped the floor with Segura a few years ago… He still looks good, but I think it may be a matter of time before he crumbles.

“Calderon just a little bit more precise.” – Bernstein

Segura comes out bombs away with both hands. Calderon manages to avoid the fire though as he slides backwards. Segura quickly is on him again, banging away to the body with both hands. Ivan slips away again to the right. Segura whacks the body. Calderon pops home a right. Segura is coming hard, though not all that much success so far. He’s making Calderon really use his legs though. I’d guess the clinches might take their toll on Calderon as well, given the size difference. Segura digs to the body body with a hook. Another hard body shot from Segura as Calderon backs up. Segura is getting close to hitting low on those, but I think they’re clean. Calderon trying to pop back in return before moving. He lands a jab. Segura again digs downstairs. Now Segura is warned for going low. Calderon pops home a jab, and backs off. Segura digs hard to the body again. Al thought it might have been low. Calderon siwh a little right that lands. He’s backing away continously, but Segura keeps catching up to him. There’s the bell.

Announcers seem to favor Calderon

Oh hell

Short night.

Segura comes charging after Calderon to start the round. CAlderon tries to pop the jab and circle away. Now he lands a left. Calderon moving to his left, now back to his right. Segura misses wildly with a left. Segura with a couple shots downstairs, but I think Calderon got out of the way. Calderon pops and moves. But Segura chases him down and bangs some hard shots to the body with Calderon along the ropes. CAlderon with his back to the ropes trying to fire back here. Calderon backs away to the other ropes. Al thinks Segura went low again. Now Segura gets Calderon on the ropes again and bangs a hard shot to the body. Down goes Calderon. He’s not getting up. This is over!

Come on Ivan.

That was just sad.

Look like he could of got up

Waiting to see a replay of that. Calderon hung around on the ropes a little too long during the previous exchange, managed to get himself out of danger, but Segura was on him immediately, and Ivan found himself on the ropes yet again and down he went.

Segura was firing with both hands downstairs, and it looked like a right hand was the finishing blow.

I really think Calderon could’ve taken this guy a few years ago… he fought dumb tonight and I don’t think it’s because he wanted to… you could see he just doesn’t have the agility he used to anymore

Yeah he could of got up. Disappointing effort from Calderon. Shouldn’t of even took the fight

Segura-Luis Concepcion would be a hell of a war

Well that’s it for tonight from me. A little bit of a letdown, but I hope everyone enjoyed the coverage.

viva mexico!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not a good day for PR boxing. Palacios got robbed in Poland and Calderon just got TFKO

Calderon had nothing to keep Segura off him………..like to see the relentless Segura against Roman Gonzalez……….let’s see if Segura can walk through Gonzalez’s punches.