RSR Boxing Results: Edwin Valero TKO’s Antonio DeMarco
By Geno McGahee
WBC Lightweight Champion Edwin Valero, 27-0, 27 KO’s, has made a name for himself on youtube, but got a chance on Showtime, against challenger Antonio DeMarco, 23-2-1, 17 KO’s, to show his skills to a much larger audience. The bout was fought evenly in the first round, but the drama began in the second when an elbow hit Valero on the forehead and opened up a horrible gash. It looked like the fight would be stopped because the cut was that bad, but he was allowed to go on and Valero, with a face covered in blood, continued on and put pressure on the challenger.
DeMarco became focused on surviving, as the aggression became too much. Valero is not only a very good puncher, but he has better defense than you might think. He was able to land his punches and then dodge the incoming from DeMarco.
As the rounds went on, Valero became more and more aggressive and began to corner DeMarco and land hard shots. The toughness of DeMarco was on display but he was forced into a shell. When he opened up, Valero took advantage of the opening and unloaded his shots. The beating got worse and worse and, in the end, DeMarco’s corner would not allow their fighter to come out for the tenth round.
In New Jersey, Tomasz Adamek, 40-1, 27 KO’s, outworked Jason Estrada, 16-3, 4 KO’s, winning a twelve round unanimous decision by scores of 115-113, 116-112, and 118-110, which puts him on a collision course with Chris Arreola.