{"id":27095,"date":"2013-03-09T12:27:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T16:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=27095"},"modified":"2013-03-09T12:27:56","modified_gmt":"2013-03-09T16:27:56","slug":"boxing-news-hugo-centeno-wins-decision-braulio-santos-scores-17-second-ko-shobox-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=27095","title":{"rendered":"Boxing News: Hugo Centeno Wins Decision; Braulio Santos Scores 17-Second KO – ShoBox Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hugo \u201cThe Boss\u201d Centeno Jr. (18-0, 9 KO\u2019s), of Oxnard, Calif., remained undefeated with a one-sided 10-round decision victory over KeAndrae \u201cLightning\u201d Leatherwood (17-3, 10 KO\u2019s), of Tuscaloosa, Ala., in the main event Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME\u00ae from Fantasy Springs Casino Resort in Indio, Calif.<\/p>\n

In the co-feature, promising Puerto Rican power-puncher Braulio \u201cUnstoppable\u201d Santos, of Carolina, P.R., improved to 10-0 with nine knockouts with a spectacular 56-second, first-round knockout of Kevin Hoskins (7-2, 5 KO\u2019s), of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Centeno, an up-and-coming junior middleweight going 10-rounds for the first time, was triumphant by the scores of 100-89, 100-90 and 99-91. There were no knockdowns.<\/p>\n

Said ShoBox ringside analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood afterward, \u201cCenteno clearly won every round and showed that he can be effective whether he\u2019s coming forward or backing up. He\u2019s only 22 and there\u2019s still work to be done in terms of developing more punching power and defending himself without dropping his hands, but he went 10 rounds for the first time and finished impressively for an easy win.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-1\u00bd-inch Centeno, a former amateur standout, was happy with the victory, but unhappy with the way the fight played out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really felt I could have done a lot more, but every time I connected with a good shot or started to get something going, he would hold on to me,\u201d he said. \u201cThe way he was grabbing hold of me it seemed at times it was more wrestling than boxing. Every time I\u2019d land a good punch, he\u2019d hold, or try and take me down. The worst thing that happened to me was when he got me in a choke hold.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was frustrating. Every time I thought I had him, he\u2019d hold, and I definitely felt I was hurting him. In the last round I really wanted to take him out, but he just kept holding me. Overall, I did the best I could under the circumstances.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I have to continue to work in the gym because I want to take it to the next level. I want to continue to step it up a notch in opposition. That I went 10 rounds in this type of fight showed how well prepared I was. My team really had me in great condition and I thank them for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Santos, a featherweight, demolished Hoskins with a double left hook to the body and to the chin.<\/p>\n

\u201cSantos\u2019 knockout was spectacular,\u201d Farhood said. \u201cHis form in throwing the double left hook that ended the fight was perfect. For a fighter who hadn\u2019t previously received any kind of TV exposure to make the kind of splash he did guarantees a return to the airwaves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Santos, 23, was surprised the match ended so abruptly. \u201cI certainly didn\u2019t expect it to end this fast,\u201d he said. \u201cI was doing my work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hoskins had spent the last two days, Santos says, trying to intimidate him. \u201cHe tried to get in my face during the weigh-in, talking all kinds of stuff to me,\u2019\u201d said Santos, who was a member of the Puerto Rican National team for two years before turning pro in February 2011. \u201cBut I didn\u2019t let it get to me. I didn\u2019t care. It\u2019s what happens in the ring that counts, not what you say or do before.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no extra pleasure beating him like I did. I was just doing my job. I am very, very happy, though, and ready to do it again. I just fought two weeks ago. With tonight\u2019s fast fight, I\u2019ll be ready to go in another two weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barry Tompkins called the ShoBox action from ringside with Farhood and former World Champion Raul Marquez serving as the expert analysts.<\/p>\n

The executive producer of ShoBox is Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s event was presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona with Santos vs. Hoskins being presented in association with Miguel Cotto Promotions. The doubleheader will re-air the first time this week as follows:<\/p>\n

DAY CHANNEL
\nTuesday, March 12, at 10 p.m. ET\/PT SHOWTIME EXTREME
\nThe twinbill will be available ON DEMAND beginning today, Saturday, March 9.<\/p>\n

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Hugo \u201cThe Boss\u201d Centeno Jr. (18-0, 9 KO\u2019s), of Oxnard, Calif., remained undefeated with a one-sided 10-round decision victory over KeAndrae \u201cLightning\u201d Leatherwood (17-3, 10 KO\u2019s), of Tuscaloosa, Ala., in the main event Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME\u00ae from Fantasy Springs Casino Resort in Indio, Calif. In the co-feature, promising Puerto […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[105,532,656],"class_list":["post-27095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-boxing","tag-news","tag-shobox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27095"}],"version-history":[{"count":-4,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}