05-09-2021, 01:07 PM
Canelo-Saunders Undercard Results
By Jeff Zimmerman at ringside
Welterweight Xavier Wilson (11-3-1, 1 KOs) out of San Antonio, TX battled Christian Alan Gomez Duran (20-2-1, 18 KOs) hailing from Guadalajara, MX at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX under Canelo-Saunders. Duran, fighting his second fight in the states in a row after all previous fights in his native Mexico, scored the TKO victory at 2:19 of round two of the scheduled eight. Duran landed a short, left hook after missing with the right and put Wilson on the canvas. Wilson staggered to his feet; however, referee Rosario Solis didn’t like how he responded and waived it off as Duran earned the twentieth win of his career.
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In the opening bout at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, under the mega Canelo-Saunders super middleweight unification, super lightweight Kelvin Davis (2-0, 1 KO) fighting out of Norfolk, VA, faced Jan Marsalek (8-3, 7 KOs) from the Czech Republic in a scheduled four rounder. Kelvin, the older brother of blue-chip prospect Keyshawn, also fighting on the card, used his length and reach to keep the awkward Marsalek on the outside most of the fight, as he punctuated round one with big left hands to the face and right hooks to the body. In round two, Davis decided to work inside, which worked to the advantage of the stalky Marsalek.
The southpaw Davis, though, got caught in the final round as Marsalek landed a right hand on the jaw of Davis and sent him to the canvas with 30 seconds left in the fight. Davis survived and escaped Texas with scores of 38-37 from all three judges. The fight was shown live on Before the Bell on DAZN and Matchroom Boxing’s YouTube page.
By Jeff Zimmerman at ringside
Welterweight Xavier Wilson (11-3-1, 1 KOs) out of San Antonio, TX battled Christian Alan Gomez Duran (20-2-1, 18 KOs) hailing from Guadalajara, MX at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX under Canelo-Saunders. Duran, fighting his second fight in the states in a row after all previous fights in his native Mexico, scored the TKO victory at 2:19 of round two of the scheduled eight. Duran landed a short, left hook after missing with the right and put Wilson on the canvas. Wilson staggered to his feet; however, referee Rosario Solis didn’t like how he responded and waived it off as Duran earned the twentieth win of his career.
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In the opening bout at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, under the mega Canelo-Saunders super middleweight unification, super lightweight Kelvin Davis (2-0, 1 KO) fighting out of Norfolk, VA, faced Jan Marsalek (8-3, 7 KOs) from the Czech Republic in a scheduled four rounder. Kelvin, the older brother of blue-chip prospect Keyshawn, also fighting on the card, used his length and reach to keep the awkward Marsalek on the outside most of the fight, as he punctuated round one with big left hands to the face and right hooks to the body. In round two, Davis decided to work inside, which worked to the advantage of the stalky Marsalek.
The southpaw Davis, though, got caught in the final round as Marsalek landed a right hand on the jaw of Davis and sent him to the canvas with 30 seconds left in the fight. Davis survived and escaped Texas with scores of 38-37 from all three judges. The fight was shown live on Before the Bell on DAZN and Matchroom Boxing’s YouTube page.