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00:00 - All right, you're gonna listen.
00:01 Look at this one. It's kind of high.
00:02 Everything up here, I'm gonna consider legal,
00:04 and then I'm gonna consider legal.
00:05 Give me one more time of the day.
00:06 Fight hard, fight clean, touch and run.
00:08 [crowd shouting]
00:11 - Set for our main event of the evening.
00:16 Boca Chica.
00:19 And Paul Meta.
00:21 [crowd shouting]
00:24 - [indistinct]
00:27 [crowd shouting]
00:30 - Rick, when you ready?
00:31 When you ready?
00:32 Bam!
00:33 - Here we go!
00:35 It's time to fight.
00:37 Red, white, and blue trunks for Janelson Boca Chica.
00:41 White, pink, and blue trunks for Alberto Paul Meta.
00:47 18-2 against 17-1-1 for the vacant WBA,
00:54 the National Americas Belt.
00:57 The Southpaw Paul Meta,
00:59 more experienced at the higher level of opponents,
01:04 but Boca Chica wants to see his first time here on Pro Box
01:11 be a time in which he leaves with a belt.
01:16 - You can see Boca Chica trying to measure
01:18 and trying to create that middle range
01:20 where he can--wants to work there,
01:21 and Paul Meta wants to get inside that middle range
01:23 and fight at close range.
01:25 The battle of real estate begins.
01:29 - Yeah, right away, you can see the mindset of both guys.
01:33 Left hand, right hand combination from Alberto there.
01:35 Paul Meta wants to get on the inside.
01:37 He wants to bang with both hands just like that.
01:39 Boca Chica, more of the sharpshooter,
01:41 fighting from the outside, trying to set those shots up,
01:43 pawing with that lead hand.
01:44 Ooh, good right hand over the top from Paul Meta as well.
01:50 - Paul Meta coming off a fight with Jabal James
01:54 in which the decision went to James.
02:00 Looking to get back to his winning ways here tonight
02:03 against Boca Chica.
02:05 [crowd shouting]
02:13 Southpaw against Orthodox here in our main event of the evening.
02:19 [crowd shouting]
02:21 - A check hook from Paul Meta is a nicely timed punch.
02:23 He's been catching Boca Chica with that one
02:26 a couple times already here early in round one.
02:31 - And Boca Chica moving the opposite way
02:33 you ideally want to move against a Southpaw.
02:36 But so far, Paul Meta's been landing more of the right hook
02:39 than the left hand.
02:40 He landed the left hand early in the round, but that's it.
02:42 - That's one of the things I notice
02:43 from watching tape on Paul Meta.
02:45 I mean, he punches well with both hands.
02:46 He's not a one-handed fighter like a lot of Southpaws are.
02:52 Good size welterweights here.
02:53 Both guys killed it nicely today after the round yesterday.
02:57 The right hand there seemed to shook Paul Meta.
03:04 - Double left thrown by Boca Chica.
03:08 - Nice hook there to the head from Boca Chica as well.
03:10 He's starting to open up later in this round.
03:14 - And these guys not having trouble finding each other.
03:15 - Nope.
03:16 Paul Meta is trying to station himself
03:18 right in front of Boca Chica.
03:19 - Two seconds.
03:20 Let's get it done in two seconds.
03:24 - The 2016 Olympian from Argentina.
03:28 Watch those hands with that Southpaw right hand there.
03:31 [bell dings]
03:32 [cheers and applause]
03:36 [cheers and applause]
03:39 [whistle blows]
03:48 [cheers and applause]
03:51 [cheers and applause]
04:02 [indistinct chatter]
04:05 - Good start in our main event of the evening.
04:18 [whistle blows]
04:19 [indistinct chatter]
04:22 - Good straight left hand over the top there from Paul Meta.
04:27 Here we see another left hand.
04:28 - A little uppercut there.
04:29 - Yeah, that was a tricky little shot.
04:32 - The Southpaw Paul Meta, the white, pink, and blue trunks,
04:37 red, white, and blue trunks for Figueroa Boca Chica.
04:42 Janelson, his father Nelson is his trainer.
04:47 His mother's name, Janice.
04:49 His name is a combination of mom and dad.
04:51 - Good body shots there from Boca Chica.
04:54 And that's how he's gonna have to depend
04:56 on a good right hand there
04:57 as Paul Meta kind of pulled away.
04:59 And that's what you don't want to do,
05:00 go straight back like that
05:01 against the long right hands of Boca Chica.
05:04 - Now, based on the record,
05:05 both guys are good punchers,
05:06 good knockout percentage, and I think Boca Chica's finding
05:09 that needs to actually hit Paul Meta with some power,
05:11 not just boxing the outside.
05:13 - You know, a lot of those crunk guys
05:15 are Detroit guys anyway.
05:16 You know, they have that long frame
05:18 with the long right hand,
05:19 and that's what I think Boca Chica would like to set up
05:22 more consistently against Paul Meta.
05:24 But Paul Meta obviously trying to close that gap.
05:26 - [speaking Spanish]
05:29 - Boca Chica got his start at the world-famous Crump Gym.
05:34 He said he did do some sparring there
05:36 in preparation for tonight's fight,
05:39 but he trains under his father Nelson
05:42 at the downtown boxing gym
05:44 in the Motor City of Detroit, Michigan.
05:46 - [speaking Spanish]
05:49 - And catching shoot there by Paul Meta.
05:52 [crowd shouting]
05:55 Boca Chica, the taller, longer fighter.
06:02 Paul Meta trying to use his craftiness
06:06 to get inside and score points.
06:09 - The size of this ring is gonna benefit Paul Meta
06:14 and his style, but Boca Chica doing a good job
06:17 fighting from the outside, keeping it long.
06:19 - Yeah, I feel like this ring, this ground,
06:21 he's having a better time of keeping that range
06:23 more consistently.
06:25 - Paul Meta just doubled up that left a moment ago.
06:31 Scored twice.
06:33 - I like the eyes of Boca Chica.
06:37 He's very aware of what's going on,
06:39 trying to set things up, looking around,
06:41 trying to figure his man out.
06:43 Good body shot there from Paul Meta.
06:45 - I think Paul Meta would want to stay on that
06:46 with those body shots.
06:47 Long torso of Boca Chica.
06:49 Those body shots would be something to target.
06:52 - And, Paulie, in the post-fight interview,
06:55 after our co-main event, you made that point
06:58 about Polanco having that long frame
07:00 and Leo going to the body of that long frame.
07:03 - Yeah, exactly. I mean, it's inviting,
07:05 especially if you're the kind of guy who wants to get inside.
07:07 When you get inside, you want to use those body shots.
07:09 But I'll tell you, Boca Chica's gone to the body
07:10 pretty well this fight as well.
07:12 - Well, he is Puerto Rican.
07:13 - Yes, very true.
07:15 - I mean, if you just look at the body types
07:17 of both of these guys, you get a sense
07:19 of what their styles are going to be.
07:20 I think those body shots are actually
07:21 really bothering Paul Meta right now.
07:23 - Boca Chica reaches for a hook to the head there
07:25 and gets caught with the southpaw left hand of Paul Meta.
07:29 [bell ringing]
07:32 [cheers and applause]
07:35 [upbeat music]
07:38 ♪
07:47 - He's going to start swinging around.
07:50 That was a close round.
07:52 You were hitting and running.
07:54 Told you to double the jab, drop the left hand,
07:56 and keep punching.
07:58 'Cause he's not throwing a lot of punches.
08:00 He's not throwing you off the fight.
08:02 [bell ringing]
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08:35 Pro Box TV, round three of our main event of the evening
08:40 for the WBA, Continental America's welterweight belt.
08:45 18-2, Alberto Palmetto, the southpaw,
08:49 Janelson "Figueroa" Boca Chica
08:52 in the red, white, and blue trunks.
08:55 Corner of Paul Meta when we were at break,
08:59 Charles Mooney from the Palm Beach Boxing Club
09:03 said that last round was close.
09:05 You got to continue to push forward like that.
09:10 [crowd shouting]
09:13 - Palmetto trying to up that pressure this time.
09:21 And Boca Chica continues to move towards the left hand
09:24 of Palmetto.
09:28 Big answer by Boca Chica.
09:30 - Out of those punches, he smothered,
09:32 but one or two, he landed.
09:34 - Yeah, I mean, Boca Chica's got power, too.
09:36 You can see it in his hands.
09:37 He's got some heavy shots.
09:38 - 11 knockouts amongst his 17 wins for Boca Chica,
09:43 13 knockouts for Palmetto.
09:57 Midway point of round number three.
10:00 Palmetto.
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10:21 - Boxing never sleeps, and neither do we.
10:23 - You got that right.
10:26 - He's got that right.
10:28 - Boca Chica needs to use some of those--
10:33 Good shot again by Palmetto.
10:35 Boca Chica has gotten away from some of those
10:37 take charge punches.
10:38 You know, do you establish range
10:40 with some take charge punches?
10:41 Yes, there's touching and measuring when you're taller,
10:43 but you also have to throw some punches
10:45 to take charge of the range.
10:47 I think Boca Chica's gotten away from that.
10:49 Sometimes he does have a tendency to wait
10:50 and feel like Palmetto's getting
10:52 a little bit more comfortable getting closer.
10:54 - He's got a good side, which is to the left hand
10:56 of Palmetto, and Palmetto just missed
10:58 a nice overhand left hand.
11:00 - Palmetto with that lead right to the body.
11:07 Now the combination.
11:10 - Boca Chica needs to be careful throwing that right uppercut
11:20 from too far away.
11:22 - Palmetto's got a good shot.
11:24 - Not a lot is landing clean for either guy.
11:33 You know, you don't win the shot to do land.
11:34 It's partially blocked.
11:36 Far, you know, looking for somebody
11:37 to take charge of the fight.
11:38 If you like, Palmetto's offering pressure.
11:41 - Yeah, that was a better round for Palmetto.
11:44 - Big breath.
11:45 Come on, big breath.
11:47 I want you to double, continue doubling the jab.
11:54 You can see everything he throws at you.
11:57 You catch it.
11:59 But I want you to return.
12:01 Go ahead and get in the fight, man.
12:02 Don't hesitate.
12:03 Believe in what you know.
12:05 Don't let it go.
12:06 Go into your book, man.
12:08 You got a whole bag of them here.
12:10 - No, but don't let it.
12:11 - You got to let it.
12:13 - Papacen, relax.
12:22 - Main event continues.
12:36 The 2016 Olympian from Argentina,
12:41 Alberto Palmetto, the sapo,
12:44 Janelson, Boca Chica, in the red, white, and blue.
12:49 17-1-1 against 18-2.
12:54 - Something I've seen from Palmetto,
12:56 from seeing him in the gym and seeing him on tape,
12:58 when he gets comfortable, he'll drop his hands
13:01 and do some upper body rhythm and movement.
13:03 That usually shows that he's feeling his flow.
13:06 - He's got a right hook from Palmetto again.
13:09 Use it to get inside.
13:11 Again, Boca Chica, for me, not throwing enough
13:15 take charge punches.
13:16 There's a couple there.
13:17 He's got to be consistent with that kind of attack.
13:20 Get Palmetto to kind of respect the range that he needs.
13:24 - He's also got to aim a little lower.
13:26 I think he's aiming too high,
13:27 like the forehead of Palmetto.
13:28 You got a guy who's short and also fighting short.
13:31 You can't aim for the head.
13:32 You got to aim lower.
13:33 - Got him there.
13:35 - My coach used to always tell me,
13:39 "Throw at the collarbone. You'll get the chin."
13:42 - Oh!
13:43 That was a perfect collarbone punch.
13:47 'Cause it hit the chin of Boca Chica.
13:50 Palmetto, very systematic.
13:58 - Yeah, he's not doing anything special, either.
14:00 He's keeping it fundamental.
14:01 - Yep.
14:03 Be brilliant at the basics.
14:05 - You see, from this range,
14:10 Boca Chica has to create more.
14:12 You know, it's like every once in a while,
14:14 he'll land an individual shot partially.
14:16 He's got to create more.
14:17 When he's got the range he wants,
14:18 he needs to be the one to create more
14:20 and initiate that offense more.
14:22 It seems like he's only really working
14:24 when the range gets close enough for him to.
14:26 But he's got to create
14:27 and he's got to keep Palmetto on the defensive.
14:29 'Cause by this approach,
14:31 you're not gonna keep Palmetto on the defensive.
14:33 - Final minute of round number four.
14:39 Palmetto, a high-profile athlete,
14:45 back home in Argentina.
14:48 - That's right hand there from Boca Chica.
14:56 - Not what you want to do after you land it, though.
14:58 Going straight back like that.
15:00 - I like the angles that Palmetto cuts on the inside.
15:02 He doesn't just freeze when you get tied up.
15:04 He steps into a good position.
15:06 - These are tic-tac moments, man.
15:09 These rounds are not gonna be easy to score.
15:11 - No.
15:12 Both guys are having success.
15:13 - Good body shots there from Boca Chica.
15:16 - He got away from that a little bit.
15:18 He was having good success with that in round two.
15:27 - Good flurry to finish the round.
15:54 - When Alberto Palmetto
15:57 talks about his travels to Pensacola
16:01 to meet his childhood hero, Superman Roy Jones Jr.,
16:04 he said, "My body was shaking."
16:08 - You know, obviously, the height disparity is very obvious.
16:18 Palmetto fights small, though.
16:20 He's shorter, but also gets nice and low.
16:22 Underneath the shots, I'm saying, Boca Chica needs to aim
16:24 a little bit lower on his punches.
16:26 There you see Palmetto coming out of that crouch, firing.
16:28 - And also, the important thing, too, is to fire back
16:31 and get the last view of the judges.
16:33 And Palmetto seems to do that.
16:34 Boca Chica sometimes lands a shot,
16:36 and Palmetto will return fire right away
16:38 and sort of get the last answer.
16:40 And the judges will notice that.
16:42 Again, especially in these tic-tac kind of rounds,
16:44 you've got to make sure you get the last look
16:46 on the judges' eyes,
16:47 and you sort of create that distance and spacing
16:49 between the judges and the judges.
16:51 - Yeah, you create that distance and spacing
16:53 between the next exchange.
16:55 - That's an excellent, excellent point.
16:57 - Palmetto talked about Superman being a showman,
17:03 developing all those feints
17:05 that made his boxing so attractive,
17:08 but everything he did in the ring was for a reason.
17:12 And right now, Boca Chica
17:15 is trying to score some points.
17:17 - But even scoring points, he's doing well here,
17:19 but he smothers himself.
17:20 You've got to understand your range here, you know,
17:22 and especially that Palmetto gets so low like that
17:24 when you get close.
17:26 You've got to understand what range you've got to fire from,
17:28 because there's moments Boca Chica's doing well right now,
17:30 but he could be doing better if he could maximize
17:32 the intensity of which he's landing
17:34 by not being smothered.
17:35 There's a good shot there by Palmetto.
17:37 - Boom. Royce said to Alberto,
17:45 "When your opponent is making some kind of feint or gesture
17:48 for no reason, that's when you know you got him."
17:51 Round six, this one's scheduled for ten.
17:56 Good shot to the body.
17:58 Pace picking up here in the sixth.
18:09 - I was just gonna say, Goldie,
18:10 it's heating up a little bit. - Yep.
18:12 - I can't believe we're already in round six.
18:15 - Another great night of fights here on Pro Box TV.
18:18 - Yeah, both men landing well.
18:22 But no one's really taking charge yet.
18:25 - Yeah, both men also staying defensively pretty responsible,
18:28 but, yeah, nobody's taking charge yet,
18:30 but nobody's really--oh, good uppercut there by Palmetto.
18:33 Small moments of eye-catching shots,
18:35 that's why the grounds are gonna be tough to score.
18:38 Both men fighting for the first time
18:43 here on Pro Box TV, center ring trading.
18:46 - Hey, good jab.
18:49 Seems like Boca Chica's working a lot harder.
18:56 - Just got his head snapped back.
18:58 30 seconds.
19:02 - If the second half of this fight
19:06 is like the first half of this fight,
19:07 both of these guys didn't come out of this fight
19:09 thinking they won it. - Yeah.
19:11 - Good point.
19:13 Somebody has to pull away in the second half.
19:16 - That's why we fight ten rounds.
19:19 Separate the men from the boys after round five.
19:24 - Little switch to southpaw late in this round
19:31 for Boca Chica.
19:33 [cheers and applause]
19:36 [upbeat music]
19:39 ♪
19:46 ♪
19:53 ♪
20:00 ♪
20:07 ♪
20:14 ♪
20:21 ♪
20:24 - The corner of Alberto Palmetto.
20:29 Start of round number seven.
20:32 [bell dings]
20:33 Main event scheduled for ten.
20:36 The southpaw in the white, pink, and blue trunks,
20:39 Boca Chica in the red, white, and blue trunks.
20:43 Boca Chica went the distance in his lone loss.
20:48 Palmetto was stopped once,
20:50 but that was back in 2017, his first career loss.
20:57 Double jab out of range from Boca Chica.
21:00 This is anybody's fight.
21:08 [cheers and applause]
21:11 [indistinct chatter]
21:14 [cheers and applause]
21:23 - Palmetto looking to rip that right hook again.
21:27 - I'll tell you, the whole fight,
21:31 Boca Chica's been going the opposite way
21:33 you would figure against a southpaw,
21:35 and I'm not saying it's the worst idea.
21:37 I mean, he's had decent success.
21:38 Good counter jab there from Palmetto.
21:41 But also switching directions
21:46 is also one way to sort of vary your offense.
21:49 He's not switched directions at all.
21:52 - There he goes a little bit.
21:53 There, he tries there now.
21:55 - High praise from Dimitri Salida.
21:59 - Well, when he gets his foot on the outside,
22:01 he waves the right hand, though,
22:02 which is technically what you're supposed to do, right?
22:05 - Saying Boca Chica, one of the best American prospects.
22:09 Representing the Motor City.
22:15 [indistinct chatter]
22:18 - Boca Chica sometimes makes--
22:23 Oh, that's a combination.
22:26 Sometimes Boca Chica makes that--
22:28 that move, like, uh, tries to make like he's the matador,
22:31 but he's gotta stay busy,
22:32 'cause Palmetto's right on top of him,
22:34 and his fight's competitive.
22:36 - Had a graphic-- graphic error.
22:38 We apologize.
22:40 - Round 6.
22:42 50 seconds on the clock.
22:45 So a lot of fight left.
22:50 - Well, to my point,
22:57 I couldn't believe it was round 6, 'cause it wasn't.
22:59 - 'Cause it wasn't. Exactly.
23:01 I was thinking the same thing.
23:04 - Round-- round 6 now?
23:05 - Yes, round 6 now.
23:08 - More action.
23:09 - And I'm flossing, having fun.
23:12 - Palmetto staying busy here late in this round.
23:19 - And to your point, champ,
23:20 we're gonna need that extra round
23:21 to figure out who's winning this fight,
23:23 'cause it's very tight.
23:25 - You see, from here, though,
23:26 since being in the outside fighter,
23:27 Boca Chica could use things like feints,
23:29 changing looks, changing levels.
23:31 Doesn't do a lot, so it's not really confusing for Palmetto.
23:35 - Yes, Boca Chica sometimes has the advantage
23:37 in the exchanges, sometimes he doesn't.
23:39 But you want to make it as confusing as possible
23:41 for Palmetto to see different things,
23:43 different heights, use feints, use different angles.
23:45 And not as creative as you'd like to see from Boca Chica,
23:48 with the potential that you figure that a guy
23:50 with that kind of height and length has.
23:54 - Still looking for somebody
24:04 to take charge of the fight, guys.
24:06 - Yeah, I think so.
24:08 - Charles Mooney talking about Alberto Palmetto
24:18 said he is a complete boxer.
24:20 He is a coach's dream, because he's anxious to work,
24:24 eager to try.
24:26 Those are the qualities that, as an athlete,
24:29 you have to have in order to be successful.
24:33 Mooney said because he is built like that mentally
24:35 he considers him an outstanding athlete
24:38 in and out of the ring.
24:41 Round number seven.
24:44 Palmetto and Boca Chica.
24:47 With my powerful partners,
24:49 the former two-time world champion,
24:51 the Magic Man, Paulie Molinaje, former world champion,
24:54 Chris Algieri, Mike Goldberg on a Wednesday night.
24:57 Spectacular fights once again on your boxing channel.
25:04 - And this is where conditioning really starts to play a part
25:07 in a ten-round fight.
25:08 We're gonna see who can pull away
25:10 and establish themselves.
25:12 - Good counter, body shot there from Boca Chica.
25:15 He tries to follow up.
25:17 - A little dirty slap there, holding and hitting
25:28 from Boca Chica.
25:30 Christopher Young all over it.
25:33 - Boca Chica doing a better job
25:38 of attacking Palmetto before he crosses
25:40 that critical distance line
25:42 and gets into his own punching range.
25:44 - And you see Palmetto looking to be first himself now.
25:48 Palmetto always tries to get it right back.
25:51 That's why Boca Chica has to stay consistent in being first.
25:54 - That comes from a lot when you have a big amateur background,
25:56 especially international level, always answering.
25:59 But you know what?
26:00 Being first to me isn't always having to throw punches.
26:02 You can be first and still conserve energy, again,
26:04 by changing looks, feinting first,
26:06 changing looks first, you know, stepping over first.
26:08 You know, just command the ring first in general.
26:10 And then, of course, there is--
26:12 you also have to punch first at times.
26:14 But Boca Chica doesn't do all of those things.
26:16 And considering the height he has
26:18 and the figure that he has,
26:20 he could have a lot more to his arsenal.
26:22 Body shot there from Boca Chica.
26:24 And, of course, return combination from Palmetto.
26:26 - First fight since September of last year
26:29 for Janelson Boca Chica.
26:31 - Another guy coming off the ladder here.
26:35 - And, Champ, you made a great point about the direction
26:38 of Boca Chica in terms of where he's moving all night.
26:41 Every time he moves to his left,
26:43 steps outside that lead foot, he lands.
26:45 - Yeah. - When he moves to his right,
26:47 it's a shootout. It's a one-for-one.
26:49 There it is. When he's moving to his left,
26:51 he's in control. - Yeah, nullifies the angle.
26:53 - Yes, there it is again. - Palmetto.
26:55 Palmetto can't fight her back even though he's on the scene.
26:57 When he moves to the left, you know what, Champ, there it is.
26:59 Palmetto's able to open up for his left hand.
27:01 - That check hook of Palmetto
27:03 has landed on frequent occasion tonight.
27:07 - And I'm not one that advocates
27:09 he got to always move in the same direction
27:11 against a southpaw. I know a lot of people say
27:13 either you can move in both directions,
27:15 but you got to know how to do it.
27:17 - I actually used to like baiting guys
27:19 by moving to my right so I could give him
27:21 a check left hook. - Yeah, there's ways
27:23 of doing both directions, but you got to know
27:25 how to do it.
27:28 - Oh, nice combination laid by Palmetto.
27:31 [cheers and applause]
27:33 Great finish to the round for Palmetto.
27:36 - That's what I mean. You want to steal those moments
27:38 right at the end of the round.
27:40 [cheers and applause]
27:44 [indistinct chatter]
27:47 [cheers and applause]
28:10 [indistinct chatter]
28:13 - Fighting out at West Palm Beach, Florida,
28:22 by way of Argentina.
28:24 Strong finish to the round for Palmetto.
28:28 - Strong finish to a round where Boca Chica
28:30 was having an excellent round, and Palmetto came back
28:32 to potentially steal that from the judges.
28:34 And to your point, champ, this is gonna be
28:36 a difficult fight to score 'cause of situations like that.
28:38 - Exactly.
28:40 - Round eight, our main event, scheduled for ten.
28:44 [indistinct chatter]
29:05 - Both men looking to return to their winning ways.
29:08 With the WBA Continental Americas belt on the line.
29:14 Double jab from Palmetto.
29:17 Answered by Boca Chica.
29:20 - I mean, you can see Boca Chica,
29:34 he has all the tools in the toolbox.
29:36 He just doesn't always put them together properly.
29:39 - And, Chris, you mentioned earlier how Palmetto,
29:44 shorter, he gives away reach to Boca Chica,
29:47 but he's also fighting very compact.
29:50 - Yes, very compact.
29:51 He's a shorter guy who fights short,
29:53 and those guys can be very difficult
29:54 to hit laying clean punches on.
29:56 - And we've seen that numerous times for Boca Chica,
30:00 trying to find his opponent.
30:03 - Oh, nicely done with the uppercut up the middle.
30:06 - Those shorter guys can be tricky 'cause they get so low,
30:09 your gloves start falling in their head,
30:11 and then they've got shots over the top.
30:14 - And he needs to do more of that,
30:17 those eye-catching shots.
30:32 - Every other Wednesday, two weeks from tonight,
30:36 Justin Poldo's back to face off against Jerry Perez
30:40 in our main event of the evening.
30:42 - Looking forward to that one.
30:46 Speaking with his brother and trainer,
30:48 Daequan, says his man's in great shape, ready to go.
30:52 Oh, good right hand there from Boca Chica,
30:53 like you said, champ, timing him.
30:55 - The million-dollar man.
30:57 - You want to be able to catch Palmetto coming in,
31:01 and he gives you that opportunity.
31:04 - See Boca Chica here having another good round,
31:06 but what's gonna happen in these last 30 seconds?
31:09 - That Czech hook again.
31:14 - I spoke about conditioning playing a factor in this fight.
31:21 A lot of times it feels like Palmetto is closing the round.
31:25 - Oh, right on cue, Chris.
31:30 - You see right before that, good shots by Palmetto,
31:32 closing the round strong again, but right before that.
31:35 - Look at him go.
31:59 - He's got it.
32:01 - Like I was saying, at the end of the round,
32:23 Palmetto seems to be closing the distance
32:25 and closing stronger.
32:27 - He's got Boca Chica early, but Palmetto comes back
32:29 with a big one-two on the hook.
32:30 - And Palmetto tries to steal those, champ,
32:32 but I was gonna say right before that last flurry
32:34 that Palmetto threw, you saw a level change from Boca Chica.
32:36 He kind of bent down, and it got Palmetto to step back
32:39 for a second, 'cause he has to react, right?
32:41 So that's what I'm saying about the subtle things you can do
32:43 to sort of maintain distance that Boca Chica doesn't do enough,
32:46 you know, just a sudden drop of your height a little bit
32:49 or faint a little bit.
32:50 Palmetto has to react to that, you know,
32:52 and it can diminish the pressure in spots
32:55 that he's not used to, and he's not used to
32:57 being mixed with a sharp offense,
32:59 which when Boca Chica throws, it's pretty sharp.
33:02 Doesn't do enough of that for me.
33:05 - And Palmetto, last couple of rounds,
33:08 has finished strong, leaving that lasting impression
33:11 in the judges' minds.
33:14 Boca Chica, as we've seen in the last few rounds,
33:17 comes out strong.
33:19 - Yeah, which in a close round and a close fight,
33:22 a lot of times that lasting impression
33:23 is in the hands of the judges.
33:26 - Oh, big shot.
33:30 - Good, solid jab there by Palmetto.
33:32 - Yes.
33:35 Round nine.
33:38 - Palmetto trying to push up his level of aggressiveness
33:51 here in these late rounds.
33:54 And there it is.
34:00 - And there you go, hit the top.
34:01 Sometimes Boca Chica has a habit of pushing that jab out
34:03 instead of snapping it, and it makes it easy to counter,
34:06 especially if you don't mix it with defense.
34:08 Like I said, and now Palmetto.
34:09 A good moment, guys.
34:12 - And Palmetto does a good job of not pawing anything,
34:20 so when you paw out there, you're allowing him
34:22 to get within range and hit you with a big shot,
34:24 especially those eye-catching shots
34:25 that push the head back, snap the head back of Boca Chica.
34:28 - Exactly, Jim. Good point there.
34:31 - And ProBox TV fans,
34:34 stay with us after our main event of the evening.
34:37 We're gonna have some back-and-forth
34:39 with our fans on YouTube, a little trivia.
34:42 Somebody's walking away with a $500 prize.
34:46 So stay with us here on ProBox TV.
34:50 YouTube, your comments, your thoughts.
34:52 We'll have a little fun on your boxing channel.
34:56 Very good round for Alberto Palmetto.
35:00 - Oh, good hook there by Palmetto.
35:06 - It's been a good round all--all--all--
35:08 - Kind of left hand. - Yep.
35:10 - Had a burst of energy this round.
35:15 - Just as good a round as he's had.
35:17 - Yeah, usually he's trying to steal the round at the end,
35:19 but here he's been really taking charge of this entire round.
35:22 Let's see if Boca Chica tries to steal something.
35:25 - Palmetto has definitely set the pace here in round nine.
35:30 - Almost seems like Palmetto is taking some rounds off.
35:32 - Yeah. - Saving it for the last two.
35:35 [bell dinging]
35:37 [whistle blows]
35:39 [cheers and applause]
35:42 [indistinct chatter]
35:45 ♪
35:52 [indistinct chatter]
35:55 ♪
35:58 - Get it back. - That's it, right here.
36:00 Okay? You got to go get it.
36:02 - Last round, that's enough.
36:04 - I want you to take him to the ropes
36:07 and leave him, baby.
36:09 You know how to do that, right?
36:11 That's what I want you to do.
36:13 [cheers and applause]
36:15 - Do this for my wife. - You know how to do that, right?
36:17 You know how to do that, right? - Do this for my wife.
36:19 Let's go.
36:20 - [speaking Spanish]
36:23 - You know what I'm saying?
36:24 [whistle blows]
36:25 Okay, let's go get it, champ.
36:27 - Three minutes remain.
36:31 Tenth and final round.
36:34 Janelson "Figueroa" Bocachica,
36:37 Alberto Palmetto.
36:40 [indistinct chatter]
36:43 Very ultra-impressive round nine
36:48 from the Argentinian.
36:51 [indistinct chatter]
36:54 ♪
36:57 [cheers and applause]
37:00 ♪
37:03 - [speaking Spanish]
37:06 ♪
37:09 ♪
37:12 - Oh! - Good shot from Bocachica.
37:15 - That was a nice change-up.
37:16 Looks like it was going to the body,
37:17 brought it upstairs.
37:18 One of the best punches Bocachica's landed
37:20 in a few rounds.
37:21 - Palmetto tries to make himself compact and down low,
37:25 but he didn't have his hands in the right position defensively.
37:27 - Bocachica letting him go now.
37:31 [indistinct chatter]
37:34 Bocachica landing.
37:38 [indistinct chatter]
37:41 - Wow.
37:43 - Big flurry from Janelson Bocachica.
37:47 [indistinct chatter]
37:50 - Bocachica used a lot of energy in that exchange.
37:53 - He's having a good round, though.
37:56 He didn't smother himself.
37:57 I think he'd be having a better round,
37:58 but he's still having a good round.
38:01 - Fight might be over if he didn't smother himself,
38:02 honestly.
38:05 Palmetto still looks like he's a little rocked.
38:08 [indistinct chatter]
38:11 But he's still fighting back.
38:13 - He is indeed.
38:14 Didn't use up too much energy there, guys.
38:17 [indistinct chatter]
38:20 - Oh, those uppercuts.
38:22 That's another thing.
38:23 When you got a shorter man who gets low,
38:24 uppercuts become an excellent weapon.
38:26 Bocachica's found it here in round 10.
38:29 [indistinct chatter]
38:32 - Body hit from Palmetto answered by Bocachica.
38:36 One minute remains.
38:39 [indistinct chatter]
38:42 - Man, a knockdown here for either man
38:44 would really be helpful in a fight this close.
38:48 - It couldn't be the difference.
38:51 [indistinct chatter]
38:54 - Excellent round 9 for Palmetto.
38:57 Excellent round 10 here for Bocachica.
38:59 - No question about it, Chris.
39:00 - It's the kind of fight that it's been.
39:03 - A fight of rounds, a fight of moments.
39:05 - 30 seconds.
39:07 [indistinct chatter]
39:10 - And if these guys are gonna follow the script
39:13 of these last few rounds, you know Palmetto's gonna bring it
39:15 at the end of this round.
39:16 - There it is.
39:18 - He's been trying to get it back
39:19 at the beginning of the round.
39:21 Bocachica had the big moments.
39:23 - Maybe the biggest moments of the fight for Bocachica.
39:26 [indistinct chatter]
39:29 - Yeah, you were predicting the future, champ.
39:31 I think both these guys are gonna think they won.
39:33 [indistinct chatter]
39:36 - They're gonna swing to the final bell.
39:38 They go the distance!
39:40 [cheers and applause]
39:43 - Jim Nelson, Figueroa Bocachica,
39:46 and Alberto Palmetto.
39:49 - Good scrap.
39:51 [cheers and applause]
39:53 - I hate to be a judge for it, though.
39:54 - Yeah.
39:56 [indistinct chatter]
39:59 - You almost wish you could get another two rounds
40:12 'cause you separate them better, you know?
40:13 - Yeah.
40:15 - You were hoping the second half of the fight
40:16 would separate them, but not so much
40:18 as they still kept going back and forth.
40:20 [cheers and applause]
40:22 - Here's a recap of the fight.
40:24 Early on, Palmetto was landing some pretty good left hands.
40:28 - And we were saying these guys were having trouble
40:31 finding each other from the opening bell.
40:34 Back and forth action throughout.
40:36 [indistinct chatter]
40:41 - Again, I don't think-- like we keep saying,
40:43 I don't think either guy really separated themselves.
40:45 Very, very competitive fight.
40:47 Excellent action.
40:48 Both men showed why they're here
40:50 in the main event of "ProBox TV."
40:52 [indistinct chatter]
40:55 Both men walking around the ring.
41:02 They look confident but also unsure.
41:05 - And even as we came down the stretch,
41:10 it was continuous back and forth
41:12 where Palmetto was trying to win the late part of the rounds,
41:15 and Boca Chica was winning the earlier part of the rounds.
41:17 Then Palmetto had a really good ninth round
41:19 where I felt like he dominated the entire ninth round.
41:24 - And then the tenth.
41:25 - And Boca Chica started very well in the tenth.
41:27 I thought Palmetto closed the tenth very well,
41:28 but Boca Chica started very, very well in the round ten
41:30 with some good left hands there
41:32 and tried to really take advantage.
41:34 But of course, he was smothering himself,
41:35 so he couldn't land the rest of the bigger shots
41:37 that he wanted to.
41:39 - It's in the hands of the judges
41:42 as they go the distance
41:44 in our main event of the evening.
41:47 Boca Chica and Palmetto.
41:52 The winner walks away
41:54 with the WBA Continental Americas Welterweight belt.
41:59 The official decision is in.
42:01 Here's Mark Lichtenfeld.
42:03 - Ladies and gentlemen, after ten hard-fought rounds,
42:07 we go to the scorecards.
42:09 Dennis Devon scores about 97-93.
42:13 Tito Wilgo and Joanne Richard both see it 96-94
42:18 for your winner by unanimous decision.
42:21 And now the WBA Continental Americas Welterweight Titleist,
42:26 Alberto "Beto" Palmetto!
42:33 [cheers and applause]
42:37 Palmetto by unanimous decision!
42:41 [cheers and applause]
42:44 [cheers and applause]
42:47 [cheers and applause]
42:50 [cheers and applause]
42:53 [cheers and applause]
42:56 [cheers and applause]