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00:00 [ Indistinct talking ]
00:03 -If y'all want to just get it, touch gloves if you want to.
00:05 If not, go back to your corner.
00:07 [ Indistinct talking ]
00:10 -Co-main event of the evening, scheduled for 10 rounds.
00:14 [ Indistinct talking ]
00:15 Justin Paldo, born and raised in Orlando,
00:19 just moved to Houston... -Time!
00:22 -...to train with Ronnie Shields.
00:24 Faces off against Estella.
00:25 Here we go! It's time to fight.
00:28 Black, red, and silver trumps for Justin Paldo.
00:32 Silver trumps sported by Uruguay's Eduardo Estella.
00:38 -We have a great main event, but this could be a show-stealer.
00:41 -Yeah. -This is a really good fight.
00:42 This could be a main event on any other card.
00:45 Both these guys are gonna come to fight.
00:48 -Yeah, "pesa dia," which means "the nightmare" in Spanish,
00:51 against the Million Dollar Man.
00:54 -Can you believe he didn't know who Ted DiBiase,
00:56 the Million Dollar Man, was?
00:57 -He didn't. -Well, I'm getting old, man.
00:58 -Well, I knew during the fighter interviews
01:01 that he wasn't gonna know Lee Majors,
01:02 the Six Million Dollar Man. -Yeah.
01:04 And now you're going even beyond.
01:05 -Yeah. -Beyond Paulie's reference.
01:08 -I don't even know if I know Lee Majors.
01:10 -Oh, you remember that? What was that sound?
01:12 [ Both imitating drumroll ]
01:27 -Early on, we can see the styles and the makeup
01:29 of both of these guys out here.
01:31 Estella's gonna come forward, got that high guard.
01:32 He's gonna put physical pressure.
01:34 Palo's got that boxing ability to move on the outside,
01:37 avoid some of those shots, and snap those fast jabs.
01:41 -Paldo would like to stay busy,
01:43 thus the move to Ronnie Shields' team.
01:47 Shields not in attendance here tonight.
01:51 So he is being cornered by Latrevia Pierce
01:53 and his father Gene.
01:55 But Paldo going to a man who has coached
01:58 the likes of Tyson, Fennel Whitaker,
02:01 has Jermell Charlo, David Morrell,
02:04 a lot of other great up-and-coming fighters.
02:07 Let's see if he can showcase
02:08 some of his new skills here tonight.
02:10 -Paldo just had a really nice left hook to the body,
02:12 split the guard of Estella.
02:14 -Keep him up. Keep him up.
02:16 -That's one thing I noticed when I watched tape of Paldo.
02:17 He's a really sharp overhand counter right,
02:19 and then he comes back with left hooks to the body
02:21 off the right hands quite well.
02:23 -Yeah, I like the way Estella a couple of times
02:24 has come with the left hook-right hand combination
02:26 this round, you know? -Ooh.
02:27 -He's tried it again.
02:29 He's been trying pretty active with it,
02:30 and a couple of times he's been able to land it.
02:32 There he is again. He tries it,
02:36 sort of like a hybrid jab, almost weird hook.
02:39 But the right hand is the shot he's trying to land behind it,
02:41 and he sneaks it in.
02:42 -Estella's being very smart
02:43 to where he's throwing that right hand.
02:45 He's throwing it over the shoulder
02:46 to where Paldo's going.
02:47 That's a good move against a guy
02:48 who fights with that low hand, that front low hand.
02:51 -Yeah, and it's not always landing,
02:52 but what it's doing is it's busting
02:53 the position of Paldo. -Mm-hmm.
02:55 'Cause Paldo counters like that quite well at times,
02:58 and when you throw a punch like that,
02:59 you're not able to counter 'cause you're off balance.
03:02 -Co-main event is scheduled for 10 rounds.
03:06 -Notice Paldo fainting a little bit.
03:08 He's got to use that jab off that feint as well.
03:10 He likes to feint, but for Estella
03:12 to start respecting these feints,
03:14 you're gonna have to use some of those jabs
03:16 to work with that feint in unison.
03:20 [ Bell rings ]
03:21 -1-1-2 for Paldo to end the round.
03:23 [ Indistinct conversations ]
03:25 ♪♪
03:32 ♪♪
03:39 ♪♪
03:46 ♪♪
03:53 ♪♪
04:00 ♪♪
04:07 ♪♪
04:13 -Second fight in the U.S. for Eduardo Estella.
04:18 14-2, 9 finishes.
04:20 Paldo would like to be a lot more busy forthcoming.
04:25 Only two fights since August 29th of 2020.
04:31 That's nearly three years.
04:33 But he's here tonight, and he wants to put on a showcase
04:35 on ProBoxTV, your boxing channel.
04:40 Snapping that jab here early in round two.
04:44 -Goldie, I know you like little tidbits of information.
04:46 I got a little fun fact for you.
04:47 I used to spar with Justin's older brother,
04:50 Daequan Paldo. -Really?
04:52 -And he was actually in the corner of Justin tonight.
04:55 -How'd you do? -I did well.
04:58 We had a lot of rounds together, actually.
05:00 Over Boca PAL with Derek Santos.
05:03 -Was Justin the little dude
05:04 just running around the gym back then?
05:06 -No, he was in the gym with us.
05:08 -I actually didn't know that they were brothers.
05:10 -That's amazing.
05:11 -Paldo got the attention of Estella
05:13 with a big right hand there.
05:15 Estella's holding on, but he said,
05:16 "We sent Reeling back with a nice right hand."
05:21 And their father, Gene, Chris,
05:22 in the corner tonight, as I mentioned.
05:26 So it's a family affair for Justin Paldo,
05:29 born and raised in Orlando.
05:33 -And Estella's smart. Even though he got rocked earlier,
05:35 he came back to the body with the right hand.
05:38 Both these guys are throwing very heavy punches.
05:41 -Estella has only lost twice in his professional career.
05:48 One of those came to 21 and 2.
05:53 Angel Fierro, that was in Sinaloa, Mexico,
05:56 back in March, a 7th-round finish
05:59 that did not go his way.
06:01 Mauricio Lara, the other fighter he has fallen to.
06:05 Other than that, perfect 14 wins, 9 knockouts.
06:09 -Paldo, finish him!
06:11 -Oh, good counter right.
06:13 -And that's why Paldo has to mix that rhythm
06:15 with that jab with those feints and fire with those feints.
06:18 Because Estella's looking to come over the top of it
06:19 with the right hand.
06:23 -Estella, with a good amateur pedigree,
06:25 fell short of representing his country
06:28 in the 2016 Olympic Games,
06:30 and that's when he turned professional.
06:35 -Estella looking very dialed in here,
06:37 recovered from that earlier shot.
06:39 Put it -- Ooh!
06:41 Good counter left hook there from Paldo.
06:44 Oh! Big right hand from Estella.
06:47 Paldo took that well. That was a big shot.
06:49 -He did. He did take it well.
06:51 One thing Estella could do, though, is cut off the ring.
06:53 I think not a lot of these guys know how to cut off the ring.
06:55 You'd be shocked at how many pressure guys
06:57 have no idea how to cut off the ring.
06:59 It's actually frustrating to watch,
07:00 because if you're gonna be a pressure guy,
07:02 at least learn how to fight a pressure style.
07:03 You know, and the thing about Estella,
07:05 he's following Paldo around the ring,
07:07 and he's having mild success at times.
07:09 But also, some of the success Paldo's able to have
07:11 is because he's able to fire these openings
07:13 through his footwork and create some of those openings
07:15 and create some of those shots.
07:16 -Now, you're absolutely right. I was noticing that
07:18 in the first round, but in Paldo,
07:19 the kind of guy who wants to be in the outside counter,
07:21 if you're stepping over with him,
07:23 you don't give him those opportunities to set up.
07:24 -Yeah.
07:26 Matter of fact, the good left hook that Paldo landed
07:28 right before he got hit with the right hand,
07:29 that good left hook was able to be set up
07:31 because Paldo was able to step over to the left
07:34 instead of being cut off.
07:36 And we may see it here. There it is right there, yeah.
07:38 See, he's able to step right out right here.
07:40 ♪♪
07:43 And here, actually, he ended up
07:45 trapping himself against the corner.
07:47 He stops there, and then you're gonna see --
07:49 This is where the right hand's coming from.
07:51 He actually partially rolled, but it looked a lot worse
07:52 than in live, real-time.
07:55 But there, Paldo actually rolled with a lot of it.
07:57 That's probably why he took it so well.
07:58 -Yeah, 'cause that looked like it was a clean shot,
08:00 but, yeah, on the replay, you could see he did roll with it.
08:02 Sometimes it's hard to tell when guys have those bigger beards
08:04 how much they really land.
08:06 ♪♪
08:09 -Estella, born in Uruguay.
08:11 His family settled in Argentina during his childhood.
08:18 Life knocked him around.
08:20 His mother would go hungry many nights
08:22 in order to ensure he and his siblings would be fed.
08:26 And so a tough upbringing,
08:28 and he's now one of the toughest boxers
08:30 that we are going to showcase here on ProBoxTV.
08:34 Silver trunks for Eduardo Estella.
08:37 Black, red, and silver for the million-dollar man,
08:40 Justin Paldo.
08:41 -Estella trying to go to that body, slow down.
08:44 Paldo, but Paldo's going to go to the third body, too.
08:47 Paldo has that explosive speed,
08:49 but Estella trying to stay with that body,
08:51 trying to take it away from him.
08:53 -Both guys landed some really good shots.
08:54 Estella mostly to the body, then a left hook upstairs.
08:56 But Paldo came back upstairs with a right hand.
08:58 -Double left hook.
09:00 Still to come, our main event of the evening,
09:02 a battle of unbeatens.
09:05 Raul Garcia, Leonardo Ruiz.
09:09 -Nice counter right hand there from Paldo.
09:11 -Good timing shot there, keeping alert,
09:13 realizing that Estella was kind of attacking
09:15 in the same speed, in the same way,
09:17 held his ground and came out with a nice counter right hand.
09:20 -Surprise, surprise, guys.
09:21 We got another awesome fight on ProBoxTV.
09:25 -Ooh. Good hook there up top by Estella.
09:27 -You're watching at home.
09:28 Do not get up to go grab a beer during this fight.
09:30 This is a great scrap, guys going back and forth.
09:33 -And both guys trying to cement themselves
09:35 at center ring now,
09:36 trying to position themselves,
09:37 trying to take control of that ring.
09:39 Neither guy wants to give that up.
09:40 -Yeah, no one's taken control yet.
09:42 -Exactly.
09:43 -And you look at the powerful frame
09:44 of both of these fighters,
09:46 and they weighed in at 137 24 hours ago.
09:51 Both men are definitely built for power,
09:53 built for durability.
09:56 15-1 Paldo, 14-2 Estella.
10:00 -Paldo, very quick, very explosive.
10:02 But Estella looks like he's a physically strong guy
10:04 with heavy hands.
10:06 -He was out of the ring for nearly 2 years,
10:12 2 months, 13 days.
10:16 From a loss to Lara till later,
10:19 and he was just going through his personal things,
10:22 trying to find himself the opportunity to get fights,
10:24 and now he just exudes a ton of gratitude.
10:28 And he's still on his feet fighting tonight
10:30 here on ProBoxTV.
10:32 -Edwardo Estella.
10:34 -Guys like this always have a home here on ProBoxTV.
10:36 -Yes, especially if they're going to put on a show
10:39 like we're seeing once again.
10:41 -Paldo, when he gets in that rhythm with that jab,
10:42 he starts getting nice with it,
10:44 but that's why Estella wants to start backing him up.
10:48 -But to your point, champ, he's following him around the ring,
10:50 and he's letting him escape laterally whenever he wants to.
10:57 -Yeah, and that's been a big, big key for Paldo.
11:00 -Big swing and a miss from Estella.
11:04 Double jab followed by the right.
11:06 -Yeah, Justin Paldo, very, very sharp.
11:09 When he's able to set and keep a distance,
11:12 he's very, very sharp.
11:15 -Nice feet.
11:16 [ Speaking Italian ]
11:20 -Combination from Estella leading the round.
11:24 We got ourselves a fight.
11:25 -Oh, yeah, it's a scrap here.
11:27 [ Indistinct conversations ]
11:30 -Come on, Leo.
11:32 [ Indistinct conversations ]
11:34 -You see him playing wide like that, and he missing.
11:37 And you see him, and he turned around.
11:38 Remember, just like we worked on it.
11:39 That's when you got to jump on him,
11:40 that you got to give him more than one.
11:42 'Cause he there, he can't mess with your feet.
11:44 Let yours off, and then get back out.
11:46 Keep staying on the jab. Keep him --
11:47 Keep him -- You know what I'm saying?
11:48 That it is -- Don't let him get off of this.
11:50 He can't start working that body anymore.
11:52 [ Indistinct conversations ]
11:55 [ Speaking Spanish ]
11:58 [ Speaking Spanish ]
12:01 [ Speaking Spanish ]
12:04 [ Speaking Spanish ]
12:07 [ Speaking Spanish ]
12:10 [ Whistle blows ]
12:11 [ Speaking Spanish ]
12:14 [ Speaking Spanish ]
12:16 -Stop thinking you need to drop him
12:18 if you're going to win this fight,
12:19 and, yes, I am getting help with the translation.
12:22 'Cause, Paul, you know I'm still working
12:24 on the only language I speak, and that's English.
12:26 [ Laughs ]
12:27 It's coming very slowly, Chris.
12:29 -Well, Stella's working on that pressure.
12:31 Working on trying to drop Paolo.
12:32 Paolo, I'm not looking too uncomfortable.
12:34 You know, there's good exchanges.
12:36 Both guys, you know, have given good shots,
12:38 given as good as they've taken.
12:39 -But...
12:41 -Fast-paced fight, though.
12:42 Both guys coming out each round strong,
12:45 trying to assert themselves.
12:47 No one's taken dominance yet.
12:50 I think the --
12:52 I think the guy taking the lead is still very much up for grabs.
12:56 -Tried to go by the Estella.
12:58 Estella just trying to apply as much pressure as possible
13:02 on Paolo, and it worked with that right hand.
13:04 -One key thing I'm noticing about Paolo,
13:06 although he's got fast hands,
13:08 he's a little bit slow on his feet,
13:10 but he rolls well from where he's at.
13:12 Here's the only thing.
13:13 When he's in a defensive posture,
13:14 he doesn't really fight well going backwards.
13:16 He has to kind of be planted and rolling
13:18 to punch back at you.
13:19 If he's going backwards,
13:20 he needs to stop in order to punch.
13:21 A lot of guys with good jabs,
13:22 they're able to fight going backwards.
13:24 I notice when Estella's able to consistently back up Paolo,
13:27 Paolo doesn't really fight
13:28 unless he's able to get reset and replanted.
13:31 Which makes it all the more important
13:35 for Estella to cut off the ring,
13:37 because then Paolo doesn't find the moments like this
13:39 where now he's able to get his hands off.
13:42 -Haven't really seen Estella get backed up yet.
13:44 That's the first time that Paolo was able to pin him
13:46 along the ropes.
13:47 Didn't get much done with it,
13:48 but still an interesting thing to --
13:50 Ooh!
13:51 Big overhead right for Estella.
13:53 -Paolo likes that 1-1-2.
13:56 -Yeah, see from here, we can roll and counter.
14:01 He does a good job here in these spots right here, Paolo.
14:04 -Stop! Stop!
14:05 -Fights very well on the inside,
14:07 'cause he's got those rolling shots,
14:09 and he lets his hands go.
14:10 Especially the body with both hands.
14:11 I love that on the inside.
14:13 -Yeah, he creates -- -There it is.
14:14 -He creates the opening,
14:15 'cause his feet are able to be planted.
14:17 As soon as he's got to pick up his feet to go backwards,
14:19 he's not able to throw back.
14:21 -You could hear that left a moment ago, Paulie.
14:24 -Yeah, good give and take,
14:25 good back and forth from both of these guys.
14:27 Not an easy fight to judge, I'll tell you that.
14:29 -No, this has been tough.
14:32 -Estella has been knocked down, knocked over,
14:35 experienced a lot of adversity in his life,
14:41 and so to doubt his toughness would be a major error
14:45 by any opponent in the ring with Eduardo Estella.
14:48 -A little abrasion there under the eye of Estella.
14:53 Doesn't look too serious, but a little bit of swaddle,
14:55 a little bit of blood.
14:56 -A couple days ago, I saw Estella talking
14:58 to matchmaker Daniel Rubin.
14:59 He wanted his flight changed till Monday
15:01 because he wants to go to Miami after this and drink beer.
15:05 [ Laughter ]
15:07 -That was his reason that he came?
15:09 -Yep. -That's awesome.
15:11 -Well, we know it's about a 4-hour drive to Miami,
15:14 and we know there's beer there.
15:16 -He's gonna rent the car, he's there with his trainer,
15:18 and they're gonna go.
15:19 He's never been to Miami. He's from Uruguay.
15:21 -Oh! -Oh!
15:22 [ Cheers and applause ]
15:26 -Kid, does he know we have beer here, too?
15:28 -I think in Miami, he wants to just have the experience.
15:32 -I think there's a place called South Beach.
15:34 It's the destination.
15:37 ♪♪
15:41 -Some of that action there.
15:42 There's that body -- again, that hook right hand
15:44 that I've been talking about earlier in the fight.
15:46 Paldo uses that left hand in different spots,
15:48 and he tries to come back with the right hand there.
15:50 Paldo rolled with it very well.
15:53 -That whole round -- -Again, he's rolling a counter there.
15:55 -That whole round could have been a highlight.
15:57 -Yeah. -It was great 2A action
15:58 for both men. -Yeah, great counter
16:00 at the bell there from Paldo as he got Estella reaching in
16:05 and lured him in and rolled and countered.
16:07 That's one thing Paldo does do very well.
16:09 He's got to pick up his feet going backwards.
16:11 That's one thing I noticed, though.
16:12 He doesn't punch well. He has to replant.
16:14 But if he's able to hold his feet down on the ground
16:16 and kind of roll and dip, he's able to fire back
16:19 off of those movements very well.
16:22 -The battle continues.
16:23 Our co-main event, 15-1, Justin Paldo
16:26 in the black, red, and silver trunks.
16:28 14-2, Eduardo Estella in the silver trunks.
16:33 Mike Goldberg, "The Magic Man,"
16:34 Paul Malignaggi, Chris Algieri.
16:36 Wednesday night fights here on your boxing channel,
16:40 "Pro Box TV."
16:42 -Oh! -1-1-2, Chris.
16:44 -What you said, Goldie. There it was.
16:46 Beautiful shot.
16:48 I get the sense, though, that when Paldo's really locked in
16:51 and disciplined, he is really, really sharp.
16:54 It's just he loses his discipline at times,
16:56 loses his focus, and allows shots like this
16:58 with Estella. -I just thought of something.
17:00 That double jab right hand, that's a big combination
17:02 that the Charlo brothers like to use.
17:03 -Yes. -And you know what?
17:04 What does he train? He trains around his shield, Jim, right?
17:06 -Exactly. And he talked about really enjoying
17:09 working with Laura as well, Chris.
17:12 -You know, Paldo heard me talking about a hook right hand
17:14 from Estella, so he's like, "You know what?
17:15 I'm gonna throw up my hook and let the hook
17:17 follow by right hand."
17:18 Nice shots there, landed on Estella by Paldo.
17:21 -Arizondo has really become a man
17:24 that he has looked up to.
17:26 28-year-old Justin Paldo said he's gained a lot of knowledge
17:30 by being in the gym with him.
17:32 -I definitely sense a shift in this round.
17:35 Paldo looks really locked in, very comfortable on the inside.
17:38 His rolling encounters are really nice.
17:40 He's also finding shots at distance as well.
17:43 Paldo having an excellent start to this round.
17:45 -Yeah, yeah. And we're only at the halfway point, you know,
17:48 and this is why kind of you separate yourself
17:50 in the long distance.
17:51 That's why, you know, freedom rises to the top,
17:53 and that's why a lot of times you need more rounds
17:55 to separate fighters when they're both at this level.
17:59 -Yeah, that's why fights are contested
18:02 at 10 and 12 rounds.
18:05 -Quick jab answered by Estella.
18:08 -Stop!
18:10 -Go ahead, go ahead.
18:13 -You want to talk about kick-saving a beauty,
18:15 if you will, from hockey terms,
18:17 but boxing saved Estella more than once.
18:22 He and his friends had planned a robbery, literally,
18:25 but the day before, Estella decided
18:27 he wasn't going to miss his training.
18:31 Unfortunately, his brother wound up in prison eight years
18:35 for the act that he had opted out of.
18:38 Said, "Most of my friends have not had the same fate
18:41 in the path as I do," so Estella grateful
18:45 every time he wakes up and every day he's able
18:49 to put on the gloves, train, and compete tonight
18:52 in our co-main event.
18:54 -Good low right hand again from Paldo.
18:55 He's starting to find that timing more and more.
18:58 -Those quick hands that you talked about, Pauly,
19:02 closing the gap, 20 seconds.
19:05 A very good round for Justin Paldo.
19:09 -Yeah, this has been the round that you really see
19:11 the most separation of any-- of either man.
19:14 -Ya, segundo, ten seconds.
19:19 Pucha la campana, listen for the bell.
19:23 [ Bell rings ]
19:25 -And a great fight on Pro Box TV.
19:28 [ Cheers and applause ]
19:30 ♪♪
19:37 -Whoo!
19:39 [ Indistinct shouting ]
19:44 -As you know, we come to you every other Wednesday,
19:48 September 6th, right here from our world headquarters
19:51 in Tampa, Florida.
19:53 We've got Hot Rod, the Serbian,
19:55 fighting out of St. Petersburg,
19:57 27-2 with 19 knockouts against the Brit,
20:01 Mickey Ellison.
20:03 14 wins, 5 finishes.
20:05 That is our main event of the evening.
20:08 Join us for all the action Wednesday, September 6th,
20:11 here on Pro Box TV.
20:14 [ Indistinct shouting ]
20:17 -Let's go, segundo, vamos!
20:19 [ Indistinct shouting ]
20:21 [ Bell rings ]
20:23 -Box!
20:25 -Home main event scheduled for 10, round number 6.
20:31 And Estella works the body early.
20:34 [ Indistinct shouting ]
20:37 -Estella trying to impose himself here,
20:39 trying to get that round back.
20:40 He gave away a big round last round,
20:43 and he's trying to get the-- the psychological edge back,
20:48 or at least not to try--
20:49 -He's trying to get the round back consistently.
20:53 -First career 10 rounder for Justin Paldo.
20:57 [ Indistinct shouting ]
21:00 Second fight in the United States
21:04 for the Nightmare, Eduardo Estella.
21:07 -Paldo looks to be in great shape, though.
21:09 He's still very sharp. He's still very focused.
21:11 The speed is still there.
21:13 [ Indistinct shouting ]
21:16 -Box!
21:19 -And he's starting to get-- he's--
21:21 Paldo's also starting to get that radar
21:23 on the shots of Estella.
21:24 He's starting to see them and roll with them
21:26 and ride with them pretty well.
21:27 Estella's gonna have to drop in some feints
21:29 or something in there to-- to mix in that attack,
21:32 'cause Paldo's not letting him land clean anymore.
21:34 -Now, he's very, very comfortable in there.
21:36 He doesn't mind the punches whizzing by anymore.
21:38 He's-- he's got the rhythm, the range.
21:40 Like you said, that radar is tuned in.
21:42 -And Estella's not changing his speed on the punches,
21:44 not dropping in feints in between them
21:46 to kind of break up that defensive radar.
21:48 You see Paldo right there catching shots on the glove
21:51 and then firing right back.
21:52 -You know what's not an issue anymore?
21:54 Cutting off the ring, because Paldo's patrolling
21:56 the center of the ring now. -Yeah.
21:57 -Just with a shift. -You lose your opportunity.
21:59 The boat now sails.
22:02 -Couple of fights early in his native land of Uruguay,
22:05 a lot of fights in Argentina for Estella.
22:10 Back on November of last year,
22:12 he beat 19-and-0 Ruben Torres in his first fight
22:16 in the U.S. by an eight-round split decision.
22:20 -So, Paldo set up that hook right-hand combination
22:23 as Estella kept walking into the right hand.
22:25 Took his time, though.
22:26 Very, very smart and patient was Paldo.
22:28 -Estella with the one-one-two.
22:31 -Yeah, but just look at the confidence
22:33 and the comfortability of Paldo. -Yes.
22:35 -Controlling the center of the ring,
22:36 keeping that distance where he wants it,
22:38 feinting, moving, rolling.
22:40 -Yeah, he's not being driven back to the ropes anymore
22:43 to where we're complaining, like you said,
22:44 about Estella cutting off the ring.
22:46 Now Paldo's comfortable at center ring.
22:48 He's holding his ground, rolling and slipping
22:50 and sliding right from where he's at.
22:52 A couple of steps here, but ultimately,
22:54 he's holding that ground.
22:56 -Yeah, he doesn't need to step back.
22:57 He doesn't need to stay in the outskirts of the ring.
23:00 He's got his range.
23:01 He's still, like I said, sharp and fast.
23:04 -Ah!
23:07 -Well, Paldo trying to make up for lost time
23:09 between big gaps in which he was in the ring
23:14 to pad or to continue to build,
23:17 better said, his record, which is 15-1.
23:22 He missed weight badly in a fight against Roley Romero,
23:25 and that fight went south.
23:26 It did not happen, and he blames himself for it.
23:29 -Big opportunity there. -Yeah, he blames himself.
23:31 -And now Roley is the WBA world champion.
23:33 -Yep. -And honestly, that's a fight
23:35 that, from what I'm seeing right here,
23:36 this guy could beat Roley.
23:39 -Well, that's a good fight. -Yeah.
23:40 -He looks sharp. -Coming up next...
23:43 -This guy looks like Roley. -...it is our main event.
23:45 -A little bit. A little bit.
23:46 -A little bit of a Roley look-alike.
23:48 -You don't fight like Roley, though.
23:49 -And Leonardo Ruiz and Raul Garcia.
23:54 Garcia, trained by Bob Santos
23:57 and nice enough to join us earlier, Robert Garcia,
24:01 the trainer of Leonardo Ruiz, said he had an outstanding camp.
24:05 -Yeah.
24:08 -They live and camp at RGBA.
24:10 Everybody's at camp all the time.
24:12 [ Whistle blows ]
24:13 -Let's go. Let's go get it. -Younger brother Mikey,
24:15 the world champion in four weight classes.
24:18 -From rock. -Robert, a world champion
24:20 during his professional days.
24:22 [ Bell dings ] -Fox!
24:23 -Held the IBF junior lightweight title.
24:26 -Round number seven.
24:30 -Paldo, black, red, silver. Silver for Estella.
24:36 -Hey, Robert was quite the fighter back in his day, too.
24:38 He was a great boxer, puncher.
24:41 But training is where he really belongs.
24:44 -He had some stable back then over there.
24:47 -Oh, good left hook to the liver from Estella.
24:53 Ooh, here he comes.
24:56 -He's not gonna go away. We do know that.
24:59 -He's been through it. Out of the ring, in the ring.
25:02 -Yes. -We're seeing it.
25:03 He's not a guy to roll over.
25:05 -You see Paldo's brother Daquan telling him
25:11 to bring him forward, come forward.
25:13 They think Estella's weakening, but, man,
25:16 Estella's one stubborn guy.
25:18 -And came out strong at the beginning of this round.
25:21 Maybe the corner thinks that this might be
25:23 a last-stand situation for Estella
25:25 and they can really pour it on after he's done.
25:28 [ Indistinct shouting ]
25:31 -Marcos "Chino" Maidana,
25:37 one of the many world champions
25:40 who trained with Robert Garcia.
25:43 -Oh, good right hand there by Estella.
25:45 Once in a while, he gets one through.
25:47 -He's having a better round, being aggressive.
25:49 -He keeps an eye on Uruguay's Estella,
25:53 who has lived in Argentina for many years.
25:57 Looking for that big right hand.
25:59 He missed and was countered by Justin Paldo.
26:01 -Three of those four camps that I did with Robert Garcia,
26:04 I was in camp with Chino Maidana.
26:06 One of his main sparring partners for those three camps.
26:09 -That definitely pushed him. -Oh, yeah.
26:11 That got his heart.
26:13 I didn't let him hit me too much, though.
26:15 -There you go. That's a smart move.
26:17 -Oh, good left, double left hook, high low.
26:19 -And you had the perfect dive.
26:20 -You heard that thought on that shot.
26:22 Estella wants to give it back.
26:23 Yeah, she lands a pretty good uppercut
26:25 after that body shot.
26:26 But again, the wrong counters from Paldo.
26:28 -Yeah, I see what the corner was saying.
26:33 Push forward, good double left hook to the body.
26:36 -A lot of snap on the punches from Justin Paldo.
26:40 -Oh, beautiful counter.
26:42 -The wrong counter's been there consistently.
26:44 Paldo's got the timing on him.
26:46 Now he's trying to bully him,
26:47 trying to get the psychological edge.
26:49 -And it's working. This is what the corner wanted.
26:50 They wanted him to push forward.
26:51 They wanted him to bully him.
26:54 -Come on.
26:56 Come here.
26:58 One more.
27:00 -Too far down?
27:02 -One more.
27:03 -Yep.
27:04 -Maybe he's directing his attention.
27:06 -Well, he just deducted a point.
27:08 Michael DeJesus taking the point away from Justin Paldo
27:12 here in round number seven.
27:14 -I'm surprised by that. No word.
27:16 -Nothing.
27:17 -Hasn't been a particularly rough tactics fight.
27:19 -He's just got to get into it.
27:21 -It's a freezer fever pitch in here.
27:24 -Oh!
27:26 Big punches landed by both men.
27:30 -The intensity is rocketing.
27:31 That looks like a ring ring.
27:33 -Whoo!
27:34 -Paldo, let's go.
27:37 -It's what Pro Box TV is all about.
27:40 -You can't have survival.
27:42 You fight. It's a difference.
27:44 -That boy's in shape.
27:46 He's got to be breathing hard after all of that.
27:48 -Go, go, go, go, go.
27:49 -Don't throw, Phil.
27:51 -Go to water. Go to water.
27:53 -Wow. Impressive stuff.
27:55 Very good round for both men.
27:57 Estela came out very strong, but Paldo finished strong.
28:00 That roll counter that you were talking about, champ,
28:03 right there, has been working all night long.
28:05 And this is--I'm curious to see where the ref took that point.
28:10 -Yeah, I want to see.
28:11 Maybe he just felt it was so intentional.
28:13 I mean, but what--what do we--what do--
28:15 I don't know.
28:16 We're going to get the replay here.
28:17 Let's see.
28:18 -I mean--
28:20 -Nah.
28:21 -Nah.
28:22 And it wasn't like there was a warning before.
28:24 It hasn't been a particularly rough--roughhouse fight
28:27 that was necessary.
28:28 -That was a little much, yeah.
28:30 -And Estela did say he was getting hit
28:32 in the back of the head a lot.
28:34 -Yeah, but when you're--
28:35 -Beginners leaning down.
28:36 -Yeah, when you're throwing looping shots
28:38 and falling off balance and getting countered,
28:40 that's not your opponent's fault.
28:42 -So we have reached round number eight.
28:46 -And we're--you know, we're here every two weeks, guys.
28:49 The Heysen's usually a pretty good referee.
28:51 -Yes.
28:52 -Kanata, I don't know.
28:53 Kanata--oh, good body shot on the inside point for Paldo.
28:57 -It seemed like the point deduction
28:59 put a little spark into Estela,
29:02 but both men turned it up at the end of round number seven.
29:05 -I tell you, man, if it had been going
29:07 like the first five rounds where it was close,
29:09 that point could have come into play,
29:11 but I think Paldo in the second half of the fight
29:13 has sort of separated himself a little bit
29:15 and seeming to continue to separate himself.
29:17 -I hope you're right, champ,
29:18 'cause I would hate to see that affect this fight,
29:20 'cause Paldo's putting on a great performance.
29:23 -Estela with the triple jab.
29:25 And if you're Eduardo Estela, you may look at it as,
29:29 "All right, I got a point-- an extra point, if you will,
29:33 a point deducted from my opponent.
29:35 Now let's take advantage of it and push it the rest of the way."
29:38 -Well, that's only if you think you won the round.
29:40 If you lost the round, it would have been a 9-9.
29:43 But regardless, depending on how you had those first five rounds,
29:45 which were tightly contested,
29:47 this could be very much a close fight.
29:50 Paldo, I love those tricky left hooks he throws
29:54 when he makes a guy miss.
29:55 He rolls counters and finds that little left hook to the body.
29:58 Whether it's hard or not, you get touched to the body
30:00 when you miss a shot, you feel it.
30:02 Oh!
30:04 -Paldo did go the distance in his lone loss.
30:07 -No punching, no punching.
30:08 -A fight he feels that he did earn a victory in,
30:12 but he didn't stress about it.
30:13 He just went back to the gym and worked harder.
30:16 And that split decision was all the way back in March of 2015.
30:21 1-1-2 again, Chris.
30:23 -In 2015, we're talking eight years ago.
30:26 That's a lifetime in this sport.
30:28 -From that first half of the fight,
30:34 Paldo really has not been back up to the ropes anywhere.
30:36 Paldo's done a very good job of controlling
30:38 that real estate at center ring.
30:39 Estella's stubborn.
30:40 He doesn't go back to the ropes either,
30:41 but, you know, with this battle here at center ring,
30:44 it's been Paldo with the better shot selection
30:46 and better brains in terms of finding the angles.
30:49 -Yeah, he's just sharper.
30:51 And one thing, he hasn't changed his pace at all.
30:53 He's still very explosive, very quick.
30:56 I mentioned how he's in such good shape, you can tell.
30:59 -Yeah, Estella hasn't made any adjustments either.
31:01 The punches keep coming at the same speed.
31:03 It's a speed that Paldo now has kind of recognized
31:06 and has the weight on and has the timing on it.
31:08 And Estella has continued not to make the effort.
31:11 He's now just going with will and not skill.
31:14 And you're gonna have to do more than just have will
31:16 to beat a guy with the skill set of Paldo.
31:19 -And you could tell a moment ago
31:23 when there was a little pushing
31:24 and the head was down by Estella.
31:26 You could see the discipline in Paldo
31:28 not to push too hard after having that,
31:31 right or wrong, after having the point deducted earlier.
31:34 -That actually shows the awareness of Paldo.
31:35 He's so dialed in right now.
31:37 -Yeah.
31:38 Man, you said that way better than I did.
31:40 Thank you, Chris.
31:41 -I got you, man.
31:42 -Estella trying to go on the offensive.
31:51 -Yeah, I mean, he's trying,
31:53 and he landed some good shots in that round.
31:54 There you see that right hand over the top.
31:56 I had mentioned earlier how he's throwing it
31:58 in the right position when you got a guy
31:59 who's doing that roll defense.
32:00 But there, Paldo didn't roll with the shot
32:02 and took a little flack from that right hand.
32:05 -First time to round 9 for Justin Paldo.
32:11 He's gone the 8-round distance in his last two fights.
32:14 This the first time he has been scheduled for 10 rounds.
32:19 [ Whistle blows ]
32:21 -There you go!
32:24 -I love it.
32:26 -Also the first time to round 9 for Estella.
32:30 He has been scheduled for 10 rounds.
32:33 He has been scheduled for 10 on more than one occasion.
32:37 Deepest he went was round 8.
32:41 Body shot.
32:43 Estella tries to answer.
32:44 Paldo, black bread and silver trunks.
32:47 Silver for Eduardo Estella.
32:52 Born in Uruguay, raised in Argentina.
32:55 -Another thing I'm impressed tonight about with Paldo
32:57 is his physicality on the inside.
32:59 He's actually pushing Estella back now with his body.
33:03 But Estella's having a good opening to this round.
33:05 -Circle of the shot. -He's digging in.
33:08 -Yeah, but with Estella,
33:09 it's more like a refusal to wilt, right?
33:11 He's not making psychological and intelligent adjustments.
33:14 He's just trying harder, you know?
33:16 And then what happens?
33:17 You know, Paldo actually gets a tiny bit of a roll.
33:19 He tries and starts to counter him like that.
33:21 It puts him -- shuts him down.
33:23 -It's skill versus effort. -Yeah.
33:24 -Estella's got the effort, but, I mean,
33:26 the skill set of Paldo is absolutely --
33:28 -And then also, and Paldo's gonna give you the effort, too.
33:30 Then he's gonna match your effort,
33:31 but you're just gonna out-skill you.
33:33 And this is what happens now.
33:35 -Big 3 in the corner right in front of us.
33:38 [ Crowd shouting ]
33:42 Round 9. This one's scheduled for 10.
33:44 -Good dig to the body.
33:47 -Quick up or duck.
33:49 -Yeah, I think he might have affected Estella
33:51 with some of those shots.
33:52 -Yeah, that body shot especially.
33:54 -Yeah, Estella looks like he's in slow motion.
33:57 [ Crowd shouting ]
34:00 -Paldo doing a good job of picking his spots.
34:03 Ooh, good body shot from Estella.
34:05 Paldo walks right through it.
34:07 -Stop! No punching! No punching!
34:09 Swap that one. Swap that one.
34:11 -I tell you, Estella's gonna earn his beers.
34:13 -Absolutely. -Why do I need the other?
34:15 -I'm gonna buy this guy a beer either way.
34:19 -Stopped in the two losses of his professional career
34:23 and stopped late in both of them,
34:25 both in the third round and eighth round,
34:28 hoping not to have a similar type fate
34:31 here in round 9 in our co-main event.
34:35 -Very heavy breaths in from Estella
34:38 as he moves around the ring.
34:42 -And again, you notice that second hand --
34:43 -Oh! -Whoa!
34:45 -Surprised him.
34:47 I was gonna say, you notice that second hand for the fight,
34:50 it's not -- it's been Paldo who's controlled
34:52 the center ring more and more,
34:54 and it's Paldo who's actually being pressured,
34:57 and it's Paldo who could probably do a better job
34:59 of cutting off the ring as he's following Estella around,
35:02 pressing him. -Oh.
35:06 -That's one, two, three upstairs real quick for Paldo.
35:08 Cut there underneath the cheek of Estella.
35:11 -Open back up.
35:13 -Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!
35:16 -Paldo did a good job of recharging,
35:18 saving up his power and his speed.
35:20 -And again, that second hand there, sharp shot.
35:25 He's creating the openings.
35:26 Even when they're not there, he's creating them,
35:28 using set-up shots, throwaway punches,
35:30 changing the speed on the shots.
35:31 There it is again.
35:32 A little quick little stutter-step jab
35:35 with the right hand.
35:36 -Very impressive boxing IQ from Justin Paldo.
35:40 [ Cheers and applause ]
35:42 ♪♪
35:47 -He's gonna step around and go right back to it.
35:49 He tired. What he doing is, every time he step back --
35:52 Listen, when he step -- when he stepping back, though,
35:54 he taking a breath.
35:55 If he -- if he -- listen.
35:57 When he step back and take that breath,
35:59 pop him with a jab.
36:00 Move around, set up a number combination.
36:02 Let him go. If he need to take a break,
36:03 pop the jab, stay busy with that.
36:05 Stay on it. Stay on it with the jab.
36:07 Move -- just move your feet, just like he worked the pads.
36:10 He ain't got to do nothing different.
36:11 He right there for it.
36:14 You need a sweat, if you could.
36:16 [ Speaking Spanish ]
36:19 ♪♪
36:24 [ Speaking Spanish ]
36:27 ♪♪
36:32 ♪♪
36:36 -Carter telling Estella you have to win this round.
36:41 You may need to finish.
36:42 -Yeah, I'd say so.
36:45 -Tenth and final round of our co-main event
36:49 between Eduardo Estella and Justin Paldo.
36:53 Combined record of 29 and 3.
36:57 -Big one-one-two splits the guard.
36:59 ♪♪
37:01 Pushes Estella back into the ropes.
37:03 ♪♪
37:05 Paldo's done a great job these last four final rounds,
37:08 really separating himself in terms of skill.
37:11 -No, don't hit. Don't hit.
37:14 -And we've got a battle of unbeaten still to come, guys.
37:17 -Yeah, I said earlier at the top of this fight,
37:19 I was like, "This could very well be a main event
37:21 on any other show."
37:22 -Yeah, and he lived up to that, man.
37:25 -When we have the A in the other A side,
37:27 now we have the main in the other main event.
37:29 -Yeah, basically.
37:30 -I just keep thinking of Estella's beer party in Miami.
37:33 Now he's got a cut over the left eye, too.
37:35 I mean, it's not -- this is getting worse and worse for him.
37:37 -Hey, Pauly, chicks like scars, so chicks dig scars.
37:40 I don't think it's gonna affect him.
37:41 -Yeah, I think he's gonna have a few.
37:45 At least a couple.
37:46 He's got one underneath the right cheek cut,
37:49 and then the cut above the left eye here.
37:51 -Yeah, the one on the left eye is bleeding quite a bit here.
37:53 -Hey! Hey!
37:57 -Tough as nails, though.
37:59 -No question about it.
38:01 Everything that he's gone through in life,
38:03 the sacrifices his family has made,
38:07 he's a driver, a taxi driver
38:10 who would also recycle bottles and cans
38:14 while he was doing his routes,
38:17 so Eduardo and his siblings
38:20 could try to have somewhat of a normal life.
38:23 -He's going through a lot right now,
38:25 dealing with Justin Paldo and his boxing IQ,
38:27 his fast punching, his power shots, his counters.
38:32 I don't think anybody on the Johnny Shields
38:34 is excited about Justin Paldo.
38:38 One-minute remain.
38:39 Oh, big overhand right.
38:43 -And Paldo unaffected, holds his ground
38:45 and comes back right by firing.
38:49 -See, the difference is also Paldo holds his positioning
38:51 when he lands a shot, so he's able to follow up.
38:53 Estella loses positioning.
38:55 He throws these big, wide shots,
38:56 so he loses position, he loses balance.
38:58 He can't follow up even if he lands.
39:00 -No, don't hit.
39:01 -You saw that.
39:02 Paldo was not going to throw a one-one, too,
39:03 because he would have got sprayed with blood.
39:05 [ Laughter ]
39:07 I got a white shirt on, guys.
39:09 Yeah.
39:11 -I'm safe so far.
39:14 -Yeah, that eye is wide open.
39:16 Over the left eye.
39:19 Luckily for Estella, it's the last round,
39:21 so not going to have to deal with that.
39:23 -He's going to finish it fighting.
39:25 -And you wouldn't know that this is the first career
39:27 ten-rounder, the first time Estella
39:30 has been in a round ten.
39:32 Paldo's pace has never, ever slowed.
39:36 -No, no, he's looked super sharp throughout.
39:38 -They go the distance,
39:40 and our co-main event of the evening,
39:43 Justin Paldo and Eduardo Estella.
39:46 -It's an impressive performance by Justin Paldo
39:49 in a fight that was not easy.
39:51 -No, no, Estella came to fight.
39:53 I'm impressed with both men.
39:54 It was a really good fight.
39:56 Both guys put on a hell of a performance.
39:59 -He's the better man tonight.
40:01 -Yep.
40:04 -Not that he wouldn't be the better man
40:06 last night or tomorrow, but...
40:09 Yeah, great action.
40:10 These guys, I mean, the first five rounds,
40:12 it was who do you like?
40:13 I mean, it was great action, two-way,
40:16 before Paldo really found his rhythm
40:18 and his timing and those distance
40:19 on those shoulder rolls.
40:21 It was a very, very close fight.
40:23 Here we see a lot of pressure from Estella early.
40:26 He said he lands that big overhand right
40:27 there, Paldo rolled with just enough
40:30 and walked right through it.
40:31 But then as the fight wore on,
40:33 those middle rounds until the end,
40:36 I mean, Paldo's boxing IQ, his speed,
40:39 his combination punching, that 1-1-2
40:42 like you were talking about, Goldie,
40:44 was one of his best weapons of the night.
40:46 Really put on a spectacular performance.
40:49 And Estella, tough as nails, always trying,
40:51 always coming forward, but just too much game,
40:54 too much sauce for Justin Paldo.
40:57 Landed a good combination in the eighth.
41:03 He had some moments, but not as many
41:06 as Justin Paldo.
41:07 Yeah, that was one of the better punches
41:08 that he had landed all night, Estella.
41:11 It was a right hand over the top
41:12 that seemed to buzz Paldo for just a moment,
41:14 but then he came right back and poured
41:15 on the pressure once again.
41:17 Cut under the right eye, cut over the left eye,
41:21 definitely earned those Miami beers.
41:24 The official decision is in.
41:27 Let's get it to Mark Lichtenfeld.
41:30 Ladies and gentlemen, after 10 hard-fought rounds,
41:37 we go to the scorecards.
41:39 Alexander Levin scores about 95-94,
41:43 95-94.
41:46 Thomas Nardone scores it 97-92,
41:50 and Alvaro Rodriguez sees it 98-91.
41:55 98-91.
41:58 El ganador por decision unanime,
42:01 your winner by unanimous decision,
42:04 Justin "The Million Dollar Man" Paldo!
42:09 Unanimous decision victory,
42:13 going the full 10 rounds for Justin Paldo.
42:19 [crowd cheering]
42:21 I got a little nervous in those scorecards
42:23 because it seemed like they took the point away
42:27 from Estella.
42:29 98-91, it would now be 98-92.
42:32 So with the Miami--