MORE BOXING FIGHTS: https://www.boxingfightsvideos.com
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/boxingfvideos_
FACEBOOK FAN PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/boxingfvideos1/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/boxingfvideos_/
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/boxingfvideos_
FACEBOOK FAN PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/boxingfvideos1/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/boxingfvideos_/
Category
🥇
SportsTranscript
00:00 - Yeah. - An action film
00:02 with power shots in this fight.
00:05 [speaking Spanish]
00:08 - Supervisor of this fight, Mr. Rodriguez.
00:11 - We're ready, Wancha, for our second fight of the night.
00:14 - And Rivera seems a little bit heavier than Hernandez.
00:20 - Well, yeah. - Although he weighed less.
00:23 - Yeah, body complexion looks, you know,
00:25 a bit more body fat, probably.
00:28 But one thing with Rivera, he hasn't stopped looking
00:31 at Hernandez since he got into the ring.
00:34 So here's the action.
00:35 We got a southpaw versus a righty.
00:39 Rivera being the southpaw in the blue trunks,
00:42 the righty, Will Hernandez in the white and gray.
00:46 Fight in the middle of the ring
00:49 from the centro de combates in the beautiful Panama City.
00:55 First shot there from Hernandez, a straight right
00:58 that just grazed the face.
01:02 Oh, what a great combination to the head from Hernandez.
01:06 - And Rivera just laughed a little bit.
01:09 - Well, sometimes the boxers laugh
01:11 because they feel the power punch from their opponents.
01:15 First entanglement of the night.
01:21 Referee has to come in.
01:24 No holding.
01:25 He's calling Rivera's attention.
01:28 Back to the center of the ring, Juancho.
01:30 - Yeah, and still Rivera, you know,
01:31 tried to have some measures of where to land the punches.
01:36 We're seeing Will Hernandez a little bit aggressive.
01:39 - Yeah, Hernandez being the busier fighter so far
01:43 in this 1 minute and 50 seconds that we have,
01:47 Rivera seems to still be studying
01:49 where and how to throw his punches.
01:52 - It seems like Rivera is the champion.
01:54 Yeah, for sure.
01:56 - Yeah, he's taking his time, you know,
01:59 trying to get his game plan going.
02:03 - I mean, it's a 12-round match, so it's--
02:06 - Maybe saving some energy for the later rounds.
02:09 But you gotta throw punches, Juancho.
02:11 - You have to throw.
02:12 You have to throw because you are the contender.
02:14 - Not only that, this is a boxing match,
02:16 not a chess match.
02:18 You gotta throw punches, more punches
02:20 than what Rivera has thrown so far.
02:22 - Yeah.
02:24 - Back in the center of the ring,
02:26 there's a punch there from Rivera, okay?
02:30 Hernandez stepped back a little bit
02:32 and counters with a combination.
02:34 - Really focused Hernandez.
02:36 Good combination again, Dino.
02:39 - Yeah, Hernandez, that's his style.
02:40 He throws punches in bunches, lots of combinations,
02:46 head shots and some body shots as well.
02:51 - And he has a really good guard.
02:53 - Yeah, although that right hand from Rivera
02:56 almost caught him coming in.
03:00 Rivera's got that interesting right hand.
03:03 But his lead hand--
03:05 interestingly, Rivera's standing left,
03:08 but he's leading-- - With the right, right?
03:10 - Yeah, he's leading, but his job is coming
03:12 from the left hand.
03:13 It's almost like a straight,
03:15 which leaves him off guard
03:18 for Hernandez to land some punches on his face.
03:22 There it is again.
03:23 - Last 10 seconds of the round.
03:26 - Well, more action from Hernandez
03:32 than from Rivera in this first round,
03:34 and Rivera still looking at Hernandez
03:39 with a stubborn look.
03:42 - You know, to win this championship,
03:45 you have to do something more than, you know,
03:48 stand and watch really with a tough, you know--
03:53 - Look and aspect. - Yeah.
03:55 You have to do something more,
03:56 and he did it through some punches.
03:59 I think it--
04:02 - As we can see, the replay--
04:04 - Look at this combination from Hernandez.
04:05 We didn't see any combination from Rivera.
04:07 - Exactly, and see, two punches that kind of
04:11 make him weak.
04:14 Yeah, he's got a really up guard,
04:19 which we might see Hernandez work in the body more
04:23 in this second round,
04:25 since Rivera's got such a high guard.
04:29 - We're ready for the second round.
04:32 - I gotta ask you--
04:34 I gotta ask you, Juancho,
04:35 what was your score on the first round?
04:36 - 10-9. - 10-9 Hernandez.
04:38 - A really clear 10-9.
04:39 - I agree with you.
04:40 - Second round of action,
04:41 live from the Centro de Combates in Panama City.
04:45 All-Star Boxing, Inc. promotions,
04:48 live through ESPN, knockout,
04:50 Dino Kirten, Juancho Villaverde
04:52 calling the shots and the comments
04:54 on this interesting fight card.
04:56 Second fight of the night.
04:59 Rivera again with the blue trunks.
05:01 Hernandez, white and gray.
05:03 [crowd shouting]
05:07 Hernandez, the busier fighter again.
05:09 - Really good speed from Hernandez.
05:11 - Yeah, he's really quick with his hands,
05:13 especially the right hand.
05:14 - And, you know, that front step he does.
05:18 The step is already with action,
05:19 and that's really important.
05:21 - Yep, the lead action sets up for the closing action.
05:26 - Nice one-two from Hernandez.
05:31 - But no retaliation from Rivera.
05:33 - No, he's keeping the poker face, like--
05:37 - I like that expression.
05:38 He's got this poker face, but this is not poker, Juancho.
05:42 This is boxing.
05:43 Boxing, you gotta throw punches.
05:45 - I really like his focus.
05:46 I really like his expression.
05:47 But I need to--you know,
05:49 I wanna see some boxing from him.
05:51 - More action. - Yeah.
05:52 - He's gotta bring more action.
05:53 Otherwise, it's gonna be a shutout
05:56 throughout this fight.
05:59 - Maybe he has some information that we don't.
06:01 Maybe Uwell is not ready for a long match.
06:04 - It could be, it could be.
06:05 But you can't give away so many rounds.
06:08 - No.
06:10 And right now, he's getting way distant from Hernandez.
06:14 - Exactly, and, you know, just by looking
06:18 at the punches thrown,
06:21 the ratio is probably four to five to one
06:25 in favor of Hernandez, who just caught Rivera
06:27 with that very good right hand to the face.
06:31 - Right in the shin. - Yep.
06:33 Because also, Rivera is not a moving target.
06:36 He's sitting still, you know, standing still
06:38 right there in front with the poker face
06:40 and not moving very much.
06:41 - With flat feet. - Flat foot, exactly.
06:44 And flat-footed and not doing much for the fight.
06:49 You know, that weak job that he throws
06:54 way too far leaves him off guard.
06:57 - And now Hernandez is trying to chill
07:02 a little bit the round.
07:05 - That was a good right-- left hand from Hernandez.
07:09 - Yeah, got Rivera coming in with his guard down.
07:13 - Another one-two.
07:18 And this second round is coming to an end, Dino.
07:23 - This was a quick round, an easy round.
07:27 Rivera did, I guess, way less than he did
07:30 in the first round. - Yeah.
07:32 - And the referee is calling his attention,
07:35 like, "You need to do more in this round,
07:39 in this fight."
07:40 - This was a really easy round for the judges.
07:43 - Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
07:44 Even an amateur judge would easily see
07:46 that this round went to Hernandez.
07:52 And like you said, maybe Rivera's got some information
07:55 that we don't know, but what we do know is
07:58 that if you give up so many rounds
08:01 in the earlier part of the match,
08:04 you will have to knock out your opponent to win.
08:08 - I'm hoping to see some reaction
08:11 from Rivera in this round.
08:12 But I--I--I mean,
08:16 we're really close to Rivera's corner.
08:19 And they're--they're, like--
08:23 they're confident, you know,
08:26 where this combat is right now.
08:28 - Yeah, his game plan is be patient, I guess.
08:33 In the replay, we saw that the busier fighter
08:35 was Hernandez throughout the round.
08:38 - But Rivera's still breathing through his nose.
08:43 - Rivera, you said? - Yeah.
08:44 - Yeah, yeah.
08:48 Okay, again, third round.
08:50 This fight is for the...
08:54 - No, it was a good defense now from Rivera.
08:57 At least we are, you know, watching him right now
09:00 to some--some-- showing some quickness.
09:03 - And showing some action. - Yeah.
09:05 - At least in the defense side. - Yeah.
09:08 - Okay.
09:11 - This is a better beginning of the round for Rivera,
09:14 but he has now a warning of the head movement
09:19 from the referee. - Yeah, he got--
09:20 he got Hernandez with a head.
09:25 - Again, Hernandez with a good combination, you know.
09:29 - And that's Hernandez' game plan.
09:32 He's got...
09:36 - He's trying to reach Rivera again
09:39 with a good combination, the one, two, three.
09:44 - Hernandez, I've seen him box before,
09:47 and that's what he does.
09:48 Combinations, after combinations,
09:50 after combination.
09:53 - And now with the white trunks,
09:56 that's Will Hernandez,
10:00 the title holder.
10:02 - Yeah, this is a title fight.
10:05 - Yeah. - And apparently, Rivera,
10:08 you know, he didn't get the memo that this was a title fight,
10:11 and he's taking it way too easy.
10:13 Way too easy.
10:14 - This is a WBA gold super middleweight title.
10:18 - Yeah, it's a title that would put you in the ranks,
10:21 but you can't show your face to other boxers.
10:25 - Nice left hand in the body.
10:27 - Now we see some action there in the corner.
10:34 Rivera taking the lead a little bit,
10:37 but the better punches coming from Hernandez.
10:39 - And it was really easy for Hernandez
10:42 to get out of that situation.
10:43 - Yeah, because Rivera, it's a flat-footed boxer.
10:48 He doesn't move that much.
10:50 - Yeah, he's just sitting right in there,
10:53 just waiting for the punch to come in
10:55 so he can counter.
10:58 Not too much movement.
10:59 Good right hand from Hernandez.
11:02 Caught Rivera, like, right in the face
11:05 when he was coming in.
11:06 And if you look at Rivera's offense,
11:12 he announces the shots,
11:14 'cause when he's gonna come with the left hand,
11:17 he lowers his hands.
11:20 - Colombia has always given us good boxers.
11:23 - Oh, yeah, we remember Pambelé from the way--
11:26 - Kid Pambelé. - Absolutely.
11:29 - He took Peppermint Fraser's title.
11:31 - Oh, yeah.
11:33 Round coming to an end, Rivera being the busier--
11:36 I'm sorry, Hernandez, the busier fighter,
11:38 and we're gonna see in the replay, Juancho.
11:41 - Yeah.
11:43 - When Rivera is ready to attack,
11:46 he brings his arms down.
11:49 That lets Hernandez know that an attack is coming,
11:52 and Hernandez takes a step back
11:55 and sets up to punch.
11:57 - He announced a lot. - Yeah.
11:59 - Yeah, he's like, "I'm going to attack,"
12:01 and gives Hernandez, who is a really quick boxer,
12:05 time to react. - Yeah, we saw the headbutt there,
12:07 the combination from Hernandez.
12:10 - Weak defense there from Rivera.
12:12 - Exactly.
12:13 See, the right hand landed very well.
12:16 And again, it was another round,
12:19 clear round for Hernandez.
12:22 - And in Hernandez' corner,
12:24 we can see him, like, communicating with his coach,
12:29 not in Rivera's side, with-- he's just listening.
12:33 - Very passive boxer.
12:36 Poker face and all, but very, very passive boxer.
12:39 We go to the fourth round.
12:40 It's the third of the match already.
12:46 Well, Hernandez with the white and gray trunks.
12:49 - Hernandez came without a nickname,
12:51 but he came down.
12:52 - Oh, boy. That was-- - It was a judo--
12:56 - Yeah, that was-- that was not good.
12:58 I think--I think Rivera's hurt on the side.
13:02 - He point his right knee.
13:04 - Yeah, yeah, that was--
13:06 it was not a clean action there.
13:09 They got tangled, and some way or how,
13:14 Hernandez just threw a suplex to Rivera.
13:17 No need for that.
13:20 - And we have the referee calling his attention.
13:24 I think he--Hernandez deserved a point.
13:28 - Well, you gotta call his attention first, okay?
13:31 - Yeah. - You know.
13:32 And then if the action repeats, then you draw a point.
13:36 - But this was a really unusual and unnecessary action.
13:40 - Absolutely. He's winning the fight.
13:41 It's a shutout so far.
13:43 You know, out of the three rounds,
13:45 Hernandez has won all of them easily.
13:48 Very little action from Rivera.
13:50 No need for that martial art movement there from Hernandez.
13:55 - Yeah.
13:56 - Okay, the referee checked on Rivera,
14:01 and we're back to action.
14:03 - And now he has awake Rivera's angry, for sure.
14:07 - Well, that would make the match a match.
14:10 - Yeah. - Which is what we--
14:12 we are all here for,
14:14 and the viewers on ESPN Knockout
14:17 are investing their time to watch the fight.
14:20 - And now we're doing it.
14:22 Nice left hand from Hernandez.
14:24 - Okay, see, he's got the arsenal.
14:26 I wonder why in the first three rounds he just stood there.
14:30 Now he's bringing the punch.
14:33 - Both boxers exchanging a beautiful exchange
14:36 of punches between them.
14:37 - This has been the best moment of the round.
14:40 We had a pause, and now we had action
14:43 coming from both fighters.
14:45 - Less than a minute in this fourth round.
14:47 - Very good left hand to the plexus of Hernandez.
14:53 There from Rivera in the inside fight.
14:56 Hernandez working the upper, the face.
15:04 Rivera missed that wicked left hand there.
15:09 - He's busy. A lot of punches.
15:10 Hernandez seems really quick.
15:13 In both sides, it's defense and offense.
15:15 - Yeah, he's got fast hands.
15:17 Hernandez, that's the typical Cuban style, you know?
15:21 Nice hand there from Hernandez.
15:25 Left hand, Rivera trying to do something
15:28 there in the inside fight, but...
15:31 I see Rivera kind of weak.
15:32 - It has been a better round for Rivera,
15:34 but, you know, Hernandez is landing so many punches.
15:38 - He is. He is.
15:39 He is. Way--much more punches than Rivera.
15:44 Now in the clinch, neutral corner.
15:52 Good combination from Hernandez.
15:54 Body shots now.
15:57 Right hand gets out.
15:58 That is typical Hernandez boxing style.
16:02 Works combination to the face,
16:06 and then transitions to the body and gets out.
16:10 - And now they are just, you know, walking around.
16:15 It's gonna be another round for Hernandez.
16:18 - Yeah.
16:21 We had--we saw some flashes from Rivera in this round,
16:25 but not enough to get to Hernandez.
16:28 [bell dings]
16:29 [crowd cheering]
16:32 - Something really funny happened in the round.
16:34 Rivera has some pump rolls, right?
16:37 - Straight, yes.
16:38 - One of his corners goes, fell down, fell off,
16:42 and the referee threw it out of the ring.
16:45 - And we will see--we'll see in the replay
16:47 that that trade was really messing around
16:50 with Rivera's action.
16:52 - That's a judo.
16:55 - Judo technique there.
16:57 No need to--
16:59 There's the action from Rivera.
17:03 That's the better moments that he had in the round,
17:06 but the counter from Hernandez was quick,
17:10 body punches, punches to the face, and out.
17:13 [crowd cheering]
17:17 - Good punches at the body also for Hernandez.
17:20 - Yeah, he works the body, then he goes upstairs.
17:23 He needs--if he needs to go to the body again,
17:26 he throws combination, and he gets out, you know,
17:28 not giving his opponent a chance.
17:32 - And Hernandez coming in really aggressive
17:34 at the beginning of this first round.
17:38 - Yeah, throwing his combinations early
17:40 in the round.
17:42 Okay, throwing with much more power.
17:46 The fight in the center of the ring.
17:48 This fight scheduled for 12 rounds.
17:54 This is round number 5.
17:58 WBA gold super middleweight title
18:01 in the line title that is held by Hernandez so far.
18:06 And we got--
18:10 - We haven't seen Rivera wanted this title.
18:16 - Yeah, it's the busier fighter, Hernandez,
18:18 the fighter that is more eager to get the win.
18:22 Rivera is a more patient fighter.
18:24 Two wicked right hands, another right hand to Rivera.
18:27 I think Rivera's hurt. - Yeah.
18:29 - I think Rivera's hurt.
18:31 - And he's trying to say something to the referee.
18:33 - Yeah, but with all that left hand,
18:36 and his knees buckles a little, Pancho, there.
18:40 I think Hernandez knows that-- - He's not doing well.
18:44 That match can be coming to an end, Dino.
18:47 - Yeah, if Rivera doesn't do something quick,
18:50 the referee could stop the match,
18:51 because Hernandez is at ease throwing punches
18:56 and landing right hands and left hands
18:59 and big punches on the anatomy of Rivera.
19:02 [crowd shouting]
19:05 - Now we're seeing some reaction from Rivera.
19:09 It's a really, really weak reaction from the Colombian.
19:12 - He's throwing punches to avoid the referee from stopping.
19:16 Now he threw the mouthpiece.
19:18 [crowd shouting]
19:21 - Yeah, he's trying to delay the round,
19:24 but he's having a really bad time.
19:26 - Yeah, we got one minute to go.
19:28 [crowd shouting]
19:30 - And the referee intervenes,
19:33 tells them to, you know, clean up.
19:36 - Yeah, to clean the mouthpiece.
19:37 - The mouthpiece and continue.
19:39 That's an interesting strategy from Rivera
19:42 to get some breather.
19:44 Definitely not a good round for Rivera.
19:48 His knees buckled a couple of times a while ago.
19:51 [crowd shouting]
19:55 - Hernandez with all...
20:00 the round for him, an easy round for Hernandez.
20:04 - Yeah, this round, I think Hernandez saw
20:07 that Rivera couldn't take his punches,
20:09 so he's really exercising his force and power
20:12 from his punches, like that body shot there.
20:15 - There were two body shots, really hard.
20:19 - But I got to tell you, Rivera can take some punches there.
20:23 - Oh, yeah. - 'Cause he's still standing.
20:24 - Yeah, but if there's something Rivera has proven
20:27 in this fight, that he can hold a lot of punches.
20:31 - And not opening his mouth throughout the fight,
20:35 so some conditioning there in the...
20:40 [bell rings]
20:41 In the breathing part.
20:43 Okay, that was round number five,
20:47 going directly to Hernandez,
20:52 and now we're going to watch him.
20:54 - I want you. What's the score?
20:56 - I'll give a 10-9, because Rivera could hold to the end,
21:02 but it is an easy match right now for Hernandez.
21:05 - Yeah, Hernandez exercise a lot of heavy punches,
21:11 power punches to the face.
21:13 Again, that right hand, then he counters
21:16 with combination to the body, and then he goes up.
21:19 - That comes from Olympic boxing.
21:22 - Exactly, you know, that comes from scoring points
21:26 on your opponent and finding the weakest--
21:29 at the moment, the weakest area of the anatomy
21:32 of your opponent to land the punches.
21:35 - And knowing how to use the body, you know?
21:37 I mean, using the body of your opponent,
21:39 hitting the body to get some rhythm,
21:41 and when I got the rhythm, I go into the head.
21:43 I'm going to take some points from you.
21:45 - Exactly. In mechanics, that would be the torque.
21:48 - Yeah, and I know that there's a lot of people in Cuba
21:51 that has an amazing story of Olympic boxers.
21:55 Right now, they have Julio Cesar de la Cruz,
21:57 three times Olympic champion,
21:59 four times Pan-American champion.
22:01 He just won a gold medal in Santiago
22:03 in the Pan-American Games.
22:05 - Oh, wow, so maybe he's ready to jump
22:08 to the professional soon.
22:10 - He wants to go to Paris.
22:11 He wants to take the fourth Olympic gold medal.
22:13 - Okay, okay, and maybe after that--
22:16 - After that, yeah, he can take some money.
22:18 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:20 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:21 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:23 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:24 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:26 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:27 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:29 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:30 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:32 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:33 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:34 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:36 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:37 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:38 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:40 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:41 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:43 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:44 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:45 - Yeah, he can take some money.
22:46 - Yeah, Rivera countered a little as well.
22:49 Oh, that was a good right hand from Rivera.
22:51 - The first right hand from Rivera in all the fight.
22:55 It was a good one.
22:56 - Yes, and Hernandez was coming in and he just stopped him
23:00 right here, right there with that right hand.
23:03 That was the best shot, as you say, from Rivera.
23:06 That was quick punch to the face.
23:09 - The best news for Rivera was that Hernandez felt it.
23:13 - Oh, yes, yes, but there was no continuance.
23:16 - Oh, no, easy punches on Rivera's face.
23:22 - Yeah, because he is a flat-footed fighter
23:24 standing right in front of Hernandez.
23:26 - Oh!
23:27 - Right hand, left hand.
23:31 Now, Rivera is the one to see seems a bit shaken
23:36 by those blows, big blows, I would say, from Hernandez.
23:40 - Oh, no.
23:42 - Going back to that long jab.
23:49 Rivera standing still.
23:53 Hernandez starting to move around,
23:58 taking a breather.
23:59 Now starts his next attack.
24:02 Combination from Hernandez.
24:06 Another combination to the face.
24:08 Next combination.
24:09 That is Hernandez style.
24:13 - And we can see right now how well Hernandez is,
24:19 you know, taking some-- trying to get some air,
24:23 trying to keep this rhythm,
24:25 but I think that Hernandez needs to close this business
24:30 really, really in a few rounds.
24:34 - I would say so as well.
24:36 - 10 seconds to go in round number 6.
24:40 Hernandez, the busier fighter.
24:42 Rivera countering a little bit.
24:45 He's got-- we gotta say that, though, Juanjo.
24:48 Rivera got his best shot, his best blow in this round.
24:53 That right hand that just stopped Hernandez cold
24:58 when he was coming in.
25:00 We might see it in the replay in a few more seconds.
25:02 - Yeah, but even with this reaction from Rivera,
25:07 I have to give the round for Hernandez.
25:10 - Oh, yeah, no doubt. - Because his landing punches,
25:12 he's still, you know, very convinced
25:16 of what he's doing in the ring right now.
25:18 - Yeah, no doubt of that.
25:20 You know, Hernandez is more skilled,
25:24 you know, got a better right plan.
25:29 And again, he landed combinations.
25:33 The more combinations to the face,
25:35 the fewer combinations to the body,
25:37 but the body shots were power punches.
25:40 [bell dings]
25:43 - And now we're ready.
25:46 The seventh round of the night.
25:48 - Round number 7, live ESPN knockout,
25:52 All-Star Boxing Inc. promotions from Panama City,
25:56 Panama in the Centro de Combates Irving Saladino Village,
26:00 Olympic Village,
26:01 aside with Juancho Villaverde.
26:03 This is Dino Curtin.
26:06 And Hernandez, nice three-punch combination
26:08 there to the face.
26:12 Rivera still stagnant, I would say.
26:15 Very patient or not quite elaborate with his punches.
26:22 - Yeah, but if you want to be patient, Dino,
26:25 you have to put your guard up.
26:27 You have to show some defense.
26:29 And we can see--
26:32 or we have seen some flashes of Rivera's, you know, material,
26:36 offensively and defensively,
26:38 but not as constant as you have to do in a match
26:43 that you are a contender for a title.
26:45 - Yeah, Rivera is what I would call a selfish boxer.
26:50 You know, he's not entertaining the crowd and the viewers.
26:55 He's saving all for himself
26:58 instead of, you know, using his arsenal, as you mentioned,
27:01 which is good.
27:02 We've seen flashes, like you said,
27:04 but he's just saving them for maybe Christmas.
27:07 - [laughs]
27:10 - The match came to a halt
27:13 because the tape around one of Rivera's gloves
27:17 was coming off.
27:19 Back to action again.
27:20 - Hernandez's partner just asked him
27:22 for this combination he just threw.
27:26 - Yeah, Hernandez is a disciplined fighter.
27:29 - Yeah. - You know?
27:31 He studies his opponent, finds the weaker part--
27:34 Oh, what a right hand.
27:37 Clean right hand.
27:41 You know, and Rivera's style,
27:44 at times, he seems like he's going to go to the ground,
27:49 like, with that right hand.
27:51 You know, he seems weak, but he's still throwing punches.
27:54 - And he's just landing with his face.
27:57 All that Hernandez's hands are, you know, throwing,
28:01 it goes right to Rivera's face.
28:03 - Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
28:05 Rivera's punches got--
28:07 I'm sorry, Hernandez's punches got Rivera's address
28:12 and email address,
28:14 and then they're all landing in his inbox.
28:17 You know?
28:19 - Yeah, and Rivera's combination there at the corner
28:23 from Hernandez, some shots from Rivera.
28:29 Notice that left hand to open Rivera off from Hernandez.
28:33 Again, the left hand, you know.
28:35 Hernandez is in complete control of this match.
28:39 - He was a really good right hand.
28:40 - He was, he was, and like I said,
28:43 he knows when to pull the strings,
28:45 when to give some opportunity for Rivera to counter,
28:49 like with that right hand.
28:50 [crowd cheering]
28:53 - Ten seconds to go in the round.
28:55 [bell ringing]
28:58 - It was a good way to finish the round
29:01 for Uwe Hernandez, the Cuban.
29:04 - Yeah, I noticed there that last punch from Hernandez
29:09 really got Rivera.
29:10 He almost threw his mouthpiece away again,
29:13 so the body shots are, you know,
29:18 making some effect.
29:19 - And I think the referee, right now,
29:22 talking to Rivera, is saying, like,
29:23 "I need to see some reaction from you,
29:25 or this match has come to an end,"
29:27 because we have already two rounds where, you know,
29:32 the match has been really close to a technical knockout.
29:35 - Oh, yes, yeah.
29:36 All the action from Rivera, from Hernandez,
29:38 as we can see, watch that right hand.
29:40 It's coming again.
29:42 He misses there.
29:46 After the couple of shots from Rivera,
29:48 there's the left hand, and then it comes--
29:51 the right hand and the left hand again.
29:54 - But this was a really hard right hand.
29:57 It didn't land 100%, but I think Rivera felt it.
30:01 - Absolutely.
30:03 Eighth round of a 12-round match
30:06 for the WBA gold super middleweight title.
30:13 Hernandez in the white and gray,
30:16 Rivera from Colombia in the blue.
30:20 It's been a shutout so far.
30:23 Hernandez in full control of the fight.
30:28 Big right hand from Rivera, but from Hernandez--
30:32 - That's it. - That's it.
30:34 You mentioned it, weren't you? - That's it, yeah.
30:36 - You mentioned it.
30:38 Rivera was not showing any kind of opposition
30:42 to Hernandez.
30:44 I think it's a wise decision by the ref.
30:47 - Yeah, it was a really wise decision.
30:49 He has to, you know, to take care of the boxer.
30:56 - That's the main responsibility of the referee, yes.
30:59 - And he was landing a lot of punches.
31:04 - And no counter coming from Rivera.
31:07 He didn't knock him down, yes,
31:10 but the volume of punches landed from Hernandez
31:14 on Rivera's anatomy
31:17 led the referee to nothing else but to stop the fight.
31:20 - Most of them cut Rivera's head.
31:23 - Oh, yes. - Directly to Rivera's head.
31:25 - Yes. - It was a natural
31:26 and wise decision for the referee.
31:28 - I agree.
31:29 - He warned Rivera at the end of the seventh round.
31:33 He told him, "I need to see some reaction of you.
31:35 I am not seeing it,
31:37 and I have to stop the match if I don't see it."
31:40 - And he kept to his word.
31:42 No reaction, no action, he stopped the fight.
31:46 - Yeah, wise decision for the referee is gonna be
31:50 Uwe Hernandez, the winner of the match,
31:54 technical knockout,
31:55 and here's Hector Villarreal with the official announcement.
31:57 - El ganador por knockout técnico,
32:00 the winner, by the way, of technical knockout
32:03 at 37 seconds of round number eight,
32:07 and still, and todavía,
32:10 WBA gold super middleweight champion,
32:14 campeón super mediano gol de la AMD de Cuba,
32:19 Uwe Hernandez.
32:24 - Here we have 17 and 1,
32:27 Tank Chaos,
32:30 winner by TKO.
32:32 Yes, now he's got the title.
32:35 Yes, now he improves his record to 10 and 0,
32:40 and he is retaining his title.
32:45 Third round of the match.