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00:00going to go tonight we're coming to you for the first time from the mohegan sun casino on showtime
00:04championship boxing we're about an hour outside hartford connecticut as we close in on our marquee
00:11matchup steve albert along with the fight dr ferdy pacheco former world champion bobby chiz we are
00:18ringside here at the mohegan sun event center coming up next we've got the main event it'll be
00:26two-time world champion kostya zoo versus the number five contender ahmed santos for the wbc super
00:32lightweight championship well earlier we saw the continuing connection between brooklyn and boxing
00:40recently there's been an influx of former soviet and eastern european talent to the sweet science
00:45tonight's featured fighter konstantin kostya sue originally from sorov russia is an integral part
00:52of that particular movement
00:54within the shadowy violent world of prize fighting it is the poorest of nations that produce
01:07the greatest of fighters now as the former communist countries of eastern europe and central asia are
01:14ravaged by crippling wars and economic depressions they are predictably developing a slew of top flight
01:21boxers perhaps the most successful most respected is wbc super lightweight champion kostya sue four near
01:30siberia his father an ice fisherman sue discovered his talent for boxing through the rigorous training
01:36regimen employed by the soviet military the one thing i learned from beginning is discipline discipline discipline yourself and not only in army it's just another thing so many things you have to deal with yourself every single day without discipline nothing gonna happen
01:43after moving to australia sue turned pro at the age of 24 winning 23 of 25 fights and earning a reputation for his boxing skills and punching power i have great power and
02:00After moving to Australia, Sue turned pro at the age of 24, winning 23 of 25 fights and earning a reputation for his boxing skills and punching power.
02:10I have great power in both hands. Great, great power. And I'm still increasing my power. But the most important thing is I have brains.
02:23Following a dominant performance against the highly ranked and notoriously tough Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Sue captured his second world title.
02:34Now, the fighter with the unique haircut and curious name is widely acknowledged as the best fighter at 140 pounds.
02:42And after his long journey and bizarre history, no one ever has to ask, yes, Sue's here.
02:53Another fighter who exudes immense confidence, Kostya Zoo has since relocated from Russia to Sydney, Australia, as mentioned, in order to pursue his boxing career and showcase his talents.
03:10Back with Bobby Chez. Bobby, where does Kostya Zoo rank among the Eastern Bloc fighters in the world today, as far as you're concerned?
03:18You know, Steve, I think he's as good, if not better, than every one of them. He has a little bit of the old Eastern European style with the jab with the left hand up the way he holds it out and uses it as a measuring tool as well as a jab.
03:28But he's Americanized. The polish is there. The power is there. The tenacity is there. Great condition. Great discipline he spoke about.
03:34He is a lot to reckon with in that division and always will be.
03:37Sort of a hybrid in terms of style. Let's get your keys to victory for both fighters tonight. Sue versus Santos.
03:42Sure. Well, Sue has to be the aggressor. That's where he's at his best, coming forward. Coming forward and a power shot in combination.
03:49He hits with four or five big shots. Men fold. And the big right hand, that's a sugar punch.
03:54Here, ever the aggressor, he's constantly pressuring. Even Miguel and Hel Gonzalez, a tough guy.
03:58He leads with a right hand. He throws a second right hand to keep Gonzalez's hands up and unloads with a wicked left hook to the body.
04:04And then the combination just continues. There's the left hook to the body. And at this point, Gonzalez is in big trouble.
04:13This had been going on all night. Sue, ever the aggressor, with those big power shots. And he does land heavy.
04:19All right, let's take a look at his opponent tonight. From Los Mojes, Mexico, Ahmed Santos.
04:25Has to use a sharp jab. And time, Sue, the right hand. Sue tends to come running in a lot and also box smart from the outside.
04:31When he gets his pound of flesh, he's going to have to stay on the outside.
04:34Here, we're going to see him miss the right hand against Billy Irwin. And then Irwin follow and try and hit him with the hook that he also slips.
04:40But now that he has Irwin turn, watch this quick, short right hand. Irwin's turn this way. Before he comes back, watch the right hand.
04:46Straight. Very good. Very quick. Very strong. Bang. That's what he needs to do.
04:51He's got a time, Sue, coming in and get some respect. Or he's going to have real problems going to distance.
04:55Well, we know about Sue's power. And Santos, in his own right, has a good straight right hand, left hook to the body.
05:00What's going to be the big difference in this fight?
05:02I think the big difference is going to be that Santos doesn't recognize just how strong and powerful that Sue is.
05:06And I think that power and that tenacity, that ever-present body and mind pressure is going to make him fold.
05:12I think I know your answer to this, but just for the record, how about a prediction?
05:15I think Costitu will break Santos down somewhere in the first four or five rounds.
05:19Santos said something in the interviews, which was similar to Miguel and Hill Gonzalez.
05:23I said, well, I don't see anything special about Costitu.
05:25And if you don't see it, I think you have a problem.
05:27Maybe you should do like us and watch the tapes.
05:29Let's get it up to Jimmy Lennon Jr. for the introduction of the ring walks.
05:32First, the challenger.
05:34Ladies and gentlemen at this time, prepare to welcome the fighters as they make their way to the ring for this, our main event of the evening.
05:45And at this time, we ask you to rise as our fighters will be entering the ring to the playing of their respective national anthems.
05:54First, ladies and gentlemen, here is the challenger from Mexico, Ahmed Santos.
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06:42The challenger, Ahmed Santos, getting his first world title shot. He's done well when he stepped up the competition tonight. By far, though, his biggest test, although relatively unknown, not to be taken lightly.
07:06We're set to get it back up to Jimmy Leningen.
07:11Making his way to the ring, please welcome the defending champion from Australia, Kostya Zoo.
07:18Cool.
07:19Let's go.
07:20Let's go.
07:21I want you guys to walk.
07:22I want you guys to walk, man.
07:23Good luck, man.
07:24Walk at any pace you want, man.
07:25All right.
07:26Let's pick it up.
07:27Let's pick it up.
07:28Let's go.
07:29Let's go.
07:30I want you guys to walk.
07:31Keep that up, man.
07:32Good luck, man.
07:33Walk at any pace you want, man.
07:34All right.
07:35Let's pick it up.
07:36Let's pick it up.
07:37Good luck.
07:38The champion Kostya Zoo his first defense of the title, which he won, as Bobby pointed out, the impressive 10th round TKO for Miguel on Helgen's team.
07:43The champion Kostya Zoo his first defense of the title, which he won, as Bobby pointed out, the impressive 10th round TKO for Miguel on Helgen's team.
08:01The champion Kostya Zoo dominated the fight, also a former IBF super lightweight champ, highly decorated amateur, 259 and 11, including the world amateur title.
08:19His only loss in 25 pro fights, a 10th round TKO to Vince Phillips in 97, a terrific fight.
08:26He's won five straight since, all by a knockout.
08:30And Bobby, as we saw in his last fight with Gonzalez, too, a ferocious puncher with a ruthless attitude.
08:37He fights with, I guess, what you can call controlled fury.
08:40If he has any flaws, what are they?
08:42If he has any flaws, they might be this, that sometimes when he is so offense-minded, he neglects his defense, which he says he's working on.
08:50He just, he zeroes in on something.
08:51And sometimes he becomes a little too focused to switch.
08:54Like with Gonzalez, he had that right-hand laning so well that he did throw to the body.
08:57As soon as he started going to the body, the fight was over that much quicker.
09:00Meanwhile, Santos has a good chin with heart and conditioning as his major assets.
09:06He's come back from knockdowns to win in the past.
09:09He's got a big right hand, good left hook.
09:11He's a blue collar type fighter.
09:13He's trained to fight from the outside, but doesn't mind getting inside and mixing it up.
09:17That could be a problem against a guy like Kostya Zoo.
09:20But, Ferdy, does he have the punch to hurt a guy like Zoo?
09:24He's got the punch, but the problem is he comes to stand in front to deliver the punch.
09:28And that's exactly what he wants, what Kostya Zoo wants.
09:31He wants a guy to stand in front of him and throw a punch.
09:34So what will win the fight for him will also lose the fight for him.
09:37If he stands there and doesn't do it fast enough, he's the one that's going to be down.
09:41All right, we're set to size him up as we check out the title of the tape.
09:46Zoo now 30, Santos turns 26 next week.
09:49Three-inch height advantage for the challenger.
09:51Zoo 140, Santos 139 in yesterday's way.
09:53And fight time waits.
09:55Zoo 152, Santos 148.
09:57And Santos with the three-inch reach advantage.
09:59Key rules, no standing eight, no three knockdown rule.
10:02A fighter cannot be saved by the bell any round.
10:04If an accidental butt occurs before the end of the fourth, it's a technical draw.
10:08After the end of the fourth, they go to the cards.
10:10So here at the Mohegan Sun Event Center, we're getting ready for the main event WBC Super Lightweight Championship.
10:17Zoo versus Santos.
10:19Time for the official free fight festivities, which includes a special guest performing our national anthem.
10:24Here's our ring announcer once again, the classy Jimmy Lennon Jr.
10:27And please remain standing, ladies and gentlemen, for this time we present our national anthem.
10:32And to lead us, ladies and gentlemen, we have a very special treat.
10:36Please welcome to the microphone, the outstanding recording artist, Crystal Gale.
10:43Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed the twilight's last gleaming.
11:04Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight.
11:13O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming.
11:21And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
11:30Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
11:38Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave.
11:48O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
12:01Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, Crystal Gale.
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12:20Here on the Mohegan Tribal Reservation for the featured bound of the evening.
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12:38This bow coming away is sanctioned by the World Boxing Council,
12:42President Jose Suleiman, Supervisor Edmund Lipinski,
12:45along with the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Commission Athletic Unit, Unit Chief Jerry Boyle.
12:51Our physicians at ringside, Dr. Michael Schwartz, Dr. Walter Iawachi,
12:56Dr. Yogis Katechia, timekeeper at the bell is Lou Dell,
13:00keeping count of the knockdowns, Michael Ortega.
13:03Introducing to you our judges at ringside,
13:05from Los Angeles, California, Henry Elispuru,
13:09from Braintree, Massachusetts, Dick Flaherty,
13:12and from Brick, New Jersey, Tom Kazmarek.
13:15Introducing to you our referee in charge of this bout,
13:18he'll be giving instructions after the introductions,
13:21Frank Cappuccino.
13:23All right, fans, here we go with the main event of the evening,
13:2812 rounds of boxing for the WBC Super Lightweight Championship of the World.
13:34And now, ladies and gentlemen in attendance,
13:37and boxing fans joining us around the world,
13:40live from Mohegan Sun Casino,
13:43it's showtime!
13:50Introducing to you first on my left,
13:52fighting out of the blue corner, the challenger.
13:55Wearing black trunks with white trim,
13:57he hails from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.
14:02He weighed in at already 139 pounds,
14:05with a record of 25 wins,
14:07two losses, and four draws.
14:09He has 13 wins coming by way of knockout.
14:13Currently ranked the WBC number 5 Super Lightweight contender,
14:17here is the NABF Super Lightweight Champion,
14:20making his first attempt at a world title.
14:23Introducing, Ahmed Santos!
14:33And presenting his opponent across the ring on my right,
14:36the defending champion,
14:37fighting out of the red corner,
14:39wearing black trunks,
14:41hailing from Sydney, Australia,
14:43by way of Seraph, Russia.
14:45He weighed in at the Super Lightweight limit of 140 pounds even.
14:49His outstanding record includes 23 wins,
14:52one loss, one draw,
14:54with 19 wins coming by way of knockout.
14:57Here is the former IBF World Champion,
15:00and the current WBC Super Lightweight Champion of the World,
15:05introducing Kostya Zou.
15:15Once again, a referee in charge,
15:17break up with Gino now to give instructions,
15:1912 rounds of boxing schedule.
15:21Kostya Zou.
15:26Good evening, gentlemen.
15:28I want you to protect yourself at all times.
15:31I want you both to touch gloves,
15:34touch gloves,
15:36touch gloves,
15:37and I will leave it with you.
15:39Go back to your corner, please.
15:43Final instructions from veteran referee Frank Campuchino.
15:47Kostya Zou's typical M.O.
15:49Go for the early knockout,
15:51as Johnny Lewis,
15:53who declined to wear a microphone,
15:55unlike Jose Morales in the Ahmed Santos corner,
15:58gives a final hug to Kostya.
16:00Kostya.
16:01Santos, nothing comes easy for this underrated boxer,
16:04simply shows up to work and fights his heart out.
16:07He does have a good chin,
16:08and he's probably going to need it tonight
16:10against Kostya Zou,
16:11who is a human buzz saw.
16:14Yeah, he's going to have to get his pound of flesh, too,
16:16Steve. I talked about it earlier.
16:17He's going to have to do something to get respect from Zou,
16:19because Zou, it's not that he doesn't respect him,
16:21but his style and his M.O. is forward and fast.
16:24He usually tests his opponent's heart and chin
16:27almost immediately, does Zou.
16:28He'll find out if Santos wants to fight.
16:31He's mean and strong.
16:32He hits hard and often.
16:34Straight-ahead type fighter, a headhunter,
16:36often with lots of pressure.
16:38Well, Santos is doing what he says.
16:40He'll just stand in front of him and punch a lot.
16:42So far, he's done that.
16:43We haven't seen the opposing charge yet.
16:46Zou always looks to establish control early,
16:49looks to dictate, was a little wild in the first round
16:52with Miguel Angel Gonzalez and settled down
16:55in what started out as a dirty fight.
16:58Zou hits so hard as trainer Johnny Lewis says
17:01he hits like a junior middleweight,
17:03but he says he's increased his power even more
17:05on five to six kinds of punches.
17:08So maybe he punches like a middleweight now.
17:10You notice, though, he still does keep that left hand
17:12a la the Eastern European style,
17:14keeps it out there more as a prodder,
17:17not always just for points like they do in the amateur,
17:19but a range finder.
17:20And then he looks to unload and hook off it.
17:22Break, break, let him out, let him go.
17:24He uses it well, uses legs well, move in and out.
17:27What a great right hand.
17:28He has good power.
17:29Yeah, that's his signature punch.
17:31The straight right also has a very effective left hook.
17:34Sneaky fast, has one-punch knockout power,
17:37which Santos does not.
17:39Santos going for the one-two combination.
17:42There was a nice right hand by Santos.
17:46Santos is trying to get his pound of flesh,
17:49trying to get the respect.
17:50He just doesn't seem to have the power to do it.
17:57Santos standing right in there against
17:59the powerful Kaspezu.
18:01He said he was going to stand in front of him.
18:03He sure is, and that's going to cost him.
18:05That is going to cost him because Kaspezu's got much heavier hands.
18:10And not as fast as Zu.
18:13Zu punches very accurately.
18:19It's one of his better qualities as a fighter.
18:22There's that right hand, starting to find range.
18:25Zu is, that is, threw one nice one to the body,
18:28and left hook up top.
18:29Again, I point out what Bobby went out for the fans.
18:36Watch how he uses his left hand.
18:38It's a range finder.
18:39He did.
18:40He's not trying to hit up the heart of it.
18:41He just kind of leaves it out there,
18:42and then throws a bomb of the right hand right after.
18:44Strange style, but it works.
18:50Santos was buried down on Schultz's defense.
18:53Some nice hooks there by the champion.
18:56He's looking pretty good defensively here.
18:59He's blocking most of Santos' punches.
19:01He said he was working on his defense more,
19:04but of course he's known as an offensive-minded foot.
19:17I don't think they can say much to him
19:19except keep doing what you just did
19:21because he won the round easy.
19:23He's putting your timing out, mate.
19:26Just watch him because he found the left hook
19:27and the big right hand over the top.
19:28Let me settle down a little bit.
19:29Yeah.
19:30Harry, Harry.
19:31Haz caso.
19:32I have nothing.
19:33He said, he says,
19:34that's right.
19:35Step it up.
19:36He throws it right now.
19:37Let's go.
19:38Let's go.
19:39Jose Morales, the trainer, the father of Eric,
19:40the undefeated WBC super bantaway champ,
19:42who is the champion of the game,
19:44that's right.
19:45He's a good man.
19:46It's a good man.
19:48I have nothing.
19:49He said, he says,
19:50he's not very fast, right?
19:51He says, he's not very fast, right?
19:52He said, he says, he's not very fast.
19:53He's a good man.
19:54He's a good man.
19:55OK?
19:56Step it up.
19:57He throws it right now.
19:58Let's go.
19:59Let's go.
20:00Jose Morales, the trainer, the father of Eric,
20:03who defeated WBC Super Bantaway champ,
20:05who is soon to fight Marco Antonio Barrera.
20:08All right, round two, scheduled for 12,
20:10the WBC Super Lightweight Championship at stake.
20:14Das Chizou, the champion.
20:16Nice left hook to the body by Santos.
20:19Santos is not taking a step back, you know.
20:21I mean, he's here to fight.
20:23He doesn't look like he's too impressive.
20:25The winner of this fight has to fight the mandatory, guess who?
20:32Julio Cesar Chavez, who is way past his prime.
20:36It's frightening that a man can maintain that status
20:39of number one contender at the lopsided beating he took,
20:41even though it was at welterweight,
20:43and he remains number one at junior welterweight.
20:45Well, it's a terrible shame.
20:46It's the power of money.
20:48It's all, yes, politics and money and greed.
20:50Zou said that, well, he'll train hard for me.
20:53This is assuming Zou wins this fight.
20:55But my feeling, no matter how much Chavez trains,
20:57it really won't matter against Costa Zou.
20:59Them hands loose. Get them loose.
21:00As a matter of fact, that is a...
21:02the more he trains, the worse it is for him.
21:04He has nowhere to go but down.
21:10Santos continues to stand right in front of Costa Zou.
21:13That could cost him eventually.
21:16Zou definitely has the heavier hands.
21:17A little bit of speed might be for Santos,
21:20but he's not sitting on his punches.
21:23He's throwing a lot of armor,
21:24and not a lot of body.
21:26Zou has put on 12 pounds since yesterday's weigh,
21:29and he's up to 152.
21:33And that's on his junior welterweight.
21:35Santos up to 148.
21:41Good block there by the right arm of Zou.
21:45Another one.
21:46He's blocking and then throwing.
21:48Nicely done by Costa Zou.
21:49He's seeing those punches almost as if they're slow motion.
21:59Good blocker move by Zou.
22:00He really has improved his defense.
22:02It was a nice double jab in the right hand attempt by Santos.
22:04He had the right things to try.
22:06He's just not making them work.
22:07And a step right uppercut by Zou.
22:09He's not executing.
22:10He's not fast in his looping punches.
22:12He's got to shorten up and tighten up and come in straight.
22:15Oh, a straight right hand right down the middle by Costa Zou.
22:18Right between the...
22:19Not a low blow, but...
22:20Let him go.
22:21Let him go.
22:21By Costa Zou.
22:27With that combination, they're connected by Ahmed Santos.
22:36Oh, what a right hand by Costa Zou.
22:39Right on the jaw.
22:40Santos showing a pretty good chance.
22:42I know a few of those shots were very solid.
22:46Oh, a nice right hand.
22:48Straight down the pike.
22:49Right on the nose.
22:50By Zou.
22:52Who's getting his pound of flesh as Bobby keeps talking about Zou.
22:56Well, he's got a whole load of flesh up and down.
22:59Let's like a combination by Costa Zou.
23:02He's starting to get more and more accurate.
23:04Bell, Bell!
23:08Coming up, March 3rd,
23:10two of boxing's best undefeated champions,
23:12David Reed and Felix Trinidad,
23:13faced off of the WBA Super Waterway crowd
23:16in an exclusive SCT pay-per-view telecast.
23:19Trinidad, the IBF, and WBC Waterway.
23:20The WBC Waterway champ moves up in weight.
23:22Challenge Reed, the Olympic gold medalist for his 154-pound title.
23:26Also appearing, world champion Ray Mercer will try to capture the WBA North American heavyweight crown.
23:32Also on the card, the aforementioned former six-time world champ Julia Cesar Chavez.
23:36And Christy Martin seeks to solidify her status as the women's pound-for-pound champion.
23:41It's all live on SCT pay-per-view from the outdoor arena at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas,
23:46Friday, March 3rd, 9 p.m. Eastern, 6 p.m. Pacific.
23:50Don't miss it.
23:50Stay in your corner, all the way back.
24:04Well, in the first couple of rounds,
24:06Kostya Zou has shown good hand speed with jabs and combinations,
24:10scoring effectively against Ahmed Santos.
24:12We begin round three.
24:14He's not, excuse me, Bobby, he's not been hit real hard yet.
24:18I mean, he, this guy keeps throwing those big arm points like that one,
24:21circling big, looping wedges that aren't landing.
24:23Right now, Kostya Zou has basically set the tone in the first two rounds.
24:28What he's going to do, he's going to break this guy down,
24:31or at least that's what his attempt is going to be, a little at a time.
24:34And he's getting a little more accurate with his shots.
24:36He's backing up a little less each time.
24:40And the pound of flesh hasn't really come full scale for Santos.
24:43He has to land something that makes Zou respect him.
24:46Nine of Zou's 19 knockouts in three rounds or less.
24:56He's 23, one and one with 19 knockouts,
24:58seven, one and one in world championship fights.
25:01His first defense of the WPC super lightweight title.
25:06Straight right hand right on the head by Kostya Zou.
25:11And that punch is finding a home consistently.
25:16And Santos is missing consistently.
25:19And he has really missed some long shots.
25:21I think he'd start to sharpen him up a little bit
25:23and come straight down the middle.
25:25And I'm wondering once again in Zou's corner,
25:27maybe they should tell him to fire that straight right
25:29into the body.
25:30There's a cut.
25:31It looks like on the high, on the brow.
25:33Let him out, let him out, let him out.
25:34Yeah, the right side of the head of Kostya Zou.
25:38Get him loose, get them hands loose, get them hands loose.
25:40He has been prone to cuts and bruises over the course of time.
25:43Stay off his neck, Kostya Zou.
25:47Taste tight.
25:50Throwing a little harder jab now.
25:52Stuffing a jab.
25:53A little more than range finding.
25:59Once he starts tasting a bit of that blood,
26:02perhaps there'll be more of a sense of urgency.
26:04And there it is right there.
26:06Beautiful straight right hand unleashed by Kostya Zou.
26:10Clipped him right on the edge of the jab.
26:11Another countering right hand that sent Santos back a bit.
26:18Now he's picking up the pace, is Zou.
26:20Get them loose, get them hands loose.
26:22By Kostya, then a left hook, followed by another right.
26:25He just swarms.
26:26He's working and he's breaking him down.
26:29Little by little, he's getting to where he wants to be
26:31and he's just about there.
26:32Relentless attack of Zou.
26:36Zou doesn't like going backwards.
26:38If Santos could push him back, step with that jab,
26:40and step, step, step, push back.
26:42Zou, he could be more effective, but Zou's just not allowing him.
26:45He's just not going back.
26:46I mean, he stands there and takes his shot as he comes forward.
26:49He's got this guy's formula.
26:50Not just the power, it's the accuracy and the timing of Zou's punches.
26:54And he has terrific reflexes.
26:56Look what he did just then.
26:57He took a couple of little steps back
26:59and then came forward with two or three punches.
27:01He's just not going back.
27:04Final seconds of the third round.
27:06We'll check out how they handle the little cut.
27:09Kostya Zou, his cut man, Peter Mitrovsky.
27:11Kostya Zou, his cut man, Peter Mitrovsky.
27:42Do you ever worry some banging of heads?
27:45All fighters have to worry about it.
27:46Here they come together, and that appears to be where the cut started.
27:55Zou with a signature punch here, working that right hand.
27:58Rocks back a little, fires, grazes a little bit,
28:01but some blood's starting to trickle from the nose of Santos.
28:05Kostya Zou, Boris, the young father of Kostya Zou,
28:10who made the big trek.
28:11Keep them hands loose. Keep them loose.
28:12Australia with his son.
28:15Back in the early 90s.
28:20Zou continues to move forward and press the attack on the Mexican.
28:24Using that left, predominantly.
28:32Let's see if he follows it up with the right hand,
28:34which is his bread and butter punch.
28:36There it is, but it's just because it didn't fully connect, but Santos looks wobbly.
28:45Santos just trying to get out of the way.
28:47I think the momentum of him trying to get out of the way,
28:49plus getting hit with the good right hand made him appear to be a little more hurt than he was.
28:52Santos' game.
28:53He shot a straight right hand that grazed to.
28:56Then he nailed him with a straight right that sent him.
28:59Well, he's getting his pound, but it doesn't seem to be working.
29:03And Zou has a rock-iron jaw.
29:04Break! Break!
29:07There's nothing wrong with the jaw of Santos.
29:09My God, he's taking some shots.
29:11Keep that punches up, Ahmed. Keep them up, man.
29:12He's prioritized him as having a very good chin.
29:18Boy, when he throws that right hand, you think something.
29:22That was a slip by Santos, but he got hit pretty good, too.
29:25Santos has been down three times in his career.
29:27He won two of those fights.
29:31Last time he was down, February of 99, against Ricky Pelas.
29:35That was a victory for Santos by decision.
29:39Once again, Costas is zeroing in on the head.
29:41Not that much body work.
29:42I think the straight right hand to the body
29:44with a left uppercut to the chin
29:45would be very effective for him right now.
29:47He's just not mixing it up.
29:49Almost completely head-hunting.
29:53He throws a couple of body shots,
29:55but he never follows up with the head, as you say.
29:57I mean, the body shots are okay.
29:59There's not enough up.
30:07Santos attempting to go to the body, but to no avail.
30:10Watch that backhand, Kazoo.
30:13Watch the backhand.
30:15Break.
30:15Break.
30:16Step back.
30:20Tough body shot.
30:21Come on.
30:22Come on, you guys.
30:26Hold it.
30:27Hold it.
30:27Hold it.
30:27Now, Santos flicking the jab, but they're getting almost nowhere with it.
30:41That comes the jab of Sue.
30:43And again, the defense of Sue has to be frustrating the Mexican.
30:49Santos' face starting to get a little red and ugly, too.
30:52Starting to show some signs of wear and tear.
30:54Nice jab.
30:56Hard jab by Sue.
30:57Very effective.
31:01And Santos walking right into the left and a straight right by Sue.
31:06Bell!
31:06Bell!
31:07Another good round for the champion.
31:08Go to the body, he says, go to the body.
31:34Here you see Kazoo, see this is part of that old European style of boxing.
31:39He keeps that out there as a rangefinder.
31:41And then straight and around, he goes his way.
31:43And once he hasn't hurt, he comes back with the left hooks as we roll the tape.
31:46He likes to use it as a rangefinder for the looping shots and the straight shots.
31:49There's one off the side of the head.
31:51Another one around, and then he comes up with the hook.
31:53As he got Santos in a little bit of trouble early in that round.
31:56Let's go!
31:57Let's go!
31:59It has been a surgical-like performance for Kostya Zhu,
32:08who's been blocking Santos' jabs all night defensively while scoring with his own.
32:15The reach advantage by Santos is not having any effect.
32:20Oh, these are hard, pounding punches by Sue.
32:27You know, right, Sue's made up his mind to get out of here.
32:31I'll tell you what, some of those shots you can see,
32:33he's not just hitting with good form and good power,
32:35he's hitting him with his attitude.
32:38And Santos in trouble right now.
32:40The face of Santos really running up.
32:43Kostya Zhu all over him, really turning it up a notch here in round five.
32:48Oh, that was a nice little shot underneath.
32:51He's thrown with a much, much different power and attitude than he had before.
32:54He's coming on to, okay, let's get this thing over with, man.
32:58Let's go.
32:59Sue told us he's increased the power on about five or six different kinds of punches
33:04in Santos' feeling.
33:08You can see, too, the transition time when he throws a shot.
33:11It sits in the body or in the face of Santos.
33:14It just stays with him.
33:16It may stay with him for days.
33:18Come on, come on, come on.
33:33Santos just being tossed around like a rag dog.
33:36Canto's starting to bleed from the nose from those hard shots.
33:47As well, he might.
33:48He's been getting powdered.
33:49This looks like vintage Julio Cesar Chavez,
33:52the way he would accumulate against a deponent,
33:55and then the opponent's face would start getting worse and worse each round.
33:59Yeah, that's kind of what it looks like,
34:00i think his body shots although there aren't that many are starting to pile up too yeah we saw the
34:04same thing with miguel and hel gonzalez's face as the fight went on got worse and worse more swollen
34:09more blood cuts and you can see the damage done interesting santo's told us his idol growing up
34:16but was julio cesar chavez and how interesting if he would be able to upset sue he'd have to fight
34:22chavez you say he really doesn't want to but that business is business right right with facing this
34:29fight we all said to him we don't have to worry about that
34:35he cancels a remote right hand by kosh jazoo was displaying a great chin that was a picture
34:42perfect right hand what a beauty
34:48santa's trying to answer back to the body but having no impact at all
34:53missing with those punches walking into rights and left by zoo as santos
34:57was santos struggling and juju is having his way
35:07shot to the body by santos as the goal
35:14get him on the jump
35:15here's that right hand he stuffs the jab in and fires a right hand and you can see the legs almost come
35:43out from under santos and that wasn't even his best right hand here's another look from overhead
35:48got the rangefinder in the right hand you see the legs start to wobble that after effect sometimes
35:53sometimes a delayed reaction just spin it
36:07look on the face of ahmed santos he's very courageous has a lot of guts but he looked resigned in that corner
36:22no no no no no no no no hold it you know i had no real good indication from the tapes i'd seen of
36:27santos to see what kind of chin he had and when he didn't have one this good i don't think if i was
36:31going to go six for a round ah come on ahmed
36:33he was going to go six for a round ahmed
36:36claiming that uh he is the recipient of rabbit call to santos heavy overhand right hand there but
36:42that had landed squarely all over to santos there was a great body shot by
36:47sue but if he's throwing a couple more one two divided then rip the middle i can't help but think
36:52that this fight would be a lot easier
36:56pounding yeah you go down that way man by sue santos continues to complain to frank cappuccino
37:01we got in the back of the headroom that series of bunches because he bent over
37:06and that was more santos fault than anything else yeah that just happened like that one just there
37:11because of the angle oh look at that shot right soon right right the solar plexus let him go man
37:17and that has to hurt now those those are the punches that uh chavez used to throw that break
37:22you down he's doing the same thing you just jackknife in half it just takes the wind right out of
37:27you believe me the body shots last a whole lot longer than those chin shots you can shake them
37:31off to the jaw much more quickly than those body shots lead right by cost jazoo no answer by the
37:39challenger and there's one right off the top of the head by chill continues to pummel the mexican
37:44santos i don't know i don't know how much santos can take those those uh right hands that land right
37:50on the jaw you'll see what happened too is zoo started working the body that left hand came down
37:55to protect the body and there's the right hand once again right hand with signature punch
38:00of kasha zoo who is now punishing santos watch his footing hey man turn your back
38:10combination the left hand got in there by sue the red miss
38:14he's trying to get him down he's looking for a six straight i didn't go i didn't go
38:19i didn't go cost jazoo won five in a row by care you see the eyes starting to swell up again by santos
38:25nose is bleeding everything coming apart
38:32well he's fighting like a beaten fighter now he's right now he's just in the in that
38:39that stepped ahead of santos straight back
38:42that's his zoo is starting to smell the beginning of the end here i can see it in his eyes
38:47and i believe so santos santos is saying i wonder how much more of this i gotta go through
38:53but a very proud courageous ahmed santos
39:01not only impressed here with the offensive zoo but
39:04the defense as well which he has been criticized for
39:07he says you don't have any guts what's the matter with you standing and fight
39:34they're saying all kind of terrible things though if you don't want to do this we'll stop the fight
39:44we're gonna take a look there's one of the shots
39:47where he bends
39:49zoo actually didn't really hit him in the back of the head hit him in the ear sort of he complained
39:54and it's not really relevant because he's just gonna run into some more damage here's the right hand on the
39:59chin crisp clean not his best punch because his momentum was moving backward but it hurt santos
40:05nonetheless there was another good body shot and another set of right hands to the ear
40:11you know that's the kind of beating that's bad by because it's not enough to stop the fight
40:14but it's still damaging to to go around that no no no no no no no no not a knock down all right how
40:20about uh unofficially i could pretty much guess what your scores are here at hampton
40:25i have a shutout yeah it's it has to be a shutout uh not really any two-point rounds yet though
40:30how about the fans at home online
40:35they've got it the same way 6-7 for constitution how would you like to be ahmed santos you're getting
40:40pummeled and punished and you come back to your corner your trainer jose morales is
40:45is calling you a coward basically and you know what the funny thing i think is that there's a
40:50corner whatever reason doesn't respect right see that back what i see in zoo the same way santos
40:55didn't now he's learning firsthand what is so difficult about beating this kid well i think
40:59it's just the opposite i think he's showing a lot of guts standing in there and taking his pummeling
41:03yeah he's oh he's trying all mexican fighters i don't think there's one one i've ever met that's a
41:08coward i mean they try but this guy's just out of class he is just out of class doesn't have the skills
41:14or the power of a costume very evident here and we knew that going in
41:21all right some good fights out there for costa zoo good fights i mean he can line up the heavens here
41:26for the next uh year or two or more he's he is something he's the goods well well we start two
41:34futures today zap dudo wasn't mad either we've got two futures going here good it's a great division
41:40charme mitchell teron millet randall bailey judah zoo it's a great debate very exciting division and uh
41:48cassia zoo even mentioned the possibility of going up and wait some time and fighting oscar de la
41:53la joie he talked about arturo gaddy would be very entertaining but for this division alone
41:58with mitchell terry and of course judah really terrific break as long as he doesn't mention roy jones
42:03jr i mean stop somewhere along the line look at that look at that series of combinations he put in there
42:10and punch him punctuated it with a body shot wow what a kid
42:21zoo systematically
42:24putting the mexican away he doesn't waste much energy he's very efficient accurate
42:30oh smacking right hand to the body and a right hand to the head right after it he follows it up too
42:38which is exciting well i think you listen to bobby bobby had just said why don't you put one to the
42:44body onto the head he did just that wow perfect you might have a little tv in the corner
42:48oh another right hand right on the back and they're noisy punches oh another one what's holding
43:01santos up oh wow he's chopping him down well santos complains they are behind the
43:09the head but that's because he's down at the time let's see they didn't call that a knockdown
43:14no it's not it's a beating amazingly there have been no knockdowns thus far
43:23well we talked about all the terrific champions in this 140-pound division take a look after the
43:30first fight brooklyn's southpaw sensation zab judah won his fight earlier against south african
43:35jan bergman of the fourth round and so put him up on that list his first world title tell you what steve
43:40this just looking at this group brings me back to the days of leonard and hearns and haggler and
43:44duran and that that type of rivalry and trilogies could be set up instantly and this is just a great
43:49division talent well you could just map out a bunch of fights and be busy for two years here this guy
43:55fights that guy he beats this guy by saying wow things are getting good in boxing again endless possibilities
44:01for unification just when you think we're through they pull you back in again another race era in
44:09boxing thank you al pacino that's what makes boxing so great round eight it is scheduled for 12
44:17for the wbc super lightweight title cost you zoo throwing a shot in his first defense
44:24he won the title over miguel on helder's house in a dominant
44:32santos for the first time in the fight he hurt him a little bit but then he hit him with a beautiful
44:37right uppercut what i said before just come up top come up top you all right son no he's not he's in
44:43trouble no he's not well let's see if it ends here in the eighth round that's the fourth time
44:48status has gone down he goes down for the second time and frank cappuccino says it's all over after
44:54the second knockdown and costa zero retains his title in a very impressive uh method he not only
45:02worked uh the fight the way he wanted to have patience he broke the guy down imposed his will and
45:07in the end finished off fast so a big big impressive win uh for costa zoo i i see nothing but uh great
45:16things for this kid in the next year or two a surgical like performance by costa zoo
45:25he gets past ahmed santos in convincing fashion and it certainly looks like he's on his way there
45:30now making his next defense against the mandatory of all people julio cesar chavez you know what he
45:36systematically broke this kid down and i got to be honest with you i think he'll do the exact same
45:40thing with chavez chavez is not the fighter he once was he cannot handle this kind of strength this
45:44kind of pressure and this kind of power at that age does he have to be careful though in the future
45:51about all those rabbit punches in the back of the head i realize that some of them were santos's fault
45:55because of the angle he was kind of bent over but you know what he didn't really hit him in the back
46:00of the head it was a side and the temple is still legal it didn't really reach the back of the head i
46:04think it would show some replays if we were able to catch them that weren't really clean in the back of
46:08the head well he knocked him down a couple of times in the eighth after no knockdowns through seven
46:16let's take a look at the first one you'll see he works his way in as he always does with that left
46:21hand out there feeling range finding jabbing hits him in the ear hits him in the ear again now watch
46:25the uppercut on the inside there's a nice right hand but here comes the uppercut right there right in
46:29the throat into the chin and i know that hurt whoo now watch again
46:39left hand always out there measuring that one was toward the back of the head but it is a shame
46:45it that santos actually turned away and bent his head you can't do that here's the same knockdown
46:51right here and that one's in the back of the head yeah that's what i was pointing out that one is
46:58in the back of the head told him after the decision santos was complaining about it throughout
47:04costious six straight knockout win retains his title
47:08ups his record to 24 1-1 with 20 knockouts 8 1-1 world title fights santos slips to 25 3-4
47:16so zoo must now fight the mandatory chavez who has mentioned his pastor's prime
47:21in the future title unification would set up some very attractive fights sue versus judah perhaps or
47:30shambay mitchell the wba champ or wbo champ randall bailey 30-year-old kostias who's still the wbc super
47:38lightweight champion of the world very good very good let's get the official word from our ring announcer
47:45jimmy lennon jr jimmy lennon jr ladies and gentlemen we have the time of 36 seconds in round number eight
47:54our referee in charge frank cappuccino stops the contest the winner by way of technical knockout
48:00and still the wbc super lightweight champion of the world costia so costia zoo still the champion and
48:16retaining his title tonight in a very impressive fashion over amit santos out of most moches mexico
48:24and we're going to be seeing a lot more of costia zoo as well as zap judah in the near future we'll
48:32check out the online scoring it was as mentioned a shutout all the way through as the fans at home
48:38online had it for costia zoo eight rounds to nothing
48:45let's get it up to the fight doctor ferdy pacheco with the champion well uh shout out for us shout out
48:51for the fans at home how did you see the fight oh one all rants uh didn't lose any particular second
48:58in the fight uh but i'm not really happy with performance uh why is that something was missing
49:06something missing and i've done good job and uh but i want to give give me credit to send us he is a great
49:14she got great chin i had him a few times various flesh on the chin and he just i feel his pain but he
49:20just ignored he also hit him in the back of the head a couple of times but that was more because
49:25he's going down yeah probably yes uh i do apologize already for him that if i did i did it i mean i
49:31could did it i mean it's a fight and i've been excited and he turned his head and just tried to
49:36continue hit him i think that uh so many people are are wanting to fight you now because you're so
49:42exciting and you're you're the money fighter yeah you're the guy where do you think you go from here
49:47well it's the mandatory contender chavez we're really great chelsea chavez he's the mandated
49:53challenger number one that wbc have stipulated so and now we have to commence negotiations to do that
49:58would you go to australia for that fight or mexican it's very hard to tell at the moment we're first
50:02going to talk to our friend mr don king and see if we can resolve it well who do you want in your
50:07heart who would you really like to fight look so many guys so many exciting guys pick one that you
50:12really like to fight like guys say today this guy's almost as good as i am i want to fight look
50:16my goal here to uniform the title unified the super lightweight division this is the guys like
50:22zeb want to fight today in a very impressive way uh shambra mitchell here somewhere i mean he's so
50:28many good boys i'm happy to fight anyone the reason is i'm wbc champion well you are you are the money
50:35man now you're the man on top of everything from now on everybody's going to be looking at you
50:39with somebody so we look forward to many good fights down the years with you all right now back
50:44to steve at ringside and thank you very much uh ferdy well back here with bobby chez
50:50costia said something very interesting he said even though it was a convincing victory
50:54eight to nothing uh he's not happy something's missing do we revert back to the miguel on hel
50:59gonzalez fight where he wasn't going to the body enough i don't think so i think he just i think
51:04something was off i i got the impression that he was a little off his timing seemed a little off he
51:09didn't seem to have that little extra zing in his movement really in general and to me just like
51:14he was having an off night he was still doing what he's supposed to doing what he does well
51:18but he was off for costume so what do you think when he goes back to the gym to get ready for julio
51:23cesar uh chavez what do you work on from this point on it seemed like he had a lot of things uh
51:28clicking there well he started to work the body started to put the punches together he started then
51:32come upstairs the right uppercut we saw santos then eventually taste the canvas and eventually stay there
51:37i think he'll work on some of the things maybe a few more combinations to head and body something
51:41that chavez in his prime was the very best at all right we'll wind things down right now let's take
51:46a look at the uh the highlights uh from this evening we begin with our co-features ab judah versus
51:52uh jan bergman and uh fight because judah at one point actually hit the deck there's bergman going down
52:00yeah judah came right out to establish himself then he got dropped not paying attention but he was too much
52:04too quick too powerful too all-around good
52:13and the first world championship for the 22-year-old phenom from brooklyn zap judah and as we just saw
52:18our main event kashi zoo had his way throughout against ahmed santos even though after the fight you
52:24heard in zoo's words he wasn't really 100 happy with his performance yeah i don't think that he was
52:29probably having an off day maybe his timing was off but he makes it look so easy sometimes he wins the
52:33rounds by using so little extra energy it's just it's amazing well it uh presents some very exciting
52:40prospects in the 140 pound weight division how would a zab judah cost your zoo fight work out i'll tell
52:49you what it'd be a fight you wouldn't want to miss you i'd pay to be at it myself i'm lucky enough to
52:53have this job i want that in writing it's even charme mitchell teron millet randall bailey there's
52:58there's a real real potential here for some great spectacular fights and i think that maybe judah and
53:04zoo probably that'd be the best one money-wise who knows all right we look forward to to that that's
53:10for sure by the way on behalf of the entire crew from showtime championship boxing we don't want to
53:16let this slip happy birthday happy birthday young man okay very good yeah we wanted to get a cake for
53:22you but we couldn't find enough candles you should talk what a countering left hook to the spleen by
53:30bobby chez unbelievable nicely done let's get a final recap of the results right now brooklyn's zab judah
53:37remain undefeated and capturing his first world title is he on a collision course with costia zoo
53:44stay tuned out of the main event costia zoo making his first defense of the wbc super lightweight crown
53:49beating ahmed santos zoo and judah all the elements of an explosive matchup and folks where else
53:55do you get to say zab and costia on the same show only in boxing coming up in just about three weeks
54:04sct pay-per-view will present an exciting night of boxing headlined by two of the world's most
54:09thrilling fighters his undefeated ibf and wbc welterweight champion felix tito trinidad moves up
54:15in weight to challenge the undefeated wba super welterweight champ david reid also appearing former
54:21world champion ray mercer he'll try to capture the wba north american heavyweight title the legendary
54:26julio cesar chavez will attempt to add the wba north american welterweight title to his resume and
54:33the female boxing sensation christy martin will face belinda laraquente for the women's pound for pound
54:39title reid versus trinidad march 3rd at 9 p.m eastern 6 pacific don't miss it and that'll do it
54:48for another edition of showtime championship boxing hope you enjoyed it see you again in about three
54:53weeks for the fight doctor ferdy pacheco bobby chezz our entire crew steve albert saying so long from the
54:59the mohegan sun
55:29moment of their home
55:50so
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