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Wilfredo Vazquez defends his WBA Featherweight Title against Roque Cassiani on Showtime PPV from Madison Square Garden in NYC
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00:00:00She was terrific. I love the way she boxed.
00:00:02She had some great tools, good defense, nice slips, moves, punches.
00:00:05She was terrific.
00:00:06All right, and guess what, folks?
00:00:08We're not through yet.
00:00:09We've got more boxing upcoming as we bring you Wilfredo Vazquez
00:00:13versus Roque Cassiani,
00:00:15which was recorded earlier tonight here at the Mecca of boxing
00:00:19Madison Square Garden, so stay tuned.
00:00:26The WBA Featherweight Championship on the line
00:00:29is three-time world champion Wilfredo Vazquez
00:00:32out of Bayamon, Puerto Rico,
00:00:33meets WBA number 10-rated contender Roque Cassiani
00:00:36all the way from Palenque, Colombia.
00:00:39It's Vazquez versus Cassiani for the WBA 126-pound title.
00:00:46And here is the challenger, Roque Cassiani.
00:00:51He's fighting for the first time on American soil,
00:00:54having fought predominantly in his native Colombia.
00:00:5611 of his 14 KOs have come in four rounds or less.
00:00:59He comes off a third-round TKO
00:01:01over a fighter named Luis Ojeda in May,
00:01:04fighting professionally for five years
00:01:06in contrast to his opponent who turned pro in 81.
00:01:09His first fight against a world champion,
00:01:11while Vazquez has fought 15 world champions,
00:01:14so a vast difference in experience.
00:01:17And for three-time world champion Wilfredo Vazquez,
00:01:21his 19th world championship fight 14-3-1
00:01:24in world title bouts,
00:01:25looking to be the first Puerto Rican
00:01:27to win four world titles from Bayamon,
00:01:29so he will have the crowd behind him.
00:01:31Former WBA junior featherweight champ,
00:01:33WBA phantomweight champ,
00:01:35one of only 21 triple division champions
00:01:37in boxing history,
00:01:38and the first to win three titles
00:01:39in the same organization, the WBA,
00:01:42although that is somewhat misleading
00:01:44because of so many subdivisions,
00:01:46junior this and super that.
00:01:49Let's go to the figures.
00:01:50We check the tail of the tape.
00:01:52The challenger, Cassiani,
00:01:53has the numbers going his way.
00:01:55He's eight years younger.
00:01:56He has a three-inch height advantage
00:01:59and a four-and-a-half-inch reach advantage,
00:02:01but Vazquez likes to chop down
00:02:03those bigger opponents like he did
00:02:05when he won the title against Eloy Rojas.
00:02:09And the WBA rules for this championship fight,
00:02:12scoring under the 10-point must system.
00:02:13Some other key items,
00:02:15no standing eight count.
00:02:16The three-knockdown rule is in effect.
00:02:19A fighter cannot be saved by the bell
00:02:22except in the last round.
00:02:24If an accidental foul occurs
00:02:26before the end of the sixth round,
00:02:27the fight is declared a technical draw.
00:02:30If it happens after the end of the sixth,
00:02:33they go to the scorecards.
00:02:35So here at Madison Square Garden,
00:02:37we're getting ready for the WBA Featherweight Championship.
00:02:40Wilfredo Vazquez versus Roque Cassiani.
00:02:42Let's get the introductions
00:02:43from our ring announcer, Jimmy Lennon Jr.
00:02:50Ladies and gentlemen,
00:02:52at this time,
00:02:53we present a world championship
00:02:55featured attraction
00:02:56brought to you by Don King Productions
00:02:57and King Vision
00:02:58in association with Showtime,
00:03:01Event Television,
00:03:02Madison Square Garden,
00:03:03and the St. Ives family of brands.
00:03:07This bout coming your way
00:03:08is sanctioned by the World Boxing Association,
00:03:11President Gilberto Mendoza,
00:03:13Supervisor Julio Castillo,
00:03:15along with the New York State Athletic Commission.
00:03:17The chairman is Floyd Patterson.
00:03:20Introducing to you our judges
00:03:21scoring this bout from ringside,
00:03:24Harold Letterman,
00:03:25Fernando Peros,
00:03:27and Gonzalo Riveras.
00:03:29Introducing our referee in charge
00:03:31of this bout,
00:03:33we have Carl Schroeder.
00:03:36All right, fans, here we go.
00:03:3812 rounds of boxing
00:03:39for the WBA Featherweight Championship
00:03:42of the World.
00:03:45Introducing to you first
00:03:46the challenger on my right,
00:03:48fighting out of the blue corner,
00:03:50wearing yellow trunks with blue trim,
00:03:53hailing from Palenque, Colombia.
00:03:57He weighed in at 125 and one-half pounds
00:04:01with a record of 17 wins,
00:04:03two losses.
00:04:05He has 14 wins coming by way of knockout.
00:04:08Please welcome the WBA number 10
00:04:10ranked featherweight contender.
00:04:12Introducing Roque Cassiani.
00:04:22And his opponent across the ring
00:04:25is the defending world champion
00:04:26on my left,
00:04:27fighting out of the red corner.
00:04:30Wearing red trunks with white trim,
00:04:33he hails from Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
00:04:39Weighing in at the featherweight limit
00:04:41of 126 pounds,
00:04:43his record stands at 49 wins,
00:04:46seven losses,
00:04:48three draws with 38 wins
00:04:50coming by way of knockout.
00:04:52Ladies and gentlemen,
00:04:53please welcome
00:04:54the four-time world champion
00:04:56in three weight divisions.
00:04:58Here is the WBA featherweight champion
00:05:01of the world,
00:05:04Wilfredo Vasquez.
00:05:14Once again,
00:05:15a referee in charge,
00:05:16Carl Schroeder.
00:05:17Now to give instructions.
00:05:19You've received your instructions
00:05:21in the dressing room.
00:05:22I expect you to keep it clean.
00:05:24Touch guns,
00:05:25good luck to you both.
00:05:26Touch guns,
00:05:27good luck to you both.
00:05:27ball.
00:05:28It's a little one thing.
00:05:33Vasquez pounding the gloves
00:05:34of Cassianni.
00:05:35How about that?
00:05:36That puts a new meaning
00:05:37on the touch gloves.
00:05:39It's a statement made
00:05:40now to be backed up.
00:05:41Yes,
00:05:42the seasoned Vasquez
00:05:43who has knocked out
00:05:44his last five opponents.
00:05:45He almost made it
00:05:46six in a row
00:05:47just now.
00:05:48Despite his age,
00:05:4936,
00:05:5058 fights,
00:05:5116 years in the ring
00:05:52showing little or no
00:05:52signs of erosion.
00:05:54Cassianni,
00:05:55just like Vasquez,
00:05:57a powerful puncher
00:05:58but not advisable
00:05:59to get on the inside
00:06:00against Vasquez.
00:06:02Usually best to stay
00:06:03on the outside
00:06:03and box the ball
00:06:04keep your distance,
00:06:05get in and out fast.
00:06:07And guys,
00:06:08Vasquez told us yesterday
00:06:09he's worried about headbutts
00:06:11and elbows
00:06:12and dirty tactics
00:06:13in general
00:06:14because as he put it,
00:06:15Colombian fighters
00:06:16are like that.
00:06:17Well,
00:06:17he was very,
00:06:18very vehement about that.
00:06:19He just kept saying
00:06:20over and over again,
00:06:21I'm not going to let
00:06:21this guy get close to me
00:06:22and hit,
00:06:22but he does get close
00:06:23because Vasquez
00:06:24has those tiny little arms
00:06:26that he gets in
00:06:27and hammers at you
00:06:28and we saw the damage
00:06:29he could do
00:06:30when he knocked out
00:06:30Aloy Rojas.
00:06:31He's tough.
00:06:32This guy is a tough guy,
00:06:34Wilfredo Vasquez.
00:06:35Well,
00:06:35I'll tell you what,
00:06:36right now it's a whole lot
00:06:37of cat and mouse,
00:06:37big chess match
00:06:38starting out this first round.
00:06:40Almost no punches thrown.
00:06:42Vasquez in the red,
00:06:44Cassiani in the yellow,
00:06:47Vasquez's body
00:06:48has not betrayed him
00:06:49as he has gotten older.
00:06:50He wants to fight
00:06:51until he is 40,
00:06:53about four more years.
00:06:55He wants Prince Nassim Hamed,
00:06:57but Cassiani looking
00:06:59to have something
00:07:00to say about that.
00:07:01Cassiani,
00:07:01extremely guarded,
00:07:02very secretive.
00:07:03In our meeting
00:07:04with him yesterday,
00:07:04didn't offer up much
00:07:05of any information
00:07:06out of fear
00:07:07would get out
00:07:08and jeopardize him.
00:07:09He wouldn't even tell us
00:07:10what his style was.
00:07:11He said,
00:07:11I can fight on the inside,
00:07:12I can fight on the outside,
00:07:13and I can adjust any style.
00:07:14Doesn't care if he knocks him out
00:07:15or goes to the decision.
00:07:16He really just
00:07:17didn't want to say anything.
00:07:19He just didn't want to mention
00:07:20anything at all
00:07:21about his style.
00:07:22They argued among themselves
00:07:24in Spanish,
00:07:24not knowing we can
00:07:25understand Spanish.
00:07:26They said,
00:07:27don't give him any advantage
00:07:27at all like we were going
00:07:28to run over and tell Vasquez.
00:07:30Well, I mean,
00:07:32the market would have a job.
00:07:33Well, they knew
00:07:34that you understood Spanish.
00:07:35I don't know about Bobby,
00:07:36but I was out in the field.
00:07:39Here's a left hook
00:07:40over the top by Cassiani,
00:07:42a duck under move
00:07:43by Vasquez.
00:07:44All they said was,
00:07:45Vasquez is done.
00:07:46Cassiani respects Vasquez
00:07:47as a man,
00:07:48but not as a boxer,
00:07:49which I found to be interesting
00:07:51because the guy
00:07:51is a three-time world champion.
00:07:53How could he not go on a respect?
00:07:55But Cassiani said,
00:07:56Vasquez is a champion
00:07:57until he fights me.
00:07:59Well, you have to admire
00:08:00his attitude right now.
00:08:01He's fighting a smart fight.
00:08:03He's not letting Vasquez
00:08:04get in on the inside.
00:08:05He's using his jabs,
00:08:06some nice counters.
00:08:08All right, he already got him.
00:08:09Go ahead.
00:08:10He already got butter.
00:08:12And right off the bat,
00:08:14he remains the referee.
00:08:15That's right on his head,
00:08:16right in his mind about that.
00:08:19It's very difficult
00:08:20for a taller man
00:08:21to butt a smaller man
00:08:22unless the smaller man
00:08:23is coming in with his head
00:08:24as well.
00:08:25Yep, yep.
00:08:26Vasquez said he watched
00:08:27two tapes of Cassiani.
00:08:28He said he has a pretty good left,
00:08:30but he follows it up
00:08:30by sticking his head in.
00:08:32And he will be looking out
00:08:34for butting at elbows.
00:08:36As you saw,
00:08:36it's already happened.
00:08:38And he says,
00:08:39the elbows are very slick,
00:08:41but they come in all the time.
00:08:42Keep your eyes on the elbow.
00:08:43Now here,
00:08:43it's where you don't want Vasquez,
00:08:45on the inside,
00:08:46punching your belly.
00:08:47Break, break, break.
00:08:49Referee Carl Schroeder
00:08:50out of Lindenhurst, New York.
00:08:52Breaks him up.
00:08:55Telling Cassiani
00:08:56not to hit on the break.
00:09:01And there's the bell to win round one.
00:09:15Watch his head.
00:09:16Watch his head.
00:09:18You've got to be very careful.
00:09:31Don't get desperate.
00:09:32Don't get, get cautious.
00:09:34Get cautious.
00:09:36Calm.
00:09:37Be calm.
00:09:42Come on.
00:09:44Bend, bend over
00:09:45and get, come in with your head.
00:09:46Let's, let's watch the banging of heads.
00:09:48Now, you know,
00:09:50it was very hard to see it there.
00:09:52Did you see that, Bobby?
00:09:53No, I think we were just a little bit past it
00:09:55in a slow-mo clip.
00:09:56Here we go.
00:09:56Look at it again.
00:09:57But let's look.
00:09:57And watch.
00:09:58Oh, yeah.
00:09:59He, oh, you know what?
00:10:00Both kept their head down and charged.
00:10:02Yeah, yeah.
00:10:03Well, Wilfredo Vasquez,
00:10:05a bundle of energy,
00:10:06very aggressive,
00:10:07straight up,
00:10:08straight ahead type fighter.
00:10:09And he can bang.
00:10:11He's got a destructive right
00:10:12and a sledgehammer left.
00:10:14We'll see if he lets fly.
00:10:17I sure would like to know
00:10:18what kind of an injury that was
00:10:19to his left shoulder.
00:10:20Look at the scar tissue
00:10:22on the back of his,
00:10:24Cassianni's left.
00:10:25It looks like a hand grenade
00:10:26exploded back there.
00:10:27That's a nasty scar.
00:10:31Round two.
00:10:33Vasquez, 49-7-3
00:10:35with 38 knockouts.
00:10:38Tonight, his third defense
00:10:39of the WBA featherweight belt.
00:10:43And Roque Cassiani,
00:10:4417-2-1
00:10:45with 14 knockouts.
00:10:49His first world title shot.
00:10:5314 of his 17 wins
00:10:55by knockout.
00:10:56Not a one-punch knockout fighter.
00:10:58Most of his knockouts
00:10:59have come as a result
00:11:00of his ability
00:11:01to wear opponents down.
00:11:02In the first round,
00:11:03Cassianni was pretty effective
00:11:04with the jab.
00:11:05In this round,
00:11:05you see a lot more jabs
00:11:07coming from Vasquez.
00:11:09Well, Vasquez is willing
00:11:10to pay that price
00:11:11to get into the body
00:11:12because that's where he
00:11:14does his damage,
00:11:15those little short arms.
00:11:16You know, once in one
00:11:17of these fights,
00:11:17we said,
00:11:18aren't you concerned
00:11:19with this tall guy?
00:11:20And he says,
00:11:21I've never fought a guy
00:11:22that's shorter than I am.
00:11:23Take a look at me.
00:11:25He's right.
00:11:25He's only 5'5".
00:11:27When he won the title,
00:11:29he was several inches
00:11:30shorter than Eloy Rojas,
00:11:31who also had
00:11:32a much longer reach.
00:11:34But Rojas made the mistake
00:11:36of getting on the inside
00:11:37and trying to slug it out
00:11:38with Vasquez.
00:11:40Vasquez is doing
00:11:41some good body work
00:11:42right now, too.
00:11:42He's coming in under the jab,
00:11:43and he's digging some shots
00:11:44on the inside.
00:11:45Seemed to bother Cassianni
00:11:46just a little bit.
00:11:48And he is economical
00:11:49with his punches
00:11:50as Vasquez wearing the red
00:11:51with the white trim.
00:11:52Very busy, fast-paced fighter.
00:11:53There you saw,
00:11:54a beautiful right uppercut,
00:11:55left hook,
00:11:55both to the body.
00:11:56You see Vasquez
00:11:57is standing by,
00:11:57and here he comes up top
00:11:58with a big overhand right.
00:12:00And that's hard.
00:12:01That's a hard punch.
00:12:02He's landing a little low
00:12:03on a couple of those body shots.
00:12:05So far,
00:12:05the referee has not noted.
00:12:09Great!
00:12:10Cassianni's showing
00:12:10a good counter,
00:12:11left hook,
00:12:12slash left uppercut.
00:12:13It's kind of a rising left hook.
00:12:14It's real good,
00:12:15but he's not following
00:12:15with right hands
00:12:16or follow-up left hooks.
00:12:17One shot at a time
00:12:18is not going to get it done.
00:12:20Vasquez is very patient.
00:12:21He knows when to step it up.
00:12:23Work out of there.
00:12:23Work out of there.
00:12:24He's got a good,
00:12:24stiff left jab,
00:12:26which he uses
00:12:27to set up a sneaky,
00:12:28explosive right.
00:12:31Overall,
00:12:31excellent tools,
00:12:32well-disciplined,
00:12:34and just such a seasoned veteran.
00:12:35Step back!
00:12:36Step back!
00:12:36Step back!
00:12:38Stop the hitting on the break!
00:12:40Stop the hitting on the break!
00:12:41Stop the hitting on the break!
00:12:43Stop the hitting on the break!
00:12:48Put a good short left hook
00:12:49there by Cassianni
00:12:51to the belly of Vasquez.
00:12:53I really think the bodywork
00:12:54here is starting to work
00:12:55for Vasquez.
00:12:56Cassianni's firing
00:12:57some nice cameras.
00:12:59They continue after the bell.
00:13:01Bad blood.
00:13:12He said,
00:13:13don't give him water.
00:13:14Don't give him water.
00:13:15Don't give him water.
00:13:18Don't give him water.
00:13:19Don't give him water.
00:13:20Raise your guard.
00:13:23Raise your guard and jab.
00:13:30They wanted to jab him.
00:13:32Wanted to jab him.
00:13:32Now, let's take a look.
00:13:34At the end of the round,
00:13:35action,
00:13:35nice right hand by Vasquez,
00:13:38but the bell sounded,
00:13:39and they kept right on going
00:13:40because they didn't hear it, see?
00:13:41The bell had sounded just then,
00:13:42and they did not hear it.
00:13:43Bobby?
00:13:44There's an overhead view of it.
00:13:45There's a nice right hand here
00:13:46on the inside.
00:13:46It does get fully clean,
00:13:48but they just keep going.
00:13:49They're on the inside,
00:13:50and rumbling has started.
00:13:52The bell didn't make a difference.
00:13:53By the way,
00:13:54this is the same bell
00:13:55used for Ali Frazier 1
00:13:57back in 1971.
00:13:59March the 8th.
00:14:00March the 8th.
00:14:01Yes, a Monday night.
00:14:02You were at the fight,
00:14:03I understand.
00:14:04No, I cried myself to sleep
00:14:05because Frazier beat my man
00:14:06Muhammad Ali.
00:14:07I was nine years old.
00:14:09And it's also the same bell
00:14:11in Joe Lewis' fights.
00:14:12It goes all the way back.
00:14:13I don't remember Joe Lewis,
00:14:14but I was there for the Ali one.
00:14:16I remember it all too well.
00:14:18Work out. Work out.
00:14:19Especially the bell to end the 15th.
00:14:20Break.
00:14:21Thumping left hook
00:14:23by Roque Cassiani.
00:14:25He's getting some shots in there,
00:14:27but Vazquez is in control.
00:14:30See Vazquez coming behind
00:14:31that double jab.
00:14:32He's using his own double jab
00:14:33to work his way in.
00:14:34And Cassiani right now
00:14:35hasn't really done anything
00:14:37to make him pay for throwing that jab.
00:14:42Well, this corner wants him to jab.
00:14:44Keep his hands high and jab.
00:14:45Cassiani is trying to jab
00:14:47just like they told him.
00:14:50Cassiani, 40 amateur fights.
00:14:52He was 37-3.
00:14:54Vazquez, no amateur experience.
00:14:56He said that he learned
00:14:59to fight in the pros.
00:15:03He learned very well.
00:15:05He's a disciplined fighter,
00:15:06and he comes in.
00:15:07He knows what he needs to do.
00:15:09Get inside and pound.
00:15:10And he's got the experience
00:15:11to deliver it.
00:15:12Turned pro about 16 years ago.
00:15:14Cassiani turned pro five years ago.
00:15:17There's a huge difference,
00:15:18a lifetime worth of experience
00:15:20against Vazquez's corner.
00:15:21Cassiani's fighting a smart fight
00:15:22right now, though.
00:15:23Yeah, a lot of movement now.
00:15:24He's staying on the outside.
00:15:25That's usually the best strategy.
00:15:28Oh, a right hook by Vazquez!
00:15:30It's a beautiful counter over
00:15:32a left-handed.
00:15:33Cassiani was trying to lead
00:15:35with a hook.
00:15:35He got countered directly over the top.
00:15:37That was crisp and hard.
00:15:41Here's that shotgun jab by Vazquez.
00:15:43Right flush on the face.
00:15:44A left hook there by Vazquez.
00:15:46He's starting to pick it up.
00:15:50Nice one-two combination.
00:15:51He landed to the midsection
00:15:53with the right-handed Vazquez.
00:15:54Straight right.
00:15:55All right, great, great, great.
00:15:56Step up, step up.
00:15:57Final minute of the third round.
00:16:01Scheduled for 12.
00:16:01The WBA featherweight championship.
00:16:06Vazquez looking to set up
00:16:07with that heavy right hand
00:16:09with the nice left jab.
00:16:10There's the jab.
00:16:11Missed with the right.
00:16:12Good duck away move by Cassiani.
00:16:14Cassiani has the height in the range.
00:16:15What he needs to do
00:16:16is push Vazquez back a little bit,
00:16:18get him off bounce,
00:16:19come forward with the range,
00:16:20and see if he can't
00:16:21press the issue that way.
00:16:22Yeah, well, he's too anxious
00:16:24right now to stay alive.
00:16:26He's not pressing anything.
00:16:27He's going backwards,
00:16:28and that's costing him these rounds
00:16:31because Vazquez's on the pursuit,
00:16:32and at the end of the pursuit,
00:16:33he lands.
00:16:34Nice, sneaky right uppercut
00:16:35by Cassiani.
00:16:36Exactly, and you saw that
00:16:37right uppercut.
00:16:37He threw a nice right counter
00:16:38uppercut lane directly
00:16:39on Vazquez's chin,
00:16:40but that was it was one and hold.
00:16:41One and out.
00:16:42Now, a combination by Cassiani
00:16:44right on the chin of Vazquez.
00:16:45Maybe you heard me.
00:16:46Yeah.
00:16:47Let go, let go.
00:16:48Break it up.
00:16:50Carl Schroeder once again
00:16:52has to rip them apart.
00:16:54Straight right hand by Cassiani,
00:16:56who's landing here
00:16:57with more regularity in round three,
00:17:00and they continue again
00:17:01after the bell.
00:17:03I thought he'd done much.
00:17:04He did much better that round.
00:17:06by Cassiani right now.
00:17:18What appearance would do
00:17:29by Cassiani
00:17:29right here?
00:17:30This is what happens with three people
00:17:32talking in a corner at the same time.
00:17:33that's terrible that's confusion and now let's take a look at the round that
00:17:43possibly Cassiani won by these nice right hands he's been throwing in and
00:17:47the fact that he was fighting back for the first time on equal footing we see
00:17:52Vasquez trying to counter that left hand Vasquez comes over the top nice shot to
00:17:56the temple looping overhand right countering the left hand of Cassiani
00:17:59while Cassiani refused to offer up much information in the meeting yesterday I
00:18:06did a little research and found that he does finish with powerful combinations
00:18:09and has a sharp right hook 11 of his 14 knockouts are in four rounds or less as
00:18:14we enter round four some heavy left hooks there to the chin by Cassiani Cassiani
00:18:19throwing a nice counter left hook is sort of an uppercut rising left hook he's
00:18:23been laying it fairly frequently but one at a time not in combination
00:18:29the uppercut is sometimes a lost art but Cassiani doing a pretty fair job and a
00:18:35fair amount of those punches here the last two rounds
00:18:41again trying to set up everything with a jab just like his corner told him and
00:18:45insist on him doing keep your hands up high jab and he's been doing it and doing a
00:18:50lot better than at the beginning of this week
00:18:55Vasquez cornering Cassiani right above us here's the body work of Vasquez is instrumental in what
00:19:01he does he gets in digs to the body and the toy fighters firing over the top of his head
00:19:05he is
00:19:06digging to the body and being from Puerto Rico he's got the crowd behind him one of nine brothers and
00:19:15three sisters Wilfredo Vasquez in the red front the way they broke them that time I
00:19:21didn't understand that and as long as they're punching each other not tied up I don't see any
00:19:25reason to break it guys when they're in close I see that's a break that's a good break they're tied
00:19:30up
00:19:43you know what the hand signals they're using the amateurs aren't the same and this is not a
00:20:00about hand signals they have to listen to the commands if they don't understand them that's
00:20:04something a commission has to address but that does not explain hitting after the
00:20:07bell which has happened the last two times I think the bell is pretty universal as far as language
00:20:12all right break break break break break break break break break break break that's a hole in it
00:20:19yeah that that mimics exactly what he's doing he's solid hooking his arm pretty good defense by
00:20:26Cassiani able to elude oh yes a right hand by Vazquez that landed and Cassiani showing a good chin okay
00:20:35he
00:20:35was in the middle of a combination he got caught a right hand on the way to throwing his own
00:20:38right
00:20:38hand and that one had a smart it popped you can hear it from here final seconds of round four
00:20:45big
00:20:45finish by the champion Vazquez big time finish a flurry of right hands by Vazquez bringing this fourth round to
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00:21:25He doesn't get off combinations, they say.
00:21:27Let's take a look at how he gets off his combinations.
00:21:33A nice right hand cracked off the jaw by Vasquez.
00:21:38That was a pretty timing shot.
00:21:39We'll take an overhead look at the right hand.
00:21:41Cassianos coming in, looking to punch,
00:21:43and just before he gets off, a right hand on the chin
00:21:45that did stagger him and made him hold on.
00:21:47Now, here's another. If we have time,
00:21:49we show another right hand by Vasquez.
00:21:51Just as he's throwing a punch, bang.
00:21:53If that one hits you just as you're throwing yours, that hurts.
00:21:58Round five, we follow Cassiani out to the center of the ring.
00:22:02That headbutt in round one doesn't seem to have any lasting effects,
00:22:04but what has mattered is Vasquez's right hand,
00:22:07which scored cleanly with about 30 seconds left in the last round.
00:22:11The pass was very worried about getting cut.
00:22:13He had two huge cuts in the fight, and he really worries about that.
00:22:16This wasn't a small concern to him.
00:22:18He told us his last cut was in 1993,
00:22:21a headbutt by Thierry Jacob in France.
00:22:24Midway through, he outboxed him and knocked him out in the tent
00:22:26to retain his WBA junior featherweight touch.
00:22:29But those were two huge.
00:22:30One under the eye and one over the eye.
00:22:32There were huge cuts.
00:22:38Vasquez digging to the body.
00:22:40Now he goes upstairs.
00:22:41All right, break, break, break, break, break.
00:22:44Stop that, stop that.
00:22:45Get your head off.
00:22:50Vasquez continues to come forward, pressing the attack.
00:22:55He's dictating the pace of this fight.
00:22:57He is in command.
00:22:58He's first with everything he does, and the other guy is reacting.
00:23:01If Cassiani wants to have a chance to change the tide here,
00:23:03he's got to start to back Vasquez up.
00:23:05Can't let him come forward at will.
00:23:07Pound to the body work up top.
00:23:08It's not going to work that way.
00:23:10And while you were talking,
00:23:11a beautiful one, two, three combination to the body by Vasquez,
00:23:15starting with the left hook.
00:23:17Great, great.
00:23:18High five.
00:23:26Oh, another nice right hand.
00:23:30Vasquez continues to land with the right.
00:23:32That's just a glancing blow at the right hook, fortunately for Cassiani.
00:23:35Well, he's found home territory with that right hook.
00:23:38I mean, he's landed more than he's not landed with it,
00:23:41and it's beginning to take effect.
00:23:43All right, break, break, break, break.
00:23:45Vasquez broke Yuji Watanabe's jaw in two places in his last fight in Tokyo.
00:23:50That's why they feel Prince Nassim Hamed doesn't want to fight him.
00:23:53They want to wait till he gets too old.
00:23:55Well, he's 36.
00:23:56He's not going to get much older without keeping having to force him.
00:23:59Oh, look at that right hand.
00:24:00Oh, what a thing of beauty.
00:24:02And on his wobbly legs is Cassiani.
00:24:05They both threw right hands at the same time, Ferdinand.
00:24:07Momentum took it.
00:24:09That power took its toll.
00:24:10Cassiani is on rubbery legs.
00:24:13He's trying to weather the storm here
00:24:15and trying to elude the pressure of Vasquez.
00:24:19For a moment, he lost control of his legs.
00:24:22Oh, look at that body attack.
00:24:24Vasquez with an assault to the midsection of Cassiani.
00:24:27Sign of a seasoned veteran.
00:24:29He hurts a man.
00:24:30Then he goes right to the body to weaken him.
00:24:32Throw the guard down and come up top, banging again.
00:24:35Oh, a nice, short, crisp right hook by Cassiani.
00:24:37He had an answer.
00:24:40But he hasn't got the steam nor the aim of Vasquez.
00:24:45He's got a lot of steam and he lands right where he's throwing.
00:24:48And now they just tangle as the final seconds tick off to round five.
00:24:55Hey!
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00:25:16Let's take him down my way.
00:25:18Hey!
00:25:22Everybody's saying that?
00:25:24All three people talking at the same time.
00:25:26Then you'll do it if you throw your right hand.
00:25:27Let's take a look at the head butt.
00:25:29If that—Yeah, round one.
00:25:30This is the head butt, I believe.
00:25:31And it's you both of them came in.
00:25:32You could see it very clearly.
00:25:34It was a head butt.
00:25:35As Bobby said, the guy was coming in though.
00:25:37So Vasquez...
00:25:38Coming in not an intentional thing.
00:25:39Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:25:40And you'll see Vasquez in this round
00:25:41with... This brown just passed the big right hand
00:25:43straight down the pipe.
00:25:44They're both throwing them.
00:25:44momentum took Cassiani into a right hand
00:25:47as Vasquez was the one that landed
00:25:48he got there first
00:25:49and you can see his legs go off from under
00:25:51he's lucky he survived that round
00:25:53because if he'd have gotten caught by a second putt
00:25:55he might have been down
00:25:57Vasquez had been measuring and stalking Cassiani
00:25:59for several rounds
00:26:00but he's caught him with big rights
00:26:03each of the last two
00:26:06round six
00:26:11Cassiani
00:26:13who is several years younger
00:26:14he's 28th and Vasquez is 36
00:26:17but Vasquez looks like the younger of the two here
00:26:20with the string of the left
00:26:24and the punishment that Vasquez has dished out
00:26:27has not helped Cassiani's call
00:26:29might have aged him by another year
00:26:31at least
00:26:33beautiful left hook that got in by Vasquez
00:26:36and for those of you who wonder
00:26:38what cutting off the ring means
00:26:40just watch him
00:26:41he's done it like three or four times in a row
00:26:43just when a guy wants to go over
00:26:45he moves over he can't
00:26:46and if he stays there he gets hammered
00:26:48that's cutting off the ring
00:26:49textbook boxing here by Vasquez
00:26:50good stuff by Vasquez
00:26:52you know he's fighting at a nice controlled pace
00:26:54doing what he wants when he wants
00:26:55he wants to take his rest
00:26:56he just steps off
00:26:57and he wants to force the action
00:26:59steps in goes to the body
00:27:00brings the punches
00:27:01he's fighting very well
00:27:02I think all wrapped up into one
00:27:05the word is experience
00:27:09and that goes along with his boxing skills
00:27:12and punching power
00:27:13not a bad package
00:27:14I'm sure and I'll tell you
00:27:15unfortunately for some of the younger fighters
00:27:16this experience is something you can't buy or learn
00:27:19you got to go through it to get it
00:27:29I don't think Vasquez realized
00:27:32what kind of steam he took out of him with that punch
00:27:36now right now Vasquez was trying to time him on a move
00:27:38because he's trying to get the rhythm down of Cassiany
00:27:41I can see him almost loading up on a timing counter shot
00:27:45Cassiany is game
00:27:46but to this point just not in the same league as Vasquez
00:27:51break, break, step back, step back
00:27:54we approach the final minute of round six
00:28:00well that right hand's going to carry him over on 45th street
00:28:04not just that right hand Bernie but you watch
00:28:06see that left hook to the body
00:28:07right hand to the body
00:28:08Vasquez stays downstairs and hurts his man upstairs
00:28:11comes right back to the body
00:28:12beautiful, beautiful fight
00:28:14Vasquez with thumping glues to the bottom
00:28:16the body of Cassiany
00:28:24right now Cassiany appears to be trying to smother
00:28:27Vasquez's punches by just pressing him up against
00:28:29the ropes, keeping his back to the ropes
00:28:31and coming forward, minimizing what Vasquez can do
00:28:34with his momentum but not being very, very effective
00:28:37well he's tried just about everything
00:28:39he's the point on the inside from the outside
00:28:41now he goes back to the inside
00:28:42which is a mistake against Vasquez
00:28:45well here's the case of the guy pinned on the ropes
00:28:47is doing all the beating
00:28:48he's beating up Cassiany, what a body attack
00:28:51he's launching from this position
00:28:53this looks like Azuma Nelson right here
00:29:05he's going to take advantage of this moment he says
00:29:15he's going to take advantage of this moment he says
00:29:24this guy says that Vasquez is so tired he can barely carry his arms
00:29:30he says he's just so Cassiany
00:29:36they're telling him to take advantage of it because Vasquez is very tired
00:29:40and let's take a look at the very tired
00:29:42and see what he's talking about because all he's doing is hammering that right hand
00:29:46look at that that's a looping left didn't land exactly right
00:29:49but uh he's about to carry him away
00:29:53Bobby here you go again
00:29:54Vasquez always on the come he's firing the right hand
00:29:57he seems to step back another right hand and then
00:29:59whip that hook in that hook landed much cleaner than it appeared
00:30:02all right ironically the man who is belting out the words to Cassiany
00:30:07is also a Vasquez Jose Vasquez no relation to Alfredo
00:30:13well it's misleading him if he's telling him Vasquez is getting tired
00:30:17he's got a terrible terrible surprise coming
00:30:20maybe they are related
00:30:22halfway through the challenger Cassiany in the yellow
00:30:26clearly has to make some adjustments in the second half of his fight
00:30:30oh a straight right hand again to the head
00:30:33by Vasquez that's the second and third time that Cassiany the taller man has
00:30:36tried to come in with a lead uppercut from the outside one of the most
00:30:39dangerous moves in boxing he's he's eating a right hand every time
00:30:44and he keeps doing he just did it two times while you were talking
00:30:47Vasquez continues to beat Cassiany to the punch getting off first
00:30:55unofficially uh how do you see it at the halfway point
00:30:57i have it 59-55 in favor of the champion i have it 59-54 in favor of the champion
00:31:04without a doubt and this is for the wba featherweight title
00:31:08carl schroeder with more words for uh cassiany who's holding and hitting and
00:31:12holding after the break hitting after the break all that stuff
00:31:18round seven scheduled for 12 for the title break break break you know i only gave the first round
00:31:23of cassiany because he moved and he came out a little more effective with the jab and a couple
00:31:26light combinations but since then it's been five straight rounds for the champion the way i see it
00:31:31given that are you surprised he doesn't go back to that strategy and move more well it's not just
00:31:36the movement in the first round fredo didn't have the speed and the pace all put together he did a
00:31:41little bit come back to his corner checked the temple he had stepped it up and put on some body
00:31:46pressure and some power yeah that first round you can give away but after that he gets in gear
00:31:54the wrestling match yeah but the rest of the match where he's getting pounded as he's wrestling
00:31:59where cassiany's getting pounded as he's wrestling uh vasquez back
00:32:05vasquez uh looking to regroup here well i think that get using his leverage right here right right
00:32:12cassian he's a little bit stronger than he might appear he's got a little leverage he's pressed
00:32:16vasquez up against the ropes because he's trying to minimize there are two good right hands they both
00:32:20hit each other in the shoulder he's trying to minimize the distance he's trying to cut down on
00:32:25the punching distance when in actuality as a total man he would want to increase it
00:32:31everybody makes a mistake with wilfredo of letting him get inside those little short arms are pumps
00:32:35and he keeps them moving you are during the entire fight you've got to try to keep him outside but
00:32:42you can't he's just too persistent final 10 seconds of round seven we mentioned earlier vasquez uh has
00:32:49his sights set on prince nasim hamed of england who currently holds two of featherweight championships
00:32:58come here come here and i'll call stronger let your punches up yeah up i don't know if they understood
00:33:05that but uh he did at least motion and there he is the dynamic electrifying prince nasim hamed who
00:33:23holds the belts in the ibf and wbo he won the ibf title uh semi recently against tom boom boom
00:33:29johnson
00:33:29there's wilfredo vasquez who owns the wba belt and luisito espinoza of the philippines controls the wbc
00:33:53and mainly they're telling him take this guy out of here if he's ready to go and it is round
00:33:58eight
00:34:00now strudder reminding cassianni to put the mouthpiece in right and he got a jab to help him
00:34:05fit it in right well even when cassianni gets off first the vasquez has been effective with his countering rights
00:34:13here you see cassianni trying to come forward to start the round this is how he was more effective in
00:34:18the first round this is what he needs to do if he's going to turn this fight around vasquez almost
00:34:21lost
00:34:22his balance just a moment ago but he regains his composure there's that pretty left jab looking to
00:34:29set up the right hand great defense too by vasquez and he has terrific counter steve he'll make him
00:34:35right hand missing bang your body or up top of the hook he'll slip a jab and fire over the
00:34:39top of the
00:34:39right hand he has some wonderful counter punches well he certainly knows how to bend over when he bends
00:34:44over and let's go to the body and that right hand just doesn't stop it's like rain what's holding this
00:34:51guy well how do you think vasquez would stack up against the other two champions uh the most notable
00:34:58of which is prince nassim haved i think he would he i think he would have an easy time with
00:35:03spinoza i
00:35:04do not think you'd have an easy time with prince i think that would be a wonderfully even match i
00:35:08don't
00:35:08think anybody could have an easy time with prince nassim he's got some terrific power unbelievable
00:35:12reflexes for someone his size and very unusual very unusual oh there's a speaking of power a short
00:35:19crisp left top oh that's followed by a right that's right here tonight and i'll tell you what i don't
00:35:24know what kept cassianni up he has a terrific chin he has that and willpower to stay awake
00:35:32but that was enough to put him to sleep tonight and i don't know oh another wicked right hand by
00:35:38vasquez and what is holding cassianni up cassianni to his credit landing one of those right back but
00:35:44rosfredo's just too strong for him
00:35:49vasquez again measures him out with the left jab oh cassianni loading up with that straight right but
00:35:55missing they both threw and missed by just a little bit
00:36:02right now cassianni looks to tie vasquez up
00:36:06he has absorbed a lot of punishment
00:36:10well i'll give it to him he's tough i'll give it to cassianni he's tough he's determined to come ahead
00:36:20he's throwing some bombs with that right hand he hadn't landed right if he ever lands right we'll see
00:36:24what the vasquez says it's been a one-way beating up to now cassianni's american debut here tonight
00:36:34all the way all the way from calenque colombia
00:36:42stop cassianni digging his head in one point and he is having a point productive for holding
00:36:49as if it matters right now you'll have to borrow it from somebody bobby loan him a point so he
00:36:55can take it
00:37:02off
00:37:31They seem to think they're winning the fight.
00:37:33He says he's ready to go. Put him away is the advice that Cassiani's corner is getting.
00:37:39Trying to light that fire, Ferdinand.
00:37:45All right, let's look at the exchange of punches.
00:37:49Nice hook, but very nice hook by Vasquez.
00:37:52You wonder what in the world. That's the right hand.
00:37:54Yeah, you see both right hands fired.
00:37:57Cassiani refuses when in the corner to let go.
00:38:00He's holding on. He's got his hands through there,
00:38:02and he just refuses to let go.
00:38:04He's got his hand wrapped around.
00:38:05You see his hand down at the bottom of the belt.
00:38:07He's just holding on and refuses to let go.
00:38:09The referee had worn him twice and said, that's it.
00:38:11And that's when he took a point away.
00:38:13We enter round nine off, arguably, the finest round of the fight
00:38:17where both fighters traded starting at the 130 mark.
00:38:21Oh, now he got a good right hand in on Vasquez.
00:38:24Beautiful right hand. Vasquez holding on a little bit right this minute.
00:38:27Yes, he did.
00:38:28Yes, he did.
00:38:29And Cassiani with all kinds of confidence now, Ferdinand.
00:38:32Yeah, they told him he's winning this fight.
00:38:34All he's got to do is throw in the right hand.
00:38:36Apparently, he can punch.
00:38:37They know it from Colombia.
00:38:38We don't know it here, though.
00:38:39We've never seen him.
00:38:40That's a lot of fortitude.
00:38:41Even after having a point deducted,
00:38:44he comes out with all kinds of confidence.
00:38:47Well, that could be desperation, maybe not confidence,
00:38:49but certainly it could be confidence as well.
00:38:52Well, he's demonstrated a lot of heart, a good chin.
00:38:55Break, break, break.
00:38:56He has refused to go down.
00:38:58Come on, break.
00:38:59That is so irritating when he just lost a point for it.
00:39:04Get out of here. Work out of here. Let go.
00:39:08Now, he was effective with the right hand lead
00:39:10and sometimes with the counter, the hook.
00:39:12He throws the right hand down the pipe and the hook back.
00:39:15Maybe he gets Vasquez in trouble.
00:39:16Maybe he doesn't, but it's effective. It's work.
00:39:20Vasquez just walked into a punch.
00:39:23Fortunately for him, it was a glancing blow.
00:39:27Break.
00:39:31Watch your head. Watch your head.
00:39:33Wow.
00:39:35Capazza.
00:39:36Yeah, I mean, I don't think you need to make that any clearer.
00:39:40And I think Vasquez is happy to hear that he's telling him that.
00:39:45See, you watch that right hand lead by Cassiani,
00:39:48and then he stops and goes in hold.
00:39:49He's got to follow that with a hook and another right hand
00:39:51and some follow-up combinations.
00:39:53Beautiful right hand in by both fighters.
00:39:56And Cassiani unleashing.
00:39:58Hey, Greg, let's go.
00:40:00Cassiani may have gotten the better of that exchange.
00:40:02A couple more of his blows landed more cleanly.
00:40:05Somehow he's gotten some energy because he's punching hard.
00:40:09But he's got to be careful.
00:40:10He's starting to walk right into punches by Vasquez,
00:40:12leaving himself wide open.
00:40:14Greg, Greg, Greg.
00:40:14Well, he keeps doing what Bobby said you can't do.
00:40:17That's walking with an uppercut.
00:40:18That's a dangerous thing to do.
00:40:20He keeps doing it.
00:40:22Oh, nice hook by Vasquez.
00:40:24He's been down two times in his career as Cassiani.
00:40:29Not yet.
00:40:30This fight.
00:40:31Threw a nice right-handed left hook there, too.
00:40:33But once again, he gets too close and holds on.
00:40:36Ties up, and he can't do that.
00:40:37He's behind.
00:40:38He not only needs the points,
00:40:39he may need a knockout real soon.
00:40:44It's another case where Vasquez is tied up in the corner
00:40:48but landing with those shots to the midsection.
00:40:55Well, as far as a knockout Bobby,
00:40:57if the judges are anywhere close to what we've got,
00:41:00you and I have got it,
00:41:01he can't win unless he makes it.
00:41:03He does appear that way.
00:41:05This is a fight where attrition is going to be a big factor.
00:41:22You're getting hit too much.
00:41:23You've got to go back to boxing.
00:41:25You're getting too careless.
00:41:33You've got three rounds.
00:41:35You've got legs, haven't you?
00:41:36Well, let's box them.
00:41:48Combinations.
00:41:51Combinations.
00:41:52Air.
00:41:52They're giving him air and quiet.
00:41:58Throw your hands.
00:41:59Don't be grabbing them.
00:42:00Don't be holding them.
00:42:01Throw it.
00:42:02Good advice.
00:42:03That's what he should be doing.
00:42:05Round 10.
00:42:07Some of Cassiani's best action
00:42:09has come after the bell.
00:42:10Ending the round.
00:42:11Though he did score in round nine
00:42:13when Vasquez walked into some shots.
00:42:15He's making sure he doesn't get cheated, Steve.
00:42:17He's getting every shot he can in.
00:42:18Yes.
00:42:20Vasquez in the red,
00:42:21the champ going for his 50th win.
00:42:25I don't know what to say about the advice
00:42:27that Wilfredo got.
00:42:28They told him just box around.
00:42:29All you got to do is let these three rounds go by
00:42:32and you win the fight.
00:42:33I mean, I hate to see a guy
00:42:34try to just put it on cruise control
00:42:36for three rounds
00:42:37when the other guy can punch his heart.
00:42:39The Chiefs second in Vasquez corner,
00:42:41Alex Moktos.
00:42:42Two-toe Zabala gets a lot of words in, too.
00:42:45We're back, gentlemen,
00:42:46almost to the first round.
00:42:47A little chess match.
00:42:48Everybody giving a little respect up
00:42:50and some distance.
00:42:51That's because that's what they told
00:42:52Wilfredo to do in the corner.
00:42:54They said, box this guy.
00:42:55What do you need to go toe-to-toe for?
00:42:57Well, that's what he's doing.
00:42:58We're back to the first round.
00:43:00But I thought he lost the first round.
00:43:02Well, he can afford to let one go by.
00:43:05Right here, he can afford to let a couple of them
00:43:06if not all three.
00:43:07A lot more movement now
00:43:09from Wilfredo Vasquez.
00:43:11Oh.
00:43:11Oh.
00:43:12Oh, a left hook.
00:43:13Oh.
00:43:13Another left hook by Vasquez.
00:43:14Steve, a triple left hook.
00:43:17Whoa.
00:43:17And all of them landed.
00:43:19The third one, hardest of all.
00:43:21Clean shots to the jaw by Vasquez.
00:43:24Triple left hook to the head.
00:43:25Not an easy thing to throw
00:43:27without getting yourself hurt.
00:43:31Oh, nice.
00:43:32Oh, look down!
00:43:34It's a knockdown!
00:43:35Vasquez!
00:43:36They both threw right hands.
00:43:38Vasquez went down to his knees.
00:43:41Eight.
00:43:42Vasquez, out of nowhere,
00:43:44gets knocked down here in the 10th round.
00:43:47Knocked down for the third time in his career.
00:43:50That was more of a balance shot,
00:43:51but that right hand was pretty good.
00:43:52Well, this guy is smelling.
00:43:54Look at this.
00:43:55Vasquez with a right hand.
00:43:56That's all he's throwing, that right hand.
00:43:57Cassiani with a right uppercut.
00:43:59A straight right hand by Vasquez.
00:44:01Another straight right hand by Vasquez,
00:44:03like a sledgehammer.
00:44:04And look at this exchange.
00:44:05A left hook by Vasquez.
00:44:08Cassiani's best round.
00:44:09Great, great!
00:44:10Wow, he's going right with right hand.
00:44:12Seems like he'd forgotten he had a left hand.
00:44:14Cassiani is thinking upset
00:44:16after knocking Vasquez down to the 10th round.
00:44:19A straight right hand by Vasquez.
00:44:21Vasquez just hurt Cassiani.
00:44:23The best, the most he's hurt.
00:44:24And the whole fight.
00:44:25A beautiful right hand, left hand, right hand.
00:44:28They're standing here at the garden
00:44:29with 30 seconds and counting of the 10th.
00:44:32So much for boxing.
00:44:33You let that guy get brave,
00:44:35and look what happened to you.
00:44:36He's back to war now.
00:44:37This is a war.
00:44:38That straight right over the top
00:44:41by Vasquez and Cassiani holds Vasquez.
00:44:49What a round for Cassiani, the challenger.
00:44:54Well, he got hammered pretty good, too, though.
00:44:57That wasn't all.
00:44:57Great, great, great, great.
00:44:58Of course, the knockdown makes it,
00:44:59but let me tell you, Vasquez came back.
00:45:03Cassiani looks the fresher of the two, though,
00:45:05and has to be big in the championship round.
00:45:33Let's take a look at this triple left hook.
00:45:35That's one.
00:45:36Now, there's a two.
00:45:37Now, watch the third.
00:45:38Wow.
00:45:39The third was really hard.
00:45:40Now, let's, Bobby, take the knockdown.
00:45:42Watch the knockdown.
00:45:42They get caught in a little bit of a crossfire,
00:45:44and they come at each other,
00:45:46and they both fire right hands,
00:45:47and a glancing shot off his tempo,
00:45:49I think more of a balance shot,
00:45:50but they both threw right hands.
00:45:51Didn't hit him clean, Bernie.
00:45:54Vasquez landed with a beautiful right
00:45:56as he went down.
00:45:58You see, it wasn't really clean,
00:45:59and it wasn't really a great knockdown.
00:46:01He bounced right up.
00:46:02It's a balance shot.
00:46:03It's one of the reasons you don't lead
00:46:04with those big right hands.
00:46:05Round 11, we enter the championship round,
00:46:09and this has developed into a real championship fight.
00:46:12Well, that one point he took away from him
00:46:15virtually assured him the fight no matter what happens,
00:46:17but who was ever going to figure out
00:46:19this guy's going to be dropping Vasquez at first time?
00:46:22Now, Cassiani is thinking knockout.
00:46:25He has been into the 11th only twice.
00:46:27He just walked into a great right hand
00:46:29from Vasquez, Steve.
00:46:30His legs are a little rubbery,
00:46:33not real bad, but he walked to a terrific right hand.
00:46:35And again, this is where the experience factor
00:46:37really pays off for Vasquez.
00:46:41Vasquez has such terrific patience
00:46:42and excellent timing.
00:46:44He watches his man, he sets his man,
00:46:45and he fires great counterpunches.
00:46:50Vasquez regaining his composure
00:46:52after the knockdown of the tent.
00:46:57The knockdown came at the 130 mark of round 10.
00:47:01Cassiani not attacking.
00:47:03I mean, you would think after that round,
00:47:05he'd come right on,
00:47:06because he's got to be big, big time here
00:47:08for these last two rounds.
00:47:11What's he waiting for?
00:47:13He's allowing Vasquez to pressure him.
00:47:21Steve Vasquez right there.
00:47:23You see the right overcut lead by Cassiani,
00:47:25an immediate left hook.
00:47:26As soon as he gets hit, counter.
00:47:33And Vasquez, no matter what he does,
00:47:35doesn't abandon the body attack,
00:47:36because he knows that that combination
00:47:39will soon be zinging to the head after that body.
00:47:41Again, the mark of experience.
00:47:43There it is.
00:47:44There's that straight right,
00:47:45almost a low blow.
00:47:46Let go!
00:47:47And right after that right hand,
00:47:48he came up with the left hook to the belly.
00:47:50This referee is very, very lenient on low blows,
00:47:53thank goodness,
00:47:54because there's been a lot thrown in this fight.
00:47:56There's another one.
00:47:57There's another one.
00:47:58A whipping left hook by Vasquez.
00:48:00I don't think that one was low, fellas.
00:48:01I think that one caught the belt line.
00:48:02I thought that one was clean.
00:48:03Come on, let's go.
00:48:04This guy's got a big belt.
00:48:06Big.
00:48:08Well, Vasquez has a belt that counts,
00:48:10the WBA featherweight belt.
00:48:12He hopes to keep it.
00:48:13Well, right now,
00:48:14he looks like it's going to have to have a miracle
00:48:17for Cassiani,
00:48:18but he almost had a miracle last round.
00:48:21That's what's great about boxing.
00:48:23You just never know until the last round.
00:48:25That last belt.
00:48:31Let go, let go, let go, let go.
00:48:33Vasquez's punches are too hard,
00:48:35too sharp, too accurate.
00:48:36Cassiani cannot get going.
00:48:37He gets one or two in,
00:48:39and that's it.
00:48:40Vasquez comes back and makes him pay.
00:48:42Plus, he has nothing of the fire
00:48:44that he had in that last round.
00:48:46He came out punching really hard.
00:48:48This time, he looks like the first round again.
00:48:51He's just kind of peppering and popping.
00:48:52Oh, Cassiani walked into a hook by Vasquez,
00:48:56and again, wobbly legs.
00:48:58I don't know what's holding this guy up.
00:49:00And you saw Vasquez step aside.
00:49:02Again.
00:49:02As if to let him go.
00:49:03Beautiful hook.
00:49:04A left hook after left hook by Vasquez,
00:49:08and Cassiani remains on his feet.
00:49:10Tremendous furrow.
00:49:24Tremendous furrow.
00:49:35They're all saying the same thing.
00:49:39It's the last round.
00:49:40Go out and get this right.
00:49:42Let's take a look at that last one.
00:49:43Nice little hook by Cassianze with that.
00:49:46Cassianze gets tagged.
00:49:48And when he gets tagged, it just shakes him.
00:49:51That was a particularly good move.
00:49:52Give him another look at it.
00:49:53Vasquez is so smart.
00:49:54He's watched that right hand over and over again.
00:49:57Nice.
00:49:57He follows up with a second.
00:49:59Cassianze comes in the hole.
00:50:00What he's been doing very effectively throughout the fight.
00:50:03Talk about experience.
00:50:04Vasquez has been into the 12th round nine times.
00:50:08Cassianze just once.
00:50:0912th and final round for the WBA Featherweight Championship.
00:50:13Cassianze, who is behind on points,
00:50:17decked Vasquez, the champion, back of the 10th round.
00:50:23But he seemed to take off the 11th.
00:50:25He's fighting a little bit more excited this time.
00:50:27I guess he got rested and he dawned on him this is the last round.
00:50:31You either do it here or you go home without a title.
00:50:3530 seconds into the 12th and final round.
00:50:41Vasquez, very mobile, dancing around.
00:50:46It's got to be all or nothing right here for Cassianze.
00:50:48He's got to know that.
00:50:50Why he doesn't come forth is a question.
00:50:54That's a tape.
00:50:55That's a tape.
00:50:58That's been dangling there since the last round.
00:51:00And I thought they would have cut out.
00:51:01Now, look at these idiots.
00:51:03They're booing because he needs to have tape cut.
00:51:05Give me a break.
00:51:07So they stopped the clock at 2.09 and now we're set to resume.
00:51:12Cassianze has to press the attack.
00:51:15He needs a knockout.
00:51:21Looks like Vasquez is going for the KO.
00:51:25Vasquez's got a lot of pride.
00:51:26I mean, he don't stop to the last belt.
00:51:28I mean, he doesn't care what round it is.
00:51:30Sometimes it's not just a matter of pride,
00:51:32but you'd rather not let the judges do anything
00:51:34or have any say in this fight.
00:51:36Well, I don't think this fight could be close.
00:51:38If this fight is close, Bobby, I would really be surprised.
00:51:41They got one of the best scores in the country here.
00:51:46And Harold Lederman.
00:51:48Harold Lederman, my fellow pharmacist,
00:51:51and he's one of the best.
00:51:52And he usually gets it pretty close
00:51:53to what everybody, the other people have.
00:51:56So let's see.
00:51:57Gonzalez-Riveros and Fernando Perez, the other judges
00:52:03from South America.
00:52:06Vasquez.
00:52:07Right up to the bitter end.
00:52:09Here you are at the championship rounds.
00:52:10These are the rounds where Vasquez is probably most dangerous
00:52:13for someone like Cassiani stepping up
00:52:15in stature and in distance.
00:52:17And what a great thrill for Wilfredo Vasquez
00:52:20to be able to do this at Madison Square Garden.
00:52:23Yeah.
00:52:24Where the fans know a thing or two about the fight game.
00:52:29And they certainly know about Puerto Rican fighters
00:52:31because they've been great ones here.
00:52:32Carlos Ortiz, Torres, Wilfredo himself, Gomez, Vasquez, guys.
00:52:36They've been great Puerto Rican fighters.
00:52:38Wilfredo Benitez.
00:52:39Three-time world champions like Vasquez.
00:52:42And Vasquez, Wilfredo Gomez, great, great champions.
00:52:46Hoping to become a four-time world champion someday.
00:52:49If he did, he'd be the first Puerto Rican to do it.
00:52:55We approach 20 seconds remaining in round 12.
00:52:58Vasquez in command.
00:53:03Vasquez just keeps coming forward, doing what he has to,
00:53:05keeping the pressure on,
00:53:06not letting Cassiani sit on any power shots,
00:53:09no getting lucky, not at this point.
00:53:13Final seconds of the 12th round
00:53:16for the WBA featherweight title.
00:53:18That's it.
00:53:39A gallant effort by the Colombian broke a Cassianni.
00:53:45He showed a lot of heart, a lot of courage, and a good chin.
00:53:49But Wilfredo Vasquez outskilling Cassianni.
00:53:54They still have words there.
00:53:57They have to be tossed apart.
00:54:00Vasquez saying something to Cassianni.
00:54:02Cassianni put Vasquez down on the canvas.
00:54:05Midway through the 10th round.
00:54:07On and out, Vasquez, celebrating it before the official decision is in.
00:54:13The Puerto Rican fans exulting in the crowd.
00:54:18Vasquez, the pride and joy of viable Puerto Rico, being hugged by two shows about a junior.
00:54:24Alex Matos also there in the corner.
00:54:27He is the head trainer for Vasquez,
00:54:30who is looking to close in on his 50th victory against seven defeats
00:54:34and three draws with 38 knockouts.
00:54:38He's going for his third successful title defense.
00:54:43But there's the man from Palenque, Colombia, Roque Cassianni.
00:54:47Came in 17, two and one with 14 knockouts.
00:54:50His first world title shot, his first fight in the United States.
00:54:53And what a place to start it off.
00:54:55Madison Square Garden in New York.
00:55:00He did put the champion down on the canvas of the 10th round
00:55:04to the surprise of many here at the Garden.
00:55:07But Vasquez in full and complete control for most of the fight.
00:55:11And on top of that, Cassianni lost a point during the fight for holding.
00:55:16We're waiting for the official decision
00:55:21as they total up the votes here at Madison Square Garden.
00:55:29In the past, Vasquez has talked about fighting the flashy Prince Nassim Ahmed.
00:55:34That dream might come true.
00:55:35Let's get it over to Jimmy Lennon Jr. with the official decision.
00:55:43Ladies and gentlemen, after 12 rounds of action,
00:55:46we have a unanimous decision.
00:55:48Here are the score totals.
00:55:50Judge Gonzalo Rivera scores at 118 to 110.
00:55:54Fernando Peros scores at 116 to 112.
00:55:59Judge of ringside, Harold Letterman scores at 116 to 110.
00:56:05All three in favor of the winner and still champion,
00:56:11Wilfredo Vasquez.
00:56:18So there you have it.
00:56:19No surprise, the fans able to celebrate now officially
00:56:24as their fellow Puerto Rican Wilfredo Vasquez
00:56:28meets rookie Cassianni by unanimous decision to retain his WBA featherweight championship.
00:56:39So Wilfredo Vasquez retains his title and looks to become the first Puerto Rican to win four world championships.
00:56:46And Ferdi Pacheco, let's get your final thoughts on the evening's festivities.
00:56:50Well, anytime you can see two great champions like Lopez and Trinidad win in decisive fashion
00:56:56and get an upset of Joppy, you've had a good night.
00:56:59Better than 14,000 on hand here tonight at Madison Square Garden to witness this big card.
00:57:04And let's get final thoughts from Bobby Ches.
00:57:06Well, you know, I thought it was great watching the women's boxing here,
00:57:08you know, the making of a historical event for us, having it in New York.
00:57:12And a new star is born, Israel Girgra.
00:57:14What a great fight.
00:57:15What a terrific time.
00:57:15It was a lot of action.
00:57:16The fans enjoyed it.
00:57:17Right now, let's go back and take a look at highlights of tonight's fight card
00:57:21from Madison Square Garden in New York.
00:57:23And we begin with Vasquez and Cassianni, round one.
00:57:27Well, Vasquez was worried about a headbutt in the first round.
00:57:29There it was.
00:57:29As soon as the fight started, it was a headbutt.
00:57:31Fortunately, that didn't play a part in the fight.
00:57:33Later in round eight, a little bit of roughhouse tactics from Cassianni.
00:57:36He seems sticking his forearm in head.
00:57:38And Vasquez's face, referee taking control of the fight.
00:57:41And later in round 10, he's in the mix of it.
00:57:44Cassianni's coming on a little bit late.
00:57:46You'll see him catch Vasquez on the way with a quick right hand,
00:57:49a little off balance, and he goes down for the first time in his career.
00:57:52But he holds it off to win and retain his championship.
00:57:58Vasquez, by unanimous decision to retain his title.
00:58:01How about William Joppy and Julio Cesar Green, the upset of the night?
00:58:05And here was the first upset.
00:58:06Said he knocked down Joppy, who's never been down.
00:58:08But Joppy got up, thought about it, and fought a blazing third round where he drops green twice.
00:58:14This is the second.
00:58:15And it was a pasting and belaboring.
00:58:18You didn't think he was ever going to get up, but get up he did.
00:58:21And he fought like a demon the rest of the night.
00:58:23And Joppy gets on his horse, runs around, and this happens in the 11th round to almost seal his doom.
00:58:31Joppy punches from behind, and he is qualified by one point.
00:58:37Yeah, Julio Cesar Green upsets Joppy for the unanimous decision.
00:58:41Here are the women's fight.
00:58:42A new star is born.
00:58:42Here are the women.
00:58:43The first four rounds, Christy too strong and too powerful.
00:58:45And there you see the only knockdown of the fight in the second round of Gigra by Martin.
00:58:49And a little more power, but what you'll see here is evidence of what happened in the next four rounds.
00:58:52Gigra slipping punches on ropes, firing back and countering.
00:58:56Again, too strong for the first four rounds was Christy Martin, and she prevailed.
00:58:59But I'll tell you, the people at home had Gigra winning the fight, and I had Christy Martin win by
00:59:04just a point, the knockdown difference.
00:59:06An unpopular unanimous decision for the coal miner's daughter, Christy Martin.
00:59:13And then we moved on to Ricardo Lopez versus Alex Sanchez.
00:59:17We'll pick it up in round two.
00:59:19And Lopez put his expertise to work right off the bat, dropping, never before dropping, Alex Sanchez.
00:59:24He got up fighting, all right, but it wasn't enough because he was fighting the master, and he had it
00:59:31measured for a knockout, and knockout he did.
00:59:43And there he is, Ricardo Lopez.
00:59:46He has unified the title.
00:59:49And now to the main event, Trinidad and Waters.
00:59:52Well, to cap it off, Trinidad moves up to 54 and shows the same type of power.
00:59:56Big left hand in a temple.
00:59:58Waters was in trouble.
00:59:59Delayed reaction.
00:59:59He goes down.
01:00:00But when he gets up, it's almost academic.
01:00:04Trinidad will fire punches through his gloves, around his gloves, hit some more shots, raining them off the side of
01:00:09his head in his temple.
01:00:10And it's too much.
01:00:10He goes down this time and doesn't take a nine and a half count.
01:00:13He takes the full ten count.
01:00:15Waters can't get outside.
01:00:16Round one.
01:00:17And there's the final pummeling by Trinidad.
01:00:20Felix Trinidad moves up in weight and up to 32 and 0 with 28 knockouts in line for Terry Norris'
01:00:27WBC Super Welterweight Championship.
01:00:31As Trinidad exults, wins the WBC Super Welterweight Championship elimination bout over Australian Troy Waters.
01:00:38And let's recap the results of tonight's Marathon Night of Boxing from New York.
01:00:43First of all, Wilfredo Vasquez and Roque Cassiani.
01:00:47You see what happened there as Vasquez wins.
01:00:50And then Julio Cesar Green with the upset over William Joppy.
01:00:54Christy Martin over Israel Guerra.
01:00:57The fans have thought otherwise.
01:00:59Ricardo Lopez unifies the 105-pound title with a TKO over Alex Dene Sanchez.
01:01:05And then Felix Trinidad remains undefeated.
01:01:08Quick work of Troy Waters, a first-round TKO.
01:01:13And that'll do it for the Big Apple.
01:01:15Yes, a long night of boxing.
01:01:16Hope you enjoyed it.
01:01:17For the Fight Doctor, Ferdi Pacheco, Bobby Ches, Jim Gray, and our entire crew.
01:01:22This is Steve Albert saying so long from Madison Square Garden in New York.
01:01:28This has been a presentation of King Vision Pay-Per-View Limited and Showtime Event Television.
01:01:33King Vision executive producer, Don King.
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01:02:36And that one is over.
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01:02:39Trigio to top in.
01:02:43Oh, the camera just got punched by an epic hook.
01:02:51Good left hand by Norris
01:02:53Above us
01:02:55That is it
01:02:57The reign of
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01:03:39Oh, down goes Tyson
01:03:47The winner by unanimous decision
01:03:50And new champion
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