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00:00:13the torch has been passed and a new generation of fighters has emerged get the shots off right
00:00:18away with this selfless dedication to the sport that their idols once had you had the dream now
00:00:24let's make it happen tough young scrappers eager to make their name and hungry to make their mark
00:00:29now watch them chase their dreams in the rain when evo elder battles dagoberto najera for the
00:00:34super lightweight title plus undefeated prospect joan guzman versus the hard-hitting celestino
00:00:38caballero on showbox the new generation next only on showtime
00:00:46welcome to the emerald queen casino here in tacoma washington for an exciting afternoon
00:00:52of professional boxing action my name is thomas driver and i'll be your ring announcer and now
00:01:00ladies and gentlemen it's time for showbox the new generation
00:01:08nobody's gonna give you nothing for nothing you gotta work for what you care
00:01:13you gotta get them shots off left folks right hand both hands up both hands up let's go
00:01:19go out there focus on the job that has to be done
00:01:23this is what it takes to be chances what it takes right here baby
00:01:27opportunity only nine you won let's go
00:01:42this is the emerald queen casino in tacoma washington as showbox the new generation
00:01:48comes to you from the pacific northwest it's a new scene but the objective remains the same
00:01:54to take you inside the ring and bring you boxing the way it used to be in our main event
00:01:59it's
00:02:00undefeated junior welterweight contender ebo the extreme machine elder of noonan georgia
00:02:05against bell california's dagoberto najera and our card begins with a clash of junior featherweights
00:02:11when knockout specialist joan guzman risks his perfect record in the ring against mexico's adele
00:02:18batte ruiz hello again everybody i'm nick charles with steve farhood and we are glad to be here with
00:02:26you again for a new edition of showbox the new generation our main event which comes your way a
00:02:31little bit later in the hour throws together a couple of guys with a similar approach neither
00:02:36dagoberto nahira nor ebo elder possess wrecking ball power but steve what they both have going for
00:02:44them is a come and get you attitude in the ring that could translate into a high voltage fight
00:02:50nick ebo elder is an interesting fighter to watch he's already had a lot of television experience
00:02:56i have not yet decided whether ebo elder is the type of prospect who has world championship potential
00:03:01or is he the type of prospect that once he meets world-class opposition he'll come up short thus far
00:03:08ebo elder has been perfect against limited opposition and whether he can win and look
00:03:16impressive today is the key he's fighting dagoberto nahira probably his toughest opponent to date nahira
00:03:23a fighter with a lot of moxie a fighter with a lot of spirit but he cannot afford to lose
00:03:28another time
00:03:28or he will no longer be viewed as a fighter on the way up nahira doesn't have the experience doesn't
00:03:35have the amateur experience the patience that elder has he does have surprising power power that belies
00:03:42his low knockout percentage that power could make this a very compelling matchup well elder and nahira
00:03:48will take the stage a little bit later but now it's time for a couple of junior featherweights
00:03:53who are a study in contrast let's start with our first guy adele watte ruiz he's used to going long
00:04:02and has never been off his feet his opponent joan guzman is soft-spoken and mild-mannered
00:04:07until he gets in the ring steve guzman's a guy with bad intentions because he is always thinking
00:04:14knockouts nick i am very very excited to see joan guzman he's never been on american television this
00:04:20is his debut he just might be the type of fighter who has superstar potential in his last fight he
00:04:25destroyed
00:04:26the best fighter at his weight in his native dominican republic he scored five knockout knockdowns
00:04:31in two rounds this guy might just be very special i'm very excited to see him well we're looking at
00:04:36him joan guzman's from a rugged neighborhood called devil's island in the dominican republic capital city
00:04:42of santo domingo his battles have been mostly confined to the ring though where he's knocked out
00:04:4713 of the 15 fighters he's faced and he's never been beaten as a professional steve take us behind
00:04:52those numbers joan guzman you see the excellent record the excellent knockout record explosive power
00:04:58guzman is averaging less than three rounds per fight he's killed 11 straight opponents and as a
00:05:03puncher seems the real thing staying at home after turning pro in the usa guzman returned home to the dr
00:05:10where he's been dominant but the level of competition in the dominican republic doesn't compare to the
00:05:15states clearly it's time for guzman to spread his wings and one big win i mentioned it before in his
00:05:20last start guzman took out a world-class fighter hector julio avila in only two rounds scoring five
00:05:25knockdowns this could be a fighter heading for a world title in a hurry as for his opponent cuate
00:05:30ruiz he turns 24 years old in a couple of weeks ruiz is a native of los mochos mexico he's
00:05:36had most of
00:05:37his professional fights there his record is 20 wins four losses and three draws with 13 kails but steve he
00:05:43did knock out his last opponent in the first round take us behind the numbers what the edel ruiz
00:05:49he has a big edge and experience on guzman while younger than his opponent ruiz has fought 27
00:05:54fights to guzman's 15 and 157 rounds to guzman's 44. he's also been 10 rounds or more on seven different
00:06:01occasions negative momentum while ruiz has a solid overall record he's won only one of his last five
00:06:08fights and ruiz is the smaller man only a couple of years ago he was a bantamweight in guzman he's
00:06:13facing an opponent who's boxed as high as junior lightweight advantage guzman so the scene is set for
00:06:19our opening bout from the emerald queen casino in tacoma washington where unbeaten knockout artist
00:06:24joan guzman lays it on the line against veteran adele cuate ruiz two junior featherweights about to
00:06:31make their debut on showbox the new generation let's go up to the middle of the ring now where
00:06:36thomas triber has the formal introductions
00:06:42good afternoon ladies and gentlemen frank warren sports network and showtime in association with
00:06:49brian holquist productions proudly present to you professional boxing action from the emerald queen
00:06:56casino here in tacoma washington let's get it started we have for you first of all 12 rounds of boxing
00:07:05for
00:07:05the nabo and vacant wbo intercontinental junior featherweight and latino championship it is
00:07:13sanctioned by the washington state department of licensing administrator is mary jelvik along with
00:07:19the nabo president and supervisor is rudy paz and the wbo president is francisco varcarcel and the
00:07:28supervisor is also rudy paz the three judges assigned scoring on a 10-point must system are glenn hamada
00:07:38tom mcdonough and tim wood when the bell rings the referee in charge of the action will be bobby howard
00:07:50introducing to you first the challenger fighting out of the blue corner
00:07:54he's wearing yellow trunks with red trim and weighed in at 121 and one half pounds hailing from los moches
00:08:02sinaloa mexico he has a professional record of 20 wins four losses three draws with 13 wins coming by weight
00:08:11of
00:08:12knockout ladies and gentlemen please welcome edel el cuate luiz
00:08:22and his opponent the defending champion fighting directly across from him tonight out of the red
00:08:27corner he's wearing white trunks and weighed in at 122 pounds coming to us from santo domingo in the
00:08:35dominican republic he is undefeated with 15 wins no losses and 13 wins coming by weight of knockout
00:08:44ladies and gentlemen introducing the number four contender by the wbo and reigning nabo junior featherweight
00:08:51champion joan guzman
00:08:58once again your referee in charge bobby howard now to get the instructions
00:09:17all right steve as we get ready we saw the game face of joan guzman let's look at the tail
00:09:22of the tape
00:09:22here very little to distinguish between these guys both are kind of tall for 122 pounders but
00:09:28nothing else to distinguish it'll be it'll be one in the ring okay and as we look at the rules
00:09:33some
00:09:34of the keys three judges will score three knockdown rule is not in effect there's no standing eight
00:09:39count here you cannot be saved by the bell in any round only the referee can stop the fight so
00:09:44we're
00:09:45about to begin joan guzman told us yesterday he is focused on victory at all costs and man's his face
00:09:51says it all here we go he is in white and forte ruiz backing up now is in the the
00:09:59gold
00:10:02well if ruiz is going to have any chance in this fight you see backing up right away he has
00:10:06to stick
00:10:07that long left jab that's his strength and here he tries a hook that misses as we see guzman
00:10:11winging big shots right away trying to walk down his man 13 knockouts and 15 professional fights tries
00:10:21to bury that hook to the head there first round you can see the caution in ruiz's eyes he's got
00:10:28to
00:10:28know the record of guzman regardless of some of the questionable opponents that most of the most of the
00:10:33victories coming in the dominican republic ruiz shoots a jab tries to go to the body lead right
00:10:40there by guzman his jab is short he takes the left hand counter ruiz tries again and whips with it
00:10:47as they tie up and referee bobby howard breaks them no push we're early in this fight joan guzman
00:10:54could be something special highly anticipated he's in white from the dominican republic
00:11:00and what day ruiz 24 years old soon with other things in mind than his birthday now though as
00:11:07he shoots that jab steve guzman's wiped out his competition in the dominican republic but that's
00:11:14not going to win win him any world championships he has to prove he can do it big left hook
00:11:19by guzman
00:11:19he has to prove he can do it against the rest of the world and that's what tonight uh begins
00:11:23to show
00:11:24guzman with a combination there has ruiz trapped on the ropes and now guzman is digging in and teeing
00:11:31off looking a little while but trying to center those punches look at the intent on his face keep in
00:11:38mind
00:11:39ruiz 27 pro fights never been stopped never been down steve as he takes a shot low there
00:11:47and he needs some more head movement there as he spins out of danger a treacherous place to be
00:11:52against guzman the power hitter in the corner now they're in the middle of the ring
00:11:57as a spirited first round is winding down
00:12:02it's not finished yet as guzman stalking with intent he's in the white tries a right to the body
00:12:10break break break that'll do it great for round one
00:12:21we saw the clock wind down and no bell so they're still alive and ruiz ducks under a combination
00:12:38first round steve ten seconds to go in it keep them up both of you no money three minute rounds
00:12:43right i don't know all right for ruiz's sake i hope so stop there we go the end of this
00:12:50once again a
00:12:51pretty vigorous round one a little late shot a little cheap shot right hand by guzman he apologized
00:12:56immediately let's go to the corners
00:13:09okay
00:13:14it's just telling you what to do that again
00:13:18with his eye
00:13:25you've got to combine the up and down shots
00:13:39okay we get ready for round two steve the trainer lucilo uh lucilo nolasco telling guzman
00:13:46basically not to be so predictable mix up your shots well you know he established something in
00:13:52that first round he established that he's the aggressor ruiz didn't throw too many punches he's
00:13:56on the defensive and what i like about guzman so far every shot he really commits to i mean he
00:14:03really
00:14:03puts everything into it just as you said as he just fires up the jab there sits down and his
00:14:09punches nicely
00:14:11ruiz
00:14:12hasn't come forward much he's up on his toes but backing up anticipating tries the jab there
00:14:19more or less looking to counter that power shot you agree he's got to get the jab and try to
00:14:24set
00:14:24the time against this guy or is it impossible does it look like he's got too much strength well if
00:14:28he's
00:14:29not using his jab you just saw why because when he jabs he gets countered and he's scared to get
00:14:33counted
00:14:33he gets hit when he gets counted so that's that's uh that would be why now he's trying to pump
00:14:38the jab a
00:14:39little bit he's got to pump the jab move to his left important thing steve these are 122 pound junior
00:14:44featherweights but guzman weighs 135 as he hit the ring he put on 10 of his body weight between the
00:14:50weigh-in at 7 30 last night and fight time here two o'clock pacific time exactly and as i
00:14:55alluded to
00:14:56before he's the bigger guy to begin with not the taller guy but he's fought at a higher weight
00:15:01oh that makes a shot there as he tried to measure ruiz rather than really fire the left and ruiz
00:15:08didn't
00:15:08wait on him there's the left from ruiz again that'll wake guzman up it looks but now he starts to
00:15:14anticipate ruiz's shots and backs up ruiz has to make guzman papers aggressiveness that was a lead
00:15:21right hand that ruiz landed is by far his best punch so far past the midway mark of round two
00:15:29good action
00:15:30here the 122 pound junior featherweight jose guz are go on guzman with with a left of the head of
00:15:38ruiz
00:15:38who's on the road trying to avoid it he takes an uppercut that chills him but back comes ruiz going
00:15:44to
00:15:44the body body how are the reference okay
00:15:51nick you don't have to be angelo dundee to know to tell ruiz get off the ropes stay off the
00:15:56ropes
00:15:56that's no place to be well it's guzman looking pretty there fainting not doing much now he snakes
00:16:03that jab he's in white what day ruiz
00:16:11action slows a bit here
00:16:14wait i don't know what that was with the right hand high that's a fred sanford that was that was
00:16:19it yeah
00:16:21maybe he's going to go upstairs next he's telegraphing the shots right hand lead by guzman
00:16:29he's still not throwing enough shots to discourage his man there's there's the jab
00:16:33not putting much together
00:16:36he'll counter when they start to skirmish and guzman presses the attack but he's really not
00:16:41making the play on his own steve is well we'll see if ruiz uh if guzman has a uh puncher's
00:16:47attitude
00:16:47all the way through because now he knows this guy's still there and end of round two
00:17:00use intelligence my friend
00:17:08is
00:17:26Adele Ruiz trained by his father he's who told him and essentially to fight smart here's the
00:17:31right hand by Ruiz out of the corner Wow yeah a little bit of a faint with the jab and
00:17:35then the
00:17:36lead right good shot to that now you wonder why is it easier to hit when he's against the ropes
00:17:40watch
00:17:41the right uppercut the reason he's easier to hit is because he's square he's giving you more of his
00:17:45head in his face to hit that's why Ruiz has to stay off the rope Steve Ruiz there tested for
00:17:51chin pretty
00:17:51nicely huh yeah he's around three he's never been down and again Guzman sees that Ruiz is still here
00:17:58will he slow down or will he stay and accelerate with the power that'll tell us if he has if
00:18:03he
00:18:04has a pure puncher's mentality or not good point third round scheduled for 12 Guzman has blown out
00:18:11his last six opponents in a total of nine rounds can he go long we know that Adele what they
00:18:18Ruiz can
00:18:19he's been ten or more numerous times what a means twin because Ruiz is twin brother
00:18:27Heriberto who's a world-rated Bantamu stop back we go feet out Bobby Howard urging Guzman keep the punches up
00:18:38that was a low blow
00:18:40Guzman stalking again standing tall he's not the taller guy now he's going into a bob and a weave
00:18:49they circle to their left right hand lead by Ruiz
00:18:59Guzman is the type of fighter who uses the jab strictly as a range finder to introduce his power
00:19:05shots he's never going to win a fight just with his jam he told us yesterday Steve but I don't
00:19:09see it so far
00:19:10that it's hit and not be hit I'm not necessarily a K.L. guy I want to hit this guy
00:19:14and get out of danger he's willing to trade it looks like to me
00:19:27looks like a little swing under Guzman's right eye at the end of the second round
00:19:31it could be redness yeah I thought it was a cut too but I didn't see the corner working right
00:19:36so
00:19:38he's gone bangs a right hand to the head
00:19:41Ruiz trapped in the corner Steve that's the worst place he could be good movement by Guzman moving to
00:19:47the right to take away Ruiz's escape route when Ruiz was against Ruiz oh Guzman trying to trap his man
00:19:52now they're in the center as Guzman poses there and waits for his man to over commit Ruiz
00:19:59clicks the jab out there with nothing behind it right hand lead to the body by Guzman he's in the
00:20:04white
00:20:04and blood is dripping yeah there is a cut yeah
00:20:08oh
00:20:10Ruiz sneaks in on solid left
00:20:16Guzman takes a right
00:20:18as Ruiz landing punches here inside 30 seconds of round three
00:20:25Guzman wakes up does he lose composure when he gets hit like that does he rattle at all Steve
00:20:30yeah that that's what we want to see does he lose composure when he doesn't take his man out
00:20:38Ruiz avoiding punches there
00:20:39as Guzman tries that right lead
00:20:42right to the back to the body
00:20:44the wings are left that misses Ruiz backs back as they close out the round
00:20:58see if we can pick up that cut in corner under the right eye
00:21:05very good he's telling very good
00:21:17he's got nothing under his eyes reassuring him
00:21:29you're getting him
00:21:41Steve I would agree
00:21:42Ruiz is getting to him
00:21:44just by still being here he's getting to him
00:21:47you know condition will be a key because if Ruiz is not in top condition
00:21:50he'll end up laying against the ropes more
00:21:52once he does that that's what he's going to get
00:21:54I liked him in that round but it's only one of a schedule of 12 as we hit the fourth
00:21:58here
00:21:59Johan Guzman from the Dominican Republic is undefeated
00:22:03a slip there by Ruiz in the gold and the gold and yellow and red
00:22:08Guzman is in white hands held high there
00:22:12he's ready to loop that left hand but there he shoots it straight up the middle
00:22:23he's up on his toes a little bit
00:22:28does he have to pick up the pace
00:22:29yeah you know he's never been stopped so he's good chance he'll go the distance and extend
00:22:36the refund that doesn't mean he's going to win the fight
00:22:39to win he's going to have to throw more punches
00:22:41he's moving back
00:22:42most judges reward aggressively
00:22:47speaking of aggressiveness as Guzman connects
00:22:51Ruiz is right there
00:22:53they fire at the same time
00:22:55I think when we were in the corner there between rounds I thought about the fact that
00:23:00Guzman's trainer is not here he had visa problems his trainer Nelson Polanco
00:23:04so you know that's taking away a lot this is a big fight for Guzman first fight on
00:23:08American television it's gonna leave an impression and he doesn't have a trainer
00:23:11with him that's a lot of pressure
00:23:12that's a potential handicap
00:23:15yeah you need the reassurance
00:23:16in the corner of course to tell you what you have to do not what you need to hear
00:23:22somebody at the cross but Guzman
00:23:26so far seems to be getting the job done but
00:23:47he wants to go to the left
00:23:52he moves to his right to cut off the escape path he did it again
00:23:56I mean this this round just like the third round it's there for Ruiz to win because Guzman
00:24:06is uh much more cautious than he was in the first two rounds
00:24:10what do you think of Ruiz's defense
00:24:14it's okay especially for a guy who's not throwing many punches
00:24:17his hands are high and I wonder why Guzman who's shorter doesn't go to the body a little bit
00:24:22if he doesn't like that that's a shame
00:24:24good point Nick Guzman's been headhunting
00:24:26you talk about Ruiz's defense with the exception of the time he spent against the ropes
00:24:30has he really taken a lot of shots
00:24:33I don't think so
00:24:34I don't believe them
00:24:35Guzman coming up short again but that right
00:24:37not working behind the jab
00:24:39watch your hands both of you
00:24:39mirra
00:24:42cuidades
00:24:43five seconds
00:24:44Ruiz starting to open his mouth breathe through the mouth
00:24:47maybe a sign of the lack of stamina
00:24:49as we close out round four
00:24:52and we want to remind you that there's more boxing coming your way tonight
00:24:56when Showtime Championship Boxing presents some of the best 130 pound fighters in the world
00:25:04Showtime Championship Boxing presents a name you'll want to remember
00:25:07a fighter you'll never forget
00:25:09he's a gold medalist
00:25:11he's undefeated
00:25:11he's the WBA junior lightweight champion
00:25:14he's Cuban exile Joel Casamayor
00:25:17plus the slick IBF champ Stevie Forbes
00:25:19who's out to prove he's the best in the division
00:25:21it's a night of junior lightweight champions and fighters you'll want to remember
00:25:25Joel Casamayor vs. Joe Morales
00:25:27and Stevie Forbes vs. John Brown
00:25:29tonight at 9 o'clock on Showtime
00:25:37okay good fights tonight
00:25:38want to get home in time to see those Steve
00:25:42meanwhile here
00:25:43interesting that one thing a personal note I've released
00:25:47it's a guy studying to be a lawyer
00:25:49in fact he brought his law books his school books with him here
00:25:52take care of the water here guys
00:25:53close fighters maybe they bring ring magazine or something
00:25:55this guy's got his law books
00:25:56well he breaks the mold but can he break down
00:26:00Johan Guzman and White
00:26:02who was undefeated
00:26:0315 professional fights 13 of those victories by knockout
00:26:07but so far it's Adele Fuerte Ruiz
00:26:10hanging top
00:26:12and I think winning some rounds
00:26:18Ruiz with a hard left
00:26:20to get that water with him
00:26:21finds its way through
00:26:24right that misses
00:26:26but Guzman looks a little more cautious now
00:26:28he's up on his toes
00:26:29now he plants
00:26:31and
00:26:33doubles the jab
00:26:34and tries to walk in behind it
00:26:35Ruiz is not there this time
00:26:38here's the jab again
00:26:39the corner must have told him Steve to pick it up
00:26:41huh
00:26:42Guzman's showing a little bit of versatility
00:26:44a little bit of movement
00:26:45but he's really not doing much offensively
00:26:47he's good at flipping the jab
00:26:49he has good upper body and head movement
00:26:51hasn't been able to land much
00:26:53when Ruiz is in ring center
00:26:55Steve I think Guzman's left hand
00:26:58when he's not punching as low
00:26:59and that straight right hand bite
00:27:01Ruiz could get in there
00:27:03right there
00:27:06oh he takes a left by Ruiz
00:27:09that lands with conviction
00:27:13he's got to be gaining confidence I would think Ruiz
00:27:16with every punch that connects
00:27:18and just as importantly
00:27:19maybe Guzman is losing a little bit
00:27:20because
00:27:21most guys Guzman
00:27:22have fought thus far
00:27:24would have
00:27:25were out of there
00:27:26in the first or second round
00:27:27given the shots he was landing
00:27:29of course he's got the kind of power
00:27:31where he can turn it around with one punch
00:27:35we look at Guzman
00:27:36see his head movement there
00:27:38good feinting
00:27:39and his mouth is wide open too
00:27:42an indication that maybe he figured
00:27:43this would be a short plant
00:27:50there
00:27:50Guzman has been 11 rounds
00:27:52it's not like he's never gone
00:27:54into the late rounds
00:27:55Ruiz has been ten or more six times
00:27:57very significant
00:28:01what about the weight in terms of strength
00:28:03we assume
00:28:05Ruiz didn't gain 13 pounds
00:28:08between last night and tonight
00:28:10who doesn't help for her
00:28:12there's an ice combination by Ruiz
00:28:14as he has Guzman in the corner
00:28:17is he a little tired still?
00:28:19you know something
00:28:20if you put on
00:28:20the mouth is open
00:28:22he put on 13 pounds
00:28:23or so he says
00:28:24this is unofficial of course
00:28:25but he says he weighs 135
00:28:27he put that on in what?
00:28:2920 hours?
00:28:30that can be extremely detrimental
00:28:32I think of James Toney
00:28:33when he fought Roy Jones
00:28:34putting on all that weight
00:28:35after the weigh-in
00:28:36and he was totally sluggish
00:28:37in the round
00:28:37Guzman doesn't look nice
00:28:38right hand
00:28:43Guzman
00:28:44remains to be seen
00:28:45second half of the fight
00:28:46whether he's going to have
00:28:46stamina problems
00:28:47could be a long one there
00:28:48as they mix it up with the bell
00:28:53and we want to remind you
00:28:55here on Showbox
00:28:56The New Generation
00:28:56that coming up next
00:28:58is our main event
00:29:00140 pound junior welterweights
00:29:02another unbeaten
00:29:03Evo Elder
00:29:04against Dagoberto
00:29:06there we see Elder
00:29:07right here
00:29:08he's from Georgia
00:29:10again he made a big splash
00:29:12as an amateur
00:29:13very experienced
00:29:14got his family with him
00:29:16got the earring going
00:29:17Steve
00:29:18I think he's got two
00:29:22he's a drummer
00:29:22and he does look like a drummer there
00:29:24he better be a fighter
00:29:25against this guy
00:29:27there we see
00:29:28Dagoberto Nahira
00:29:29lives in Belle California now
00:29:31native of Mexico
00:29:36good styles
00:29:42and seconds out now as we get ready
00:29:47for round six
00:29:49scheduled for twelve here
00:29:50junior featherweights
00:29:51122 pounds
00:29:52water right here
00:29:53you're on Showbox
00:29:57Edel Fuat de Ruiz
00:29:58is in the yellow and red
00:30:01Johan Guzman undefeated
00:30:04is in white
00:30:05trying to break through and break his guy down
00:30:09you think he would definitely be favored
00:30:29you think he's doing best
00:30:36I'm a little surprised at the time
00:30:39yeah what he's doing best is breaking down the confidence of Guzman by still being here
00:30:43by still having enough defense to neutralize Guzman's power shots in the middle of the ring
00:30:49patience is a key and a difficult thing for young fighters
00:30:53and for Johan Guzman who's used to vaporizing people
00:30:58it's a lesson he may have to learn
00:31:00you know Guzman's trying to put a little top down in his jab
00:31:03this is a fighter with incredible amateur credentials
00:31:07he only fought one Olympic Games in 96 for the Dominican Republic
00:31:10but he was the Pan American champ in 95
00:31:12and he says he was 11-0 as an amateur against Cuban
00:31:16there we see a three punch combination
00:31:18landing nicely as Guzman picks up the pace here
00:31:22some of his best connections in a while
00:31:26now he's moving with more intent
00:31:28counters there with a sweeping left hook
00:31:31tries the upper cut and eats a left hand counter and return
00:31:34as Ruiz gets into a fiery exchange
00:31:38seems to be getting worse than it but digs back
00:31:41as Guzman with some rabid punches
00:31:43now it looks like Ruiz has cut into the right eye
00:31:46or at least he's swollen
00:31:47let's go guys, fight out of it, fight out of it
00:31:54here we see Guzman leaping left hook
00:31:58lands, he pops in with another one
00:32:01yeah that was a clear headbutt there
00:32:03here we see Guzman with an uppercut
00:32:14back comes Ruiz
00:32:17a little lower at that one Steve
00:32:18would have been interesting to see that Guzman was back to the ropes
00:32:21but Ruiz let him go
00:32:22would have been interesting to see if Guzman could have fought off the ropes
00:32:25as well as Ruiz did
00:32:27stop, come back, come back
00:32:28it's apparent Ruiz can't back this guy up
00:32:31but his counter punching has been effective
00:32:32as Guzman waits too long
00:32:34Ruiz scores
00:32:36oh
00:32:38Guzman trying to land there
00:32:40target his man
00:32:43hitting the mark here at the end of round 6
00:32:46as the action picks up considerably
00:32:50we're halfway through
00:32:51scheduled for 12
00:32:58we're halfway through scheduled for 12
00:33:20we're halfway through scheduled for 12
00:33:23and we're halfway through
00:33:25with the count punch
00:33:30good advice Steve you talked about the danger of being on the ropes for Ruiz
00:33:35and here it is
00:33:38ring center here
00:33:44and there's the button it seemed like Guzman got the worst of it
00:33:48although I don't vote round card girl just went down
00:33:51I thought that was one of the part of the routine.
00:33:56She shrugs it off like a true battering, Steve.
00:33:59And she's still in the ring as the bell rings.
00:34:01She gets some good applause.
00:34:03I've heard of the third man in, but never that.
00:34:06As we go to round seven.
00:34:08Do you score that 10-8 against the round card?
00:34:10Girl, if she went down, I don't know.
00:34:12But she'll bounce back.
00:34:13Adele Cuate Ruiz.
00:34:15Steve, on the subject of scorecards, how do you have it?
00:34:19Guzman's just done the better punching.
00:34:20He hasn't done a lot of it, but he's done more than Ruiz.
00:34:23Ruiz has shots in the single shots.
00:34:25I have Guzman ahead 59-55 after six.
00:34:28So you've given Ruiz one round?
00:34:29Yes.
00:34:30You could argue two.
00:34:31You've probably given him two, maybe, judging by what you've said.
00:34:34But kink him one now.
00:34:37Ruiz is in the golden red.
00:34:39And here comes Johan Guzman just loading up with that right hand,
00:34:44forgetting all about his left.
00:34:46As he waits the tee off, I still don't understand
00:34:48why Ruiz just doesn't pop him with that straight right.
00:34:53Another definite problem for Guzman.
00:34:56Really, virtually no body attack.
00:34:57Big left hook, but virtually no body attack for sixth round.
00:35:00There's the range finder just laying his left out there.
00:35:03You've got to see that coming,
00:35:04but that left hook then scored as he went low.
00:35:10No measure, no.
00:35:11No measure.
00:35:21Ruiz has to punch, Steve, and he's not.
00:35:26Not much movement now as they stand in the center of the ring.
00:35:31Dig in a little bit.
00:35:34Both of these guys on the road,
00:35:36and Ruiz has not done well on the road.
00:35:39It's when he's left Mexico that he's lost.
00:35:40He's lost three out of his four losses have come in the USA.
00:35:45And there's a guy to mention his record against Steve on that subject.
00:35:48Three minor titles before the start of the year 2000.
00:35:51He had lost only once.
00:35:52But then he lost three of his last five fights,
00:35:54although he's knocked out his last opponent.
00:35:56So you wonder, is this a guy on the downslide of his career?
00:36:00Based on what he's shown tonight, it doesn't look like it.
00:36:03Yeah, and he's boxing to pay for his lost court.
00:36:05You know, he hasn't been in the ring in six months.
00:36:07So that's a big nexus.
00:36:09Notice he misses a couple of shots from Guzman, avoids those.
00:36:13Guzman's not punching as much now
00:36:15since he's been warned about just laying his left out there.
00:36:18Well, there comes the jab, but he's short with it time and again.
00:36:23Ruiz just waiting to counter it looks like to Steve.
00:36:27But he is the aggressor for the moment.
00:36:29That is a combination.
00:36:31That's the idea.
00:36:32That's the idea.
00:36:33More than one at a time.
00:36:34Now he should try to pin Guzman to the ropes, but he doesn't.
00:36:37Guzman fights back with a couple of jabs that land.
00:36:41Nice body shot by Ruiz.
00:36:43Good exchange.
00:36:44There's an overhand left.
00:36:47Connects.
00:36:47So Guzman soaking up some shots this round.
00:36:53Shoots him with his left hands together.
00:36:55They're punching about the same time,
00:36:57so Ruiz not necessarily letting Guzman.
00:37:01End of round seven.
00:37:08Okay, our third member of the broadcast team here in Tacoma is Tony Page.
00:37:13Tony, what do you got?
00:37:13Thanks very much, Nick.
00:37:14I talked to Rafael Guerrero, who's the manager-trainer of Guzman.
00:37:18He said the reason why he's not on his game right now, he got headbutted twice so far in the
00:37:21fight.
00:37:22Once on the forehead, once on the nose.
00:37:24He says the nose is not broken.
00:37:26I asked the doctor in the corner if the nose is broken.
00:37:28They said no, he's just a little off his game right now.
00:37:31Back to you, Nick.
00:37:31Thank you, Tony.
00:37:32Hey, Steve, does that make a guy gun-shy?
00:37:34Can't you just fight through that?
00:37:36Why would that cause somebody to rattle, unless you're just cautious about getting it again?
00:37:42Adversity.
00:37:43Prospects have to learn how to deal with adversity, fight through it, and win.
00:37:47He's having trouble with it, apparently.
00:37:48Olvidas de la cabeza.
00:37:50Oye, esto, cuando él queda así abierto, meten el Opel, ganchéalo abajo.
00:37:55Clear that.
00:37:56Pick that up.
00:37:56Pick it up.
00:37:59Wipe that up right there.
00:38:02I have a feeling they want Guzman to pick it up a little bit more, Steve.
00:38:07And just dial it up a notch.
00:38:10Doing enough to win, as you say.
00:38:12And nobody would suggest that Ruiz is winning this fight.
00:38:15It's not looking spectacular, doing it.
00:38:19Punchers against fighters who go the distance.
00:38:21Punchers against good chins.
00:38:22It's an age-old matchup.
00:38:24And usually a good chin will, I can't say beat a good punch, but will survive a good punch.
00:38:31You're right.
00:38:35Has Ruiz really been a hit stat flush many times?
00:38:39You know, it was the blizzard of shots when he was against the ropes.
00:38:41That's the only time he's been hit pretty solid.
00:38:43It was a right uppercut that was solid.
00:38:45There have been some left hooks, but...
00:38:47Look at the swelling under his right eye, aren't you?
00:38:50Ruiz very red.
00:38:51You can see now on profile.
00:38:53He's shooting the left.
00:38:56Body shot, huh?
00:38:57We need to see more of that from Guzman.
00:39:01Ruiz really trapped his man on the ropes.
00:39:04Steve, you said he's guilty of not having done that,
00:39:06and that's part of his game plan that maybe should be implemented.
00:39:13Guzman's up on his toes.
00:39:14Do you sense any fatigue from either guy?
00:39:17Both of them are boxing with their mouths open.
00:39:19That's dangerous for a couple of reasons.
00:39:21One is it shows you're tired.
00:39:23Two is you get your jaw busted.
00:39:24I actually saw Guzman lick his lips last round,
00:39:26which is asking for trouble.
00:39:31Left hand by Ruiz.
00:39:33He's in the red and yellow.
00:39:35Jawan Guzman undefeated from the Dominican Republic.
00:39:39He's in white.
00:39:40He does look a little tired.
00:39:44Boy, this foul is dangerously open, Steve.
00:39:47Ball.
00:39:49Right hand by Ruiz.
00:39:51Fails the land cleanly.
00:39:53Guzman with a good solid combination to the head.
00:39:56That backs Ruiz off a little.
00:39:59Oh, pretty move.
00:40:01And Guzman even admired foot, Steve.
00:40:04Big smile from Guzman.
00:40:06It was there.
00:40:07Nice lap hand.
00:40:08Just very crisp.
00:40:11By Guzman Ruiz.
00:40:13And Ruiz landed a jab.
00:40:14He landed a right right after it.
00:40:15How about a jab right combination?
00:40:17Let's see if that works.
00:40:18Right out of the gun.
00:40:19But his hands are down.
00:40:21Watch Ruiz here as they break.
00:40:22Let's see if he gets him up again.
00:40:24Oh, good.
00:40:24He does.
00:40:26For now.
00:40:28Wild left misses by Guzman,
00:40:30who's short complaining of a kidney punch there.
00:40:37Guzman with an overhand right
00:40:39as he tries to chase down Ruiz.
00:40:42And he lands to the head
00:40:44and then goes downstairs.
00:40:45But Ruiz battles back.
00:40:47Winging shots.
00:40:49Most of which missed.
00:40:51Stop.
00:40:51Stop.
00:40:52Step back.
00:40:52Step back.
00:40:52Stop.
00:40:53No push.
00:40:53No push.
00:40:54But closing out round eight.
00:40:58And it's Del Cuate Ruiz
00:41:00not looking intimidated
00:41:03against undefeated Jawan Guzman.
00:41:06There's Ruiz.
00:41:20Well, now this is the...
00:41:22She came out of the bullpen, right?
00:41:24The other round-card girl slipped.
00:41:26But do you think the...
00:41:28Is there any drop-off
00:41:29on the fastball, Steve?
00:41:31Well, I don't think so.
00:41:34I don't think so.
00:41:35But the other one,
00:41:35I hope she's okay.
00:41:36We may have to follow up
00:41:37and make sure she didn't do any damage
00:41:41in the ring walking around in those shoes.
00:41:42I'm surprised they don't fall down everywhere.
00:41:44Well, when you do that,
00:41:46I won't tell your wife.
00:41:48Here we see the right hand coming, Steve.
00:41:51Well, there's the left.
00:41:54It was right after it.
00:41:55You'll see it now.
00:41:56Right after it, he landed a right lead.
00:41:59Well, we did see the left there connect.
00:42:02But then he let it slide
00:42:03and didn't follow up.
00:42:04When there have been exchanges,
00:42:07it's been Ruiz who has stopped the exchange,
00:42:09either by holding or moving out of range.
00:42:11That will allow him to fight 12 rounds.
00:42:14It's not going to allow him to win.
00:42:18We're in the ninth round here
00:42:20of this junior featherweight fight.
00:42:23Hidalgoate Ruiz, yellow and red,
00:42:26holding his own,
00:42:27but probably behind by consensus here on the cards
00:42:30to Joan Guzman,
00:42:31the undefeated fighter
00:42:32from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
00:42:37He's got water here.
00:42:41The clock you're looking at
00:42:42is about six seconds off,
00:42:45so they started a little bit early here.
00:42:47There's actually counting
00:42:51two minutes and 16 seconds to go in nine.
00:42:56Right hand misses by Guzman.
00:42:59Ruiz backing up, circling left.
00:43:04Not really showing Guzman many angles.
00:43:06Guzman here trying to walk in behind the jab.
00:43:10He does there.
00:43:11Nice combination.
00:43:12Ah, but you see what happens.
00:43:14He's happy to hold.
00:43:15He's satisfied with his two shots,
00:43:17and Guzman held.
00:43:19Yeah, Ruiz held,
00:43:20and he really could have broke him up
00:43:21and kept going.
00:43:22He's been very cautious,
00:43:24which is a sign of left, Steve.
00:43:25Is Guzman just cautious
00:43:26or a little fatigued?
00:43:28Probably fatigued.
00:43:31Well, his hand is below his belt here,
00:43:34his left hand.
00:43:35He just has no respect for Ruiz closing the gap.
00:43:39He's moving fine, Guzman,
00:43:41but that mouth is wide open.
00:43:44Break!
00:43:45Break!
00:43:45Step back.
00:43:46Step back, business.
00:43:47The referee's Bobby Howard.
00:43:50Joanne Guzman and White
00:43:54looking to stay undefeated as a professional.
00:43:59Hasn't been carried to deep waters in a while.
00:44:01As we said,
00:44:02knocking out his last six opponents
00:44:04in a total of nine rounds.
00:44:06And they're smiling at his man there
00:44:08as he sneaks in the left
00:44:09and then dances out of danger.
00:44:13He may be winning,
00:44:14but his manager said to us,
00:44:15Rafael Valero said to us yesterday,
00:44:18the Dominican Republic
00:44:18doesn't need another champion.
00:44:20He needs a superstar.
00:44:21It's a country that has had
00:44:22about 14 world champs over the years,
00:44:24but never a dominant world champ
00:44:26a pound for pound type.
00:44:27That's what they're hoping for from Guzman.
00:44:29I don't see it thus far anyway.
00:44:31No, he wants to look sensational in this fight.
00:44:34It hasn't happened.
00:44:35Right hand there
00:44:36as he moved out of danger
00:44:37and then countered nicely.
00:44:41He's got a lot of the tools.
00:44:43I mean, he's fast.
00:44:44Throws a lot of different punches.
00:44:45Right upper heart was done beautifully.
00:44:46There's three left hands
00:44:47that connected nicely.
00:44:48He's got a lot of skill.
00:44:50They swap shots
00:44:51in the middle of the ring there.
00:44:55Ruiz has to know he's behind it.
00:44:56He has to know
00:44:57that he's got to accelerate things
00:44:59and maybe take a chance.
00:45:07And that'll do it
00:45:09for round nine.
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00:46:09Steve, after nine,
00:46:10what's on the card?
00:46:12Guzman, 88 to 84.
00:46:13I have him four points ahead.
00:46:15It's going to be tough for Ruiz
00:46:16to win if he doesn't get a knockout
00:46:17on my part.
00:46:18Needs a 10-8 round,
00:46:19maybe now.
00:46:21I don't know if he has
00:46:22the wallop to do it.
00:46:24Guzman at times
00:46:25seems to be there to be hit.
00:46:27He is moving pretty well here
00:46:30in the 10.
00:46:34Three, three.
00:46:42One combination there,
00:46:43the right-hand land.
00:46:45Lands and Ruiz comes back.
00:46:47A shot of his own.
00:46:48Now they dig in.
00:46:50Exchange blows.
00:46:57For the most part,
00:46:59this fight has been caught
00:47:00in ring center
00:47:01at a decent distance.
00:47:02You would think
00:47:03that would benefit Ruiz.
00:47:05According to the tail of the tape,
00:47:06he's only, I think,
00:47:07an inch taller,
00:47:07but he looks a lot more
00:47:08than an inch taller.
00:47:10He's been unable
00:47:10to take advantage
00:47:11of the fact
00:47:11that the fight
00:47:12has been caught
00:47:13at a distance
00:47:14where he should have
00:47:14the advantage.
00:47:16There's a shot
00:47:17and that really
00:47:19crumbled.
00:47:20Brought Dave Ruiz.
00:47:22That left hand
00:47:25came from left field.
00:47:28Watch the referee,
00:47:29Bobby Howard.
00:47:30You can't come in.
00:47:32Finished him.
00:47:33Ruiz not protesting.
00:47:34He's fine.
00:47:35There's confusion here
00:47:36because the referee
00:47:36has no idea why.
00:47:38You can't come in,
00:47:39doctor.
00:47:39You can't come in.
00:47:41He's done.
00:47:42He's done.
00:47:45Doctor.
00:47:53Let's go over to the corner.
00:47:59Well, there's more people
00:48:01in the ring
00:48:02than it should be.
00:48:03If it isn't.
00:48:05Just put on me.
00:48:06Just put on me.
00:48:06Just put on me.
00:48:07I think...
00:48:08Look at the...
00:48:16I know.
00:48:17I know.
00:48:17I know.
00:48:19What's up inside?
00:48:20Where is the commission?
00:48:21The commission?
00:48:22What's up?
00:48:22He's done.
00:48:23He's done.
00:48:24He's done.
00:48:25He's done.
00:48:25Remember, only the referee
00:48:26could stop the fight.
00:48:27The female doctor
00:48:28rushed the ring.
00:48:29I have no idea why.
00:48:30Hold on.
00:48:31Hold on.
00:48:32Then the other doctor came in.
00:48:33I was about to step out of the ring.
00:48:34Oh, he stepped out?
00:48:35No, you guys can't step out of the ring like that.
00:48:35The doctor could suggest it,
00:48:36but only the referee could stop it, Steve.
00:48:40Okay, let's start and fight.
00:48:42Where do you fight?
00:48:43I mean, you can't continue to fight now.
00:48:45They're going to, I think.
00:48:47This is embarrassing.
00:48:48It's embarrassing for the commission.
00:48:50Why were two doctors in the ring
00:48:52over a knockdown that was,
00:48:53by knockdown standards, fairly mundane?
00:48:56And they were restraining
00:48:58Ruiz's people, Steve.
00:48:59In fact, his father
00:49:01tried to get him to the ring also.
00:49:02And what about the fact
00:49:03that it should have been
00:49:04a 10-second break?
00:49:07Ruiz, how long was it?
00:49:08And look at Guzman trying to finish his man.
00:49:13Six on the left,
00:49:14down into the jaw.
00:49:16Ryle there,
00:49:16but he has written
00:49:17in front, right or left.
00:49:19Lock him!
00:49:20Ruiz survived this 10th round.
00:49:24He's been given such a huge break.
00:49:27He's trying to match up with his man,
00:49:29but he is losing this battle,
00:49:31it looks like,
00:49:31as Guzman has Ruiz
00:49:33trapped in the corner.
00:49:36Unloading shots.
00:49:38Major lead one.
00:49:40Ruiz fighting back,
00:49:42and Guzman's shots were very wide.
00:49:43Ruiz might be able
00:49:44to land one in between.
00:49:46Ruiz might understandably
00:49:47swing in for the fences.
00:49:49Maybe getting ahead of himself
00:49:50a little more.
00:49:51Again, no body attack at all
00:49:53from Guzman.
00:49:54Ruiz looks tired.
00:49:56I don't know what that was about.
00:49:58Why was the referee in there?
00:49:59Low blow.
00:50:01Ruiz looks ready to go.
00:50:04We've got 30 seconds to go
00:50:06in the tent.
00:50:07Can he survive this?
00:50:09Now it's Guzman
00:50:11who's warned about using the head.
00:50:15Ruiz soaking up punishments.
00:50:18Weak lefts in return,
00:50:19but Guzman has stopped firing.
00:50:22A rapid-fire approach of his.
00:50:26And it looks like
00:50:28Guzman Ruiz
00:50:30may get out of this
00:50:31controversial
00:50:3210th round.
00:50:37That was a strange run, Steve.
00:50:39Yeah, I don't know
00:50:39if I've ever seen that before.
00:50:42But the crowd likes it,
00:50:44but they're still fighting on.
00:50:46And Ruiz on his stool
00:50:47at a hurry
00:50:48with a hand to a fighter
00:50:49who looks under Steve.
00:51:00You're going to hit him hard.
00:51:19This is the punch
00:51:20that turned the fight.
00:51:23Guzman zero in.
00:51:33And that was a delayed reaction.
00:51:34Yes, it was.
00:51:35That's only half the story
00:51:36of the round.
00:51:37Now, Ruiz down
00:51:38and all of a sudden
00:51:39the both doctors rush the ring.
00:51:41Chilling left hand there.
00:51:43The 11th round here
00:51:45as the action
00:51:46has picked up considerably.
00:51:49Fairly compelling
00:51:50just for the scenario
00:51:51that's unfolded here.
00:51:54Weird.
00:51:54You know,
00:51:55Guzman will probably
00:51:55win the fight anyway.
00:51:57To lose on points now
00:51:57would be,
00:51:58unless he gets knocked out,
00:52:00or knocked down twice
00:52:00or three times
00:52:01would be virtually impossible.
00:52:02But nonetheless,
00:52:03Guzman was robbed there
00:52:04because Ruiz was down.
00:52:07If the doctor
00:52:07wasn't going to stop the fight
00:52:09or tell the referee
00:52:10to stop the fight,
00:52:11why was she in the ring?
00:52:12Well, Tony Page
00:52:13may be able to amplify
00:52:14this controversy.
00:52:16Let's go to him now
00:52:17with the Washington State
00:52:18Athletic Committee.
00:52:19Thanks, Nick.
00:52:19I'm with Mary Jovic,
00:52:20the chairman of the commission.
00:52:23Explain to me what happened
00:52:24because I asked the doctor.
00:52:25She said she ran into the ring
00:52:26to see if he was all right.
00:52:27That would seem to me
00:52:28that he was stopping it.
00:52:29But what was the procedure?
00:52:30What happened?
00:52:30It appeared that the doctor
00:52:32thought that she had got
00:52:33a signal from the referee
00:52:34to enter the ring.
00:52:35So there was a miscommunication
00:52:37there,
00:52:37and she was not
00:52:38signaled to enter the ring.
00:52:39The referee never gave
00:52:40that signal?
00:52:41That's correct.
00:52:42And, but that was just,
00:52:44when she went in the ring,
00:52:46she thought she saw
00:52:46something from the doctor,
00:52:47didn't see it,
00:52:48and that's why she went in there.
00:52:49But it was a long wait
00:52:49between action.
00:52:51Yes.
00:52:52Okay, Nick,
00:52:53there you have it.
00:52:54Thank you, Tony.
00:52:54No denying, Steve,
00:52:55you were right.
00:52:56As Ruiz gets a second chance
00:52:58in this fight,
00:53:00although the referee
00:53:01never did stop it,
00:53:02so it wasn't his fault.
00:53:04Well, I don't buy the excuse.
00:53:05I didn't see the referee's
00:53:07signal for the doctor
00:53:08to rush into the ring.
00:53:09The referee,
00:53:10if that was the case,
00:53:11would have taken
00:53:11the mouthpiece out
00:53:12immediately as a first step
00:53:14if he thought the fighter
00:53:14was that badly hurt.
00:53:16Ruiz off the floor again
00:53:17and survived.
00:53:20More than halfway
00:53:20through round 11 right now,
00:53:22he took another left hand there
00:53:23and then complained
00:53:23of a low blow
00:53:24as Guzman
00:53:25with his left hand
00:53:26alarmingly low.
00:53:28But Ruiz
00:53:29doesn't look like
00:53:30he wants any part of him
00:53:31right now.
00:53:32Now, to break Ruiz got
00:53:34from Dr. Ronda Luce,
00:53:35who rushed the ring
00:53:36and then also Dr. Charles
00:53:37Weissmaning who rushed the ring.
00:53:39Probably not going to matter
00:53:40because that was a 10-8 round
00:53:41in round 10.
00:53:42And you have to believe
00:53:43Ruiz is too far behind now.
00:53:45But I'll tell you,
00:53:46it's lucky it wasn't
00:53:47a close fight
00:53:47because if this went to Ruiz,
00:53:49if Guzman had had a chance
00:53:51to finish him,
00:53:51that would have been
00:53:52really, really bad.
00:53:55Now, Guzman does have a chance.
00:53:57He's got his hand
00:53:58in the corner
00:53:58and Ruiz is not really
00:54:00fighting back
00:54:00but holding
00:54:01and hanging on.
00:54:05Now he's trying to get up
00:54:06on his toes.
00:54:08Guzman coming
00:54:09after him again.
00:54:10Trying to trap him
00:54:11in another corner.
00:54:14As he
00:54:16fires shot after shot.
00:54:18Now digging to the body stage.
00:54:20Going upstairs here,
00:54:21backing up Ruiz,
00:54:22chasing him
00:54:23from corner to corner.
00:54:24And for the first time
00:54:26you get the impression
00:54:26Ruiz is in pure
00:54:27survival mode right now.
00:54:29Trying to left hand
00:54:31but not much
00:54:32to his shots
00:54:33as he is losing
00:54:34these exchanges.
00:54:37And that round
00:54:38with one to go here
00:54:39in Tacoma, Washington.
00:54:46La Verde, doctor La Verde.
00:54:51La Verde, doctor La Verde, doctor La Verde.
00:55:25He's telling that
00:55:26Guzman's going to knock out
00:55:27so check his out
00:55:28to take where.
00:55:37Do you agree
00:55:38you go into a safety first
00:55:40mode if you're
00:55:40as his corner suggested?
00:55:43I think you should go
00:55:44for the KO.
00:55:45You know,
00:55:45we don't know
00:55:46what would have happened
00:55:47if Ruiz hadn't been helped
00:55:48by the ringside doctor
00:55:49but maybe Guzman
00:55:50would have stopped Ruiz
00:55:51in the 10th round.
00:55:52United States debut,
00:55:53I think he has to look
00:55:54very polished,
00:55:56very explosive,
00:55:57as advertised.
00:56:03He hasn't been
00:56:04under siege at all
00:56:05and has not been rocked.
00:56:08Ruiz doesn't seem
00:56:09to possess the kind of power
00:56:11to turn the table
00:56:12to turn the table
00:56:12with one shot.
00:56:13That's the real reason
00:56:14because he doesn't have
00:56:16any of the fear.
00:56:19Ruiz had his load
00:56:20there in that 10th round.
00:56:21He didn't show much
00:56:22in the 11th.
00:56:23He did enough to win it.
00:56:24But he's not as aggressive
00:56:26as he was.
00:56:26Of course,
00:56:27that knockdown came
00:56:27out of nowhere
00:56:28at the late reaction
00:56:29knockdown.
00:56:30And you have to give
00:56:31Guzman credit.
00:56:32For nine rounds,
00:56:32his power was frustrated.
00:56:34He knocked down
00:56:35a guy in the 10th,
00:56:35late in the fight,
00:56:36a guy who's never
00:56:37been down before.
00:56:38Give credit for the power.
00:56:40He did break through.
00:56:41You're right, Steve.
00:56:42See if he can
00:56:43put him away here.
00:56:45But he's not going
00:56:46after it.
00:56:47Guzman is in the white,
00:56:48comfortably ahead.
00:56:49Anybody who's watched
00:56:50this fight,
00:56:51I think,
00:56:51would agree.
00:56:52Steve certainly has it
00:56:54that way on his
00:56:54unofficial scorecard.
00:56:56The fighter going for it
00:56:58is Ruiz.
00:56:58He's been the aggressor
00:57:00here on the club.
00:57:08Guzman dancing
00:57:09and it is a safety
00:57:10first mode.
00:57:10If the shot,
00:57:11if the opening is wide
00:57:12and there he'll try
00:57:13to hit the power lanes.
00:57:15But if not,
00:57:16he's content to
00:57:17dance away this fight
00:57:20and pocket a unanimous
00:57:21decision.
00:57:22Here comes Ruiz.
00:57:24Tries the right.
00:57:26Guzman lays
00:57:27against the ropes.
00:57:28Bobby Howard breaks him.
00:57:36Guzman looks at his
00:57:37corner there,
00:57:38usually a sign that
00:57:39a fighter didn't
00:57:39swerve himself
00:57:40for some reason.
00:57:41One minute to go
00:57:41in this fight.
00:57:43Ruiz doing the stalking
00:57:44now.
00:57:45Maybe he should have
00:57:46done it a little early
00:57:47and gone through it
00:57:48himself.
00:57:49He's proved to be a
00:57:50survivor so far.
00:57:52Ruiz has done just
00:57:53enough to lose,
00:57:53in my opinion.
00:57:54That's right.
00:58:00Ruiz in the yellow
00:58:01and red,
00:58:02looking for a miracle.
00:58:06As we hit the 30-second
00:58:07mark in this final round.
00:58:10And forget,
00:58:11impressing the judges,
00:58:12what Guzman doing
00:58:13that is doing now
00:58:14is not impressing the fans.
00:58:15As a result,
00:58:16when the bell rings,
00:58:17Ruiz is going to
00:58:17throw his arms up
00:58:18and the fans are going
00:58:18to respond.
00:58:21Steve, that's a good
00:58:22point.
00:58:22And I think you've
00:58:23got to close with
00:58:24some conviction.
00:58:24This therapy
00:58:25spattered booze
00:58:26right now.
00:58:27What's going to have
00:58:27to do with the fans
00:58:28are going to be
00:58:29off for Ruiz.
00:58:38And that'll do it,
00:58:39and you're right.
00:58:41It is a mixed
00:58:42forest here in Tacoma.
00:58:47We're looking at
00:58:48Joanne Guzman,
00:58:49who will undoubtedly
00:58:50walk away here
00:58:52still undefeated.
00:58:55His trainer by
00:58:57appointment
00:58:58waters him down.
00:58:59Was he surprised
00:59:00this guy went 12 rounds?
00:59:03No.
00:59:04We knocked out him.
00:59:08Basically, it's
00:59:09Rafael Guerrero there
00:59:10you see on the left
00:59:11saying, no,
00:59:12we knocked out Ruiz.
00:59:14He just basically
00:59:15he thought got a bad,
00:59:16he got a little robbed.
00:59:17But when the doctor
00:59:18came in,
00:59:19what was he thinking?
00:59:20We'll never know
00:59:22if Guzman would
00:59:23indeed have finished
00:59:24Ruiz in that 10th round.
00:59:25But he certainly
00:59:26was cheated of the chance
00:59:27over what seemed
00:59:29to be confusion.
00:59:30This is Ruiz with his father
00:59:32who got him into boxing.
00:59:33Father, his trainer
00:59:34and manager.
00:59:37Tough guy, huh?
00:59:38He's a tough hombre,
00:59:39I think.
00:59:40Yeah, he survived.
00:59:41The first two rounds
00:59:41he took a lot of big shots.
00:59:42He survived that
00:59:43knockdown in the 10th,
00:59:44and as well,
00:59:45he was trying to win.
00:59:45His chin is everything
00:59:47what we thought it would be,
00:59:48but, Steve,
00:59:48you assessed it perfectly.
00:59:50He did just enough
00:59:50to lose
00:59:51as we look at Guzman now.
00:59:56He's going to come over
00:59:57and congratulate Ruiz.
01:00:02And the consensus is
01:00:04the crowd enjoyed it.
01:00:09That 10th round, though,
01:00:10will live on
01:00:11in our minds, Steve.
01:00:12Let's revisit that situation.
01:00:16That was wild.
01:00:17That was very confusing
01:00:18and very wild.
01:00:20Well, when you think
01:00:21about it again,
01:00:22here we see it.
01:00:24And the left hook.
01:00:30Three, four, five,
01:00:33six, siete.
01:00:39You can't come in.
01:00:41You can't come in.
01:00:42That is pretty blatant.
01:00:44He's fine.
01:00:47You can't come in, doctor.
01:00:48You can't come in.
01:00:50He's done.
01:00:51He's done.
01:00:52No, no, no.
01:00:54I hate to say it, Steve.
01:00:55That's like three blind mice.
01:00:56Here we go.
01:00:56And we have a unanimous decision.
01:01:00Judge Glenn Hamada
01:01:02scores about 117 to 110.
01:01:05Judge Tom McDonough
01:01:07scores about 118 to 109.
01:01:10And Judge Tim Woods
01:01:11scores about 119 to 108.
01:01:15All in favor of your winner
01:01:17and the now NABO
01:01:18and WBO
01:01:20Intercontinental Junior
01:01:21Featherweight
01:01:22and Latino champion
01:01:24Johan Fusman.
01:01:36We need another thing.
01:01:42We need another thing.
01:01:55All right, Steve.
01:02:02The scoring,
01:02:04I had a 117, 111.
01:02:05The judges actually had it
01:02:06a little wider for Guzman.
01:02:09Clearly, the knockdown
01:02:12was significant,
01:02:12but it didn't make a difference.
01:02:14And the fact that Guzman
01:02:15was not given the opportunity
01:02:17to go for the knockout
01:02:19did not affect the fight,
01:02:21fortunately,
01:02:21at least the outcome of the fight.
01:02:22But that was an ugly situation.
01:02:24Well, it was blatant.
01:02:25That doctor just traipsing in
01:02:27the second one
01:02:28as if he had stumbled
01:02:29into a bar down the street,
01:02:31I hate to say.
01:02:32The second doctor
01:02:33had his penlight out
01:02:34to look into the eyes of Ruiz.
01:02:36And, you know,
01:02:37he wanted to do an examination.
01:02:39The referee looks at him
01:02:39incredulously like,
01:02:40what are you doing in the ring?
01:02:41The first doctor,
01:02:42there was never a sign
01:02:43for her to come in the ring
01:02:44the way the commissioner said,
01:02:45so I don't know
01:02:46what they were talking about.
01:02:47So a bizarre happening
01:02:48here on Showbox
01:02:49as we look at
01:02:49Johan Guzman
01:02:50and the crowd applauds.
01:02:51As it's over,
01:02:52he wins a unanimous decision.
01:02:53Our main event is next
01:02:55here at the Emerald Queen Casino
01:02:56in Tacoma, Washington
01:02:57when unbeaten Ebo Elder
01:02:59meets Dagoberto Nahara
01:03:01in a battle of 140-pound
01:03:03junior welterweights.
01:03:04Later tonight
01:03:05on Showtime Championship Boxing,
01:03:06a cavalcade of stars
01:03:08in the 130-pound division.
01:03:10Steve Alper checks in
01:03:11with this report
01:03:12from Miami.
01:03:15Tonight from
01:03:16Miccosukee Gaming Casino
01:03:17just outside Miami, Florida,
01:03:19we're bringing you
01:03:20three of the four
01:03:21reigning world champions
01:03:22in one of the most
01:03:23exciting divisions
01:03:24in boxing today,
01:03:25the junior lightweights.
01:03:28Undefeated WBA champ
01:03:30Joel Casamayor
01:03:31is the slickest boxer
01:03:32of the group.
01:03:33This Cuban Olympic gold medalist
01:03:35is a superb
01:03:35all-around fighter
01:03:36who relies on his ring-savvy
01:03:38and smooth style
01:03:39to dominate opponents
01:03:40and wild critics.
01:03:41The hardest hitter
01:03:43in the division
01:03:43is WBO champ
01:03:45with Ocelino Freitas.
01:03:46With frightening power
01:03:47in both hands,
01:03:48this Brazilian
01:03:48has 29 KOs
01:03:49in 29 fights,
01:03:51making him
01:03:51the only champion today
01:03:52who owns a perfect
01:03:54100% knockout ratio.
01:03:56And the champion
01:03:57with the most to prove
01:03:58is the recently crowned
01:04:00IVF title holder
01:04:01Steve Forbes.
01:04:02Tonight,
01:04:02he has his hands full
01:04:03in a rematch
01:04:04with John Brown.
01:04:05Their fight,
01:04:05held nine months ago,
01:04:07was an action-packed thriller
01:04:08that ended
01:04:09in a controversial decision.
01:04:10It promises to be
01:04:12an exciting night
01:04:12featuring three
01:04:13very different,
01:04:14very talented
01:04:15junior lightweight champions.
01:04:16So join me
01:04:17and Bobby Chez
01:04:18tonight at ringside.
01:04:21We invite you
01:04:22to join Steve,
01:04:23Bobby,
01:04:23and Jim Gray
01:04:24as Showtime Championship
01:04:25boxing presents
01:04:26some of the best
01:04:27130-pounders
01:04:28in the world.
01:04:29Yoel Casamayor
01:04:30defends his WBA title
01:04:31against Joe Morales.
01:04:32Steve Forbes
01:04:33takes on John Brown
01:04:34in an IVF title rematch.
01:04:35And the hard-hitting
01:04:36WBO champion
01:04:38Ocelino Freitas
01:04:39looks to extend
01:04:40his perfect
01:04:40knockout record.
01:04:41That's later tonight
01:04:43at 9 Eastern
01:04:44and Pacific
01:04:44on Showtime.
01:04:45And in two weeks
01:04:46on Showtime Championship
01:04:47boxing,
01:04:48Mike Tyson
01:04:49travels to Europe
01:04:50again to take
01:04:50on hometown favorite
01:04:51Brian Nielsen
01:04:52in a 10-round
01:04:53heavyweight bout.
01:04:54Plus,
01:04:54WBO super middleweight
01:04:56champion Joe Calzaghe
01:04:57defends his title
01:04:59against number five
01:04:59contender James Butler
01:05:01as the boxing spotlight
01:05:02descends on
01:05:03Copenhagen, Denmark.
01:05:04That's October 13th
01:05:06at 9 o'clock
01:05:07Eastern and Pacific time.
01:05:09Don't miss it.
01:05:09And stay right
01:05:11where you are now
01:05:12because our main event
01:05:13is next here
01:05:14in Tacoma, Washington.
01:05:18Ebo Elder
01:05:19has done nothing
01:05:20but win
01:05:20since he's turned pro
01:05:21and the undefeated
01:05:22southpaw
01:05:23will now step
01:05:24up to the plate
01:05:25to face
01:05:25Dagoberto Nahira
01:05:27who's coming off
01:05:29a one-punch
01:05:30knockout victory
01:05:30and this is next
01:05:31and from the southpaw
01:05:36is next.
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