Heriberto Flores (left) lands a physique shot on Dante Jardon in his Oct. 18 unanimous choice win in Puebla, Mexico. Picture credit score: JesKat Agencia Fotográfica
Heriberto Flores overcame the awkwardness and questionable techniques of Dante Jardon to notch one other win.
The rising prospect remained unbeaten after an eight-round unanimous choice over the previous title challenger Friday night on the Enviornment BUAP in Puebla, Mexico. Scores have been 79-73, 78-73 and 76-75 for Guadalajara’s Flores, who was lately featured in The Ring’s ‘New Faces’ collection.
Nothing got here straightforward on the evening for the 23-year-old Flores, who was compelled to struggle off his again foot early. Mexico Metropolis’s Jardon, 36, pushed ahead within the first and second rounds, among the many few frames the place he made an impression.
Flores was capable of settle right into a groove within the third. He scored with counter left hooks and the occasional straight proper to the top of Jardon.
Jardon was deducted some extent on two separate events for hitting Flores behind the top. The second incident got here after he was briefly rocked by a Flores left hook. Solely one of many deductions was mirrored on the ultimate scorecards, nonetheless.
The infraction didn’t boring Jardon’s reckless enthusiasm. He nonetheless tried to stroll Flores down, however his punch output dropped in the course of the second half of the struggle. Flores continued touchdown left hooks to the top and blended two-punch mixtures to the top and physique of Jardon.
The win was the third on the yr for Flores (14-0, 11 knockouts). It got here after his most spectacular efficiency thus far, a Could 24 ten-round choice over 2016 Mexican Olympian Juan Pablo Romero on Could 24.
Flores’ choice wins over Romero and now Jardon got here after a earlier five-fight knockout streak. That run included a powerful eighth-round stoppage of Ve Shawn Owens final Dec. 2 in Mexico Metropolis.
The 23-year-old scored his most spectacular victory thus far as a professional on December 2, stopping former prospect Ve Shawn Owens of Minneapolis in spherical 8.
Jardon (36-11, 26 KOs) is now 2-4 in his final six begins. The 18-year professional remains to be a serviceable opponent who can pull off the occasional upset. On this specific evening, he fulfilled his position of forcing Flores to go eight laborious rounds.
Additionally on the cardboard:
Native flyweight Gabriela Sanchez defeated Japan’s Tomoku Okuda (8-7-2, 2 KOs) by choice over ten one-sided rounds. All three judges scored the bout 100-89 for Sanchez (11-6, 1 KO), who has received her final three begins.
Guadalajara’s unbeaten junior featherweight Christopher Lopez (18-0-2, 12 KOs) floored late sub Edwin Barrios (11-1, 8 KOs) twice earlier than ending issues within the fifth spherical.
The present aired reside on Televisa and was introduced by Latin KO, headed by Oswaldo Kuchle.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He may be reached at [email protected]
