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kenyan_cheena · 03-17-2009, 09:06 PM

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Monday 26 June 2006

SANCHEZ VS SALDIVAR
A REALITY FOLLOWING DR CARD

Story by Miguel Trelles

Two of boxing's most talented young fighters have set up an August showdown following victories on an International Boxing League fight card in the Dominican Republic last night. Both gold medallists in Athens, Mexican featherweights Salvador Sanchez and Vicente Saldivar progressed to a blockbuster quarter-final matchup in the Challenger's tournament. Sanchez was fantastic in scoring a unanimous decision win over the tough Puerto Rican Juan LaPorte (58-56, 59-56, 58-56). There were no knockdowns but Sanchez overwhelmed LaPorte with a superior workrate, landing more than twice as many puches as him (150-72). Both combatants came into the contest undefeated, 4th-seeded Sanchez improving to 16-0(13) and LaPorte falling to 12-1-1(8).

In the evening's previous bout Saldivar escaped with nothing more than some aching private parts as his opponent Sebastian Coupet was disqualified just two minutes into the opening round for a blatant and painful low blow, the shot dropping Saldivar to his knees in agony. Referee Gelasio Perez Huerta immediately DQ'd the Frenchman and when Coupet tried to apologise to Saldivar soon after the 5th seed rebuffed him, leaving it to his corner crew to speak to him. Saldivar was still in a foul mood when he departed the ring, mostly from the low blow but also, as he revealed later, because he had wanted to get a good workout in against Coupet. Like Sanchez he is now 16-0.

It cannot be understated how huge this quarter-final clash will be. Simply put, these two young dynamos do not like each other, an animosity that stems from their mutual hot-headedness and mutual quest to be known as Mexico's best during their amateur careers. They have had more than one fiery exchange outside the ring in recent times, and one can only imagine the combustible atmosphere that will be present when they finally trade punches. They've harboured a genuine dislike for each other literally since the moment their paths first crossed back in 2003 at a tournament in Los Angeles when they were both only fifteen years old. A number of fiery incidents followed, as they engaged in a heated game of one-upmanship and psychological warfare.

Their intense rivalry was pushing each to dominant performances and during a three-month period towards the end of the year Sanchez and Saldivar were tournament winners in their respective weight divisions (featherweight and bantamweight) in four consecutive events. At the June '04 Olympic selection trials they came to blows in a locker room before each had even fought a single bout. While at the Olympics, they were deliberately housed in separate sections of the athlete's village. But that wasn't enough to stop them from bumping into each other and when they did, a brief scuffle ensued that was quickly broken up. Each one wanted the other to fail and they did not offer mutual congratulations upon their Gold medal wins. In the time since Athens the hatred and bitterness between the two has only escalated. Their desire to be known as the best fighter in Mexico is an all-consuming, burning passion that has grown stronger following each victory. It will only go to another level come August.

"That will just be a war," said boxing observer Emmanuel Marquez. "They're both eighteen years old and for their whole lives, have lived just an hour away from each other: Sanchez in Tianguistenco and Saldivar in Mexico City. Now, if you know anything of the history between these two cities, you'll know that there will be a tribal-like atmosphere when these two men fight. It's really something to look forward to. The IBL would be absolutely crazy to not hold that bout here in Mexico."

Last night's card proved to be a perfect one for the Mexican fighters in action. Apart from Sanchez and Saldivar's victories, 3rd seed Daniel Zaragoza defeated Panama's Rafael Ortega by a comfortable unanimous decision (59-55, 59-56, 59-55) and 9th seed Orlando Salido was just a little bit too good for the Jamaican Robert Brown. Salido took a majority decision verdict (58-56, 57-57, 59-55) to improve to 16-2-2(8) while Zaragoza recorded his 19th career win and is now 19-2-1(13). Though slightly more experienced than both Sanchez and Saldivar most observers don't consider Zaragoza in the same ballpark as them as far as talent is concerned. He's a tough customer, though, and would be mighty eager to prove the doubters wrong.

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Summary of results

#9 Orlando Salido MD6 #8 Robert Brown
#7 Antonio Esparragoza UD6 #10 Nobuhiro Yokoyama
#6 Barry McGuigan UD6 #11 Antonio Herrera
#5 Vicente Saldivar DQ1 #12 Sebastian Coupet
#4 Salvador Sanchez UD6 #13 Juan LaPorte
#3 Daniel Zaragoza UD6 #14 Rafael Ortega
#2 Jet Bally D6 #15 Dylan Price
#1 Miguel Bautista UD6 #16 Shaun Smith

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03-17-2009, 09:06 PM	#217 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 7,597 Thanks: 81 Thanked 143x in 125 posts	EL UNIVERSAL Monday 26 June 2006 SANCHEZ VS SALDIVAR A REALITY FOLLOWING DR CARD Story by Miguel Trelles Two of boxing's most talented young fighters have set up an August showdown following victories on an International Boxing League fight card in the Dominican Republic last night. Both gold medallists in Athens, Mexican featherweights Salvador Sanchez and Vicente Saldivar progressed to a blockbuster quarter-final matchup in the Challenger's tournament. Sanchez was fantastic in scoring a unanimous decision win over the tough Puerto Rican Juan LaPorte (58-56, 59-56, 58-56). There were no knockdowns but Sanchez overwhelmed LaPorte with a superior workrate, landing more than twice as many puches as him (150-72). Both combatants came into the contest undefeated, 4th-seeded Sanchez improving to 16-0(13) and LaPorte falling to 12-1-1(8). In the evening's previous bout Saldivar escaped with nothing more than some aching private parts as his opponent Sebastian Coupet was disqualified just two minutes into the opening round for a blatant and painful low blow, the shot dropping Saldivar to his knees in agony. Referee Gelasio Perez Huerta immediately DQ'd the Frenchman and when Coupet tried to apologise to Saldivar soon after the 5th seed rebuffed him, leaving it to his corner crew to speak to him. Saldivar was still in a foul mood when he departed the ring, mostly from the low blow but also, as he revealed later, because he had wanted to get a good workout in against Coupet. Like Sanchez he is now 16-0. It cannot be understated how huge this quarter-final clash will be. Simply put, these two young dynamos do not like each other, an animosity that stems from their mutual hot-headedness and mutual quest to be known as Mexico's best during their amateur careers. They have had more than one fiery exchange outside the ring in recent times, and one can only imagine the combustible atmosphere that will be present when they finally trade punches. They've harboured a genuine dislike for each other literally since the moment their paths first crossed back in 2003 at a tournament in Los Angeles when they were both only fifteen years old. A number of fiery incidents followed, as they engaged in a heated game of one-upmanship and psychological warfare. Their intense rivalry was pushing each to dominant performances and during a three-month period towards the end of the year Sanchez and Saldivar were tournament winners in their respective weight divisions (featherweight and bantamweight) in four consecutive events. At the June '04 Olympic selection trials they came to blows in a locker room before each had even fought a single bout. While at the Olympics, they were deliberately housed in separate sections of the athlete's village. But that wasn't enough to stop them from bumping into each other and when they did, a brief scuffle ensued that was quickly broken up. Each one wanted the other to fail and they did not offer mutual congratulations upon their Gold medal wins. In the time since Athens the hatred and bitterness between the two has only escalated. Their desire to be known as the best fighter in Mexico is an all-consuming, burning passion that has grown stronger following each victory. It will only go to another level come August. "That will just be a war," said boxing observer Emmanuel Marquez. "They're both eighteen years old and for their whole lives, have lived just an hour away from each other: Sanchez in Tianguistenco and Saldivar in Mexico City. Now, if you know anything of the history between these two cities, you'll know that there will be a tribal-like atmosphere when these two men fight. It's really something to look forward to. The IBL would be absolutely crazy to not hold that bout here in Mexico." Last night's card proved to be a perfect one for the Mexican fighters in action. Apart from Sanchez and Saldivar's victories, 3rd seed Daniel Zaragoza defeated Panama's Rafael Ortega by a comfortable unanimous decision (59-55, 59-56, 59-55) and 9th seed Orlando Salido was just a little bit too good for the Jamaican Robert Brown. Salido took a majority decision verdict (58-56, 57-57, 59-55) to improve to 16-2-2(8) while Zaragoza recorded his 19th career win and is now 19-2-1(13). Though slightly more experienced than both Sanchez and Saldivar most observers don't consider Zaragoza in the same ballpark as them as far as talent is concerned. He's a tough customer, though, and would be mighty eager to prove the doubters wrong. * Summary of results #9 Orlando Salido MD6 #8 Robert Brown #7 Antonio Esparragoza UD6 #10 Nobuhiro Yokoyama #6 Barry McGuigan UD6 #11 Antonio Herrera #5 Vicente Saldivar DQ1 #12 Sebastian Coupet #4 Salvador Sanchez UD6 #13 Juan LaPorte #3 Daniel Zaragoza UD6 #14 Rafael Ortega #2 Jet Bally D6 #15 Dylan Price #1 Miguel Bautista UD6 #16 Shaun Smith * __________________ The Greatest Prize in Sports (a TBCB Dynasty) The Greatest Prize in Sports: Almanac kenyan_cheena's NBA 2K11 Off Topic Dynasty Major League Baseball: 1990 and Beyond... (an OOTP11 Dynasty)