Tyson Marquez Stops Valentin Leon in Five Rounds
By Rafael Soto
Hermosillo, Son, Mexico - With a powerful left that landed right on the chin, Hernan "Tyson" Marquez returned to his winning ways and ended his fight with Valentin "Picoco" Leon at 2:36 seconds of the fifth round at the Center for Multiple Use.
"Tyson" Marquez (28-2, 22 KOs) was ready from the first round against the experienced "Picoco" Leon (24-21-2, 18 KOs), who fought in the first few rounds by looking to counter and tried to control the distance by staying in the middle, but the strength of Marquez was imposed late in the fourth when he got Leon in trouble with a short overhand right, but the bell saved him.
In the fifth round "Picoco" Leon went out with a gamble and took the fight to Marquez in a thrilling exchange of blows, but the "Tyson" landed a right that sent Leon the canvas. Leon, who got up bleeding from his nostrils and hurt, was dropped moments later for the second time before the referee stopped the fight.
"I am very happy with this victory," Marquez said. "I demanded a rival with a lot of experience, but I came very well prepared and very enthusiastic to win Everything went well and I expect my promoter to schedule a fight real soon," said Marquez, who was coming off a poor run of two defeats against Filipino Nonito Donaire and Richie Mepranum. Marquez was trained by Rudy Perez.
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The function was a boxing promotion put together by Zanfer and Rama promotions and transmitted by Azteca America.