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By Jake Donovan - They began the night as bitter longtime rivals. By night’s end, Antonio Escalante and Miguel Roman earned each other’s respect, while giving boxing fans their money’s worth in a terrific featherweight brawl at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
In the end, it was Escalante coming out on top, withstanding Roman’s relentless pressure to score a late knockdown en route to a well-deserved unanimous decision in the main event of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights.
Escalante had his hands full in the early going, with Roman content to serve as the aggressor. The opening round served as a blueprint for much of the fight; Escalante measuring up Roman and alternating between boxing and trading, while Roman continued to charge forward, with no regard for a jab or defense. [Click Here To Read More]
In the end, it was Escalante coming out on top, withstanding Roman’s relentless pressure to score a late knockdown en route to a well-deserved unanimous decision in the main event of ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights.
Escalante had his hands full in the early going, with Roman content to serve as the aggressor. The opening round served as a blueprint for much of the fight; Escalante measuring up Roman and alternating between boxing and trading, while Roman continued to charge forward, with no regard for a jab or defense. [Click Here To Read More]
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