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By Jake Donovan - If Saturday’s performance wasn’t enough to declare Abner Mares already among the best super bantamweights in the world, then he certainly sent a hell of a warning shot.
Mares had no problem adapting to life after bantamweight, dominating Eric Morel in their vacant title fight Saturday evening at the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas.
Scores were 119-109 (twice) and 120-107 in favor of Mares in their Showtime-televised main event.
Whatever game plan Morel had in mind went completely out the window the moment he elected to remain a stationary target. That occurred midway through the first round. The former flyweight titlist was faring well to that point, but stopped moving and was quickly forced into a brawl.
Mares – fighting at his heaviest weight in nearly six years – appeared stronger than had been the case in his past several fights. Crisp left hooks to the body had Morel off balance and in trouble in each of the first two rounds as he built an early lead.
Morel’s only chance was slowing down the fight to a crawl. The veteran reached deep into his bag of tricks, switching back and forth from conventional to southpaw stance. The tactic produced mixed results, though at the very least minimized punishment. [Click Here To Read More]
Mares had no problem adapting to life after bantamweight, dominating Eric Morel in their vacant title fight Saturday evening at the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas.
Scores were 119-109 (twice) and 120-107 in favor of Mares in their Showtime-televised main event.
Whatever game plan Morel had in mind went completely out the window the moment he elected to remain a stationary target. That occurred midway through the first round. The former flyweight titlist was faring well to that point, but stopped moving and was quickly forced into a brawl.
Mares – fighting at his heaviest weight in nearly six years – appeared stronger than had been the case in his past several fights. Crisp left hooks to the body had Morel off balance and in trouble in each of the first two rounds as he built an early lead.
Morel’s only chance was slowing down the fight to a crawl. The veteran reached deep into his bag of tricks, switching back and forth from conventional to southpaw stance. The tactic produced mixed results, though at the very least minimized punishment. [Click Here To Read More]
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