Comments Thread For: Payano Shocks Chemito Moreno, Captures WBA Crown

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Mesquite Arena, Mesquite, Texas - Juan Carlos Payano has upset the long reign of Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno with a six round technical decision to win the WBA bantamweight championship. The fight was cut short and went to the cards due to a cut above the eye of Payano from a clash of heads.

Also on the card, junior middleweight Charles Hatley (24-1-1, 16KOs) survived a third round knockdown to dominate late replacement Richard Gutierrez (24-14-1, 17KOs) for the remainder of the fight. All three judges saw it 98-91.

Super featherweight contender Roberto Marroquin (24-3-1, 17KOs) stopped Miguel Soto (12-4, 12KOs) in three rounds. Soto was down twice
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[ShoulderRoll]

Whoa. Hate to hear about a guy losing by technical decision.

[LaSombra]

Clash of heads occurred during the 2nd round and Payano fought with urgency from then on, taking the fight to Moreno, landing more punches and winning a just decision.

[crold1]

Clash of heads occurred during the 2nd round and Payano fought with urgency from then on, taking the fight to Moreno, landing more punches and winning a just decision.

Seems to be some dispute on that. Be interesting to see the fight on YouTube if/when.

[LaSombra]

Well, Pabon was the ref and he is terrible, but it was ruled an accidental butt. Let's hope Moreno gets a rematch.

[I.R.I.E]

Noooooooo! Dammit! Cong**** to the Dominican tho..

[FlatLine]

clash of heads / fight stopped early / all you need to know /

[Mick Higgs]

Payano vs Jamie McDonnell could be interesting if a rematch isn't arranged.

[Black Barty]

clash of heads / fight stopped early / all you need to know /

Yeah, it doesn't sound like a legit win for Payano. Moreno is one of those hard luck guys.

[Build That Wall]

There definitely needs to be a rematch, I did not get the chance to see it, but I think Bad refs warrant rematches. Who knows how the fight would have turned out if it kept going. That is a really good name on Payano's weak resume.