Fight Review: Mares v Moreno

This past Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles, WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Abner Mares squared off against Anselmo Moreno.  Mares put forth a workman-like effort throwing punches in bunches as he tried to make Moreno uncomfortable and take away his game plan.  Looping right hands routinely thrown by Mares landed on Moreno as he couldn't find his rhythm throughout the fight.  Mares landed a straight righthand in the 5th round that caught Moreno and sent him to the canvas for the 1st time in his career.  In the 8th round, Mares baited Moreno to come at him with all he had, Mares took Moreno's mini onslaught in full stride and ended the round with huge punches of his own.  Moreno did a lot of backing up while Mares supplied the pressure, Moreno even had a point deducted in the 11th round for constantly pushing Abner's head down.  In the end, Abner Mares proved to exhaust Anselmo Moreno with a barrage of punches as he scored a decisive victory by scores of 116-110(twice) & a questionable, 120-106.

             Leo Santa Cruz and Alfredo Angulo were also victorious in their respective bouts.  Santa Cruz won by a 9th round TKO.  Angulo won his comeback fight by an incredible 1st round KO.