Dirrell Dominates Rubio, In A 10 Round Match Up
By Victor Garcia, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Rankings Correspondent
Corpus Christi, TX (September 6, 2015) –The American Bank Center housed the Premier Boxing Champions event, which was televised on CBS.
Anthony Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KOs) vs Marco Antonio Rubio (59-7-1, 51 KOs) was the main event of the day, which ended in a dominating unanimous decision win, in favor of Anthony Dirrell.
Dirrell is coming off a loss which caused him his 168lbs WBC Super Middleweight Title. Dirrell needed this victory over Rubio, to prove another title shot in the super middleweight division.
Rubio is no walk in the park. Despite coming from a TKO loss to Gennedy Golovkin, Rubio showed up to prove he still belongs in the fighting game.
As expected, the first round was all Dirrell. Dirrell showed what type of champion he is and connect some very mean straight rights on Rubio. Rubio did not seem to slow down, but he really did feel the power.
Rubio landed a few good punches on Anthony in the fourth round. He started with a jab and a feint to the body and quickly landed a left hook to the head of Dirrell. The Flint native-Dirrell, responded with a quick 1-2 to the head a nice left hook to the body and a straight right to the head, which pushed Rubio all the way against the ropes.
Dirrell’s straight right hand was the key to his victory tonight. Connected with precise and power.
As the fight progressed, Dirrell continued to dominate every round with power and accuracy. Rubio seemed overwhelmed by Dirrell’s right hand and began to clinch more to stop Dirrell from throwing it.
After 10 rounds of boxing, the judges scored the bout the same 100-90, a shutout victory was awarded the former champion, Anthony Dirrell.
Super-Featherweight phenomenon, Mario Barrios improved to (11-0, 6 KOs) with another sensational knockout, stopping his opponent Jose Cen Torres, at the 2:10 mark of round four. Leija Battah Promotions and Warriors Boxing promoted the event from American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, which aired live on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS.
In the opening round, Barrios used his height and reach to perfection, keeping Torres at bay with a powerful jab. Torres, who was running for dear life, did everything he could to survive. After dominating for the first three rounds, Barrios turned up the heat. In the round four, Barrios came out guns blazing, and landed a double left hook to Torres’ temple, followed by a bruising shot to the liver, ending the bout. With the win, Barrios sees himself as a force to be reckon with in the super-featherweight division.
“This was a good fight for me as I’m on my march for a world title,” said Mario Barrios. “I definitely want to get right back in the gym to start working on some things I know I can improve on. Because Torres was giving me a lot of movement, I had to make some adjustments. Once I figured him out, I know I was going to stop him. The super-featherweight division is wide open for me to march up the rankings. With Al Haymon guiding my career, I know I’m going to have some golden opportunities to shine. I’m looking forward to my next fight.”
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