“I'm a Mexican fighter, I never wanted to quit but my trainer saw that Edwin was just a better fighter.” “Romulo is not just my trainer, he’s family, and he saw the punishment that I was taking,” DeMarco said after the fight. Valero led by unanimous scores of 89-81 at the time of the stoppage. DeMarco appeared dangerously woozy while on his stool before the ninth round and his trainer Romulo Quirarte asked him if he could continue.ĭeMarco bravely nodded yes and lasted one more round before Quirarte wisely advised referee Laurence Cole to end the contest. The eighth round was particularly punishing as Valero was able to score with both of his heavy hands. He employed underrated footwork to maneuver in and around DeMarco, while avoiding most of the Mexican’s straight lefts, and sporadically attacked the taller man’s thin midsection.ĭeMarco (23-2-1, 17 KOs) was as tough and game as prize fighters get but by the middle rounds of the bout he was absorbing a beating. Valero (27-0, 27 knockouts) worked a hard jab that set up his overhand left, which he landed with frightening regularity. DeMarco landed a left cross that dislodged Valero’s mouthpiece before the end of the round, punctuating the KO artist’s bad luck.īetween rounds, Mario Morales, Valero’s trainer and cutman, told Steve Farhood of Showtime, which televised the fight live in the U.S., that he could not keep the gruesome cut from bleeding.īut neither the flow of blood nor DeMarco’s considerable physical tools and impressive intangibles were enough to contain Valero, who seemed to improve his game and display more talent with each passing round. The 24-year-old Tijuana resident also proved to have a world-class chin and the heart of a champion on Saturday, taking Valero’s best shots round after round and retaliating in kind whenever he could.ĭeMarco even appeared to have luck on his side when he inadvertently elbowed Valero in the face midway through the second round, opening a horrible-looking inch-long gash above the titleholder’s right eye. The 5-foot-10 Mexican southpaw possesses an educated jab, good footwork, accurate combination punching, and an unyielding self-belief that was bolstered by three impressive stoppage victories over more seasoned fighters last year. Just ask Antonio DeMarco, who was beaten into submission after nine game rounds against Valero in Monterrey, Mexico on Saturday.ĭeMarco is a well-schooled young lightweight contender with textbook technique.
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