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CESAR JUAREZ STILL A GOOD FOE FOR ALBERT PAGARA INSPITE THE LOSS TO GIOVANNI DELGADO


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ALA Boxing Promotions was planning to pit super bantamweight contender Cesar Juarez against WBO intercontinental champion Albert Pagara until the Mexican suffered an upset to his countryman Giovanni Delgado during their 10-round encounter Saturday evening at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Juarez won 95-94 in one score card but lost in the other two who favored Delgado, 96-93 and 95-94. Jake Donovan of Boxing Scene described the fight as follows:

"It wasn't to be on this night for the local favorite, who was sound offensively but struggled to keep a determined Delgado at bay. The fight was back-and-forth for much of the night, but with Delgado often landing first and at a greater rate.

"Juarez' punches drew the greater reaction whenever he landed, but his best moments came in spurts whereas Delgado's mode of attack was consistent over the course of the night."

They fought in the undercard of the main event Antonio Margarito vs. Jorge Paez, Jr. superwelterweight bout. Juarez dropped to 17-5-0 with 13 KO's for a 59% KO rate. Delgado improved to 16-4 with 9 KO's for a 45% KO rate.

Juarez won back-to-back fights over Cesar Seda and Juan Carlos Sanchez, Jr. before the loss to Donaire. Sanchez was considered to fight Pagara before Talavera.

Juarez was credited for putting up a courageous stand in the WBO world superbantamweight title fight with Nonito Donaire, Jr. He did not buckle after the fourth round when he was knocked down twice and fought like a true Mexican warrior.

The aggression Juarez showed in the middle rounds, attacking the 33-year-old Donaire who slowed down in the seventh round onward causing a one eye cut and swelling on the Filipino Flash. The 24-year-old Juarez floored Donaire with a vaunted left hook in the 10th round, but was ruled as a slip by the referee.

But Donaire rallied in the final rounds to convince the judges for a comfortable unanimous decision. Many experts believed the score would have been closer. It was a very exciting fight and was even considered as a "Fight of the Year" candidate.

Juarez lost to another Mexican Hugo Partida by majority decision. While Partida was the same boxer who was stopped by Prince Pagara in the very first round. Another point of interest is to measure the performance of Pagara against Juarez compared to the Donaire fight.

Juarez could be a good stepping stone for Pagara before his quest for a world title. Expect an all-out slugfest, the opposite of the "running style" of Talavera. And much-sought knockout victory could surely come true.

Photo: Cesar Juarez (L) brought 4-division world champion Nonito Donaire Jr in deep waters during their WBO title fight in Puerto Rico on Dec. 11, 2015.


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