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Short shots thrown by Sanchez after breaking the gap. Chavez has begun this round with fleet footwork, realizing his mistake in Round 2. Sanchez is doing a good job of cutting him off, though.

Chavez walks Sanchez onto a left hook.

Big shots scoring for Sanchez upstairs; Chavez responds.

Nice body shot from Sanchez. Chavez has stopped moving and is eating punches on the inside. A big overhand scored.

The action is heating up. Sachez is getting the better of it, but Chavez is having his moments to the body.

10-9 Sanchez, 29-28 Sanchez

Chavez connects with a clean right early. He is dancing on the back foot and preventing Sanchez from closing the gap.

Some inside work from both. Good body shot by Chavez. Sanchez returns fire to the body. Sanchez is doing some solid work up close. Chavez is happy to fight him at that distance, but might be better off at long range.

A left-hand from Sanchez has Chavez off balance. May have been a balance issue, but Sanchez doesn’t think so. He forces the pace immediately after and connects with a good right uppercut.

Chavez finds a response. He is fighting the wrong fight. The movement really only lasted the opener. Sanchez scores on the inside again.

10-9 Sanchez, 19-19

A pair of sharp one-twos from Chavez early. The hand speed from Chavez is notable through early combinations.

Chavez breaks the guard with a right. And he goes to the body afterward.

Sanchez is the pressure fighter and will need to cut off the ring and force the pace, but right now, he is letting Chavez control proceedings.

Nice left-hook body shot from Chavez.

10-9 Chavez

The unbeaten duo of Jorge Chavez (15-0-1, 8 KOs) and Tito Sanchez (15-0, 9 KOs) collide in a 10-round super bantamweight bout.

Ismael Flores announces himself on the international scene with a unanimous decision (98-92, 98-92, 99-91) win over Isaac Lucro. Big upset!

Flurry from Flores to open Round 10. He is looking for a finish in this round, and so is Lucero. Some good action in the first 30 seconds.

Two minutes left. Another uppercut connects for the Argentine. Hard left hook lands for Flores.

Flores knocks back Lucero’s head every time he lets his hands go.

Lucero almost touched the canvas courtesy of a power punch. And a big combination from Flores to end the fight. Lucero almost got stopped in the final few seconds.

They go the distance. It will spell the end of Lucero’s reign as an undefeated fighter and announce Flores on the world stage.

Final score: 99-91 Flores

Flores has outlanded Lucero 214-99 in power punches through 8 rounds.

He has no problem catching Lucero with combinations and wobbling Lucero’s legs, and he continues to do it throughout the first minute of Round 9.

Lucero is so tough, but he is taking a career-changing beating as another uppercut lifts his chin.

10-9 Flores, 89-82 Flores

One-two lands for Lucero to open Round 8. Flores catches him with another long right.

Flores cannot miss walking Lucero onto the right-hand. Lucero keeps plodding forward and is eating a hell of a lot of punishment.

A pair of combinations on the inside from Flores. Lucero is getting badly wobbled now. Lucero will want to go out on his shield, but this fight should be stopped in the final minute of Round 8.

10-9 Flores, 79-73 Flores

Lucero comes out southpaw. Does it make a difference? No. Flores is still pinging him with rights.

Lead left uppercut from Flores and a right over the top to end the first minute.

Flores knocks back Lucero’s head with another right.

Lucero looks out of shape and, at the moment, out of this fight on the scorecards. He’s going to need a stoppage.

Lucero staggers back in the final minute as a reverse one-two scores for Flores.

10-9 Flores, 69-64 Flores

Punctuated by a brilliant right uppercut, the fifth round was another one won by Ismael Flores. Uncrowned has him 49-46 up heading into the second half of this bout.

Lucero is letting his right hand go now. It isn’t landing clean on Flores, but the activity is there. Nice right from Lucero lands to begin the second minute.

Counter right scores for Flores. And Lucero also returns fire with a right.

They are trading right hands in the final minute. Better work for Lucero but then Flores lands with a combination on the inside, and that seemed to trouble Lucero. Good finish to the round for him.

10-9 Flores, 59-55 Flores

Flores breaks the guard with a right early in the fourth.

Flores is controlling the action with the jab and finding a home for his rights on the inside.

Flores is non-stop. The volume is troubling Lucero.

Lucero with some success now as Flores was backed up on the ropes.

Huge right from Lucero lands on Flores. Flores connected with a hook counter as Lucero went for the kill.

Both men are going to war in the final minute. Lucero is on the front foot and nipping ahead.

10-9 Lucero, 39-37 Flores

This has been very one-sided for the underdog thus far.

Another right breaks the guard from Flores, followed by a combination. Toe-to-toe action before the halfway point.

Is Flores going to join the list of world-level Argentine fighters and pull off a big upset?

Some better work from Lucero. He is starting to work now. Lucero is still not winning it because he is consistently being countered and hit with rights.

10-9 Flores, 30-27 Flores

Nice right from Flores. Now, Flores is punishing the body and attacking Lucero with constant pressure. Right hook around the guard scores for Flores.

Combination lands for Flores on the inside. Lucero is taking a beating at close-range.

Flores cannot miss with his punches. He has Lucero rocked again in the final minute.

10-9 Flores, 20-18 Flores

It is Flores who is pushing Lucero backward early. He forces Lucero onto the ring ropes with a right around the guard and then explodes with a combination. A right cross and an uppercut got through in that attack.

Good counter right-hand from Flores. Now, a double left hook around the guard. Flores knocks back Lucero’s head with a left.

Terrific overhand right counter from Flores. He has Lucero against the ropes after a right over the top lands. Another combination on the inside from Flores. He is piecing Lucero up!

10-9 Flores

Mexico’s Isaac Lucero (18-0, 14 KOs) clashes with Argentina’s Ismael Flores (17-1-1, 12 KOs) over 10 rounds in the David Benavidez vs. Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez pay-per-view opener.

1. Super welterweight: Isaac Lucero vs. Ismael Flores

2. Super bantamweight: Jorge Chavez vs. Tito Sanchez

3. Super lightweight: Oscar Duarte Jurado vs. Angel Fierro

4. WBA super middleweight title: Jaime Munguia vs. Jose Armando Resendiz

5. WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles: David Benavidez vs. Gilberto Ramirez

Daniel Blancas retains his undefeated record with a unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 100-90) win over Raul Salomon.

Daniel Blancas and Raul Salomon go the 10-round distance. Blancas should win a wide decision.