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Both fighters are landing solid shots, but Martinez seems to be able to withstand them more than Cordova. The Venezuelan gets buzzed when those heavy shots land and his legs go out from under him.

Cordova is Boxing off the back foot as Martinez walks him down. Cordova lands some nice shots and Martinez responds with a stiff right hand that sends his man stumbling to the ropes.

Martinez switches between orthodox and southpaw, keeping his hands low and is taking more shots than he needs to for it.

Cordova is nothing if not aggressive, trying to punch his way into the fight again. And while he eats some shots on the way in, he is landing shots of his own. Martinez has not yet been hurt, but he has been in some trouble.

Cordova gets off balance on the attack and Martinez lands a heavy one-two. Cordova is jelly-legged! He is bouncing all over the ring, almost unable to stand as Martinez chases him around the ring. Somehow Cordova keeps his feet and seems to recover, slopping the assault with a solid jab to the chin. Both trade in the middle of the ring as the bell sounds.

Cordova comes straight bout, trying to re-establish that dominant left hook that worked so well in the first two rounds, but Martinez has him gun shy. Every time Cordova comes in, he is off balance and Martinez sends him running with a counter right.

As Cordova recovers, he lands a huge stiff right that staggers Martinez. It is not enough to do damage, but it slows him down considerably.

Martinez comes out of nowhere with a left hook to the chin that sends Cordova to the floor! That is the first time in his career that he has been knocked down. He beats the count, more frustrated than hurt. Straight back on the attack and Martinez lands another left hook! Cordova is down again! He is in all kinds of trouble here!

Cordova beats the count again and tries to run away but his legs are rubber! Martinez presses the advantage and sticks that right uppercut and left hook onto Cordova almost at will!

Cordova is wobbling all over the place. He needs that bell to come badly!

With 20 seconds left, Cordova looks to have recovered somewhat, lasting to the bell, but what a round! Just when Martinez was falling miles behind in the fight, he comes through with a 10-7 round!

Cordova comes out and lands a great left hook that stumbles Martinez immediately. Martinez's corner read him the riot act between rounds, telling him to close his guard and to get his feet to work. It doesn't seem to have worked so far.

Martinez now counters the attack nicely, landing a double left hook and a stiff right hand, but he needs to get to work if he wants to level the work rate of Cordova. Martinez lands a nice one-two upstairs as the round ends. That was a better round from the champion.

The Mexican champion is defending his title against the Venezuelan challenger. Both come out working from the orthodox stance.

Cordova is very active right out of the gates and he lands a nice left hook to the body, keeping Martinez at bay.

They trade in the middle of the ring, both fighters eating leather in order to land their own. In the first moments here, Cordova looks more tidy, sharper, landing a nice left hook that staggers Martinez.

Cordova has Martinez all out of sorts here, landing a left hook and a straight right cleanly to the head. This first round is a strong start for Cordova.

Julio Cesar Martinez* vs. Angelino Cordova [WBC World flyweight]

The preliminary card is ready to get going and we kick things off with a title fight, one of FIVE on tonight, as WBC World flyweight champ Julio Cesar Martinez takes on Angelino Cordova.

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The Full Card

Tim Tszyu* vs. Sebastain Fundora [WBO & WBC World Light Middleweight]
Rolando Romero* vs. Isaac Cruz [WBA World Super Lightweight]
Erislandy Lara* vs. Michael Zerafa [WBA World Middleweight]
Brian Mendoza vs. Serhii Bohachuk* [WBC Interim World Super Welterweight]
Julio Cesar Martinez* vs. Angelino Cordova [WBC World flyweight]

The undercard is set to get underway at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT.

TALE OF THE TAPE

Rolando Romero

Age: 28

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 5ft 8in

Reach: 68”

Record: 15-1-0

Isaac Cruz

Age: 25

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 5ft 4in

Reach: 63”

Record: 25-2-1

WELCOME!!!

Welcome to Diario AS USA’s live coverage of the WBA World Super Lightweight clash between Rolando “Rolly” Romero and Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This fight has been building up nicely with a lot of aggro between the two boxers as Romero insisted on referring to Cruz as “Chihuahua.”

Last July, the Las Vegas native Romero won the vacant WBA belt in a controversial ninth round stoppage of Ismael Barroso by referee Tony Weeks. Barroso was up on most cards and had given a lesson in pugilism to the younger Romero at the time, but with a barrage of shots coming at him, perhaps Weeks was overzealous in protecting the 40-year-old Barroso.

However, since then, Romero has had a full camp with a new team of trainers. He talks a very good talk in front of the cameras but it is still to be seen if he can walk the champion’s walk.

Cruz is a beast of an altogether different makeup. Not as slick or charming in front of the cameras, the aptly named Mexican is ferocious in the ring, charging like a Pitbull and refusing to give his opponents any air. Francisco Vargas and Yuriorkis Gamboa have both felt the fury of Cruz and gave Gervonta Davis a tough night’s work in a decision loss to the knockout artist.

A heavy puncher, Cruz will swarm his opponents and if he can get inside of the jab, Romero could be in a lot of trouble.

This fight is the tastiest on a card that is loaded with title fights. The original headline was a bout for the WBO & vacant WBC World Light Middleweight titles between Australia’s Tim Tszyu and American Keith Thurman, but Thurman pulled out due to a biceps injury in training.

Sebastian Fundora was originally slated to challenge Serhil Bohachuk for the WBC Interim World Super Welterweight title, but with Thurman out he was tapped as a replacement. This brought in Brian Mendoza on a short camp to face Bohachuk for his belt.

In all, six world titles are on the line tonight over five bouts in an action packed card.