Jose Armando Santa Cruz vs. Edner Cherry, lightweights

Boxers

Cruz name Cherry 21-1 (12) W-L-D (ko's) 19-3-2 (8) 25 Age 23 5'10" Height 5'9" 133.5 lbs 131.75 70" Reach 69"

Title:Cruz's NABF Lightweight Title

Knowledge of Fighters: None

Prefight Bias: If I was just watching this fight I would lean towards wanting Cherry to win the fight.

Watched: Taped. Watched it basically live but paused it on occasion. I did not rewind and rewatch parts of the fight.

Ref: Rocky Burke (New Mexico)

Judges:

Ray Hawkins (Dalas, TX) 115-112
Jesse Reyes (Plano, TX) 117-110
Gale Van Hoy (Dickinson, TX) 114-113

Press and Commentator Scores

Showtime commentator (Al Bernstein ?) 115-112
Matt Aguilar 115-113 Cherry
Roberto Carrillo 114-113 Cruz
Ricardo Trujillo 115-113 Cherry

My Card

Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Cruz	9	10	8	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	115
Cherry	10	9	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	9	112

Notes:

Prefight: Cruz looks fit. Cherry very muscular

Round #3: Wanted to score it 10-9 because despite the 2 punch knock down Cruz domintated the round. I scored it 10-8 because despite Cruz controlling the round before and after he really didn't do anything significant.

Round #5: Cherry looks afraid

Round #8: Almost Knockdown. Cherry is arm weary and couldn't finish him off.