Bob Arum has announced the Pay-per-view undercard for Pacquiao vs Mosley that is taking place on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The line-up includes two world title fights. The Pacquiao vs Mosley undercard, or preliminary matches, consists of preliminary bouts that occur before the headline or “main event” of a particular boxing event. Top Rank Promotions, intend the undercard to provide fans with an opportunity to see up-and-coming fighters or fighters not so well-known and popular as Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley in the main event on May 7, 2011. In the meantime, check out the Pacquiao vs Mosley undercard below. Here is the Pacquiao vs Mosley undercard:
Urbano Antillon was also get his rematch with WBC Lightweight champion Humberto Soto (54-7-2). Last December, Antillon (28-2) lost to Soto in a classic battle by a narrow margin. Many publications picked Soto vs. Antillon I as the 2010 Fight of the Year. The Antillon vs Soto will be an exciting fight in the Pacquiao vs Mosley Undercard.
The undefeated Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. from Puerto Rico (19-0-0 with 16 KOs) currently holding the WBO Super Bantamweight championship will face Jorge Arce from Sinaloa, Mexico with a record of (56-6-2 with 43 KOs) this fight will be a title defense.
American Kelley Pavlik (36-2-0 with 32 KOs) will face against Mexican-American boxer from Texas Alfonso Lopez III (21-0-0 with 16 KOs) for a 10-round Super Middleweight Bout.
Jose Benavidez Jr. (10-0, 9 KO) took on James Hope (6-7-1, 4 KO) on the Showtime Extreme Red Carpet coverage of the Manny Pacquiao vs. "Sugar" Shane Mosley undercard. Benavidez came out looking to make it a quick night, throwing hard straight right hands, but Hope was ready to make it a fight and still managed to land a few right hands and jabs of his own to earn Benavidez's respect. In the second round Hope managed to bloody the nose of Benavidez but began to showboat and Benavidez started to open up with big shots to the head and body. As Benavidez turned it up he repeatedly hurt Hope and had him on the verge of going out. Round three saw more of the same as Hope was barely hanging on while Benavidez crushed him with power shots. It became a rinse and repeat fight as Benavidez drove power shots into Hope and completely controlled the action until round 5 as Hope was taking big shots and not doing anything offensively and the referee was forced to jump in and stop the fight.
Results: Mike Alvarado beat "Sugar" Ray Narh After Three
"Sugar" Ray Narh (25-1, 21 KO) and Mike Alvarado (29-0, 21 KO) for the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship. Narh looked to use his height as the fight started to neutralize the aggression of Alvarado. The strategy of Narh kept Alvarado from really unloading with shots until the opening round was almost at a close. The second round saw the same strategy by Narh of using his speed and length but Alvarado started to land his counter shots and find space to hit Narh with power that was clearly affecting "Sugar" Ray. Heading into round three it appeared that the fight was even at a round a piece, but Narh fought the round much more aware of Alvarado's power and off his heels while Alvarado came forward throwing hard. Between rounds Ray Narh quit on the stool after the ref asked him if he wanted to keep fighting or not. Narh and his camp answered with "no" and the fight was stopped. Hard to fault Alvarado for landing hard punches in the 2nd and 3rd rounds but Narh entered 25-1 and quit on the stool after three rounds on a massive pay-per-view, not exactly something that will be easy to bounce back from in his career.
Results: Pier Olivier Cote Stops Aris Ambriz In Four
Pier Olivier Cote (15-0) took on Aris Ambriz (15-1-1) in the opening bout. The bout was fought in the light welterweight division. Both men landed heavy right hands in an exciting opening frame with Cote getting the better of the round as a whole. Cote's willingness and ability to go to the body to set up power punches to the head led to a very big second round where he was able to hurt Ambriz at multiple times. It became clear by the time the second round came to a close that Ambriz didn't have the defense to deal with the speed and power of Cote. Ambriz got caught by a two punch combo in round three that sent him to the ground and the fight continued to get more and more out of reach, leading Tony Weeks to watching closely and looking ready to jump in at any point for the rest of the round. Cote wasn't able to finish the fight in round three but as Cote continued to land in the fourth it led to Weeks jumping in and calling a halt to the bout.
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Kelley Pavlik (36-2-0 with 32 KOs) vs Alfonso Lopez III (21-0-0 with 16 KOs)
Round 1: This is Pavlik's first fight in more than a year. The 21-0 Lopez won't be an easy comeback opponent. Lopez lands a hard left hook early in the first round. Hard exchange where Pavlik lands a good left but Lopez lands a three-punch combination. Pavlik looks rusty. Pavlik hits Lopez in the back of the head, drawing boos, although the referee warned Lopez for turning around.
Round 2: Pavlik connects with a left, Lopez connects with a right. Pavlik is looking a little slow. Pavlik finally uses his jab to back Lopez into the corner. Nice combination from Lopez at the end of the round.
Round 3: Pavlik comes out throwing his punches a little more crisply now, lands a right hand that shakes Lopez.Lopez dodges the jab and lands a left.
Round 4: After the third round Pavlik's corner was getting on him to use the jab more. Instead Lopez got to the inside at the start of the fourth. Pavlik has a cut near his right eye from an accidental head butt. Lopez is trying to close the distance and avoid the jab, Pavlik is starting to land some harder leather. Pavlik lands a big right hand in close quarters. Lopez wants to fight on the inside but Pavlik is doing a nice job of connecting on short right hands.
Round 5: Lopez is back on the attack at the start of the fifth. Lopez is landing combinations and Pavlik seems a little slow in responding. Now Pavlik hits Lopez hard and backs him up on the ropes. Pavlik with a big left hook in the center of the ring. Lopez may have some problems with his cardiovascular conditioning; he seems like he's breathing heavily.
Round 6: Pavlik backs Lopez against the ropes, then goes to the body. Pavlik is finally looking like the Pavlik of old again. Pavlik is really working the body, and Lopez is starting to wince when Pavlik comes his way. Pavlik is really starting to put it all together.
Round 7: Pavlik with a nice straight right and a left hook. Now Pavlik lands a low blow and gets warned about it by the referee. When the fight starts back up Lopez comes out with a good combination. Pavlik answers with a short left.
Round 8. Pavlik is continuing to land harder, more effective punches, as Lopez is continuing to fade. Lopez is going to have to do something dramatic here because Pavlik has taken complete control.
Round 9. Lopez comes out looking like he knows he's going to need to knock Pavlik out. Lopez lands some big combinations and now it's Pavlik who looks like hs' growing frustrated.
Round 10. Pavlik's corner is concerned enough that they're telling him he needs to come out hard in the 10th and final round. Lopez is pouring it on now with a huge combination of punches that Pavlik didn't have an answer for. Pavlik with a big left hook that buckles Lopez. Now Pavlik with another left hand and Lopez is clearly hurt. Lopez comes back with another combination and Pavlik answers with another left hook. Now a straight right hand appears to hurt Lopez. Both guys are leaving it all in the ring and the crowd is responding. The fight ends with Pavlik landing another left hook
Kelly Pavlik beat Alfonso Lopez by majority decision. Judges scored it 95-95, 98-92 and 99-91.
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Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. 19-0-0 with 16 KOs) vs Jorge Arce (56-6-2 with 43 KOs)
Round 1. Fight is underway. Vazquez lands a right hand but then Arce lands a big lunging left hook. Arce is stalking Vazquez and swinging wildly. Arce appears to have hurt Vazquez and is trying to pour it on. Arce loves to turn the fight into a brawl and it worked for him in the first round, I give this first round to Arce, 10-9.
Round 2. Vazquez now starts the round on the attack and puts Arce in the corner. Arce lands a good right hook. Vazquez lands a couple hard punches of his own and Arce smiles and lands a left hook. Arce backs Vazquez up and keeps brawling, doing exactly what he wants to do. Round 2 goes to Arce, 10-9.
Round 3. The fight remains a brawl, which would seem to favor Arce, although Vazquez is starting to connect more now. Arce has thrown everything he has at Vazquez, and Vazquez is answering right back. I thought Vazquez was more effective in the third and I give it to Vazquez, 10-9.
Round 4. Vazquez may have weathered the Arce storm, as Arce looks a little slower now and Vazquez is landing some good counter punches. Arce has a cut on his nose from an accidental head butt. Arce lands a hard right but then Vazquez explodes with a huge left hook and DOWN GOES ARCE! The round ends with a big knockdown and I give the fourth round to Vazquez, 10-8.
Round 5. Arce continues swinging wildly and seems to have completely recovered from that knockdown at the end of the fourth. Vazquez backs Arce up against the ropes. Vazquez hurts Arce with another left hook. Arce comes back with a nice combination, ending it with a hard right hand that hurts Vazquez. A very close round that I give to Vazquez, 10-9.
Round 6. Arce now goes back to his brawling ways, throwing his punches more wildly. That style suits him, and he seems to be frustrating Vazquez. The sixth round was very close but at the very end Vazquez landed a hard left hand that may have been enough to steal the round. I give it to Vazquez, 10-9.
Round 7. Another intense round as this is one of the most fun fights of the year. I give this round to Arce, 10-9.
Round 8. Arce is doing a very nice job of getting Vazquez against the ropes and connecting to the body. There's no question that Arce is the more active fighter, but Vazquez's punches are landing with much more accuracy. Arce had a wild flurry at the end of the round and I'll give this one to Arce, 10-9.
Round 9. Between rounds the TV cameras caught Paris Hilton, but let's not let the celebrities distract from the fact that this has been one of the fights of the year. Arce is sticking and moving and lands a good right hand, Vazquez lands a left hook. They go near the ropes and Vazquez ends up falling into the ropes, but it's a slip and not a knockdown.
Round 10. Vazquez lands a nice hook followed by a hard uppercut. Vazquez falls to the ground but it's ruled a slip again. Arce is starting to do a lot of clinching, which suggests that he's getting tired. Arce lands a big left at the very end of the round that seems to hurt Vazquez, which might have been enough to steal the round, but I give it to Vazquez, 10-9.
Round 11: Arce backs Vazquez against the ropes and hits him hard. Now Arce is hitting Vazquez very hard against the ropes. Vazquez appears to be hurt and Arce is getting his second wind. Vazquez is using the ropes to hold himself up while Arce pounds away at him. Arce and Vazquez both fall into the ropes in another slip. Arce is really pouring it on now, and Vazquez is clearly hurt. A tremendous round for Arce, 10-9.
Round 12: Arce picks up right where he left off and has Vazquez in a lot of trouble with huge punches against the ropes! I don't know how Vazquez is staying up. Arce is battering him badly. And Vazquez's corner throws in the towel! Unbelievable ending! Jorge Arce beats Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. by 12th round TKO.
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Kelley Pavlik (36-2-0 with 32 KOs) vs Alfonso Lopez III (21-0-0 with 16 KOs)
Round 1: This is Pavlik's first fight in more than a year. The 21-0 Lopez won't be an easy comeback opponent. Lopez lands a hard left hook early in the first round. Hard exchange where Pavlik lands a good left but Lopez lands a three-punch combination. Pavlik looks rusty. Pavlik hits Lopez in the back of the head, drawing boos, although the referee warned Lopez for turning around.
Round 2: Pavlik connects with a left, Lopez connects with a right. Pavlik is looking a little slow. Pavlik finally uses his jab to back Lopez into the corner. Nice combination from Lopez at the end of the round.
Round 3: Pavlik comes out throwing his punches a little more crisply now, lands a right hand that shakes Lopez.Lopez dodges the jab and lands a left.
Round 4: After the third round Pavlik's corner was getting on him to use the jab more. Instead Lopez got to the inside at the start of the fourth. Pavlik has a cut near his right eye from an accidental head butt. Lopez is trying to close the distance and avoid the jab, Pavlik is starting to land some harder leather. Pavlik lands a big right hand in close quarters. Lopez wants to fight on the inside but Pavlik is doing a nice job of connecting on short right hands.
Round 5: Lopez is back on the attack at the start of the fifth. Lopez is landing combinations and Pavlik seems a little slow in responding. Now Pavlik hits Lopez hard and backs him up on the ropes. Pavlik with a big left hook in the center of the ring. Lopez may have some problems with his cardiovascular conditioning; he seems like he's breathing heavily.
Round 6: Pavlik backs Lopez against the ropes, then goes to the body. Pavlik is finally looking like the Pavlik of old again. Pavlik is really working the body, and Lopez is starting to wince when Pavlik comes his way. Pavlik is really starting to put it all together.
Round 7: Pavlik with a nice straight right and a left hook. Now Pavlik lands a low blow and gets warned about it by the referee. When the fight starts back up Lopez comes out with a good combination. Pavlik answers with a short left.
Round 8. Pavlik is continuing to land harder, more effective punches, as Lopez is continuing to fade. Lopez is going to have to do something dramatic here because Pavlik has taken complete control.
Round 9. Lopez comes out looking like he knows he's going to need to knock Pavlik out. Lopez lands some big combinations and now it's Pavlik who looks like hs' growing frustrated.
Round 10. Pavlik's corner is concerned enough that they're telling him he needs to come out hard in the 10th and final round. Lopez is pouring it on now with a huge combination of punches that Pavlik didn't have an answer for. Pavlik with a big left hook that buckles Lopez. Now Pavlik with another left hand and Lopez is clearly hurt. Lopez comes back with another combination and Pavlik answers with another left hook. Now a straight right hand appears to hurt Lopez. Both guys are leaving it all in the ring and the crowd is responding. The fight ends with Pavlik landing another left hook
Kelly Pavlik beat Alfonso Lopez by majority decision. Judges scored it 95-95, 98-92 and 99-91.
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Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. 19-0-0 with 16 KOs) vs Jorge Arce (56-6-2 with 43 KOs)
Round 1. Fight is underway. Vazquez lands a right hand but then Arce lands a big lunging left hook. Arce is stalking Vazquez and swinging wildly. Arce appears to have hurt Vazquez and is trying to pour it on. Arce loves to turn the fight into a brawl and it worked for him in the first round, I give this first round to Arce, 10-9.
Round 2. Vazquez now starts the round on the attack and puts Arce in the corner. Arce lands a good right hook. Vazquez lands a couple hard punches of his own and Arce smiles and lands a left hook. Arce backs Vazquez up and keeps brawling, doing exactly what he wants to do. Round 2 goes to Arce, 10-9.
Round 3. The fight remains a brawl, which would seem to favor Arce, although Vazquez is starting to connect more now. Arce has thrown everything he has at Vazquez, and Vazquez is answering right back. I thought Vazquez was more effective in the third and I give it to Vazquez, 10-9.
Round 4. Vazquez may have weathered the Arce storm, as Arce looks a little slower now and Vazquez is landing some good counter punches. Arce has a cut on his nose from an accidental head butt. Arce lands a hard right but then Vazquez explodes with a huge left hook and DOWN GOES ARCE! The round ends with a big knockdown and I give the fourth round to Vazquez, 10-8.
Round 5. Arce continues swinging wildly and seems to have completely recovered from that knockdown at the end of the fourth. Vazquez backs Arce up against the ropes. Vazquez hurts Arce with another left hook. Arce comes back with a nice combination, ending it with a hard right hand that hurts Vazquez. A very close round that I give to Vazquez, 10-9.
Round 6. Arce now goes back to his brawling ways, throwing his punches more wildly. That style suits him, and he seems to be frustrating Vazquez. The sixth round was very close but at the very end Vazquez landed a hard left hand that may have been enough to steal the round. I give it to Vazquez, 10-9.
Round 7. Another intense round as this is one of the most fun fights of the year. I give this round to Arce, 10-9.
Round 8. Arce is doing a very nice job of getting Vazquez against the ropes and connecting to the body. There's no question that Arce is the more active fighter, but Vazquez's punches are landing with much more accuracy. Arce had a wild flurry at the end of the round and I'll give this one to Arce, 10-9.
Round 9. Between rounds the TV cameras caught Paris Hilton, but let's not let the celebrities distract from the fact that this has been one of the fights of the year. Arce is sticking and moving and lands a good right hand, Vazquez lands a left hook. They go near the ropes and Vazquez ends up falling into the ropes, but it's a slip and not a knockdown.
Round 10. Vazquez lands a nice hook followed by a hard uppercut. Vazquez falls to the ground but it's ruled a slip again. Arce is starting to do a lot of clinching, which suggests that he's getting tired. Arce lands a big left at the very end of the round that seems to hurt Vazquez, which might have been enough to steal the round, but I give it to Vazquez, 10-9.
Round 11: Arce backs Vazquez against the ropes and hits him hard. Now Arce is hitting Vazquez very hard against the ropes. Vazquez appears to be hurt and Arce is getting his second wind. Vazquez is using the ropes to hold himself up while Arce pounds away at him. Arce and Vazquez both fall into the ropes in another slip. Arce is really pouring it on now, and Vazquez is clearly hurt. A tremendous round for Arce, 10-9.
Round 12: Arce picks up right where he left off and has Vazquez in a lot of trouble with huge punches against the ropes! I don't know how Vazquez is staying up. Arce is battering him badly. And Vazquez's corner throws in the towel! Unbelievable ending! Jorge Arce beats Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. by 12th round TKO.
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