“Principe” Cuadras defeats “Mathematician” Nunez but there are minus marks!

Pride of  Sinaloa Carlos ‘Príncipe’ Cuadras won the Latin Silver bantamweight title endorsed by the World Boxing Council, via a technical decision against hard hitting  Panamanian Ricardo ‘Mathematician’ Nunez, in the Center of Multiple Uses of Los Mochis, Sinaloa.

CC suffered  cuts to each brow from accidental head butts that caused heavy bleeding, so according to the rules, the fight was stopped and the Judges’ cards totaled victory for him  by 68-63, 68-63 and 69-63.  It was Carlos’ first fight since entering rehab and overcoming addictions earlier this year.

Noticeably physically smaller than the Panamanian, Carlos started brightly and purposefully in the opening round with a crisp left right combination which stung “The Mathematician,” but didn`t stun him. Another accurate left hook to the head and then some good body shots won him the  round.

Ricardo immediately attacked at the beginning of round two, hurting Carlos with some eye watering right hooks, appearing to momentarily have him in trouble. Characteristically, Carlos cleverly boxed his way out of looming trouble, answering with a pinpoint left hook to the face, ending the round with an excellent right hook.

Round three radically altered the nature of the fight.  After delivering two right hooks to the head, Carlos lost his footing and slipped.  Then moments later, a crack of heads opened a deep cut at the side of Carlos` right eye. In the next round a bloodied Carlos responded well landing a series of right hooks, but they didn`t seem to be overly bothering the Panamanian, who himself is a KO specialist.

A second and even worse clash of heads in round six gashed Carlos` left eye and he was under further pressure.  In round seven both went toe to toe with Ricardo getting the better of the exchanges.  Carlos ended the round trapped in a corner, shipping punishment.

Although unintentional, the cuts were worsening and hampering Carlos` efforts.  The correct stoppage was announced and the scorecards were a fair reflection of the action.  The home crowd gave an appreciative round of applause to the visitor, who proved very dangerous.

A similar mishap occurred  when Carlos won the title from Srisaket Sor Rungvisai back in May 2014.  This latest fight, suggests that Carlos might not have brought the same power up a division from super flyweight to bantamweight.  The WBC bantamweight title remains vacant, but valiant  Carlos will have to heal before contesting  it.