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July 12th, 2008, 05:38 AM
One-punch KO. First loss in 31 bouts for WBA title holder
HERB ZURKOWSKY, The Gazette
Published: 5 hours ago
It's one thing to win a world championship. But it's entirely another matter to hold onto the title.
History will note Joachim Alcine was the World Boxing Association's super-welterweight title-holder for one year and four days - not an inordinate amount of time - and that he made only one successful title defence. And he didn't look particularly impressive on that occasion.
Last night at Uniprix Stadium, in the second defence of his 154-pound crown - and first mandatory challenger to his reign - the 32-year-old from Laval was knocked out at 2:10 of the sixth round by Puerto Rico's Daniel Santos before 8,967 stunned spectators who couldn't believe what they were witnessing.
Alcine is nicknamed The King. But after this sudden turn of events, The King is dead.
The end for Alcine, who lost for the first time in 31 bouts, came suddenly and unexpectedly, as occasionally occurs in this sport. Santos caught Alcine with a short overhand left close to a neutral corner.
"He really surprised me with a good shot," said a composed Alcine, who appeared to have totally recovered his senses by the time he addressed the media. "It was a very solid left. The ref saw I wasn't able to go on. He made the right call.
"I was well prepared. He just surprised me."
Alcine made no movement until referee Marlon Wright had reached the count of eight. It was approximately at that moment Santos jumped in the air in celebration, realizing he was about to become a champ for a third time. Alcine made a feeble attempt to arise, but he was down and out, literally lying on his back.
And it was lights out on his championship run following this one-punch destruction.
"I wasn't really looking for the knockout, but I've got power in my punch," Santos said. "The knockout just happened."
All three judges - American Glenn Feldman, along with Montreal's Robert *** and Pasquale Procopio - had Santos leading, 48-47, following the fifth round, giving him the edge in three of the rounds. The Gazette, conversely, had Santos trailing, 49-46, through five rounds.
Santos, also age 32, improved to 32-3-1 with 23 KOs. Santos, who captured the World Boxing Organization welterweight and super-welterweight titles earlier in his career, was fighting for the first time since October. Indeed, he had boxed only once in each of the last three years.
Both boxers were cautious in the first round. Alcine started scoring with his left jab - the punch his trainers wanted him to throw - in the second, a round during which he crouched low and made Santos miss.
Alcine wasn't protecting himself in the third, but neither was Santos throwing punches. A right hand to the side of Santos's head was the prettiest punch administered to that point. Santos also had a welt under his left eye by the end of the round.
Santos started rebounding in the fourth, when he connected with several wild lefts. He had Alcine against the ropes and scored with combinations.
But Alcine was more aggressive in the fifth. He scored with a lunging right, connected with his left jab and landed a nice straight right at the end of the round.
And then, just like that, it was over.
"It was a very tactical fight," Alcine said. "I made one mistake and it cost me. Things happen, but it doesn't mean I'm giving up.
"This is another experience. I'll go back to the gym and work harder."
Santos drops Alcine in 6th
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgtoNhtqUtc
his mother was my science teacher here at puerto rico back in the days!!
HERB ZURKOWSKY, The Gazette
Published: 5 hours ago
It's one thing to win a world championship. But it's entirely another matter to hold onto the title.
History will note Joachim Alcine was the World Boxing Association's super-welterweight title-holder for one year and four days - not an inordinate amount of time - and that he made only one successful title defence. And he didn't look particularly impressive on that occasion.
Last night at Uniprix Stadium, in the second defence of his 154-pound crown - and first mandatory challenger to his reign - the 32-year-old from Laval was knocked out at 2:10 of the sixth round by Puerto Rico's Daniel Santos before 8,967 stunned spectators who couldn't believe what they were witnessing.
Alcine is nicknamed The King. But after this sudden turn of events, The King is dead.
The end for Alcine, who lost for the first time in 31 bouts, came suddenly and unexpectedly, as occasionally occurs in this sport. Santos caught Alcine with a short overhand left close to a neutral corner.
"He really surprised me with a good shot," said a composed Alcine, who appeared to have totally recovered his senses by the time he addressed the media. "It was a very solid left. The ref saw I wasn't able to go on. He made the right call.
"I was well prepared. He just surprised me."
Alcine made no movement until referee Marlon Wright had reached the count of eight. It was approximately at that moment Santos jumped in the air in celebration, realizing he was about to become a champ for a third time. Alcine made a feeble attempt to arise, but he was down and out, literally lying on his back.
And it was lights out on his championship run following this one-punch destruction.
"I wasn't really looking for the knockout, but I've got power in my punch," Santos said. "The knockout just happened."
All three judges - American Glenn Feldman, along with Montreal's Robert *** and Pasquale Procopio - had Santos leading, 48-47, following the fifth round, giving him the edge in three of the rounds. The Gazette, conversely, had Santos trailing, 49-46, through five rounds.
Santos, also age 32, improved to 32-3-1 with 23 KOs. Santos, who captured the World Boxing Organization welterweight and super-welterweight titles earlier in his career, was fighting for the first time since October. Indeed, he had boxed only once in each of the last three years.
Both boxers were cautious in the first round. Alcine started scoring with his left jab - the punch his trainers wanted him to throw - in the second, a round during which he crouched low and made Santos miss.
Alcine wasn't protecting himself in the third, but neither was Santos throwing punches. A right hand to the side of Santos's head was the prettiest punch administered to that point. Santos also had a welt under his left eye by the end of the round.
Santos started rebounding in the fourth, when he connected with several wild lefts. He had Alcine against the ropes and scored with combinations.
But Alcine was more aggressive in the fifth. He scored with a lunging right, connected with his left jab and landed a nice straight right at the end of the round.
And then, just like that, it was over.
"It was a very tactical fight," Alcine said. "I made one mistake and it cost me. Things happen, but it doesn't mean I'm giving up.
"This is another experience. I'll go back to the gym and work harder."
Santos drops Alcine in 6th
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgtoNhtqUtc
his mother was my science teacher here at puerto rico back in the days!!