John Rincon vs Yainel Alvarez (13-04-2024) Full Fight
MORE BOXING FIGHTS: https://www.boxingfightsvideos.com
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/boxingfvideos_
FACEBOOK FAN PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/boxingfvideos1/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/boxingfvideos_/
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/boxingfvideos_
FACEBOOK FAN PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/boxingfvideos1/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/boxingfvideos_/
Transcript
00:00 Gentlemen, looking for a tough, clean fight tonight.
00:02 So best of luck to both of you.
00:04 Let's touch 'em up.
00:06 [crowd chanting]
00:08 - John "Rincon" is coming off
00:10 a four consecutive decision wins.
00:12 He's a very technical southpaw.
00:15 He'll be taking on Daniel Alvarez,
00:17 who has eight fights as a pro,
00:20 but none of his opponents had a loss on their record.
00:23 They were 24-0 and 2 for a combined 92% victory.
00:29 - So he's been match tough, Tim,
00:32 and he says, "Look, I know you hear my name
00:35 and where I'm from,
00:37 but I'm not your typical Cuban boxer.
00:40 I'm a warrior."
00:41 - [laughs]
00:43 I understand that.
00:44 I mean, this is a southpaw versus orthodox battle.
00:48 Just one spot of positioning.
00:52 Getting lead foot control,
00:53 even lead hand control up front.
00:56 [crowd chanting]
00:59 - On occasion, when they throw power shots,
01:02 their heads end up on the same side,
01:03 so you got to be aware of head clashes happening
01:07 and fighting for that position outside.
01:10 Most of the time, when you have this dance battle,
01:14 they step on each other's feet.
01:16 So you might see that in this fight as well.
01:21 [crowd chanting]
01:23 - Alvarez was telling me about his story
01:27 of leaving Cuba and making it to the United States
01:30 through Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala,
01:33 a year and a half in Mexico,
01:35 and he finally made it to the U.S.,
01:37 and he says, "My case is not like many other Cubans
01:40 who came through the boat,
01:44 so I'm still dealing with my immigration documentation."
01:50 Nice right hand there from Alvarez.
01:52 - Yeah, Alvarez, I mean, he looks solid.
01:54 You know, he looks like he knows what he's doing
01:56 inside the ring,
01:57 and he was able to set up that big looping right hand.
01:59 He stayed close enough to be able to catch Rincon.
02:04 Rincon is calm and patient.
02:10 You know, he's a smooth boxer, southpaw,
02:13 tries to be slick,
02:15 looks to draw you in with that lead hand.
02:18 You know, he uses his lead hand as bait most of the time
02:20 to line up his lead-- his left hand, excuse me.
02:24 - Two, five, ten, guys.
02:26 Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.
02:28 - And then occasionally he'll sweep around with the right hook.
02:30 - Ooh, nice left. - And there it is,
02:31 nice little step back.
02:32 It's exactly-- that's textbook right there
02:35 from the southpaw, Rincon.
02:37 He's gonna do that all night long.
02:39 - Yeah, he allowed Alvarez to overcommit
02:42 and then made him pay.
02:43 - Yeah, and a lot of times, see, what you're seeing now
02:45 is you're seeing someone that would say fake pressure.
02:49 He's in front of him, his presence,
02:51 but he's only in front of him,
02:53 and he's keeping the distance
02:54 just so he can throw like that,
02:57 just so Alvarez can commit.
03:01 - He saw that Alvarez throws really wide punches,
03:03 so Rincon can go with straight shots
03:07 and not get hit in the back of the head.
03:10 - That's some frustration coming from Alvarez.
03:15 - Good start from Alvarez, but an excellent finish
03:17 from Rincon with that left hand finding a home
03:20 on the Cuban's chin.
03:21 - That's the warrior coming out right now from Alvarez.
03:24 [laughter]
03:27 That's the warrior coming out.
03:31 - And he's doing it against a hometown fighter.
03:32 - Hey, keep resting, keep resting.
03:34 Hey, keep working your jab.
03:36 Hey, you're going to the wrong side.
03:37 You're going to his power hand.
03:38 Move away from his power hand.
03:40 Hey, yes.
03:41 - You got that round.
03:43 - I give it to you.
03:44 Let's work. Let's be more active.
03:46 Be patient. Don't reach.
03:47 Hey, you're doing good. Good work, bro.
03:49 Good work, good work.
03:50 Stay active on the jab.
03:52 Stop going towards his power hand.
03:53 Hey, you're going towards his power hand.
03:54 Go the other way. Step to the right.
03:56 Hey, step to the right.
03:59 - Competitive first round,
04:00 and this was the reaction from Alvarez
04:03 in front of the hometown fans.
04:07 - I just want to fight.
04:09 I'm right here.
04:10 [laughter]
04:14 - Look at his eyes, Tim.
04:15 - Hey, he's swelling up.
04:16 Why you going to swell up like that, Clyde?
04:20 - You're getting all that air in your chest.
04:22 What do you say?
04:24 Come on, Clyde.
04:25 - Go.
04:26 - Round two of a scheduled six-rounder
04:29 here in Corpus Christi, Texas.
04:31 Bernardo Osuna alongside hall-of-famer Timothy Bradley.
04:34 Nice straight left from Rincon,
04:36 who seems to have settled down
04:38 after a good start from Alvarez.
04:40 - Yeah, Rincon, definitely,
04:46 he's pretty darn clever and pretty cool
04:49 with understanding his distance and range.
04:52 That's what makes him dang good.
04:55 - You know who's good at range?
04:57 F.A. Itako.
04:58 He's going to be our co-main event fighter tonight,
05:01 taking on Guido Villanueva.
05:04 Tim, he says, "I should be taking steps up,
05:06 and I consider this fight a step back."
05:08 - Well, you know what?
05:10 The performance better illustrate that.
05:13 You can talk. Talk is cheap.
05:15 Don't come in here thinking you got something won.
05:17 You still got to go in there and do it.
05:19 It's another man just as hungry as you are,
05:21 trying to take food off your table
05:23 and get to where you want to be someday,
05:25 and that's become a heavyweight champion of the world.
05:27 - Heavyweight action with F.A. Itako and Guido Villanueva,
05:31 and in our main event,
05:32 it'll be undefeated American prospect,
05:36 the future of American heavyweights,
05:39 Jared Anderson taking on Riyad Murray,
05:41 and right now, Rincon is doing his thing.
05:44 - Did you see his face?
05:46 You see Alvarez's face?
05:47 Hey, look, anything to keep yourself in the fight.
05:51 As long as you're not being dirty,
05:52 you're not throwing elbows or doing anything silly.
05:54 Obviously, he's not gonna win the boxing match.
05:57 Rincon is just a better boxer,
05:59 but when you make it rough and tough and awkward for him,
06:02 and that's what--I think that's the game plan
06:04 of Alvarez right now.
06:06 Just wants to make it rough and tough.
06:07 - Ooh, nice counter left once again from Rincon.
06:10 Alvarez is throwing any way he can.
06:13 It's gonna be a point deduction soon.
06:16 [crowd shouting]
06:18 - Don't roll his head down.
06:19 - My bad.
06:21 - Don't--
06:23 - My man just looking for any opportunity
06:25 to land any level on Rincon.
06:28 [crowd shouting]
06:31 Rincon gonna catch him with that left hand again.
06:33 As soon as he sees a rush and leave his feet,
06:36 that left hand coming right down the middle.
06:37 Watch.
06:39 He's sitting on it, too.
06:42 He like, "Come on and come on in.
06:44 Come on in here." Bing!
06:45 Oh, just off the mark.
06:47 [laughs]
06:48 - Actually, Alvarez landed a right--
06:50 Hey!
06:51 Alvarez said, "Wait a second."
06:53 You said, "Break," and then all of a sudden,
06:54 he's shot. He's landed shot.
06:56 - He like, "What? Man, what we doing?
06:58 Come on.
06:59 What we doing, ref?
07:01 Let me fight."
07:03 [crowd shouting]
07:06 - Get a break, dude!
07:08 - Psst.
07:09 - Now a left to the body from Rincon.
07:13 - See, what Rincon gotta understand is that,
07:17 you know, he can be the back foot counterpuncher.
07:20 That's his style.
07:21 But however, like, he's gonna have to start--
07:23 - Ten seconds till the bell!
07:25 - Start creating your own offense.
07:26 You know, coming forward, using your jab,
07:28 changing levels, doing various things
07:30 to be able to land the shots in your offense.
07:33 [upbeat music]
07:36 ♪
07:39 - Yeah, Alvarez is more entertaining
07:41 in the last ten seconds of every round
07:43 than he is during the--
07:44 - Look, man, I love his passion.
07:47 I love his passion.
07:48 I mean, you know, he's--
07:50 he's doing what he can
07:52 to try to get himself in this fight.
07:53 I mean, he's outgunned. He really is.
07:55 He's outskilled, I should say that, but, man.
07:59 He's funny.
08:01 Hey, I need you to get inside.
08:03 Work your lead hand,
08:06 and bring your lead foot out,
08:07 and throw the right straight to his punch.
08:10 He's leaning in so you can catch him coming in.
08:14 - Hey, hey.
08:15 [speaking Spanish]
08:18 - There was some rabbit punching,
08:20 to say the least.
08:21 - Yeah, you know, it's frustration
08:23 when you have an opponent like Rincon
08:26 that's really hard to hit.
08:27 I mean, that was on the side of the head right there.
08:30 - Yeah, that-- - But that behind the head,
08:31 yeah, yeah, that's a bit--
08:33 that's a bit dirty right there.
08:35 But, again, he's trying to--
08:38 he's trying to get the young man
08:40 that's listening to the referee,
08:42 trying to get Rincon out of his game.
08:45 - Do not hold and punch.
08:47 Do not.
08:48 One more time, take it apart.
08:52 - I like that.
08:53 And you know what?
08:54 Lee Rogers, he looked like an upset--
08:57 like, he was like an upset parent
08:58 right before they were about to come out.
09:00 Like, "I'm about to have a talking with somebody."
09:05 - Right. - And he did it.
09:06 And he did it the right way.
09:07 - That's good mechanics.
09:09 That's great mechanics right there.
09:12 You know, there's a little language barrier.
09:15 However, I mean, boxing talk is pretty, you know--
09:19 - He illustrated it with, "Hey, stop doing this.
09:21 Hold it." - So, I mean, yeah.
09:23 - And hitting behind the head. - Yeah.
09:26 You can't understand that in some way.
09:30 - There's that jab from Rincon once again,
09:32 working at range.
09:34 - No, Rincon is not-- he's not a bad fighter at all.
09:39 He really isn't.
09:40 He understands distance and range.
09:42 He understands where he's able to hit his opponent
09:46 and get away at the same time,
09:48 but he just need a little bit more variation in his offense.
09:50 And last time I seen him, he did the same exact thing.
09:54 He fought the same exact way.
09:57 So he's not developing--
09:59 I don't think he's developing
10:01 in any other aspect of his game.
10:03 You know, digging down to the body,
10:04 that would help him as well.
10:07 - And that reflects in the lack of knockdowns.
10:09 He's not trying to break somebody down.
10:10 He only has two knockdowns-- knockouts and eight victories,
10:13 and both knockouts happened
10:17 in the first three fights of his professional career.
10:19 - Yeah, but when you're doing the same thing over and over,
10:21 eventually when you step up, you're gonna get red.
10:24 - Yeah. - You know, top dogs out there,
10:25 they understand what you're all about.
10:27 And once they crack the code, it's a wrap.
10:30 The floodgates are gonna open up.
10:32 He heard him with that shot.
10:33 Did you see the little happy dance
10:34 after he hit him with the straight left hand?
10:36 Yeah, he heard him with that shot momentarily.
10:38 - Break, break, clean, break, clean, break, clean.
10:41 - It almost feels like time stops.
10:43 Those moments when you get hit, boom.
10:46 It's like time freezes for a split second,
10:48 and then you come back to life.
10:50 - And there goes Alvarez trying to close the gap here.
10:51 - Break, break, break, break.
10:53 - Recon, he has no other choice.
10:56 He can't outbox Recon, so you gotta take it to him,
10:59 but the thing is is that you gotta leave yourself
11:01 enough space to be able to extend what you punch.
11:04 - Nice right hand to the body from Alvarez.
11:07 - That's good stuff right there, son.
11:09 That's really good stuff right there from Alvarez.
11:13 - You see a fighter sticking his tongue out.
11:16 Not the most advisable thing to do inside the ring.
11:20 Not Michael Jordan.
11:21 - Break, break, break.
11:22 Good job, good job, good job.
11:24 - Look, it's easy to figure out Recon.
11:30 Once you make the left hand miss
11:32 and he's out of position, that's when you fire.
11:35 So you wanna throw a feint on the initial shot,
11:38 anticipate the left hand coming,
11:40 avoid the left hand, step in, and then operate.
11:43 - Ten seconds till the bell.
11:44 - Jared Anderson is gonna try to operate
11:46 at the highest level with his undefeated record
11:49 being on the line against former Cruiserweight champion
11:52 Riyad Murray in tonight's main event.
11:55 - Get over there.
11:57 - Nope.
11:59 Not yet.
12:00 - You can't hit him in the back like that.
12:01 - How do you turn around?
12:02 - Understand, understand, but don't hit him in the back.
12:05 Don't turn around.
12:07 Go!
12:08 - Sanderson Murray, tonight's main event.
12:10 - Hold on, hold on.
12:12 ♪ You think you go hard ♪
12:14 ♪ I bet we go harder ♪
12:15 ♪ You think you go hard ♪
12:18 ♪ We play the game smarter ♪
12:20 ♪ Jared ♪
12:21 - He's widely considered the future of the division.
12:24 - The real big baby!
12:27 - Anderson all over him, head shot after head shot.
12:30 - Anderson!
12:33 - The focus once again is on Jared Anderson.
12:35 ♪
12:44 - Jared Anderson looking to shine here
12:46 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
12:49 16 victories, 15 by knockout.
12:51 The lone decision win against former world titleist
12:55 Charles Martin, the only man to win a round as a pro
12:59 against Jared Anderson.
13:01 He's been that dominant in his young career, Tim.
13:04 - That Charles Martin fight was needed.
13:06 - Yeah.
13:08 - That was my favorite fight of his, to be honest with you,
13:11 because you got to see the grit, you know?
13:14 You got to see him make adjustments along the way.
13:16 You know, when things weren't going well,
13:18 he took a punch as well.
13:20 He showed his heart.
13:21 And that's what you need being a heavyweight, man.
13:23 You got to be able to adjust when things are not going right,
13:26 and he showed that he can do that.
13:27 - And he did it in front of his hometown fans
13:29 out there in Toledo, Ohio. - And short notice.
13:31 - Yes. - Fight.
13:33 - Absolutely. - A replacement.
13:34 - That'll be Jared Anderson against Riyad Murray,
13:37 a 10-round heavyweight attraction
13:39 once we move over to ESPN at 10 Eastern.
13:42 So far, Rincon once again clean with that left hook
13:46 on Alvarez, who lands a nice right.
13:48 - Don't hold it.
13:49 - Yeah, I know how Rincon feels when you hit a guy
13:51 with a big shot like that and just look at you in the eye.
13:54 - Don't hold it down. - Come on, Terry.
13:58 - I'm serious.
13:59 - The crowd goes wild.
14:00 The crowd goes wild.
14:02 - Break clean, break clean, break clean.
14:04 - What's your name?
14:05 - But ain't no puff on it.
14:08 No effect.
14:09 But another left hand.
14:13 Nobody can outheart you or out-hustle you
14:16 in that ring, Tim.
14:18 Nice short left once again from Rincon.
14:25 Alvarez getting a little bit more aggressive here
14:31 in the fourth round. - Stop, stop, stop, stop,
14:33 stop, stop, stop, stop.
14:34 No, not-- come here, come here, come here.
14:38 Go.
14:41 - Referee Lee Rogers earning his keep tonight
14:43 with this fight.
14:44 He's going in on it. - Break clean, break clean.
14:46 Break clean, good job.
14:47 - I was gonna say he was doing a good job,
14:49 but he said break instead of stop.
14:51 - Just when you were about to compliment him.
14:53 - He's gonna have to go see my guys over there, man.
14:56 Soul Warriors, man.
14:57 He's gonna have to go there, man,
14:59 and check them out.
15:00 Gotta raise his game.
15:02 - Pick him up, John, pick him up.
15:08 - Gotta go see my man Jack Reese.
15:15 - Break, break clean, break clean, break and clean, break and clean.
15:18 Good job, good job.
15:19 - Riccone just trying to time the rushes.
15:31 That's all he's trying to do is time the rushes of Alvarez,
15:33 and Alvarez trying to get close just to unleash--
15:36 unleash anything he possibly can.
15:39 - Break, break clean, break clean, break clean.
15:41 - Gotta go see my man Jack Reese.
15:43 - Break clean, break clean, break clean, break clean.
15:45 - Gotta go see my man Jack Reese.
15:47 - Break clean, break clean, break clean, break clean.
15:49 - Gotta go see my man Jack Reese.
15:51 - Break clean, break clean, break clean.
15:53 - There's that left hand.
15:55 Good length from Riccone,
15:56 despite a half-inch disadvantage,
15:59 but he's a quicker fighter than that.
16:01 - Break clean, break clean, break clean.
16:02 - Positioning, positioning and timing.
16:05 - 10 seconds till the bell.
16:06 - That's the difference.
16:08 His feet are always set, he's ready to punch.
16:11 - Here's it once again.
16:13 - Stop!
16:16 - Only two knockouts and eight professional wins
16:18 for John Riccone,
16:19 but his skill is based on one punch, Tim,
16:23 and he knows how to use it well.
16:24 - Yeah, you're exactly right.
16:26 It's the left hand.
16:27 That's the bait right there.
16:28 Go ahead, go ahead.
16:29 When you commit, bam!
16:31 I'm gonna swing that right down the middle.
16:32 Sometimes you use it off the step back,
16:34 sometimes you'll pull with it as well.
16:36 Pull his body back.
16:37 - It's there.
16:38 - And land that left hand,
16:39 but look, if you can avoid that shot right there,
16:43 if you can make that shot come out and avoid it,
16:46 and then follow up with your offense,
16:48 you got him.
16:49 You got him beat.
16:51 - Bring the hooker out.
16:52 - Simple as that.
16:53 - Yes, bro, yes.
16:54 Keep fucking working.
16:55 Don't worry about even winning.
16:56 You just keep fucking working.
16:57 Hey, keep working.
16:58 Keep the jab on him, bro.
16:59 Keep the fucking jab.
17:01 Angle, all right?
17:03 Step, pow, pow.
17:04 It's there, bro.
17:05 It's there, let's go.
17:06 - All right, let's go.
17:07 - All right, let's go.
17:08 - However, Alvarez doesn't--
17:10 - Get out, stay back.
17:11 - Doesn't seem to know all he is.
17:13 He is a Cuban, doesn't seem to know--
17:14 - Stay back.
17:15 - [laughs]
17:16 - Stay back, stay back.
17:17 - How to take advantage of that.
17:18 Bro, he told me, "Look, I wasn't part of the--
17:21 I was part of the Cuban national team."
17:24 He said, "I wasn't part of the Cuban national team
17:26 that worked in La Finca, not with the Rigondelles
17:28 and the Andy Cruzes."
17:30 - Oh, he wasn't at the farm, no?
17:31 - No, no, no.
17:32 He's a different kind.
17:33 - That's what I'm talking about, baby.
17:35 - Start further out and start letting your hands go.
17:38 Don't get too close, 'cause then that's what happens
17:40 right there when you get ahead of yourself.
17:42 You allow the man to be able to tie you up.
17:45 But start further out, shootin' those combinations,
17:48 swing 'em, let 'em go.
17:50 Alvarez, if you wanna get in this fight.
17:53 - I'm ready.
17:54 - One, two, three.
17:56 - Yeah, he's--see how he's got the idea
17:58 of getting a little too close?
17:59 - Break clean, break clean, break clean.
18:00 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:01 - He doesn't understand range.
18:03 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:05 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:07 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:09 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:11 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:13 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:15 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:17 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:19 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:21 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:23 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:25 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:27 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:29 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:31 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:32 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:34 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:36 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:38 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:40 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:42 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:44 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:46 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:48 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:50 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:52 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:54 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:56 - He doesn't understand the inside.
18:58 - He doesn't understand the inside.
19:00 - He doesn't understand the inside.
19:01 - He doesn't understand the inside.
19:03 - Good body work.
19:05 - I haven't seen my 14-year-old daughter
19:07 in the six years since I left Cuba.
19:09 That's what keeps me going.
19:11 And my new one-year-old son, Dylan,
19:13 who was born here in the United States.
19:16 - Oh, look at--look at Ringtone.
19:18 He trying to get a little head--
19:19 a little head control in there.
19:21 Oh, nice.
19:22 Nice little framework on the inside as well.
19:26 - Uh-oh, he finally do some--a different combination.
19:29 - [laughs]
19:30 - And inside, I see. That's good.
19:32 Good for him.
19:34 - Whoo!
19:36 - The corner's asking for a body shot from Alvarez.
19:38 He's just headhunting here.
19:40 - [shouting]
19:42 - Go, Jude!
19:44 - Start now, Alvarez.
19:45 - Whoo, that's a nice left hand from Alvarez.
19:47 - Yeah, he set him up.
19:48 Break clean, break clean, break clean.
19:50 Good job, good job, good job. Go!
19:53 - [shouting]
19:55 - See, Alvarez is one of those guys,
19:57 you don't want to--you don't want to allow him
19:59 to have any momentum.
20:01 And Rincón right now, he got a--he got a tangle.
20:04 He gonna have to fire back.
20:06 Dig down to the body as well.
20:08 Slow the man down.
20:10 - Don't pull his head down, John.
20:11 Ten seconds.
20:14 - Nice straight right there from Alvarez.
20:17 And he's now walking down John Rincón,
20:20 because Rincón stopped throwing that left.
20:22 - [laughs]
20:23 He chose to fight on the inside
20:25 instead of keeping his distance.
20:28 - 'Cause he's starting to wear down a little.
20:32 - And that's what we're talking about.
20:34 - But he's waiting on you.
20:35 Come on, son. Take a deep breath.
20:37 Take a deep breath.
20:39 - [speaking Spanish]
20:42 - Let your toes exhale through your mouth.
20:44 - [speaking Spanish]
20:48 - Put water on my hand.
20:51 - You can't take this round.
20:53 - I love his passion.
20:55 - [laughs]
20:57 - I love his passion.
20:58 - Let's go.
21:00 - ♪ I'll be going after him. ♪
21:03 ♪ I'll be going after him. ♪
21:06 ♪ I'm two-three behind my head. ♪
21:08 - Hey, let's go, John.
21:09 Hey, let's go.
21:11 - ♪ I'll be going after him. ♪
21:13 ♪ I'll be going after him. ♪
21:16 - They're in a fight in both corners.
21:18 - They're going crazy.
21:21 - But it's funny, 'cause I respond well to that.
21:23 - That's all.
21:24 - With Joel, my--
21:26 - First trainer, yeah, I respond well to that.
21:29 - John "Ring Thun" used the word "construction."
21:32 This is only his second camp where he's dedicated fully
21:35 to the sport of boxing.
21:37 And he has a good left hand,
21:39 but he doesn't get beyond that much, Tim.
21:42 - No, he doesn't, and that's the problem right now.
21:45 And you got Alvarez now just saying,
21:47 "I'm coming through the front door. I don't care.
21:49 "You hit me with it, you don't. If you miss, great for me,
21:52 "but I'm gonna let my hands go.
21:53 "Any time I get close enough to you,
21:55 "I'm gonna let my hands go.
21:58 "And I'm gonna land eventually."
22:00 He had a good, decent last round.
22:03 - There's a straight left now from--
22:05 - There you go.
22:06 - That's what you gotta watch out for, Alvarez.
22:09 [crowd shouting]
22:11 - O-lane.
22:13 [crowd shouting]
22:16 - [shouting]
22:19 - The corner of Alvarez, they're saying,
22:21 "He's got nothing left. Go get him."
22:24 - Break, break, break, break.
22:26 - You're not playing.
22:29 - Stop is universal.
22:30 - No, I'm just saying, why did he stop that?
22:32 Nothing was going on.
22:34 I mean, you don't not let him work on the inside?
22:37 [crowd shouting]
22:41 - Oh, nice counter left from--
22:43 going after he got caught with a right.
22:45 - Let him go, let him go.
22:47 Let him go, John.
22:49 [crowd shouting]
22:52 - One and a half minutes left,
22:54 and Alvarez is gonna leave it all out there.
22:56 - Alvarez is coming. He's determined.
22:58 I love--again, I love his passion.
23:01 - Break, break, break.
23:03 - You know, you can tell he's a fighter through and through.
23:05 No, he's not that skillful.
23:07 However, he tries extremely hard.
23:09 - Oh, nice left uppercut from Rinko.
23:12 - Oh, he buckled him with that. You see his leg go out?
23:14 - Yes, sir.
23:15 - Right leg for just a split second.
23:17 But then you see the heart, like, kind of, like,
23:19 amp him up right there.
23:21 - Amp him up, right?
23:22 - Let him go, John. Let him go, John.
23:24 [crowd shouting]
23:27 - He's loading up on every single shot Alvarez wants to--
23:30 - Break, break, clean, break.
23:31 - Punish Rinko here after he hurt him earlier in this round.
23:35 [crowd shouting]
23:38 - Straight lefts from Rinko.
23:40 I mean, Alvarez can't get away from it, though.
23:43 - That ain't nothing. Take that.
23:45 - Break, break, clean.
23:46 - [laughs]
23:47 - Good job, guys.
23:49 - Bleeding out of the mouth.
23:51 - Not tired, so you know he's all constantly in the gym,
23:54 working, sparring, running, doing what he needs to do.
23:57 He's just not talented. He just wants to fight.
24:00 - Yes.
24:02 - He's got to fight. He's got to fight.
24:05 But don't have the time.
24:07 [crowd shouting]
24:11 - Yeah, but I'm curious to see how the judges have--
24:13 how they're gonna score this round.
24:15 - Ten seconds to the bell.
24:16 - You know, the pressure coming--
24:17 the pressure coming from Alvarez.
24:19 He's landing a cleaner shot.
24:21 - Let him go, John.
24:22 - The last two rounds have been good for Alvarez.
24:24 The last two rounds--
24:25 - Oh!
24:26 - Kind of equalize everything.
24:29 [upbeat music]
24:32 - Oh, Rinko and Alvarez go the distance.
24:36 This will be the fifth consecutive decision
24:38 for John Rinko.
24:40 - This is a funny fight for me, man.
24:42 You know, the passion and the determination
24:45 and the will of Alvarez made it fun for me.
24:48 You know, he was going for the win.
24:50 All the facial expressions, however,
24:52 the cleaner--the cleaner, more effective punches,
24:55 it came from Rinko.
24:57 You know, you can see the talent that he has
25:00 in controlling distance.
25:02 Very well schooled with that left hand
25:04 at the Southpaw for sure.
25:06 And Olay, Olay.
25:08 Oil of Olay.
25:10 Look, in the gym, he was just literally
25:12 going through the motions right there.
25:14 In the gym, when you step around like that,
25:16 you often want to fire back with the combinations,
25:18 hitting him in the back, right?
25:20 You know, that was just instinctual for Rinko.
25:24 Referee warning him and letting him know not to do that.
25:27 However, funny fight.
25:31 Good job from Rinko.
25:33 He did his thing tonight.
25:35 I wonder how the judges saw it.
25:37 - Yeah, I think he's gonna improve tonight.
25:39 I know, but, you know, you got to give credit for Yanell Alvarez.
25:42 The fifth and sixth round were really good for him,
25:44 but early on, it was just that straight left
25:46 from John Rinko, the warnings he was getting from
25:49 referee, D.B. Rogers, who did a good job, Tim,
25:52 of taking control of a fight that he could have
25:55 spiraled out of control early.
25:57 - His mechanics, he's great.
25:59 Besides the break, he stopped,
26:03 and then just--oh, he was great with his mouth.
26:08 Just, you know, speaking, letting him know,
26:10 getting control, and warning the fighter
26:12 and letting him know, "Hey, man, this is what I'm gonna do
26:14 if you continue to do that."
26:16 All right, so good. Good stuff.
26:18 - Mark Chinook with the decision.
26:21 - Ladies and gentlemen, after six rounds
26:23 here inside American Bank Center,
26:25 we go to the judges' scorecards
26:27 for the official decision.
26:29 Ruben Carreon scores the bout 57-57.
26:35 Nathan Cantu scores the bout 58-56.
26:39 And Lucy Rogers has it 59-55
26:43 for your winner by majority decision,
26:47 King John Rincón!
26:52 - Rincón does get his ninth professional win,
26:56 five straight decision victories
26:59 for the fighter out of Corpus Christi,
27:02 who has his hand raised.