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00:00 >> All right, right here, gentlemen. Guys, we got the full belt line right here. Right
00:05 here, we're going all the way to the bottom of the O, gentlemen. This belt line is a little
00:08 high. You got my instructions in the back. Protect yourselves at all times. Listen to
00:12 my commands. Touch them up. Guys, touch them up. Back to your corner. >> Richard Torres
00:19 said this is a step-up fight for me. I've never faced an unbeaten opponent. Brandon
00:25 Moore is 14-0 with one no decision. That no decision was against Curtis Harper in April
00:32 of 2022. So both fighters have unblemished records. Let's see what happens. The taller,
00:38 longer Brandon Moore taking on Richard Torres Jr., the man with the Olympic pedigree and
00:44 silver medal to show for his efforts in Tokyo. Nice left from Torres, but Moore counters
00:51 with a right. >> I'm going to let you know right now, Moore
00:55 had an attitude in our fighter meetings. He said, "If everybody's against me, I'm coming
00:59 out here to show you guys that I belong at the top."
01:03 >> He said, "It's me against the world." And he said, "It's me against 700 because that
01:07 plus 700 odds." You guys are making a mistake. He said he's disrespecting. He said he's disrespecting.
01:13 >> There's only one way to get your respect inside the ring. That's with your fists.
01:21 >> That's Torres, southpaw, pressure fighter with solid technique. You see that lead hand
01:27 that he has right there? That's all used to set up that backhand. He'll use level changes,
01:33 use slips to set up that backhand as well. But Moore is doing a good job right now in
01:36 trying to maintain his distance. And when he gets close, that's what Moore does. He'll
01:41 tie you up. He'll hold you. He'll do whatever he needs to do to be able to gain an advantage.
01:47 >> He landed a short right uppercut while they were holding as well. So, Moore is not
01:51 keeping his hands tied up when he's in the clinch.
01:55 >> Not at all. >> Comes from an athletic family of professional
02:00 athletes, says Moore. His brother Shaq Moore plays for MLS as well as the U.S. Men's National
02:05 Team. So, he says, "I gotta step my game up." Ooh, nice straight left, a former basketball
02:12 player in college. Yeah, this fight's gonna get real ugly. It's gonna get real ugly in
02:19 there. You see, Moore, he's not spooked. He's not spooked by the power. He's trying to stand
02:29 his ground. He's trying to fight on the inside as well. Torres right now trying to think
02:34 his way inside without getting hit with anything wide.
02:37 >> All right, stop, no punch. Straight back. Straight back. Go. Don't push off.
02:44 >> Now Moore switching Southpaw. >> Let the arm go.
02:51 >> Trying something different. >> Let him go. All right, stop, no punch.
02:54 No punch. >> Thinking that Torres hasn't seen his Southpaw.
02:59 He's seen one of the vicious Southpaws in boxing on the rise, John Law.
03:04 >> The giant who clung to sleep. >> But the awkwardness of Moore could give
03:11 Torres some problems. Yeah, very awkward. Moore has good reflexes, instincts. You know,
03:17 he carries his hands low, but he knows how to get underneath shots and get away from
03:20 shots. >> All right, stop, stop. No punch, guys.
03:27 No punch. Listen, no punch. Straight back. Listen for the bell.
03:31 >> See right there, you see that instinct? Did you see that? Did you see the instincts
03:36 from Moore? >> I did, yeah.
03:37 >> You want to talk about a fighter with instincts? >> Who?
03:40 >> Emmanuel "El Vaquero" Navarrete. He's in the house here at the Pechanga Arena in San
03:47 Diego, California, making the jump to 135 pounds, also fighting for history, looking
03:54 to join that illustrious list of Mexican champions who have won a belt in four weight classes.
04:00 Canelo Alvarez, the latest, Jorge Arce, Juan Manuel Marquez, Eric "El Terrible" Morales
04:05 was the first, Leo Santa Cruz as well. And look, Julio Cesar Chavez was never able to
04:11 win that elusive fourth belt at welterweight. This is the fourth weight class for Navarrete,
04:16 but Tim, I love the way it doesn't define him. >> Look, it doesn't define him, and it's
04:23 weird because he doesn't put any added pressure on himself. He says, "I'm not even thinking
04:27 about the four belts." He's just like, "I'm just here to win." That's it, win. I'm here
04:31 to-- I made the weight, now it's time for me to go out there and do my job. So, many
04:36 fighters, we put so much pressure in, you know, getting all these accolades and fighting
04:41 this fighter and fighting that fighter. He just takes it as it comes. He just lives in
04:45 the moment, and I don't mind that at all. >> Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
04:48 >> Oh, yeah, so he's gonna get ugly. >> Listen, don't push, all right? Go.
04:53 >> He's definitely gonna get ugly. >> Second warning from referee Thomas Taylor
04:57 about the pushing, and you see Moore trying to gauge when Torres ducks in to land his
05:03 punches. He's just waiting to counter. >> Yeah, but he's trying to keep his distance
05:07 right now, trying to keep Torres off of him. Torres is gonna get challenged here tonight.
05:13 It's not gonna be an easy walk in the park. Moore can take a punch, and again, he's an
05:18 athlete, and he's bigger, and he makes things rough, and he does things out of the norm,
05:24 things that you just traditionally don't see. >> Guys, get over here. Listen, both of you
05:28 guys. When I say no punch, stop. Stop punching, all right? Go.
05:31 >> Thomas Taylor's not playing around in the ring. He was in the ring for Canelo's last
05:38 fight against Jaime Munguia, big main event spot for him. Doesn't want to lose control
05:47 of this 8-round fight between Richard Torres Jr. and Brandon.
05:52 >> OJ, back by Mexico, and he gets caught with a short right hook. Does Moore, and here
05:57 comes Torres on the offensive. >> Look at Moore. He took it well right now.
06:02 He's trying to get out. You know, I look at Moore as a situational fighter. You know,
06:07 he was inside that pocket, got clipped. Now he's back on the outside. Like, he knows what
06:10 he's doing in there. He's not a dumb fighter. He's actually a pretty smart fighter. Now,
06:15 his technique is not that great. It's poor, for sure. It's poor. Look at when he shoots
06:20 the jab, he's flicking the jab out there, and the offensive hand is down. His footwork
06:24 is not so great, but again, he understands how to evade problems, evade attacks.
06:30 >> Tim, he only started at age 23 after being a former collegiate basketball standout at
06:36 Southeastern University, and he comes from a family of athletes, so the athleticism is
06:42 there. He's still learning the sport of boxing. >> Richard, let him go. Let him go.
06:47 >> And he's going to try to land that 2-1 combination, which is the right combination
06:51 against the Southpaw, because the two, they have to respect. And then they change the
06:56 hand position. That one can travel in any direction. The 2-1 combination is great to
07:00 have. How about those rights for Richard Torres, doubling up here in the second round.
07:06 >> And that's the changeup from Richard Torres. That's the explosiveness that he brings into
07:10 the fight. >> All right, stop. No punch, gentlemen.
07:12 No punch. Go. >> That's where his advantage is. He brings
07:16 the tempo. He brings the tempo. He breaks these guys down mentally and also physically.
07:26 >> Listen for that bell, gentlemen. >> All right, stop. No punch. No punch. No
07:33 punch. >> Let him go. Let him go. We're good. We're
07:36 good. >> And back to their respective corners. We'll
07:38 listen to Richard Torres Sr. talking with son, the Olympic silver medalist.
07:43 >> Oh, yeah. So you got to relax. You got to feign it and stuff, okay? And you got to
07:52 shoot that body, that backhand to the chest. Don't go so wide with that hook. Don't throw
07:56 that hook so wide or something. You got to just touch, touch, touch. Touch, touch, touch.
08:03 >> And then your side, you got to smother yourself. You got to give yourself a distance.
08:08 >> There's that right hand right here. Minor adjustment right here from Torres. Using that
08:12 beautiful right hook, lead right hook. Exactly what I was talking about. You see the jab
08:16 hand down. The opposite hand on the opposite side is down. And you see Torres just fighting
08:22 from any position right there. Nice looping left hand. He has that ability. But that shot
08:28 right there, that's what I'm talking about. You saw the lead jab come from Moore. And
08:33 the opposite hand being down. Every time he does that, there's an opening for that right
08:38 hook. Every single time. >> And Richard Torres's father and trainer
08:43 told him, "I need you to settle down a little bit. Tap, tap. Don't throw everything with
08:48 power." And there you see the quickness of Torres and the effect it has on Moore in setting
08:53 up a power shot. >> All right, stop. No punch, no punch, no
08:58 punch. Let him go. Let him go. >> So on the inside, you know who's going
09:01 to have the advantage. This guy, this man with the shorter arms, Torres. Torres needs
09:06 to continue to break that distance, get in the inside and let his hands go, for sure.
09:11 >> Nice counter right from Torres. But he was in a horrible position for a second there,
09:15 him just leaning down with his hands down. >> But Moore just couldn't take advantage
09:21 of it. >> No, he couldn't take advantage of it. You
09:23 see that jab right there? Nice shot right there from Torres.
09:26 >> All right, stop, stop, stop, stop. Stop. Go.
09:29 >> Yeah, that's all that dancing he be doing, all that ballet and all that. He can keep
09:32 his head down to swing and still be on balance. >> Man, you know he said he took all the dancing
09:39 classes because of Lomachenko. He wants to be coordinated.
09:46 >> See, I like the fact that now that Torres is now taking his time, he's not rushing things.
09:57 He's looking for his shots. Same with Moore. Moore right now is, again, just trying to
10:00 maintain his distance. When he gets swarmed, his feet are all over the place. He has no
10:05 clue what to do, so he tucks up or he holds. >> Tucks up, no punch.
10:08 >> Punch is the right thing to do, especially when you're facing a guy that likes to punch
10:12 on the inside. You stop his action. >> Nice counter there from Moore as Torres
10:21 was overcommitting. >> Good, let him do the work. Just meet him.
10:29 >> Let him go. All right, stop, stop, stop. Richard, listen, when you guys get wrapped
10:33 up, don't go back here, all right? Good? Go. >> They're taking control of the situation
10:40 there. Modest from Torres, hitting behind the neck when they're tied up.
10:45 >> A lot of foot faints, body faints from Torres. Close the distance right there.
10:51 >> Right, stop, no punch. Straight back. Straight back. Go.
11:00 >> Torres looking for that right hand. He's trying to time that right hand.
11:03 >> But he got caught in no man's land there. He just fainted and kind of allowed Torres
11:09 to land a shot. >> Yeah, it's the leap, the awkwardness of
11:13 Torres. Nice shot over the top right there. >> Oh, that quick combination from Torres,
11:18 and that's where he's at his best. And Moore cannot let him get past that threshold and
11:23 be effective. >> Can't say it any better, Bernardo.
11:37 >> The first time we saw Emmanuel Navarrete was against Isaac Dogbane. That was December
11:44 8th of 2018. An unknown commodity until this fight where he completely pummeled the young
11:52 man from Ghana, Neho No More, as he took his belt at 122 pounds. He became junior featherweight
12:00 champion inside the Hulu Theater. And since then, he added the featherweight title, made
12:07 three defenses of that vacant belt, moved up to 130 pounds, became a three-division
12:13 champion, defended that belt two times against two Olympians, Oscar Valdez and Robson Gonzaizau
12:20 in a fight of the year candidate last time out, which was a draw. And Emmanuel Navarrete,
12:26 as he continues to move up, Tim, he gives up the size that helped him so much in the
12:31 lower weight class. >> But he's still big.
12:32 >> Yeah, that's true. >> I mean, look at Berencik, he's facing
12:35 tonight, he's just as big, if not bigger, the same size, you know? And if his technique
12:40 stays the same, the power is gonna carry up with him, 'cause now he has five extra pounds
12:44 to be able to deliver that power. >> Straight back, guys.
12:46 >> He did say, "This fight against Berencik is really gonna teach me if I have, number
12:51 one, the chin resistance against a natural lightweight, and number two, if I can still
12:56 hurt guys like I've done at every weight class that I've been since 122."
13:04 That'll be our main event on ESPN once we move over from our ESPN+ portion of the card.
13:11 >> Good shot right there from Moore. >> Right off the head.
13:12 >> Getting that two-on-one combination he's looking for.
13:15 >> All right, stop, no punch, no punch. Straight back, good.
13:18 >> That right hand is the two, the one is the jab.
13:22 >> Nice. >> Good jab right there from Moore.
13:27 >> Nice jab, baby. Nice jab, baby. >> Another return fire right there.
13:32 >> Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. Hang on, hang on.
13:34 >> Don't throw it, all right? Let's go. >> That was a nice straight left from Torres
13:41 that Moore took very well. >> This is turning into, I would say, a lot
13:49 harder fight for Torres than I bet he expected to be. Because Moore came to win, he didn't
13:56 come to lay down. I mean, he's getting hit with big shots over the top like that, he's
14:00 taking them well, and he's still right there in front trying to win. See, there's a huge
14:05 difference between somebody coming in and being an opponent, than somebody actually
14:08 trying to win, and believe they can win. Moore believes he can win, and he's doing everything
14:13 he can right now, the best to his ability, to challenge Torres, who is an Olympic silver
14:18 medalist. >> Moore is an entrepreneur as well, a park
14:25 performer. >> A boxer, owns a lawn company, hires 130
14:27 plus employees. >> Ooh, good shot.
14:32 >> Right now, Richard Torres is trying to mow him down with that right hook.
14:36 >> Technique, technique, technique is way better. You know, no defense responsibility
14:43 after his offense with Moore. And you have the smarter Torres that's seen it all, man,
14:51 seen it all. You see now he's just targeting those areas.
14:58 >> Moore also runs a kennel where he breeds Presa Canario dogs. Ooh, he needs a dog to
15:04 come out in him right now, because Torres is now starting to piece him up.
15:09 >> Yeah, the cream always rides to the top, guys, always. And that's what you're seeing
15:14 right now from Torres. >> Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, no punch,
15:20 no punch, let him go. >> That's where it's at, the body. Moore can
15:26 take it upstairs, but you attack that body. >> All right, stop, no punch, gentlemen, no
15:29 punch, let him go, let him go. Listen for that bell, gentlemen.
15:32 >> He's going to have to answer that call. Nobody can get away from them body shots,
15:37 man. >> Brandon Moore trying to pull off the upset.
15:40 That's exactly what Giovanni Santillan did his last time out to become the IBF number
15:47 four welterweight contender. And Alexios Rocha was favorite in an all-Southern California
15:54 matchup, but Santillan came out aggressive as ever to earn his 32nd victory, 17th by
16:01 stoppage, and that was all by design. Worked out in the gym with Robert Garcia, and he
16:08 took Alexios Rocha out, and now he is the number rated WBO welterweight, ready to fight
16:17 for the vacant interim title that will become a full title once Bud Crawford vacates.
16:24 >> Man, look, did you see them left hooks, them hooks he threw?
16:28 >> Yes, sir. >> Them Roy Jones-type, one, two, three, four,
16:31 five, what? >> Man, my man has definitely turned over
16:35 a new leaf. He's coming into this fight with full of confidence that this is going to be
16:39 his world championship opportunity. It's going to be a good matchup, man, I'm not going to
16:43 lie, because I don't think Norman's going to lay down, man.
16:46 >> No, absolutely not. >> Norman is not going to lay down.
16:48 >> And neither is Moore, but there's that left hook that sends him reeling all the way across
16:53 the ring as Torres now has filed his target, and he is letting go, and Moore has to hold
17:00 on for dear life. Oh, he crumbles to the ground as Torres lands.
17:07 >> Four, five, six, seven, eight, look at me, walk here, come to me, all right? Go.
17:18 >> Over two minutes left here in the fifth round, the crowd is on their feet, and Moore
17:24 is looking for a way to stay on his feet against the relentless, power-punching Richard Torres, Jr.
17:31 >> Moore doing a good job buying time to clear his head right there, got caught off.
17:37 >> About a piece, came flying out, and here comes the flying punches of Richard Torres, Jr.,
17:43 known to be an offensive whirlwind, straight shot, he's got Moore cornered, and he's going
17:50 to continue to punish the fighter of Lakeland, Florida, unless he gases out here.
17:56 >> Time, come here.
18:02 >> Going to take his time to replace the mouthpiece here, a minute and a half left here in round
18:07 number five. Torres looking to finish the fight, the legs are wobbly.
18:12 >> They've got to stop this fight.
18:14 >> There it is, Brandon Moore stopped by Richard Torres, Jr., in the fifth round of this battle
18:23 of unbeaten heavyweights.
18:26 >> The glass, the green rises to the top, you mentioned that.
18:30 >> It always does, absolutely.
18:34 It was like Torres went to the corner and got a pep talk, came out, got the right instructions,
18:41 landed that shot, and it was all downhill right there for Moore.
18:46 >> Look, Moore's got nothing to hang his head about, he got up after that vicious combination
18:52 that Richard Torres, Jr. was able to land, but in the end, it's ten victories, the knockout
18:59 streak is intact for the Olympic silver medalist in Tokyo, Richard Torres, Jr., who continues
19:07 to prove that even though undersized for this weight class, guess what, Alexander Uzi proved
19:13 that 6'2" is not too little to be the best.
19:16 >> It's not, you know, the height, that's not what it's all about, it's all about how
19:20 you get in position, you get yourself in position to be able to land your offense, of course,
19:25 you have a chance of defeating anybody in this sport.
19:28 >> Let's take a look at how this fight ended as Brandon Moore and Richard Torres meet in
19:33 the center of the ring, and this is the punch that started it all.
19:35 >> I already know it's the right hook, gotta be the right hook.
19:41 Bing!
19:42 There it is, he threw a right hand, and what did I say, the opposite hand is down.
19:51 And this is just a follow-up, no, Torres right here, he's off balance again, something I
19:56 talked about, footwork, doesn't have it, gets hit with a big shot right there, you see him
20:02 just crumble, legs gave out on him, you can see the heart, you can see the heart in Moore,
20:08 you know, and right here, another big punch right here, beautiful combination right there
20:15 from Torres, and it was a corner stoppage there with the towel, they waved the towel,
20:24 the corner made the decision, and you gotta give him credit.
20:28 >> Of course, I mean, you wanna save it for himself, again, Moore has a big heart, Torres
20:34 put on an exceptional performance, he figured it out, things were a bit rough for him at
20:39 the start, but he was able to figure out the puzzle, got the knockout win, or the TKO victory,
20:44 excuse me.
20:46 >> So, Richard Torres gets his 10th victory, what was the official time of the stoppage,
20:51 Mr. Chinook?
20:53 >> Ladies and gentlemen, here inside the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, this bout comes to a stop
21:02 at 1 minute, 39 seconds of round number 5, for your winner by knockout, and the new junior
21:10 MABF heavyweight champion, Richard "P.T." Torres Jr.
21:19 [BELL RINGING]
21:22 Richard Torres Jr.