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00:08And the boxing continues here from the Cache Creek Casino Resort,
00:12where it's time now for our main event of the evening, 10 rounds of boxing.
00:16It's scheduled in the super lightweight division between Chouinard Bunch,
00:20who makes his showbox return, and the undefeated Brian Flores.
00:30And here's our first look at 27-year-old Brian Flores.
00:34He comes from Ciudad Juarez in Chihuahua, Mexico.
00:38He had over 100 amateur fights and, at the time, was the youngest member of the Mexican national team.
00:43His nickname says it all.
00:45Nino, the kid, maravilla, marvel.
00:49Flores trainer Ishmael Salas was the coach of Cuba's most well-known amateur team, Guantanamo.
00:55Salas trained three-time Olympic gold medalist Felix Savant
00:58and has worked with many professional world champions as well.
01:02Flores has fought just once outside of his native Mexico.
01:05That was at the end of 2021 in Carson, California.
01:09He's an aggressive fighter in the Mexican tradition
01:12and is extremely popular in his native Ciudad Juarez.
01:16He's a very good body puncher, but he's been knocked out five times in his professional career.
01:22He's trying to be more of a boxer, but he admits he's prone to revert back to his aggressive style.
01:27So, Steve, take us behind the numbers of Brian Flores.
01:32Well, first, I'm going to take you south of the border, Barry.
01:35Flores' first 20 pro fights were in his native Mexico.
01:38And while the quality of his opposition wasn't particularly tough,
01:42it got better as he went along.
01:44Still, this is a step up.
01:45Win after win.
01:46Bunch has a 20-fight unbeaten streak, but Flores is on a run of his own.
01:50He's won 19 straight over the past seven and a half years.
01:53And down, but ending up.
01:55Flores has been dropped a couple of times,
01:57but in both cases, he picked himself up and scored a stoppage win.
02:00And we push in on a returnee.
02:12He looks a lot different than the last time I saw him, I've got to tell you.
02:16Chouinard, Showtime Bunch.
02:17And this is not going to surprise you, but his given middle name is Showtime.
02:25He's got a little of that right here.
02:27This is his second appearance on Showbox.
02:29He's been a pro for four years now,
02:31and he feels that this is the time to take that next step up to contender.
02:35Bunch turned pro after a 400-fight amateur career.
02:39He was a member of the United States national team back in 2016.
02:43His only loss came in just his third pro fight.
02:46That was to an amateur standout, Paul Kroll.
02:49We saw Bunch fight to a controversial draw
02:51with Janelson Figueroa Boca Chica in July of 2021.
02:54But it was a fight that everybody, including us at this table,
03:00thought that Bunch had won.
03:01He's been busy.
03:02He's had 11 fights in the last two years.
03:04The most recent, a 10-round unanimous decision
03:06over veteran Hank Lundy,
03:08which made it five wins in a row for Bunch.
03:10Despite having scored 16 knockouts in his 20 wins,
03:14Bunch considers himself a boxer.
03:15If he doesn't go into any fight, thinking knockout.
03:19So, Steve, go behind the numbers with Shinnard Bust.
03:22Thank God we're going behind that mask.
03:26Staying hot.
03:27Bunch's only loss came in his third pro fight.
03:29That was almost four years ago.
03:31He's unbeaten in his 20 most recent bouts.
03:34Light is right.
03:35That sole loss to Kroll, as Barry mentioned,
03:37and Bunch's showbox draw against Figueroa Boca Chica,
03:40both came at Welter.
03:42He's best at Junior Welter, which is where he's at tonight.
03:46And no waste of time.
03:47Bunch is dangerous early.
03:48He has 16 stoppage wins,
03:50with 12 of those 16 having come in the first round.
03:53All right, so don't go to sleep here tonight.
03:56There'll be action for the opening bell.
03:58For the final time this evening, man,
04:00we take you to the center of the ring
04:01for the introduction of the fighters
04:03in this, our main event of the evening.
04:05Shinnard Bunch versus Brian Flores.
04:07Super lightweight schedule for 10 rounds.
04:10Here again is our ring announcer,
04:12Lupe Contreras.
04:13We continue with the action
04:18inside the Cash Creek Casino Resort,
04:21Brooks, California.
04:22It's a showbox, the new generation,
04:25presented to you by Samson Boxing,
04:28along with Paco Presents and Showtime.
04:31Our officials at ringside supervisor
04:33from Chicago, Illinois, Pete Podgorski.
04:37Our judges scoring the bout
04:38from Richmond, California.
04:40Kermit Bayless from San Francisco,
04:43Ray Danseco, and also from
04:46Richmond, California, Marshall Walker.
04:49At the sound of the bell,
04:50the referee in charge of the action
04:52from Burlingame, California,
04:54Edward Coyantes.
04:57And now, ladies and gentlemen,
05:00I know you've been waiting for this.
05:04Welcome to the Showbox main event.
05:09Set for 10 rounds on the line,
05:12the vacant USBA Super Lightweight Championship.
05:17Presenting first, standing in the red corner,
05:20wearing the colors of his homeland,
05:22Mexico green, white, and red.
05:24On the scale, he weighed in
05:26at an official 139.5 pounds.
05:30Tonight, inside the Showbox ring,
05:32he puts his undefeated record on the line,
05:35consisting of 23 victories with one bout even.
05:3913 of those victories coming by way of KO.
05:44The boy wonder, from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
05:49Brian, Niño Maravilla, Flores.
05:55Across the ring in the blue corner,
06:01being presented in association with Nadal's Promotions,
06:04and wearing blue with silver trim,
06:07he weighed in at an official 139.25 pounds.
06:12And tonight, he enters the ring
06:14with an equally outstanding record of 20 victories.
06:18One defeat, one bout even, one no contest.
06:22And 16 of those victories coming by way of KO.
06:27Hailing from Trenton, New Jersey,
06:28and now fighting out of Brooklyn, New York,
06:32Chouinard Showtime Bunch!
06:49It's your mouthpiece.
06:52Gentlemen, here and above is a legal blow.
06:56Here and above is a legal blow.
06:57I'm looking for four knuckles below this line
07:00to be considered low.
07:01Okay?
07:02Obey my commands at all times.
07:04Protect yourself at all times.
07:05Let's do this.
07:08Doc, you ready?
07:15Barry, here we see the tele-tape.
07:16The main thing that stands out,
07:18this was supposed to be for a minor title,
07:20but Brian Flores decided not to come in
07:22and weigh in for a second time,
07:23so we assume that he's 10 pounds or more heavier tonight.
07:27Let's see how that plays out, Barry.
07:28All right, the rules again, as they have been,
07:30no standing eight count, no three knockdown rule.
07:32Only the referee can stop the fight.
07:34A fighter cannot be saved with Bell in any round,
07:36and the fight is official after four rounds,
07:38and here we go, round one.
07:40Who are these guys capable of getting their man out of there?
07:58Steve, how about a little background on these guys?
08:02Well, Barry, we start with the amateur background,
08:04and in Mexico, Flores was an accomplished amateur
08:08at a very early age.
08:10As for Bunch, he had a reported 406 amateur bouts
08:13with the emphasis on reporting.
08:16And pro experience, Flores turned pro nine years ago,
08:20so it's time he made his move.
08:21Bunch, four years younger, he's fought fewer rounds,
08:24but he's faced better competition.
08:25All right, Steve, thank you very much.
08:29Going ten rounds here.
08:30Both these guys offensive-minded fighters.
08:35Flores says he wants to be a little bit more of a boxer
08:37because he's gotten himself in a little bit of trouble
08:39really in fights.
08:41He's been trying to tighten up on his defense.
08:43Sometimes he tends to come in too wide and squares up.
08:47So, we're trying to see a little bit more shorter on his shots.
08:53Especially with a guy like Bunch,
08:55because he'll capitalize on that.
08:56If you open up too much, that's what he's looking for.
08:59Bunch fighting very smart right now.
09:01Fighting the fight that he said he was, using his jab.
09:03He's got that long jab.
09:05Got the reach and height advantage, so he's using it.
09:10Always comes in great conditions, Bunch.
09:17And Flores, true to his word here,
09:24not just going to caution the wind during this fight.
09:43Flores has to get in there.
09:44There's no way he's going to win from the outside.
09:47He's getting off the ring.
09:49He needs to make that ring small.
09:51But when he attacks, he needs good defense.
09:55He might have to take one, two shots to get in, Barry.
09:58But once he gets in there, he's got to work the body
10:00and stay in there and just make it a rough fight,
10:04a rugged fight.
10:05That's Florida's his fight.
10:07Yeah, in fact, he's very effective body puncher.
10:10He's gotten a couple of guys out of there with body shots.
10:12Yeah, the left hook, he said he was going to be looking for the left hook to the liver.
10:15The famous gancho aligado, what they call it in Mexico,
10:19the left hook to the liver.
10:21Well, and a combination from Chouinard, and it drops Flores.
10:25Flores has been down five times.
10:32That would just want this.
10:34Go.
10:35Always comes back and wins, though.
10:38But I don't know.
10:41The first time Flores tried to attack him.
10:44Let's go, Brian.
10:51He caught you cold.
10:54And he said he caught me cold.
10:56And when he throws that lazy jab, throw it overhand, over the right hook.
11:10You're fine.
11:11You're fine.
11:13Put some Vaseline on him.
11:18Here we see the knockdown.
11:21Chouinard punch off the ropes, counterpunching, coming up really good up the middle.
11:24And look at that beautiful hook.
11:27It was a left hook.
11:29And he did say in the fighter meetings, look out for the left hook, Barry.
11:33There's that left hook again by Bunch.
11:35And I had said, Flores has been down five times in his career, three times in one fight.
11:43He was hurt.
11:44He was definitely hurt.
11:45No, I think he was, too.
11:46I think it started with an uppercut and then finished with that hook.
11:51He's been able to come back and score wins.
11:53Not only wins, knockout wins every other time he's been knocked down, but he's in there
11:58against a tougher guy tonight.
11:59So, this is round two.
12:09Flores playing from behind already.
12:11Flores is trying.
12:20He's really got to tighten up on his defense.
12:23And when he throws those shots, I've got to be fast and explosive because Bunch is setting
12:28him up.
12:29He's looking for those openings.
12:30Every time he's picking him with a jab and he can't get too excited.
12:36I mean, when Flores is coming forward, he can't get too excited and think he's got him because
12:41Bunch is setting him up like he did.
12:44Like he dropped him in the last round, Barry.
12:46That's exactly what's happening.
12:47He's setting up his power shots.
12:50All right, you can see Bunch is poised just in the times that we've seen him.
12:55I love him.
12:56He's really growing as a fighter.
12:57Okay, work out if you can.
13:09Okay, stop.
13:10Step back.
13:11Step back.
13:11Step back.
13:15There's a counter right there.
13:25Wow, shots by Flores.
13:26That's an effective jab with Bunch.
13:42You can see Bunch giving a little, that little subtle movement to the left, to the right.
13:47Never really standing in front of him.
13:50Good footwork by Shannard Bunch.
13:52Blocking those big shots by Flores.
13:58I mean, he's telegraphing.
14:00Flores is telegraphing those shots, so it makes it easier for Bunch to block and counter.
14:04And Bunch just did a very good job with the jab, just kind of keeping Flores off of him.
14:10Although I think he'd like Flores to come to him.
14:13And he is.
14:14He's not going to miss him.
14:15Flores is going to come.
14:15But Bunch is really controlling that distance.
14:19He's fighting this fight.
14:20He's, he's, he's, he's, that's what he wants to do.
14:22And, and, you know, sometimes he holds him in the, in the inside, holds him, towards the
14:27inside, and stops towards his momentum.
14:28You know when to fight, and when not to fight.
14:41Effective round through Bunch.
14:43Beautiful.
14:45Excellent.
14:46There you go.
14:47Listen.
14:49You know why he's in trouble?
14:50Have you studied something already or not yet?
14:53Tell me.
14:53Okay, very simple.
14:54You know why he's in trouble?
14:55Because the only game he has is when he's trying to be aggressive.
14:59And that is his, that is like his downfall.
15:02If he tries to be aggressive, the fight's going to be over a lot sooner.
15:05You're faster, stronger.
15:06So, the only weapon he has is working, it's working against him.
15:10So, stay very sharp.
15:11When he tries to be aggressive, we make him paint.
15:14Okay?
15:14Very smart.
15:15Excellent.
15:16Don't get a fake jab there, fella.
15:18Here's that dominant jab, that respectful jab.
15:20You know, just pick it apart with the jab.
15:22Dissecting what I call dissecting with the jab.
15:26Setting up some big punches.
15:28That was another excellent round by Bunch.
15:31Beautiful boxing.
15:33Let's go, let's go.
15:35Let's go.
15:36Let's go.
15:37Stay right there.
15:39Let's go.
15:41So, we come to round three.
15:42There's ten round fights.
15:43Fight that so far has been pretty much in the corner of Chouinard Bunch.
15:49Hard shot, Spice.
16:01Flores, you can hear him, Barry.
16:02Put a big cut on the arm.
16:03Again, he's got to set him up.
16:09Flores has to set up those.
16:10He don't need to load up with every shot, Barry.
16:13He needs to just let him flow.
16:15Okay, stop.
16:16Stop.
16:16Again, he's got to have fun, too, Barry.
16:19It's okay to have fun.
16:21He's too tight.
16:22He's too tense, Barry.
16:24Have fun.
16:25He's getting hit in the face.
16:27You can't have fun.
16:27Chopping my hand for Bunch.
16:37It's how relaxed Bunch is, just slipping and sliding, being slippery in there.
16:45First, he's complaining about his back of the head.
16:49Might be a little bit dazed.
16:49Mouthpiece, come on, mouthpiece.
16:56Let's go, let's go, let's go.
16:59Time in.
17:00A momentary timeout for the mouthpiece, which has to be washed.
17:04Nice overhand right for Bunch.
17:24Nice overhand right for Bunch.
17:26I'm telling you, Bunch is trying to set up that big shot.
17:36He's being smart.
17:37He's baiting him in.
17:39You already saw what he did in the first round.
17:44Good strong jab for Bunch.
17:46Right from the open gap.
17:51Left and right behind it.
17:53Oh, look at that jab.
18:02Stopped him in his tracks.
18:03That was a hard jab by Bunch.
18:12He's just not allowing Forrest to fight his fight.
18:15When he does, Bunch is quicker.
18:18Yeah, Forrest can't find the right this.
18:20He's tripping on his feet.
18:22You know, he's kind of too slow on his feet.
18:24He's got to be more on his toes to cut that distance.
18:28He's too flat-footed.
18:29It's like he's stuck on sand.
18:31You know, his feet are slow, Barry.
18:33Very slow on his feet.
18:34He's got to be faster to attack a guy like Bunch.
18:35He's got to be quick.
18:37Quick and explosive.
18:40Bunch is just winning the fight with his jab right now.
18:43And so far, it's been a clinic.
18:53Time!
18:53Take a deep breath, take a deep breath.
19:11I don't know if you see this, Brian, listen to me.
19:22He's trying to catch your jab and catch it with an overhand over the top.
19:31When you pressure him and you're close, you've got to throw punches.
19:39Come on, you're already warmed up. Let's go.
19:50Robin Weave and uses waist too.
19:56This is round four, a fight that thus far has been dominated by Chouinard Bunch.
20:07Now our last fight, of course, we saw a situation where a fight completely turned at the midway point of the fight.
20:13Let him go inside. Let's fight out of there. Stop, stop.
20:16Stop, stop back, stop back.
20:17We talked a bunch about what happens when he wins this fight, if he wins this fight.
20:34He says probably three, maybe four fights more. I expect to get a title shot.
20:41That seems pretty reasonable. Should he go on and win this?
20:44Well, I like what I see in Bunch. He definitely has the skills, the talent.
20:54He's still young, 23 years old. I mean, he still hasn't fully developed into a grown man.
21:00Wait till he's 25, 26, Barry, which is maybe three or four more fights.
21:05Yep.
21:08All right, Steve Farhad, how you see, I can imagine how you're seeing this.
21:11I would be surprised if it was any other way, but how do you see it?
21:15The same way you guys see it, Barry, 10-8 in the first round for Bunch because of the knockdown.
21:20And he's won the rounds two and three pretty easily, so I have him up 30-26 after three rounds.
21:26I mean, he's in complete control.
21:28Yeah, absolutely. He parries when Flores charges at him and gets a jab in his face.
21:35Pretty dominant performance thus far.
21:38He's going to stop and step back.
21:41Oh, I'll tell you what, this is in the fourth round.
21:54I'd like to see Bunch and I'll throw more punches.
21:58Like I said at the beginning, punches and bunches.
22:01Just more combinations to set up that power shot, you know, off the jab.
22:06Maybe he'll do that in the second half of the fight. Maybe that's his plan.
22:10I mean, he's being dominant right now. He's winning.
22:13Easy. Easy work for him. Making it look easy.
22:18Yeah, he's doing a very good job of keeping Flores off of him.
22:23When he does get an area that ties him up or hits him a couple times.
22:27So it's not really an action fight thus far, but Bunch is doing everything he needs to do here as we wind down in round four.
22:45Put some mics in the back, he said. Take a deep breath.
23:13Brian, you already got your rhythm, man.
23:16Brian, come on. You already got your rhythm.
23:19I don't want you to just stand in front of him.
23:25If you hit him, if you hit him with a jab, this is called...
23:35The Spanish word chingazos means he's got to throw down. He's got to go for broke.
23:40Oh, bam.
23:41Chingazos, Barry.
23:42I'll remember that.
23:43It doesn't translate the same in English, but chingazos means you got to go to war. You got to do something.
23:49Okay.
23:50Now let's see.
23:52Let's see if he throws chingazos.
23:54Yeah.
23:55Easier said than done. Easy in the gym. Not so easy when you're in an actual fight.
24:09And what they want in Chouinard Bunch's corner is use the jab, which he has been, but they wanted to hook behind it.
24:23That was a right hand from Flores. It just kind of caught Bunch on the move.
24:48And Flores is trying to be a little bit more aggressive in this run.
24:52It's too slow with this jab.
24:59Ismael Salas kept telling him, you better watch it when you throw that jab because he's trying to...
25:04He's trying to counter you over the top with the right hand. And he's right.
25:08So he's got to be fast with the jab. And he also told him when you throw the jab, don't throw the same jab. Change up the jab so he won't time you with the overhand right.
25:18You're right. He's looking for that. He's looking. There he goes. Quick right hand.
25:25Just missed with that overhand right.
25:32Look at Bunch's facial expressions. They haven't changed. It's the same. It's...
25:47He's so relaxed in there. He's doing what he's supposed to.
25:54Is he having fun? Is he? I knew you were going to say that. We're having fun. I'm having fun.
26:07That's a nice combination from Flores. One landed. One of those shots landed.
26:20Very close.
26:22A little bit of a better round from Flores, but I'm not sure it was enough to win it.
26:50Yeah, I don't think so either.
26:57All right, we're at the halfway point. Steve Farhol.
27:01The halftime numbers, Barry, what you see is that Bunch has dominated with the jab.
27:06Even though he's only landed 22% of his jabs, he still landed 31 jabs to only 11 for Flores.
27:13And the power shots, Flores has landed more power punches, but I challenge anybody to recall one that really did any damage.
27:19Or one that stood out.
27:22So take a look at round one. And after round one, with the right uppercut, left hook combination there that put Flores down.
27:28I don't think anybody thought this fight would reach the halfway mark.
27:31But it has.
27:34That knockdown coming near the end of the round in round three.
27:37The jab of Bunch dominant. Flores trying to get close, but can't get it past that jab.
27:46More of the same in round four.
27:48Again, the jab dominant.
27:49Round five and six I thought were much closer.
27:51I actually gave round five to Flores, round four to Flores.
27:56And halfway mark, I think Bunch is in control.
28:00All right. Thank you very much, Steve.
28:02No matter what, if Flores are going to win by decision, he's going to have to do some serious business.
28:08I think Bunch offsets his rhythm there by holding onto him, leaning his body.
28:20He stops that momentum that Flores kind of gets going, but it's not enough.
28:25And then you can't, you can't swim while like that.
28:28You miss with those, those shots as you step in.
28:30Yeah, you can't lose it like that with Bunch.
28:34You got to remain focused and tight with the punches.
28:39And again, he gets inside here, but absolutely, I didn't see one punch get there.
28:43No, nothing. You're right.
28:44And you might even say that he's being a little careless now.
28:56He's kind of throwing caution to the wind.
28:58Yeah, for Flores, again, he needs to be more composed.
29:01Work behind a good jab.
29:02That was a good left hand.
29:03Stay in tight.
29:04Put those elbows in.
29:06Don't give Bunch nothing to hold onto.
29:09Tight defense and work in there.
29:11Short shots up the middle.
29:12Push him back.
29:13Keep that activity going fast.
29:15Flores.
29:16Punches and bunches too.
29:17And try to land that big shot and then go back to punches and bunches again.
29:20Flores.
29:21And keep that going.
29:22Just...
29:23This might be a little bit better around for Flores.
29:26Yeah, I think so.
29:27He needs a little bit more activity.
29:28See, right there, a single shot ain't gonna do it.
29:31Sooner or later, you got to keep hitting the arms.
29:33You got to keep hitting the legs.
29:34Even the legs, Barry, on the side of the legs when the referee's not watching.
29:38I learned that from Peniel Whitaker.
29:40One time we were sparring and he hit me on the side of the leg and put my...
29:43I got a cramp.
29:44Look at that.
29:45Look at that big shot right there.
29:46Good.
29:47Overhand right.
29:48Best punch in the fight from Flores.
29:49I got a cramp on my leg and it stopped me on my track.
29:51So, hey, it's boxing.
29:52Whatever the referee doesn't see, it doesn't count.
29:55I know it sounds bad, but...
29:56You seem like such a nice guy to me.
29:58I am a nice guy, but this is boxing inside the ring.
30:01It's a different game.
30:02Look, Flores in the meantime having a much better round here.
30:06Most definitely.
30:07I think so, too.
30:08He might have started something here.
30:09I don't know.
30:10We'll see.
30:11Oh, maybe not.
30:12Maybe not with that uppercut.
30:13Oh, big shot.
30:14Still keeps coming, huh?
30:15But Bunch fighting at the same rhythm as he has the whole fight.
30:18No expression.
30:19He did get caught with an overhand though.
30:20Yeah, he did.
30:21Overhand right by...
30:22Still keeps coming, huh?
30:26But Bunch fighting at the same rhythm
30:29as he has the whole fight.
30:32No expression.
30:35He did get caught with an overhand, though.
30:38Yeah, I did.
30:40Overhand right by...
30:43But a better round, much better round, I think.
30:46Yes.
30:48I think I better give him this round.
30:50I am, too.
30:53Time!
30:59I'm telling him to throw the jab somebody said...
31:02Are you crazy?
31:05He's worried about being countered but over the top.
31:08No, tranquilo.
31:10You hear me, cojones.
31:12Just listen to him.
31:14I'm not going to throw the jab somebody said...
31:16Are you crazy?
31:18He's worried about being countered but over the top.
31:19Just listen to me.
31:22This is your fight if you put your cojones on.
31:26Lo único que tiene que hacer es romper cintura
31:28y caerle a chingazo al cabrón ese.
31:30El jab huérate, si me tirate un jabuena, no lo repita.
31:34¿Por qué te atacas?
31:36Here we see an overhand right by Flores.
31:38But then look at that headbutt there coming in with his head.
31:41Accidental headbutt.
31:43Sure.
31:44That kind of caught him there with an overhand right.
31:49A little bit off with that overhand right, but that was a good round for Flores.
31:51Yeah, it was.
31:52The activity.
31:53The activity was the difference.
31:55So round seven.
31:56And he has to keep doing that, Barry.
31:58That way Bunch won't hold him.
32:00Tuck those elbows in.
32:01Don't give him nothing.
32:02Hold on.
32:03And get in the leg.
32:04Get small.
32:05Get in the inside.
32:07Short shots up the middle.
32:09to do that.
32:10It's easier said than done.
32:15Yeah it is.
32:16with a guy like Bunch.
32:19Flores is getting a little bit closer to Bunch.
32:24Stop.
32:25Stop.
32:26Don't look him up.
32:27Don't look him up.
32:28Step back.
32:29Step back.
32:30Let's go.
32:31I'm shooting you.
32:32I'm shooting you.
32:34Don't look him up.
32:35The shoulder.
32:36The jab from Bunch.
32:51As we look at going the distance, seven rounds or more, you see that Flores has done it six
32:56times and he's undefeated, but only one KO. Bunch, 3-0-1, no KOs. So these guys have been
33:04past seven, but without too many knockouts to show for it.
33:09All right. Thank you, Steven. I don't see either guy really fading at all right now.
33:21Bunch not quite as active as he was.
33:23Yeah, like I said, I wanted to see a more headbutt, but I don't think, you know, Gert,
33:30I don't think Flores meant that it was an accident. It just happens.
33:34Okay, time in.
33:35Especially with Flores' style.
33:37Go right hand right there, and that did back Bunch up.
33:43Two shots to the body. Flores just all over him here. Gets him turned back to the ropes.
33:47Left hand got there. Right hand missed.
33:50There's a good right hand from Flores. Bunch trying to fight off the ropes.
33:54Another good right hand from Flores, and a left there from Flores.
33:59And Bunch finally extricates himself.
34:06But Flores, ever so slowly, getting himself back into the fray here.
34:09Yeah, I think he's having his moment in this round, too.
34:13That right, that's the body shot. That's, he's got to work both sides of the body and come up the middle.
34:18You know, he said he fights Mexican-style boxing, and that's what it's about.
34:23That's what he's doing, Barry.
34:25That blood and guts come forward.
34:29Take some, give some. Conditioning Will Hart.
34:37A little short with that, but he did get there.
34:40See right there, the more Bunch hold, the more he's got to, he's got to get low.
34:49He's got to touch his hands in and keep working.
34:53Push him back, push him back.
34:55There's another, no respect.
34:56Another good round for Flores.
34:57I agree.
35:01Time!
35:02Take a deep breath, take a deep breath.
35:25See, you're hurting him, you're hurting him, you see that?
35:27Don't stand, don't just stand there.
35:38Here we see another headbutt.
35:42Flores swings wide with the left hand there, and it was an accident.
35:46It was unmeaningful.
35:48No big deal.
35:49Let's go.
35:50Watch the over right.
35:52Watch the over right.
35:54So we come to round eight of this ten round fight.
36:04Flores, a little bit of a rally in the last couple of rounds.
36:12Watch this corner was trying to fire him up in the, in the, in the last round where they rested.
36:19You know, trying to pump him up and said, you got to go get him this round.
36:27I mean, Flores is there to be caught.
36:28I mean, the way he comes in, he's there for counters.
36:32But, I think Bunch doesn't have the same energy he had in the first half of the fight.
36:38I agree.
36:39Yeah.
36:40Nice combination again from Flores.
36:43And Flores gets Bunch on the ropes again.
36:47Steve Farhood, your card.
36:48This is tightening up, guys.
36:51We've already seen one fight tonight where this fight had dominated the second half of the fight to win a decision.
36:56Are we seeing that recent history repeat itself here?
36:59Flores winning the last two rounds.
37:01He's doing exactly what Bunch isn't doing.
37:03He's throwing power shots.
37:05We saw uppercuts and the, uh, the jabs from Bunch early.
37:09Where are the hooks and the crosses?
37:11That's a very good point.
37:13Wild left hand from Flores.
37:16But Flores still getting Bunch on the ropes.
37:19That time he got away with a little hold and turned his man.
37:22A lot of holding by Bunch.
37:24That, that worries me, Barry.
37:25That, I'm telling you, that should be motivation from Flores.
37:28The more he holds, the more he knows that I got him hurt.
37:32He's, he's tired.
37:33Left hand, left hand lead, got there.
37:43Both caught on the gloves, and Flores then missed a wild shot.
37:52And again, Flores complaining about a headbutt.
37:55You can see the danger of a headbutt with these styles.
38:04Okay, stop.
38:05Stop.
38:06Stop.
38:07Stop and hold it now.
38:08Hey.
38:09Go.
38:10Bunch's trying to crowd him, trying to stop Flores' momentum.
38:12Flores needs to go to, back to Flores.
38:14Oh, here he is.
38:15A lot of, a lot of Flores, a lot of Flores brought by.
38:18Change the speeds of the combination.
38:20He needs three and four punch combinations by Flores.
38:23He's gonna try to land a power shot.
38:25Make it back to the dam.
38:26Nice uppercut there from Bunch, but against the ropes.
38:30Flores hammering the body, and Bunch's arm was caught in the rope.
38:35Oh, that, that's what it was.
38:36I thought it was hurt.
38:37I wasn't able to see that.
38:38But again, Flores in the midst of a, of an effective round.
38:49Okay, stop.
38:50Let go.
38:51Let go.
38:52Let go.
38:53Let go.
38:54Let go.
38:55Ten seconds.
38:56Bunch, Bunch opening up a little bit more in this round, but I'm not sure enough to win it.
39:03Come on, my son.
39:08Leave it out.
39:10Leave it out.
39:11Leave it out.
39:12Leave it out.
39:13Leave it out.
39:14Leave it out.
39:15Leave it out.
39:16I drive.
39:17Leave it out.
39:18This one.
39:19Look at me.
39:20We got to be strong.
39:22Okay?
39:23We got to be strong.
39:25Really strong, these two rounds.
39:27Okay?
39:28Take this round as a ninth round.
39:29Control everything off the jab.
39:30Pick your shot wisely.
39:31The one, two, three, nine, four, day.
39:32The last round we fucking pushed it.
39:34We see Flores just up and out.
39:37I'll put up his punches, you know, throwing a lot more.
39:39There was when we see a bunch got tangled up in the, and the ropes and Flores took advantage
39:43of it.
39:46The referee probably should have jumped in faster, but...
39:49But hey.
39:50Last three rounds, I've given him to Flores.
39:55Yep.
39:56I have two.
39:57Now you got to look back on that knockdown.
39:59It was a flash knockdown.
40:00Yes.
40:01It was a flash knockdown.
40:02Yes.
40:03But it could affect the outcome.
40:08This is round nine.
40:09And you know what?
40:10Look at Flores.
40:11Now his jab is connected.
40:12Yeah.
40:13In the first half of the fight, it wasn't good.
40:14Now we just saw three or four consecutive jabs by Flores that landed.
40:21Okay.
40:22He shot Flores.
40:23That's his...
40:24That tells you that a bunch is getting tired as it went down.
40:28And he's holding.
40:29Okay, stop!
40:30Step back.
40:31Step back.
40:32Let's go.
40:34Step back.
40:35That's it.
40:36No!
40:37No, no!
40:38No, no!
40:39No!
40:40No, no!
40:41No, no!
40:42No, no.
40:46No, no!
40:48No!
40:49No!
40:50No!
40:51No!
40:52No!
40:53No!
40:54No!
40:55He's still working the body.
40:56Stop, stop, stop, stop, step back, step back, let's go.
41:10Another hand right from Flores.
41:14OK, stop, let him go, bota-lo, bota-lo, bota-lo.
41:18Bota-lo, bota-lo, bota-lo, bota-lo.
41:22Bota-lo, bota-lo, bota-lo.
41:26Bota-lo, bota-lo.
41:27Bota-lo-bota.
41:29Bota-lo, bota-lo, bota-lo, bota-lo, bota-lo.
41:33Hora is again a jab.
41:35Hora is not doing much again, but, uh-oh.
41:37But I feel like he's doing a little bit more than bunches.
41:42OK, ready?
41:44Let's go.
41:46OK, stop, step back, step back.
41:48Go, stop, stop, bota-lo.
41:51Really working that body, now a combination for Bunch, Flores right back on top of him.
42:09And now Bunch holds on.
42:14Those body shots could be having an effect on Bunch.
42:20Most definitely.
42:21I think we saw another headbutt.
42:23Yeah, another headbutt.
42:25Unintentional.
42:27Well, at least now it's just really into that.
42:30There's a good left hand from Flores with Bunch against the ropes.
42:33Yeah, well, Flores, the way he throws that right hand, I mean, he telegraphs it from far away, but now Bunch can't.
42:40He's tired.
42:41You know, he's catching Bunch with that overhand right, and he lunges with his head too, Barry.
42:46Talking about Flores.
42:47That's why they run the headbutt heads.
42:54There's an apricot from Bunch.
42:59And again, an effective round from Flores.
43:04We're doing good, buddy.
43:11Like, sometimes you fall asleep and you stand there.
43:14Listen, if you just stand there, he's going to punch you.
43:17Oh, listen, we've got to throw chingazos again.
43:24Listen, you're not setting up that jab to your stomach because you want to jab everything at the top.
43:32You're wasting energy or nothing.
43:33You're grabbing so much.
43:34At the end of the day, you waste more energy grabbing than just moving around.
43:38Be smart about it, Pepito.
43:39Get your head off that center with that right so you don't get caught with his leg, okay?
43:46Beautiful.
43:47Beautiful.
43:48Tenth and final round.
44:02And like our last fight, this fight has been a tale of two fights.
44:17And now it's a slip.
44:18That is not a knock down.
44:20Come here, boy.
44:21Come here, boy.
44:22Come here, boy.
44:23Come here, boy.
44:24Come here, boy.
44:25Come here, boy.
44:26Come here, boy.
44:27Come here, boy.
44:28Okay, stop.
44:29That's all.
44:30Good, guys.
44:31Crowd getting a little restless here.
44:34Well, the way Chouinard Bunch started this fight.
44:46I didn't have much belief that it would go very far, nor that it would be a close fight.
44:51But it is.
44:54Very close, isn't it?
44:55It might be up for grabs, Barry.
44:57I think it could be.
44:59Let's go.
45:00Let's go.
45:01Let's go.
45:02Let's go.
45:03Let's go.
45:04Let's go.
45:05Okay, stop.
45:06Stop.
45:07Stop.
45:08Stop.
45:09Stop.
45:10Stop.
45:11Stop.
45:12Stop.
45:13Stop.
45:14Stop.
45:15Stop.
45:16Stop.
45:17Stop.
45:18Stop.
45:19Stop.
45:20Stop.
45:21Stop.
45:22Stop.
45:23Oh, big right hand.
45:24That overhand right for Flores.
45:26Still not maximizing his power.
45:27Flores squaring up a lot, but he's doing some damage with his shot, Barry.
45:32He is, but Charnard Bunch has been busier in this round.
45:33It's a close round.
45:34Another good right hand.
45:35Another good right hand.
45:36Drives bunch into the ropes.
45:37Drives bunch into the ropes.
45:38Both guys really reaching down here.
45:39Both guys really reaching down here.
45:40Bunch is tired, no question.
45:41Holding on.
45:42Bunch is tired, no question.
45:43Holding on.
45:44Holding on.
45:46Up.
45:47Big right.
45:48He's going to go.
45:49ré's behind him.
45:50Crazy.
45:51Recorded.
45:52Here's a bad hand.
45:53He's going to pull the racket.
45:54He's going to pull the racket, but he's doing some damage with his shot, Barry.
45:56He is.
45:57But Charnard Bunch has been busier in this round.
45:58This is a close round.
46:00Another good right hand.
46:02Drives bunch into the ropes.
46:04Both guys really reaching down here.
46:07Bunch is tired, no question.
46:09Holding on.
46:18Hey, both of these guys right here, like...
46:21Does 40 seconds mean a lot?
46:22It might be...
46:23It might come down to this 40 seconds.
46:24Good, and the mouthpiece.
46:25Oh, so how does his mouthpiece?
46:26Who was that?
46:27That's too bad.
46:28Over there.
46:29Give me the on-speed. Change it.
46:31Give me the...
46:32Put it in. Put it in.
46:33Put it in.
46:34Put it in.
46:35Here, here, here.
46:36Let's go.
46:37Time.
46:42Final seconds of this fight.
46:4325 seconds left.
46:52This one could be interesting on the scorecards.
46:58Body shots.
46:59Drive Bunch into the ropes again.
47:00A right hand.
47:01Ten seconds.
47:02Good right hand again.
47:03Bunch trying to hold on.
47:04Try to survive.
47:05Floor is right on top of him.
47:07And that's it.
47:08Heck of a fight in the end.
47:10Hey.
47:11What a fight.
47:12That's another good one.
47:13Well, again, it is in the hands of the judges.
47:26And again, it was a very similar fight to the last one we saw.
47:28Yes, it was very young.
47:29The punch output.
47:30The conditioning.
47:31Unbelievable.
47:32In the second half of the fight.
47:33Unbelievable.
47:34I gave him the last round, too.
47:35I did, too.
47:36But, I don't know the way it looks on my scorecard.
47:37It's still that first round might be the difference.
47:38The knockdown.
47:39Could be.
47:40Because even like that, I still have.
47:41Yep.
47:42I still have.
47:43I still have.
47:44I still have.
47:45I mean, no.
47:46Bunch winning by 20 points.
47:47I have it a draw.
47:48Okay.
47:49And this side.
47:50Steve's card is the important one.
47:51Yes, you're right.
47:52You're absolutely right.
47:53At this table.
47:54You're absolutely right.
47:55I have it a draw.
47:56Okay.
47:57That's right.
47:58I still have.
47:59Bunch winning by 20 points.
48:00You're absolutely right.
48:01I still have.
48:02I mean, no.
48:03Bunch winning by 20 points.
48:04I have it a draw.
48:05Okay.
48:06On the side.
48:07Steve's card is the important one.
48:08Yes, you're right.
48:09You're absolutely right.
48:10You're absolutely right.
48:11You're absolutely right.
48:16HECK OF A FIGHT.
48:18It's a very interesting fight.
48:21Bunch starting by flooring Flores.
48:26Flores, 10-8 rounds, that's a big read to start a fight, and then Bunch showing that
48:32jab in the first half of the fight, and really Flores just being discouraged from getting
48:40too close.
48:42But Bunch never did throw a lot of hooks or crosses, and then in the second half of the
48:46fight, it was if Flores woke up and started really pounding Bunch and discouraging him,
48:53landing power shots getting much closer, Bunch's punch output went down Flores, his punch output
49:00went up, and a lot of overhand rights and body shots by Flores, and this fight identical
49:08to the one earlier in that I gave Flores every round in the second half of the fight, but
49:13because it was a 10-8 round, we will not see a draw in this fight.
49:17There you go, so maybe 95-94 for Bunch?
49:23Yeah, I think I have it 95-94 for Flores, and we take a look at the numbers, Bunch with the
49:30big output in jabs, power shots go to Flores, although he landed a smaller percentage of his
49:37power shots, and total punches, one punch difference with Flores doing all the work to the body.
49:43This one's up to the judges, I can see it either way, guys.
49:45Yeah, so can I, I feel exactly the same way, and here, you know, you're talking about one
49:50punch, here it could have been a punch right here that may be a difference one way or another
49:55in this fight.
49:57Yeah, I agree, I mean, that knockdown on the first run, he was, he was out, he was hurt.
50:02Well, we're gonna find out, let's go to Lupe.
50:04All right, here's Lupe Contreras with the decision, Lupe.
50:09After going the distance inside the showbox ring here at Cash Creek Casino Resort, we consult
50:15the official scorecard to determine a winner.
50:18Judge Danseco scores the bout, 96-93 in favor of Bunch.
50:24Judge Walker, 97-92 in favor of Flores, and Judge Bayless scores the bout, 95-94 in favor
50:37of the winner by way of split decision, El Niño Maravilla, Ryan Flores.
50:50Well, what a fight it was, what a decision, really interesting beginning to end.
51:08I agree, I mean, I thought Bunch was out pointing him in the first half of the fight, that knockdown
51:14of the first round, Barry, but in the second half of the fight, Flores turned the tides.
51:21Thank you, Rose.
51:22Yeah, I don't think there's any question about it, and both these are last two fights, in
51:27fact, I gave all the early rounds to one guy and all the late rounds to the other guy, and
51:31I think so did Steve, and so did you.
51:34Yeah, I mean, I still had a 95-94, four Bunch.
51:37I thought maybe the knockdown was the difference in the fight, but either way, it was a great
51:42win for Flores, El Niño Maravilla.
51:45Yeah, really.
51:46Did it.
51:46And there was a real question about it.
51:48He got caught in the first round, and there was really some question about whether or not
51:51he was going to be able to get inside the jab a Bunch, and then all of a sudden he turned
51:55everything around.
51:56Well, we saw it in the second half, how he picked up, he picked up his punch-out foot,
51:59and he was able to land more the jab, was able to close that distance, land some good
52:05body shots, good power shots, the overhand right, and he took over in the second half.
52:10All right, let's bring Steve Farhud in.
52:12Steve, talk about your card, talk about how the judges saw it, and talk about the whole
52:16night of boxing.
52:18Well, we look at the official card, they're very interesting, because obviously Dan Seco
52:23scored it for Bunch, but Kermit Bayless, the twin brother of Kenny Bayless, the referee
52:29in Vegas that we know, scored rounds 4 through 10, all for Flores, and Judge Marshall Walker
52:36scored rounds 2 through 10, all for Flores, so that's why Flores won the fight.
52:43He dominated on those two cards, where Dan Seco gave Bunch a bunch of rounds throughout
52:48the fight.
52:49We take a look at my card, I had it very close, the 10-8 round for Bunch in the first, Bunch
52:54clearly ahead at the halfway mark, and then just like that other fight we had earlier
52:58tonight, all Flores in the second half, he won all five rounds in the second half on
53:03my card, and edged Bunch 95-94 on my unofficial card.
53:07Steve, I've got to ask you, have you ever been around a situation like this?
53:10I don't believe I have in all the years I've been doing this, two fights having almost exactly
53:15the same ebb and flow.
53:17You're right, Barry.
53:18I certainly haven't seen it on Showbox, and this one was even more shocking than the other
53:23one, because this one you had to knock down in round one.
53:27All right, Steve, thanks very much.
53:29That's Steve Farhood.
53:30He was our official scorer, and a very strange night of boxing.
53:34I don't think there's any question about it.
53:36It was good, but it was strange.
53:37Hey, you didn't think it would happen in boxing, and we saw it tonight, Barry.
53:40Yeah, we really did.
53:41None of these guys, though, and I mean both the losers of the last two fights that we've had,
53:44including Shannard Bunch, really have to hang their head.
53:47I mean, they came here, and they battled, and they're both kind of guys that you have
53:50an idea we might see again.
53:52Oh, absolutely.
53:53I mean, for either one, I mean, you know, I know La Maravilla.
53:55Flores pulled out the decision.
53:57The judges saw him win, but for Bunch, he has nothing to be ashamed of.
54:00You know, he knew what was expected in this fight.
54:02He knew he was going to fight a tough guy that was going to be in his face and come forward,
54:06and it was a learning experience for Bunch.
54:08He's going to go back to drawing board, learn from this, and get better, and that's what it's all about.
54:13That's what Showbox is all about, Barry.
54:14Yeah, I think so, and I think the same for Brown in the previous fight, too.
54:17I agree with that.
54:18The same thing, too.
54:19Either one could have taken the fight, but all learning experience tonight.
54:22All right, before we get out of dives, let's take a look back on a really interesting night
54:26of boxing here at Cache Creek Casino.
54:31Our first fight of the evening, Raul Garcia and Robert Terry, and these are two young guys,
54:36and again, this one was a battle.
54:39Yeah, well, I mean, Terry was up on all the cards for the first four rounds for me,
54:42but he was using his counter-punching abilities, but in the second half of the fight, Garcia took over.
54:47It was one of those fights, the pressure and the conditioning that won him the fight.
54:51All right, and then the fight between Jaya Brown and Guido Schramm.
54:55Schramm, again, another guy started out very slowly and came on with a win.
55:00Yeah, Brown in my house, he was outboxing him all the way through the fourth round.
55:03He was picking him apart with his boxing abilities, but after the fourth round, Schramm's punch-out foot picked up.
55:09He threw over 100 punches for a round and his will and got him the victory.
55:14All right, I may have mentioned, Arn Bunz versus Brian Flores.
55:17We talked about this fight.
55:18It was a heck of a go.
55:20All bunch in the beginning, all Flores in the end.
55:22Flores, like we saw down in the first round, bunch dominant in rounds one through five, outboxing him,
55:28picking him apart.
55:29But Flores came back round six, seven, eight, and nine, and ten with his body tight.
55:33His punch-out foot wore the other guy down.
55:37All right, coming up next, it's all-access.
55:39Davis versus Garcia.
55:40Behind-the-scenes look at Jermonte Davis and Ryan Garcia.
55:44April 22nd, tomorrow night, Showtime Championship Boxing, presented by Premier Boxing champions,
55:51headlined by the towering Inferno, Sebastian Fundora, as he takes on Brian Mendoza for an
55:57interim super welterweight title.
56:01And Showbox is back on June 9th.
56:03We'll be in upstate New York during the International Boxing Hall of Fame induction weekend.
56:08In the main event, Ali Esmailov faces Charles Foster in a battle of unbeaten light heavyweights.
56:16Well, that's a wrap for us.
56:18For this edition of Showbox, the new generation, the executive producer of Showbox is Gordon Hall.
56:24Showbox is produced by Richard Gaughan and directed by Chuck McKean.
56:28So, for my partners, Raul Marquez, Steve Farhood, Brian Campbell is off, but we'll be back.
56:35And our entire crew, the best crew in sports television.
56:39I'm Barry Tompkins saying so long from Brooks, California.
56:43Yeah.
56:43Yeah.
56:43Yeah.
56:44Yeah.
57:00Yeah.