Juárez professional boxer Bryan “Little Marvelous Child” Flores lost a 10-round decision to fellow Mexican Lindolfo Delgado on Saturday night at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque in a fight televised by ESPN.
The two junior welterweights went head to head before Delgado was awarded the victory on two judges’ scores: 96-92 and 95-93. The other judge scored it 96-92 for Flores.
Delgado improved to 21-0 with 15 knockouts, Flores is now 26-1-1 with 15 knockouts.
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Delgado fought at a moderate pace and knocked Flores down with a counter right hand in the third round, but Flores began landing rights of his own and forced Delgado into the ropes in the middle rounds.
Flores was deducted a point in the seventh round for striking below the belt, and Delgado increased his striking power in the eighth round to slow Flores’ advance. The two traded blows with left hooks and short right punches from close range for the remaining two rounds.
“The victory was not easy, but I enjoyed it very much,” said Delgado. “I enjoyed every round because we had to stay focused at every moment to win the fight.”
Albuquerque’s Angelo Leo wins featherweight title by KO
Angelo Leo from Albuquerque won the IBF featherweight world title by a knockout in the 10th round against Luis Alberto “Venado” Lopez in the main event on Saturday.
Venado fell to 30-3, 17 KOs, while Leo improved to 25-2, 12 KOs.
Leo, the former WBO junior featherweight champion, has won world titles in two weight classes along with fellow Duke City natives Johnny Tapia and Danny Romero.
“It means the world to me to fight back in my hometown,” Leo said. “I’ve been looking forward to this moment. Like I said, what better way to do it than with a world title fight and a knockout?”
Felix F. Chavez can be reached at [email protected]; @Fchavezeptimes on X
This article originally appeared in the El Paso Times: Juárez boxer Bryan Flores loses by split decision to Lindolfo Delgado
