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Entering his first fight under the MP Promotions banner, Mark Magsayo knew that his opponent Rigoberto Hermosillo was a tough nut to crack.
Despite being the big favorite, Magsayo had to dig deep, notching a split decision victory over Hermosillo (100-90, 96-94, 94-96) in the PBC main event on FOX held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. , Sunday morning (Philippine time).
According to Compubox, the 25-year-old Tagbilaran native, Bohol landed 136 of 417 of his punches compared to 181 of 856 by the Mexican.
“He knocks people down all the time, but he didn’t let go of his hands tonight”Magsayo’s head coach lamented for the match against Freddie Roach.
The inconsistency was the problem for Magsayo, who entered the fight as the minus 5,000 favorite.
Magsayo began the 10-round featherweight tilt cerebrally, landing clean counters that negated his opponent’s aggression.
With a cut to his right eyebrow in the second round, Hermosillo decided to trade shots with Magsayo. Magsayo still dominated the intermediate rounds.
Hermosillo, a plus-1,400, landed his cleanest punch in the seventh round: a massive left hook. Knowing that he had to finish the fight strong, Magsayo responded with a strong ninth and 10 rounds that proved to be the difference.
“First of all, I want to thank God for this victory. I’d also like to thank Coach Freddie for taking me to his camp. Great opportunity for me”Said Magsayo, who raised his undefeated list to 27-0 (20KOs).
The brave Hermosillo, a late replacement for José Haro, fell to 11-3-1.
