In an exciting battle, super featherweight contender Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez (28-1, 28 KOs) outslugged veteran Miguel Marriaga (31-8, 26 KOs), scoring a sixth-round stoppage on Saturday night in their chief support bout at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California.
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The fight was not among the 27-year-old Sugar Nunez’s easier matches because he took massive power shots from Marriaga, 37, in each round.
‘Sugar’ Proves Too Sweet for Marriaga
Nunez neutralized much of Marriaga’s power by staying close and crowding him. In round four, Sugar Nunez knocked Marriaga down with a right hand that sent him partially through the bottom ropes. Marriaga wasn’t ready for the right hand, and it mowed him down.
Despite that knockdown, Marriaga fought well in the fourth and fifth rounds, landing occasional body and headshots that had the crowd roaring. Nunez didn’t seem to mind that he was getting caught flush, as his entire focus was to land his right hand and combinations.
Nunez backed Marriaga up against the ropes in the sixth and shelled him with speedy combinations. Marriaga did a good job of making Nunez miss many of his shots, but he was throwing so many that it was impossible.
In the sixth round, Marriaga went down from a body shot. After the round, the referee called a halt to the fight after checking in with Marriaga’s corner.
With the win, ‘Sugar’ Nunez will face the winner of the September 21st fight between IBF super featherweight champion Anthony Cacace and Josh Warrington.
Last Updated on 08/31/2024
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