Vladimir Shishkin W10 Ulises Sierra ... On Friday at WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa, 28 year-old super middleweight Vladimir Shishkin (10-0, 6 KOs) prevailed in a battle of unbeatens, dominating Ulises Sierra (15-1-2, 9 KOs) of San Diego over ten rounds. Shishkin won by scores of 100-90 and 99-91 (twice). Shishkin said afterwards that he fought with an injured left bicep and left elbow. “It was a much tougher fight than I thought it would be because I fought with one hand for most of the fight,” he said. “I was surprised he could take my punches, but I couldn’t move his hand out of the way with the left to hit him with the right. That affected me a lot because I use that a lot.”
Shishkin is trained by Javan Hill a/k/a SugarHill Steward, the nephew of the legendary trainer Emanuel Steward.
Sierra didn’t have an answer for Shishkin’s body shots as Shishkin connected on 65 body shots to 28 for Sierra. “He was sharp and he was strong,” said Sierra, who became the 189th boxer to lose his undefeated record on ShoBox in the 19 years of the series. “But I was also hurt with a sprained hand a month before this fight and haven’t hit the bags since then.”
Ja’Rico O’Quinn W8 Oscar Vasquez... In the ShoBox telecast opener, former #1-ranked U.S. amateur at bantamweight, Ja’Rico O’Quinn (14-0-1, 8 KOs) outclassed a game Oscar Vasquez (15-3-1, 3 KOs) via unanimous decision. The three scorecards all read 79-73. O’Quinn worked the body effectively throughout the eight-round fight connecting on 83 body shots to 40 for Vasquez of Reno, Nev. O'Quinn outworked Vasquez with an average of 88 punches per round to Vasquez's 59.2. “I give this performance a six, to be honest,” said O’Quinn. “I want to fight bigger and taller people, that’s what I’m used to. I’m not taking anything away from Oscar. No matter what I will always come out on top. Even when things can get ugly, I know how to win beautiful.”
Showtime analyst Steve Farhood called the bout a “highly competitive, one-sided fight.”
Added O’Quinn: “I went into this fight knowing Oscar Vasquez was a tough guy. I knew he would be coming forward to make it ugly, so my game plan was to box him but if I had to, stand there and trade with him. I knew I’d be stronger than him and be able to take his punch. It was hard to land my shots with him leaning on me. I couldn’t turn him like I wanted and cut off angles, but we came, we conquered and I got the win.” source for both results: showtime press release
O’Quinn, who overcame a slow start losing the first round, ended round seven emphatically with a series of punches that rattled Vasquez, who stayed on his feet and didn’t give up. “I think I did amazing,” said Vasquez, a 32-year-old crane operator. “It was a very close fight. I thought I was winning the first five rounds. He hurt me once in the seventh round and that took a lot out of me. He was a better fighter tonight.”
