Tapia vs Saavedra HIGHLIGHTS: October 19, 2024 | PBC on Prime Video
- Posted by Dread on Oct 20, 2024
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Unbeaten Mateo Tapia (17-0-1, 10 KOs) and the hard-charging Endry Saavedra (16-1-1, 13 KOs) fought to a majority draw in an explosive 10-round middleweight bout that saw both men hit the canvas. In the end, one judges’ score of 94-92 for Tapia was overruled by two scores of 93-93.
The action first started heating up in round two, as Saavedra forced Tapia to the ropes and unloaded, connecting with a bruising right hand that put Tapia down in the last minute of the round. Tapia rose to his feet but Saavedra continued to stalk him around the ring and dropped him once again before the bell came to end the round.
"I thought I could have gotten him out of there because I'm a Mexican warrior,” said Saavedra. “I did everything I could and left everything in the ring. I was surprised he kept getting up, especially after the second knockdown. But he's a Mexican and he wasn't going to go out easily."
"He was getting me with some short shots on the inside and taking my legs and I just had to