Alex Rincon Scores Second Round KO

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Despite Grand Prairie’s favorite son, Vergil Ortiz having to pull out of Saturday’s main event after being diagnosed with Rhabdomyolysis, a rare condition in which muscle cells break down and release a substance into the blood that can lead to kidney failure. North Texas was still well represented on Golden Boy’s card in California. Highly touted 154-pound prospect Alex Rincon moved his record to 10-0 (7). The hard-hitting 26-year old from Carrollton looked sharp as always in taking apart Luis Sanchez of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rincon, A southpaw, worked behind a quick and laser-sharp right jab in the first round and landed his first shots of consequence with about 30 ticks left in the opening stanza. a left hand upstairs caught the attention of Sanchez he followed that up with a thudding body shot that backed Sanchez up. Things got better from there for the north Texan. Rincon scored with an absolutely picture-perfect left hand, that dropped his opponent just over a minute into the second stanza. Sanchez courageously made it to his feet but his legs were very unstable. Rincon, like a dog on fear, attacked. Scoring with another massive left hand that put the Puerto Rican back on the canvas for a second time. This time his legs would not cooperate with him. Trying to get back to his feet Sanchez was flailing around the ring unable to make it to his feet, causing the referee to wave off the bout at the 1:44 mark of the second round. It was the first stoppage victory for Rincon since 2019 when he scored a second-round knockout of Joel Guevara on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz vs Antonio Orozco in Grand Prairie.  His last two victories came via unanimous decision including his most recent eight-round points victory over the very durable Sanny Duversonne back in August. Alex's big brother, undefeated junior welterweight prospect, George Rincon (11-0), returns to the ring on April 9th on the undercard of Ryan Garcia vs Emmanuel Tagoe at the Alamodome. Which was the site of George's memorable first-round knockout of Diego Vicente Perez back in January of 2020. He will battle with Alejandro Frias who last fought Brock Jarvis on the undercard of Mikey Garcia-Sandor Martin in Fresno California, back in October

Alex Rincon talks about his upcoming fight at Weigh in

Ortiz & Franco Complete Texas Two-Step: 5 Texans in all Win on Saturday

Multi-time Trainer of the Year award winner Robert Garcia has one of, if the not deepest stable in professional boxing. This is typically a great thing, except when two of the fighters in your stable have major fights on the same day. That's exactly what happened on Saturday night as undefeated blue-chip prospect Vergil Ortiz had a homecoming date at The Star in Frisco against a former world title challenger and WBA Super Flyweight champ  "The Professor" Josh Franco of San Antonio had a title offense against Australian rival Andrew Moloney. Garcia was stuck with the tough decision of having to pick one corner to work. He opted for Franco and left the unbeaten protégé in the hands of other members of the Robert Garcia Boxing academy as well as Ortiz Sr. The decision worked out perfectly as both men scored sensational victories

Over in Frisco, Ortiz who has blown past everyone he has stepped in the ring with, got off to a rougher than expected start. After a fairly even and uneventful first round, Egidijus Kavaliauskas of Lithuania rocked Ortiz with an uppercut that landed perfectly on the chin of the Texan. The Lithuanian fired one power shot after another that seemingly put Ortiz to the canvas however referee Lawrence Cole ruled it a slip.  Facing real adversity for the first time in his career, it would be interesting to how the young upstart would respond and respond he did. From that point on Ortiz would dominate in typical fashion. Staying composed and working behind the jab, Ortiz was able to stabilize himself and end the round well. He then seized control of the fight starting in the third and dropped Kavaliauskas with a shotgun of a jab followed by a short left hook. The hometown hero didn't go for the kill and stayed in control. Working calmly behind the jab and attacking the body Ortiz dominated the next several rounds. Setting up the eight, when a body shot sent the "Mean Machine" to the canvas for a second time.  Ortiz stayed on the prowl and put Kavaliauskas on the canvas for the third time and again Kavaliauskas made it up, but not for long. As a barrage of uppercuts from the Texan again dropped Kavaliauskas. Sensing the end was near Ortiz unleashed a vicious series of power shots that send Kavaliauskas one last time just before the bell. This time for good as Laurence Cole waived the bout off at the end of the 8th round. 

A few hours to the north in Tulsa. Oklahoma at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Alamo City native Joshua Franco put together a career-best performance in outpointing Andrew Moloney. Dominant from the opening bell on. The Professor took Moloney to boxing school. Scoring with a blistering right hand that could not miss Franco built up a big lead in the middle rounds. Momentum seemed to change in the seventh when the two exchanged right hands and Franco was put down to the canvas. Live speed it did appear that Moloney landed a glancing blow that dropped an off-balance Franco. However, the replay showed that Moloney's right hand missed and Franco was the one that landed and the knockdown was overturned. Franco cleared his had got back in control and dominated the Australian the rest of the way nailing him with laser-like right hands from the midrange. Constantly throwing first and keeping Moloney on the back foot. Moloney rallied in spurts in the ninth as well as in the final round but every time he did he was matched every step of the way by the San Antonian. Going to the cards it was academic as all three judges scored unanimously 116-112 in favor of the champion. 

Two Dallas-based, southpaw brothers, Alex and George Rincon scored dominant, unanimous decision victories on the undercard at the Star in Frisco. Big brother George Rincon used his jab and straight lefts to overwhelm Brooklyn, NY-based opponent, Nikolai Buzolin. Rincon won every round on every card 80-72 on each of the three cards. Alex Rincon was equally as dominant in defeating  Sanny Duversonne. The younger Rincon brother put on a competitive boxing clinic to take all 8 rounds on two of the three cards and seven of the eight on the third and move his record to 9-0 (6) 

Down in Orlando, Florida on a card promoted by Nelson Lopez and Marshall Kaufman, San Antonio-based Ramon Cardenas, moved his record to 20-1 and captured the WBA continental bantamweight title by defeating veteran Marvin Solano of Nicaragua. Making it a perfect 5-0 for Texas fighters. For Cardenas it's the second division he has won regional titles in and could be on his way to a world title fight in 2022.

Emerging Dallas Based Brothers Back in Action

Houston native Jermall Charlo holds the WBC middleweight title while his twin brother Jermell holds three-quarters of the brass at 154. Brothers dominating is no longer an oddity in boxing, especially if those brothers come from the Lone Star State. San Antonio is home to WBA Super Flyweight champ Josh Franco and his brother Bam Rodriguez, our prospect of the year 2020, is very likely to join his big brother as a world champion in the very near future. So both H-town and Alamo City each have brothers dominating the scene. So, what about Big D? 

Enter the Rincon brothers. Dallas has a pair of undefeated brothers that are hard-hitting, blue-chip prospects that certainly have all the makings of world champions. Big brother George is an 11-0 junior welterweight and little brother Alex is a 6'3 (8-0) junior middleweight. Both are southpaws and both and both are in action this Saturday at the Star in Frisco on the Vergil Ortiz vs Egidijus Kavaliauskas card. The pair haven't fought on the same card in two years. When on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz- Antonio Orozco at The Verizon Theatre in Grand Praire when both men scored a sensational second-round knockout for their hometown fans.

Since then both have taken an interesting path, both men looked to be in their grove and on their way from transitioning from prospect to contender status. When Alex hit a string of bad luck. He was twice scheduled to fight, and each time the fight got called off. First, an opponent missed weight but 20 pounds, and then a hand injury got him scratched from a January 2020 card in San Antonio.  A card that George scored a sensational first-round knockout over Diego Vicente Perez. Following the knockout, Rincon suffered an odd medical event which caused him to pass out. Everything ended up ok and medically Rincon was fine. He was also garnering a lot of media attention and being recognized as a premier prospect at the 140-pound division. The pandemic followed shortly thereafter and delayed things a year for George. Despite being sidelined for reasons out of their control both brothers bounced back spectacular in Q1 2021. Alex scored a six-round unanimous decision at the Amerian Airlines Center in which he won every single round on each card. George then bounced back in March at the Dickies Arena in March on the Ortiz-Hooker card and captured an eight-round UD in which he won every round as well.

The Rincon bros certainly have a ways to go till they become world champions or even get into the title picture. However, both brothers have the skills and a path to get there. Alex is a 6'3 southpaw with real pop who can out-jab and outbox his opponents on the inside and can beat them up on the inside. He has a style and a skill set that makes him a massive challenge for anyone and being in a division where the best are willing to fight the best and take on all comers Alex can move into a title picture rather quickly. George is 11-0 and probably closer to moving from prospect into contender territory a win Saturday night will go a long way in helping him get there. A southpaw, master boxer-puncher with a deep amateur pedigree and very good pop for the division. George has everything you would look for in a world champion and at 29-years-old is already in his physical prime and can be moved along quickly. This couldn't happen at a better time for the elder brother. In his division, all four major world titles are held by one man, Josh Taylor,  who may vacate all four of those belts in the next year or so. in favor of moving up to 147 to chase bigger paydays. That would open up real opportunities for Rincon and all of the young talent in the weight class to fight for a world title much quicker than expected.