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A roundup of the past weeks notable boxing results from around the world:Saturday at Trenton, N.J.Mario Barrios?W12 Devis Boschiero Junior lightweight title eliminator Scores: 120-107 (three times) Records: Barrios (16-0, 8 KOs); Boschiero (39-5-1, 21 KOs)Rafaels remarks: You might have seen more action had you watched a test pattern or the Yule Log instead of this absolutely horrible fight, one of the single worst bouts in recent televised boxing history. On paper, it was a prospect (Barrios) stepping up to face a decent fringe contender (Boschiero). In the end, it was mind-numbing.Barrios, 21, of San Antonio, was entirely ineffective, but he won easily by shutout decision because Boschiero, a 34-year-old former junior lightweight world title challenger from Italy, was so much worse. How bad was it? According to CompuBox punch statistics, neither fighter landed a single punch in the first round - the first time that has ever happened in thousands of fights CompuBox has tracked during its 31-year history. The fight did not get much better from there, because it was one redundant round after another, as Barrios threw a lot of punches that didnt land and Boschiero, well, just did not throw many punches at all, as he was totally unwilling to engage. The only interesting moment of the fight, if you lasted that long to see it, came in the 12th?round, when Barrios scored a knockdown.According to CompuBox, they combined to miss 878 punches. Barrios landed 77 of 848 punches for a woeful nine percent connect rate. Boschieros punch stats were historically bad, as he landed 23 punches (an average of 1.9 per round) of 130 (18 percent). For perspective on just how bad Boschiero was, lets take a brief look at just one fight in particular, Antonio Margaritos 10th-round knockout of Sebastian Lujan in 2005. In that fight, Margarito threw and landed more punches in four different rounds than Boschiero did in the entire fight, including landing 65 of 140 punches in the 10th?round.Despite the horrendous fight, the 6-foot Barrios, who held an eight-inch height advantage, claimed the No. 2 spot in a sanctioning bodys rankings and moved a step closer to a mandatory world title shot at the 130-pound belt held by Jose Pedraza (22-0, 12 KOs).Initially my game plan was to work the jab and see what would open him up, but as the rounds went by, he didnt seem like he was going to come at me, Barrios said. He just didnt seem to want any action. It was pretty frustrating. I came out to put on a show for the fans, and unfortunately it seemed like my opponent was just trying to survive. I can try to press the fight all I want, but if he doesnt want to fight, its not going to happen.This was my first 12-round fight, and it felt good to get the experience. I was just hoping for more intense action.Said Boschiero, who is unbeaten in Italy but 0-5 outside his home country: I had trouble finding my range tonight. He was tougher to hit then I expected.Eddie Ramirez?W10 Jessie Roman Junior welterweights Scores: 99-91 (twice), 98-92 Records:?Ramirez (14-0, 9 KOs); Roman (20-3, 9 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Ramirez, 23, of Chicago, took command of the fight from the outset and cruised to the decision against Roman, 25, of Garden Grove, California. While Ramirez let his punches flow and landed many clean shots, Roman did not do much and rarely landed anything with authority.The one time Roman did land solidly was in the fourth round. After Ramirez went on the attack and was landing, Roman came back with a hard left hook that stunned Ramirez. But overall it was Ramirezs sheer volume of punches and regular connects that carried that day in a solid performance.According to CompuBox punch statistics, Ramirez landed 283 of 856 blows (33 percent) and Roman, far less active, connected with 137 of 467 punches (29 percent).I felt like I was in control and like I was getting hit a lot less than he was, Ramirez said. He came out of the ring a bloody mess, and my face feels good. I was prepared, because I had a really long training camp. Ive been ready to fight since mid-June. I was just in great shape. He did catch me with a couple of clean hooks when I let my defense down. That was my fault, but it was nothing that hurt me very bad.Fighting on ESPN is like a dream come true. As an amateur, I always envisioned myself on this network. So this feels like a great accomplishment, and Im leaving with a lot of new fans tonight.Roman was fighting for the first time in 11 months and said the rust worked against him.I gassed out a little bit in the end. I havent fought in a year, and I think some of my struggles tonight were due to that, Roman said. My timing was off a little bit too. He was landing a lot of combinations, but he never hurt me. Im only 25, and I want to keep active.? If I can do that, I feel that I can beat a lot of fighters at 140 pounds.Saturday at Lemoore, CAJose Ramirez? TKO4 Tomas Mendez Junior welterweights Records:?Ramirez (18-0, 13 KOs); Mendez (21-8, 14 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Ramirez, 23, of Avenal, California, was a 2012 U.S. Olympian and is one of boxings top prospects. Top Rank is moving him slowly and steadily, and hes promising enough that a Hall of Fame trainer runs his corner.He thoroughly dominated Mendez, 31, of the Dominican Republic, in the main event of UniMas Solo Boxeo Tecate card. Ramirez nearly blasted Mendez out in the opening round, as he scored three knockdowns and had referee Jack Reiss on the verge of stopping the fight. In the first minute of the bout, Ramirez knocked Mendez down twice. Ramirez was all over him from the opening bell and driving him back with solid punches before dropping him to his back with a left hook to the chin. Then he floored him again with another left hand to the chin. With about 45 seconds left in the round, Mendez hit the deck again, unable to take a powerful combination of a left hand to the body followed by a left to the head. He surprisingly made it out of the round and continued to take a pounding. Finally, in the fourth round, Ramirez hurt Mendez badly yet again with a left to the body, and after whacking him around the ring for a bit longer, Reiss stepped in and waved off the fight at 53 seconds.Mendez should be commended for his big heart to last as long as he did, while Ramirez banked another win in an offensive-minded performance and will keep climbing the ladder.Andy Vences?W8 Moises Delgadillo Junior lightweights Scores: 79-73, 78-74, 77-75 Records: Vences (16-0, 10 KOs); Delgadillo (17-15-2, 8 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Vences, a 25-year-old prospect from San Jose, California, put in a solid night of work, as he methodically ground out a clear decision win over Delgadillo, 28, of Mexico, who lost his fourth fight in a row.The quicker Vences displayed a good jab, which he used to control the fight, and mixed in some nice right hands and combinations. He basically did as he pleased but could not put away his overmatched opponent, as he went the eight-round distance for his second consecutive fight.Saturday at San Mateo, CACesar Juarez TKO8 Albert Pagara Junior featherweights Records:?Juarez (18-5, 14 KOs);?Albert Pagara (26-1, 18 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Upset alert! Juarez, 24, of Mexico, came into the fight having lost two decisions in a row and was supposed to be easy picking for Pagara, 22, a bright prospect from the Philippines. But not so fast.Two fights ago, Juarez challenged Nonito Donaire for a vacant junior featherweight world title in December, and the blazing slug fest was a fight-of-the-year contender. Then Juarez dropped a split decision to journeyman Giovanni Delgado in March. Early on, it appeared as though Pagara would notch a quick victory when he dropped Juarez with a flush left hook in the first round. But, as he did against Donaire, he survived the knockdown and showed tremendous resiliency and mounted a big comeback.By the seventh round, Juarez was hammering Pagara and had him in trouble. Pagara was still shaky when the eighth round began, and Juarez went on the attack, immediately driving him into a corner and down to the mat with a barrage of punches from both hands. Pagara got partly to his feet but pitched forward and fell face first on the mat, and referee Edward Collantes waved off the fight at 15 seconds, sending Juarez and his corner into a wild celebration. It was a really big upset. Pagara went to the hospital to be checked out and for a precautionary CT scan, but he was released soon after and given a clean bill of health.Jason Pagara?TKO3 Abraham Alvarez Welterweights Records:?Pagara?(39-2, 24 KOs); Alvarez?(21-10-1, 10 KOs)Rafaels remarks: Pagara, 24, of the Philippines, is the older brother of main event loser Albert Pagara. Jason Pagara is close to a mandatory title shot against the winner of the July 23 junior welterweight title unification fight between Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol. He stayed busy with the expected easy win over Alvarez, 28, of Mexico, who dropped to 4-9 in his last 13 fights.Pagara, who won his 12th?fight in a row since a decision loss in 2011, was cruising along until he flattened Alvarez with a right hand. Alvarez nearly got to his feet but fell down again as referee Michael Margado waved off the fight at 55 seconds. Scarpe Air Max 97 Scontate . They reached the 100-point plateau for the fourth time in five games, bested the visiting Trail Blazers by 34 in the paint and scored 19 of the final 25 points in regulation. Nike Air Max Plus Tn Nere . Kozun faked to the forehand and beat Monsters starter, Calvin Pickard, pad side in the second round for the winner. Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4). http://www.airmaxitaliascarpe.it/scarpe-air-max-plus-scontate.html . -- Arizona raced out to a big lead and did not back off, hitting the accelerator instead. Air Max Ingrosso .Y. - New York City has been selected to host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2015, with the game played at Madison Square Garden and the slam dunk contest and other skills events held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Scarpe Air Max 98 Scontate . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. METAIRIE, La. -- The Saints young secondary is going to have to grow up even faster now.New Orleans top cornerback, Delvin Breaux, has a fractured fibula, coach Sean Payton said Monday. Breauxs absence is expected to last about six weeks, Payton said, which likely means more action for a trio of cornerbacks -- P.J. Williams, DeVante Harris and Ken Crawley -- whod never played a regular season snap before Sundays loss to Oakland.Their encore will come this Sunday against the New York Giants, whose offense features two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Eli Manning and a receiving corps led by one of the biggest young stars in the NFL, Odell Beckham Jr.Theyre going to see that we have young corners and theyre going to try to attack that, Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro said. Everybody knows that.The Saints allowed Oaklands Derek Car to throw for 319 yards, one touchdown and two 2-point conversions on Sunday, including one conversion to give the Raiders the lead for good at 35-34 with 47 seconds left. Crawly, an undrafted rookie out of Colorado, was covering veteran receiver Michael Crabtree on that decisive play.Payton gave his first-year cornerbacks mixed reviews.There are snaps they played very well and there are some snaps obviously weve got to get cleaned up, Payton said. There are some things theyve got to get better at here and I think they will from Week 1 to Week 2.The youth movement at defensive back came as part of an effort to overhaul a defense that has ranked second-to-last in the NFL the previous two seasons. But the Saints could be increasingly exposed for their decision to go young now that Breaux will be sidelined more than a month. He did not play in the fourth quarter of Sundays loss, when Oakland scored 22 points.Delvins a great player. Hes one of the best corners in this league and its going to hurt us, Vaccaro said.Payton said the Saints wont radically change their defensive scheme in the wake of Breauxs absence, but will miss their ability to rely on his skills in one-on-one coverage of an opponents top receiver.Weve got to underrstand who were playing and what were trying to take away, Payton said.dddddddddddd So I dont think by any means you start with a whole new plan. Obviously, losing a good player like him can alter some things youre wanting to do coverage-wise.The Giants are coming off a season-opening, 20-19 victory over Dallas in which Manning passed for 203 yards, which is by no means a big day in the modern NFL. But he also passed for all three of New Yorks touchdowns.The Saints could get some veteran secondary help from Sterling Moore, who was signed last week but did not play Sunday. Moore said he joined the squad a little too late to be involved in the game plan for Oakland, but expects to play against the Giants, a team he knows from his three seasons with Dallas from 2012 to 2014. He also faced New York last season while with Tampa Bay.Moore said he can help New Orleans young defensive backs scout the Giants passing attack by sharing the knowledge that Ive had going against certain receivers.Williams, technically a second-year player out of Florida State who spent his rookie season on injured reserve, started against Oakland.He said he, Harris and Crawley are definitely looking to get better, but werent entirely discouraged by how they played in their first regular season game.We competed at a high level in the game. We challenged the receivers, Williams said. Theres always little things we can fix with techniques, knowing situations, knowing where theyre aligned.Vaccaro, who started as a rookie in 2013, now makes a lot of the calls for the secondary. He said he can relate to the challenges some of the Saints defensive backs face in getting so many live snaps so early in their careers.I remember my rookie year my head was spinning going into a game, Vaccaro said. Each game, it gets easier and easier. You get less nervous. You get more comfortable.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '