#MaestreFox #PBConFOX #WBAIsTRASH Gabriel Maestre DEFEATS Mykal Fox via ROBBERY Unanimous DECISION On PBC on FOX August 7, 2021 on the UNDERCARD of Eimantis Stanionis vs Luis Collazo - Maestre vs Fox FULL Post Fight Reaction, Recap, Highlights, Post Fight Interview, Review, & More - ▶️Subscribe ✔ Like ✔ Comment ✔ Share ◀️& 👉 VISIT https://www.fightview360.com 👈 for latest Boxing News & Boxing Rankings - FOLLOW On Twitter @TstreeTCONTRA - / tstreetcontra - 📧 Contact Email: [email protected] Unbeaten rising welterweight Eimantas Stanionis (13-0, 9 KOs) and former world champion Luis Collazo (39-8, 20 KOs) fought to a no-decision after an accidental headbutt injured Collazo in the fourth round, leading to the referee calling off the bout that headlined FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday night from the Armory in Minneapolis. The battle between the highly-regarded prospect and tough veteran contender delivered early, as Stanionis and Collazo fought at a close range and exchanged consistent power punches. Stanionis appeared to get the better of the early action, out landing Collazo 104 to 50 while connecting on over 52% of his total shots according to CompuBox. "He was coming into me and I wanted to show that I'm strong too and I could fight him off,” said Stanionis. “It didn't feel like a big collision, but it must have been worse for him.” In the fourth round, which was again fought at a close distance, late action saw an accidental headbutt stun Collazo and put him on the canvas in obvious and immediate pain. While he took his time and attempted to gather himself, referee Charlie Fitch was forced to waive off the bout at the suggestion of the ringside physician, resulting in the no-decision 2:31 into the round. "It's disappointing of course,” said Stanionis. “He's a tough fighter and he's a warrior, so it's unfortunate it had to be like this. I was just getting started. I knew he was going to come forward like that and that the headbutts would be a factor. It is what it is. In the co-main event two-time Venezuelan Olympian Gabriel Maestre (4-0, 3 KOs) won a close unanimous decision over Mykal Fox (22-3, 5 KOs) to capture the Interim WBA Welterweight Title. Maestre was able to recover from an early knockdown in round two that Fox scored with a blistering counter left hand that Maestre never saw coming. "When I was knocked down, I didn't see the punch coming,” said Maestre. “He didn't really hurt me though so it was no problem to get up and keep going.” The unbeaten Maestre was able to work his way back into the fight through the middle rounds with consistent activity as he chased the elusive Fox around the ring. The aggression led to a 119 to 108 advantage for Maestre in power punches landed, despite Fox holding an overall edge in punches landed with 157 to 131. "The strategy was just to keep fighting him for 12 rounds,” said Maestre. “I just wanted to stay close to him and make sure I kept throwing punches. Fox definitely surprised me. He was a very good boxer. I think the key was that I was throwing multiple punches and combinations. That was the strategy from start to finish.” Fox appeared to turn the tide in the later rounds, pot-shotting Maestre effectively as he continued to circle the ring while holding smartly to slow any offensive momentum his opponent gained. After 12 rounds the judges all saw the fight in favor of Maestre by scores of 114-113, 115-112 and 117-110. Fox was in disbelief at the judges’ scores post-fight, while Maestre declared he was willing to give Fox a rematch. "I was stunned by the decision,” said Fox. “There's no way he won more rounds than me. I knocked him down. I hurt him. I don't know what else I was supposed to do. I don't know what the judges were looking at. Look at his face and tell me he won that fight." "Fox fought very well and he deserves a rematch,” said Maestre. “It was a very close fight. If my team says that's what they want, I'll be ready to fight him again." In the opening fight on FOX, Luke Santamaria (12-2-1, 7 KOs) scored a unanimous decision victory over former two-division champion Devon Alexander (27-7-1, 14 KOs) after 10 rounds of super welterweight action. The younger fighter, Santamaria was able to control the bout with his legs and landed more impactful shots over the 10-rounds, including moments where he appeared to stagger the southpaw Alexander with counter left hooks in rounds one and nine. **Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/te... **