WBA Fedecentro featherweight titlist Dennis “El Martillo” (The Hammer) Contreras (23-10-1, 20 KOs) scored a spectacular sixth round KO over previously unbeaten Carlos “El Stich” Flores (20-1, 11 KOs) on Friday night at the Osceola Heritage Park Events Center in Kissimmee, Florida. A crushing left/right combination put the 20-year-old Flores down for the count. Three straight upset wins now for the resurgent Contreras after a 1-8-1 streak. He’s surprised Fernando Garcia (12-0), Belmar Preciado (20-2-1) and now Flores (20-0).
Super featherweight Hairon “El Maja” Soccaras (23-1-3, 15 KOs) punished Julio Buitrago (13-24-3, 3 KOs) until the referee waved it off in round three.
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I know this is a BS belt but how does a guy get a title shot when he NEVER faced a fighter with a winning record? Another 20-0 fighter who couldn’t fight. These matchmakers had to go the extra mile to find this guy’s opponents. How is this an upset?
Wily,
It’s not so much an upset, only on paper I suppose, since Contreras was the “champion”….
But keep in mind that these guys continue to train and sacrifice their health to make a living.
Now, Contreras could (odds against it) but could be an Orlando “Siri” Salido in the works…..
Beto, the article called it an upset. I give any man credit who gets into the ring. It’s a lonely place. My beef is that fighters like Flores shouldn’t get even a minor title shot until they face at least one opponent who can fight. Guys like Flores with blown up records can get seriously hurt when they get in there with a championship caliber fighter. It’s not fair to him. I think of when they put Mike Lee in there with Caleb Plant. He’s lucky to be alive.
Flores team probably looked at Contreras’ record and thought ‘we can beat this “journeyman.'” Oops.