Fight:1525348
Argenis Mendez 131 lbs beat Shamir Reyes 136 lbs by UD in round 8 of 8
- Date: 2010-07-28
- Location: BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Harvey Dock
- Judge: Glenn Feldman 79-72
- Judge: John McKaie 80-71
- Judge: Waleska Roldan 80-71
Mendez, a Dominican fighter out of Brooklyn, and Reyes, a southpaw out of Brooklyn, fought an eight round bout that went the distance, and turned ugly quickly. Mendez dropped Reyes near the end of round one with a straight right, and won every round with left jabs which scored as he had substantial reach advantage. Reyes fought a survival bout for all eight rounds, playing the role of 'spoiler', and resorted to hitting and holding, leaning on his opponent on the ropes to try to tire him, grabbing into clinches at every opportunity, spinning his opponent in corners to try to pin him in and attack, hitting behind the head, head butting and every other possible foul type tactic available. Mendez became frustrated all night as he got taken to school. Mendez tried to put Reyes away in rounds seven and eight on advice of his corner, and Reyes responded by wrestling Mendez on the ropes. Reyes could have had many points taken away for his dirty tactics, but the bout was allowed to reach its eight round conclusion. Reyes frequently taunted Mendez during the bout for failing to put him away, causing Mendez to attack Reyes wildly and then get grabbed, so there was no friendship at the bout's conclusion. The judges saw the bout 80-71, 80-71 (round one was a 10-8), and 79-72.