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REPORT

Homer strikes back!
By Rey Sifuentes Jr.; KIngsville Record 2010-11-17 [1]

Kingsville Boxer Homer ‘El Oso’ Fonseca got some retribution against International Boxing Council World Champion ‘Hurricane’  
Hector Ferreyro by winning a ten-round majority decision over the world champion at a rematch held at Veteran’s Field in 
Laredo on November 6. Previously, Ferreyro was the benefactor of a majority decision over Fonseca when the two first met in 
the ring in Laredo back in September; a decision which had plenty of Kingsville and Laredo fans booing afterwards.
At the rematch Fonseca wasted no time hitting Ferreyro with numerous body shots, in the first round, and then tagging him 
with some head shots. Ferreyro fired back at Fonseca but landed very little while Homer continued connecting. Fonseca 
continued controlling both the geography of the fight as well as his own punching pace in the third round repeatedly tagging  
Ferreyro.
Wanting to save some gas for the later rounds, Fonseca held back in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds. Ferreyro began 
swinging more but Fonseca did not suffer much from Hector’s shots. Having gotten his second wind, Fonseca returned to 
hurling plenty of body and head shots, for the rest of the fight, which pushed back Ferreyro.
“I told Homer that these were the championship rounds and that he had to finish strong,” Trainer Jaime Cantu said. “Homer 
then went out there and did what he had early on, out-boxing Ferreyro, landing the bigger shots and walking him down. It was 
a very dominant performance by Homer to start and end the fight.”
Cantu mentioned how Fonseca’s approach in the rematch differed from the first fight.
“In the first fight, Homer was more trying to attack Ferreyro and take the fight to him which I think Homer won more soundly,” 
Cantu said. “In the second fight, Homer said he was going to out-box Ferreyro and we also decided to break Ferreyro’s body 
down early so he would get more tired in the last rounds and not run as much. Homer was definitely able to hit Ferreyro in 
the body and also out-jab him - even though Ferreyro has a longer reach - so Homer used more boxing skills in this match 
compared to the first fight.”
El Oso echoed his trainer’s comments.
“Our strategy was to come out strong in the early rounds, throw a lot of hard punches to the body to try and slow him down,” 
Fonseca said. “We also planned on taking a little breather in the third and fourth rounds and then come back strong for the 
second half of the fight. As soon as I got my wind back, we just out-boxed Ferreyro and he really could not hit me with 
everything he wanted to and missed a lot.”
Fonseca said his victory - which hopefully will spur a third match with the title on the line - demonstrated his overall 
boxing proficiency.
“This proves that I am not just a brawler but that I am also a boxer,” Fonseca said. “I can adapt to any type of fighter just 
like any great champion. We came out strong and brawling and then we shifted and started boxing Ferreyro after realizing he 
was not that technical and that he did not know too much about the game.”