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03/26/2006 Entry: "Venezuelan Valero taken to round two for first time in 19 fights"
Venezuelan Valero taken to round two for first time in 19 fights
By Joe Koizumi
Hard-hitting Venezuelan kayo artist Edwin Valero, 132, scored a technical knockout over Mexican Genaro Trasancos (21-8-1, 12 KOs), 130.75, to raise his unblemished mark to 19-0, 19 kayos. The fight was stopped at 1:48 of the second session on Saturday night in Kobe, Japan.
Valero's streak of first round knockouts thus ended at eighteen, but it was a good experience for him to fight the second session. Valero, 24, furiously swarmed over the taller Mexican and had him staggering time and again, but Trasancos withstood his desperate assault in the opening canto. The second saw Valero accelerate his attack and hurt him so effectively that the Mexican knelt down after absorbing much punishment. The ref Takeo Harada declared a halt then, but the groggy Trasancos protested against a stoppage. Valero displayed his power punching and entertained the audience that expected the Venezuelan puncher's quick demolition victory.
