Nunez Upsets Flores, Takes Two Super Lightweight Belts in El Paso

Jose "Magnifico" Nunez, of Panama, outpointed Mexico's Bryan Flores over 10 rounds Friday night in El Paso and left with two regional super lightweight titles.

The judges scored it 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94 at El Paso County Coliseum, figures posted by ProBox TV and carried by BoxingScene and RPC TV. Nunez took the WBA Continental Americas and WBC FECARBOX belts and improved to 19-0-2. ProBox billed the result as an upset.

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DOUBLE GOLD FOR MAGNIFICO 🇵🇦🏆 Jose Nunez leaves El Paso with the WBA Continental and WBC FECARBOX super lightweight belts after a unanimous decision win over Bryan Flores (97-93, 97-93, 96-94). 📸#FloresVsNunez #ProBoxTV

ProBox's event page listed Flores, 29-1-1, as the WBC's No. 11 entering the fight, and Nunez, then 18-0-2, as the WBA's No. 6. The card was part of the ProBox TV Championship Series, presented with Kings Promotions, and streamed on the ProBox TV YouTube channel.

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RPC TV reported that a clash of heads in the ninth round cut Flores over the right eye. That account was not independently confirmed here.

In the co-main, Tsendbaatar Erdenebat won the WBC USA super featherweight title from Muhammad Yaqubov by unanimous decision, scored 98-91, 98-91 and 99-90, BoxingScene and CompuBox reported. Erdenebat moved to 16-0.

Nunez is unbeaten and now has two regional belts after beating a WBC-ranked opponent on the road. When the next one is booked, you can log a pick in Fight Picker.