Luis Nery found a new way to win.
The slugger from Mexico couldn’t land a knockout punch against a surprisingly effective Aaron Alameda. Instead, the man who had stopped his previous 11 opponents had to outbox his countryman.
And he did, winning a unanimous decision to claim a vacant 122-pound title. The scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 118-110. Boxing Junkie had it 115-113 for Nery.
Nery (31-0, 24 KOs) was fighting for the first time as a full-fledged 122-pounder. Perhaps he didn’t carry his power with him. Just as likely, Alameda (25-1, 13 KOs) was simply better than most people expected.
Alameda used his jab effectively the entire fight, which seemed to throw Nery off to some extent. Alameda didn’t land many power shuts but he landed enough to leave the scoring in doubt when the final bell sounded.
In the end, Nery, who also boxed well, won the fight by throwing and landing more power shots — even if they didn’t hurt Alameda.
Thus, Nery, working for the first time with trainer Eddy Reynoso, won a title in a second division at 25 years old.
For his part, Alameda demonstrated that he has the talent to compete with an elite opponent. So it was a productive night for both fighters.
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