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There are (it says here) four kinds of professional pugilists: boxers, brawlers, punchers and boxer-punchers.

And boxer-punchers are very hard to beat.

sa国际传媒官网网页入口鈥檚 Abraham Perez is by no means a brawler, nor is he a mini-Mike Tyson.

Boxer? Absolutely. Perez was a national amateur champion, displaying impeccable skills 鈥� as he鈥檚 done thus far in his young pro career.

Is he, can he be, a boxer-puncher? Based on his third-round demolition of well-regarded Jeronil Borres in his most recent fight, perhaps he already is. But more information is needed.

On Saturday, Perez (7-0, three knockouts) is scheduled to face Californian Gilberto Mendoza (19-13-4, 10 KOs) in the 10-round main event of a Legacy Promotions card at Expo New Mexico鈥檚 Manuel Lujan Exhibit Complex.

Can he, will he, do to the durable Mendoza, who鈥檚 been stopped short of the prescribed distance in only three of his 36 bouts, what he did to Borres?

Perez is making no predictions beyond one of victory.

鈥淚鈥檓 definitely gonna win it,鈥� he said. 鈥淎s far as a stoppage, that鈥檚 a possibility too. But if it comes it comes. If it doesn鈥檛, I鈥檓 OK with it.鈥�

So, where did that Borres power surge come from?

Perez doesn鈥檛 lift weights, he said, other than 鈥渉and weights for shadow boxing; that鈥檚 probably about it. I wear a vest, a pound-and-a-half vest (during workouts). And I鈥檒l wear 2-pound gloves and hit the bags, go to work on those.鈥�

Make no mistake: at age 24, Perez is an impressive physical specimen at the flyweight limit of 112 pounds. But his dramatic stoppage of Borres, he said, could be attributed as well to his ongoing transition from amateur to pro: less movement, more force.

鈥淲e did more technique,鈥� he said of his preparation for Borres (and for Mendoza). 鈥�... Staying more in the center, not getting too far away from your opponent.鈥�

Mendoza, Saturday鈥檚 opponent, is a seasoned veteran of 33 with 12 years as a professional on his r茅sum茅. Perez originally was scheduled to face Mexico鈥檚 Agust铆n P茅rez Balbuena, but Balbuena had visa problems and was replaced by countryman Jes煤s 脕ngel P茅rez D铆az, who 鈥� guess what 鈥� had visa problems.

In stepped Mendoza. No real adjustment, Perez said, needs to be made.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 the reason why I don鈥檛 train for a specific style,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 train more with different types of styles, so that way I don鈥檛 spend one whole month or two months of camp on one particular person, because I know (opponents) can switch like this.鈥�

Perez and Mendoza will be fighting 10 rounds for the International Boxing Federation Intercontinental flyweight title, which Perez won by defeating Borres. Rodolfo Aguilar, who fought for world titles during his boxing career and faced the likes of Julio C茅sar Ch谩vez, Terrence Ali and Frankie Randall, is representing the IBA.

THEY鈥橰E BACK: sa国际传媒官网网页入口 boxers Jordanne Garcia and Cristian Cabral have taken long ring hiatuses.

Garcia, two bouts into her return with No. 3 on Saturday, believes her three-year 鈥渧acation鈥� has done her a world of good.

Cabral, who last fought five years ago, is eager to find out.

鈥淛ust been spending time with my family,鈥� said Cabral (8-2-1, four KOs), whose last fight was a loss by seventh-round TKO against fellow sa国际传媒官网网页入口an Josh Torres on June 23, 2018. 鈥�(But) the last two years I鈥檝e been training.

鈥淭hey called me and asked me if I wanted to fight this guy (sa国际传媒官网网页入口鈥檚 Daniel Flores Garcia). I said 鈥楢ll right, let鈥檚 do it.鈥�

鈥淚 plan on continuing after this, and let鈥檚 see how it goes.鈥�

Flores Garcia (3-7, two KOs) weighed in on Friday at 167 pounds, 5 pounds over the contracted weight. Cabral agreed to accept the six-round fight regardless and will receive some of Flores Garcia鈥檚 pay as a consequence.

Garcia (4-2-3, no KOs), the daughter of longtime sa国际传媒官网网页入口 trainer and amateur boxing administrator Steve Garcia, was out of the ring from March 2020 to this February. She鈥檚 0-1-1 since but believes she鈥檚 a better fighter for the time off.

鈥淭he three years helped me get my mind right, get me going, get me to focus again,鈥� she said. 鈥�... I did what I wanted, I had fun, and I got refocused.鈥�

Garcia is matched against Mexico鈥檚 Ciatalli Ortiz (3-1, one KO) in a six-round super middleweight bout.

Tonight鈥檚 card is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6. Tickets, priced at $25, $40 and $60, are available by calling 505-382-5136.

MMA: sa国际传媒官网网页入口鈥檚 Holly Holm (15-6) weighed in at 135.5 pounds on Friday for her Saturday UFC Fight Night main event against Brazil鈥檚 Mayra Bueno Silva (10-2-1) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bueno Silva weighed in at 136 pounds.

Saturday鈥檚 card will be telecast on ESPN and streamed at espn+, starting at 8 p.m.

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