Serrano kept outboxing his foe, but during the 11th round, the cut was so deep, the fight had to be stopped by the doctor and Serrano had to be taken to a Santiago hospital.
Serrano and his corner filed a complain, however, claiming the cut had been caused by a headbutt instead, and upon review at the WBA's Panama City offices, WBA officials announced they had effectively seen the headbutt that Serrano claimed opened his cut happen.
Serrano and Mayweather gave it a good fight for most of 7 rounds, but Serrano was weakened by a barrage towards the end of the 7th, and downed with a right hand in the 8th, this time, losing the title definitively.
Serrano Suner stage-managed and attended the famous meeting between Adolf Hitler and Franco at Hendaye, which took place in November 1940 and was the occasion of the preparation of a disputed protocol about the conditions for Spain entering the war.
By 1937 Serrano Suner was ensconced in the Nationalist camp in Salamanca, and then Burgos, and he drafted a law of censorship which remained in force in Spain until its repeal in the 1980s.
In appearance Serrano Suner was a good-looking man, with an aquiline nose; he was slim in build, with prematurely grey hair, and was fastidious in his dress and gesture.
Serrano many times called out another champion in his weight division, a divisionary WBC one named Alexis Arguello.
And though two of Arguello's most memorable wars with Alfredo Esalera captured the imagination on the general boxing public, it was Serrano who held the accolades staking claim for the telling world honors, and not Alexis.
In South Africa, after Serrano disorientated and TKO'd the very game South African Knosana Mgxaji in the eighth round, Sammy went abruptly to the offense after a flash knockdown administered by Mgxaji in the fifth that awakened Serrano taking the count of protection.
LEAD: SamuelSerrano, the former World Boxing Association junior-lightweight champion, was sentenced in San Juan, P.R., yesterday to 15 years in jail and fined $100,000.
The 34-year-old Serrano pleaded guilty in March to possession of 750 grams of cocaine with the intent to distribute.
SamuelSerrano, the former World Boxing Association junior-lightweight champion, was sentenced in San Juan, P.R., yesterday to 15 years in jail and fined $100,000.
Serrano, owner of long arms and a sturdy chin, began his career on October 29, 1969 with a four round decision win over Ramon Laureano.
Serrano outboxed Villaflor, but was the victim of a terrible decision and had to return home only with a 15 round draw.
Serrano kept outboxing his foe, but during the 11th round, the cut was so deep, the fight had to be stopped by the doctor and Serrano had to be taken to a Santiagohospitalhospital.
His fight against Puerto Rico's SamuelSerrano, it could be said, was both the defining moment of Villablanca's career and one of the most controversial championship fights of the 1980s.
Serrano started bleeding during round six, and the fight's referee declared that Serrano's cut was the product of a punch by Villablanca.
Serrano's team appealed the fight's result, however, claiming that the cut on Serrano's head was caused by a headbutt, not a punch.
Mayweather of Las Vegas, Nev., dropped Serrano with a straight right and left to the mouth at 2 minutes 13 seconds of the eighth round.
While Isidro Rodriguez, the referee, began to count, Serrano's manager, Plomito Espinosa, jumped into the ring with a white towel, imploring the referee to stop the bout.
Serrano, in tears, regained his feet and seemed to indicate disgust amid howls from the crowd of 3,500 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium.
Even though Uehara was fighting in his homeland, all judges agreed and gave Serrano twelve of the fifteen rounds, and the world title back by a unanimous decision.
Serrano and his corner filed a complaint, however, claiming the cut had been caused by a headbutt instead, and upon review at the WBA's Panama City offices, WBA officials announced they had effectively seen the headbutt that Serrano claimed opened his cut happen.
He retired with a final record of 51 wins, 4 defeats and 17 knockouts, and is now working as an electrician for the Puerto Rico Telephone company.
Samuel Serrano—A two-time Super Featherweight champion, Serrano made a total of thirteen defenses (six by knockout), including one ten-defense title reign from 1976 to 1980.
Serrano had a 52-4-1 career record with wins in four different decades (1960s through 1990s).
His 1980 loss to Yasutsune Uehara was voted Ring Magazine’s Upset of the year, but Serrano avenged the loss by regaining the title in a rematch eight months later.
The art of Puerto Rican artists, Elizabeth E. Baez, Amaury Diaz, Obed Gomez, photographer, Marcos Serrano and Armando Rivera was displayed in the group exhibition.
Marcos Serrano, Samuel Lopez, Elizabeth E. Baez, Ms.
Samuel Lopez present Elizabeth E. Baez as the National Godmother of the Arts and Obed Gomez as National Godfather of the Arts.
Sanchez, Armida Navarrete, and Antonia Serrano, all of Andrews; two sons, Mario Serrano of Ojinaga, Mexico, and SamuelSerrano of Andrews; a brother, Gregorio Burciaga of Ojinaga; three sisters, Manuela Burciaga of Ojinaga, Brijida Burciaga of Presidio and Maria Zubia of Odessa; and five grandchildren.
Police alleged that the suspect, identified as SamuelSerrano, entered the Al Mini Mart, 7102 New Utrecht Avenue at 11 a.m.
Serrano allegedly threatened the life of a deli worker if he reported the incident to police.
KNOCKED DOWN AND ROBBED: A 39-year-old woman was knocked to the ground and robbed of her purse as she walked past the corner of 21st Avenue and 63rd Street, officials said.
De Leon, a native of Trujillo Alto[?], Puerto Rico, first won a world title when faced with WBC world champion Marvin Camel[?] on November 25, 1980, at the undercard of Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran's second fight in New Orleans.
After he knocked out Camel in 8 in a rematch, countryman Ossie Ocasio won the WBA world title, becoming the second pair of Puerto Ricans to share world titles in the same division at the same time, after Alfredo Escalera and SamuelSerrano had achieved the feat in the 1970s at Jr.
De Leon lost his title in a shocking upset to former Gerry Cooney victim St.
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Si, parece que a Serrano Cueto le ha llegado el ruido de nuestras carcajadas y ha borrado esa impagable foto que tantas risas nos regaló.
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Two fights later, Mayweather won the WBA super featherweight title by dethroning SamuelSerrano with a TKO in the eighth round of the scheduled 15 rounder.
Serrano won the WBA title on Oct. 16, 1976 and defended the title 10 times before losing it to Yasutsune Uehara on Aug. 2, 1980 in a fight that was called “upset of the year”.
Two fights later, Serrano would redeem himself by defeating Uehara by unanimous decision in 15 and regain the championship.