On a night where precision trumped raw power, Jorge \u201cEl Ni\u00f1o Dorado\u201d Ch\u00e1vez delivered one of the biggest wins of his career, earning a unanimous decision (96\u201394, 97\u201393, 98\u201392) over Manuel \u201cGucci Manny\u201d Flores. With the victory, Ch\u00e1vez not only preserved his unbeaten record but also captured the WBA Continental USA super bantamweight title.<\/p>\n
The bout, staged at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, marked the climax of a rivalry that began in July 2025, when the two fighters fought to a controversial majority draw. This time, Ch\u00e1vez made sure there would be no room for debate on the judges\u2019 scorecards.<\/p>\n
From the opening bell, Flores looked to impose his power, pressing forward from his southpaw stance and hunting for the big shot that defines his style. Ch\u00e1vez, however, showed clear tactical growth from their first meeting. Employing constant lateral movement and sharp three- and four-punch combinations, \u201cEl Ni\u00f1o Dorado\u201d consistently disrupted the attacks of the Tanzanian-Californian.<\/p>\n
As the fight wore on, fatigue began to take its toll on Flores, who struggled to cut off the ring effectively. In the closing rounds (8, 9, and 10), Ch\u00e1vez finished strong, landing left hooks that repeatedly backed Flores up and cemented his advantage in the eyes of the judges.<\/p>\n
All three scorecards went Ch\u00e1vez\u2019s way as he improved to 15-0-1 (8 KOs). \u201cThis time there were no doubts,\u201d Ch\u00e1vez said in the ring after the official announcement. \u201cI knew I had to be more active and beat him to the jab. I respect Manny a lot, but tonight I showed who the best fighter at 122 pounds is.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Manuel Flores (20-2-1, 16 KOs), the loss is a significant setback in his bid to fast-track a world title opportunity. Ch\u00e1vez, meanwhile, firmly places himself on the WBA\u2019s radar, emerging as a serious contender among the super bantamweight division\u2019s top names heading into 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On a night where precision trumped raw power, Jorge \u201cEl Ni\u00f1o Dorado\u201d Ch\u00e1vez delivered one of the biggest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423516,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-423515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}