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Edwin De Los Santos’ Manager Adrian Clark To Appeal
Result Of Rematch Against Jose Valenzuela
Fighters First Management CEO Adrian Clark, the manager for
Edwin De Los Santos, has announced his intent to appeal the
results of De Los Santos’ loss to Jose Valenzuela this past
Sunday with the Nevada Athletic Commission, after replays
show Valenzuela throwing and connecting with a punch after
De Los Santos was already down.
“Rules are rules. It doesn’t matter where the shot landed or
how hard it was,” said Clark. “When a fighter is on a knee
or down, it is illegal to hit him. Edwin was robbed of the
opportunity to recover from the blatantly illegal shot.
“It’s my job to make this appeal. The punch that knocked him
down was a good shot by Valenzuela. However, if De Los
Santos was out, the referee would have immediately waived
the count and called the fight. Everyone watching that fight
knows that is a foul.
“My petition is based around the protection of fighters. If
the commission for the state that lands a majority of the
big fights says that an illegal shot has no bearing on the
outcome of a fight, that’s a problem for the sport.”
Clark also pointed out that when De Los Santos and
Valenzuela first met in 2022, De Los Santos was penalized
for hitting Valenzuela while he was down.
“A situation similar to this occurred in their first fight.
Edwin landed a punch after Valenzuela was through the ropes.
The difference is, the foul was recognized, called, Edwin
was deducted a point and Valenzuela had time to recover.”
De Los Santos stated that no matter how the process plays
out, he plans to pursue another fight with Valenzuela to
settle the score for good.
“I will let the appeal go through the proper channels, but I
am not going to focus on the illegal hit,” said De Los
Santos. “I got caught with a good shot. I was stunned, but
not hurt. I won’t make any excuses. Eventually I’m going to
get the opportunity to fight him again.”
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