# Nunez Upsets Flores on Points in El Paso Source: SportsBriefly (https://sportsbriefly.com) Canonical URL: https://sportsbriefly.com/en/boxing/nunez-upsets-flores-on-points-in-el-paso-2026-11-14-rf8ab Language: en Published: 2026-11-14T15:03:49.622+00:00 Updated: 2026-11-14T15:03:49.662928+00:00 > Unbeaten Panamanian Jose Nunez outworked Bryan Flores to win a unanimous decision in El Paso and claim two super lightweight belts. ## TL;DR - Unbeaten Panamanian Jose Nunez outworked Bryan Flores to win a unanimous decision in El Paso and claim two super lightweight belts. - Nunez won 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94, outlanding Flores 84-59 in total punches and 74-41 in power punches. - A left hand to the nose in round three changed the fight, and a body attack in the tenth sealed the victory. - Flores falls to 29-2-1 in only his second career defeat, while Nunez improves to 19-0-2 with eight knockouts. - Tsendbaatar Erdenebat beat Muhammad Yaqubov on points in the co-main event, and Ruben Aguilar stopped Guido Schramm in three rounds. ## Key points - Unbeaten Panamanian Jose Nunez outworked Bryan Flores to win a unanimous decision in El Paso and claim two super lightweight belts. - Nunez won 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94, outlanding Flores 84-59 in total punches and 74-41 in power punches. - A left hand to the nose in round three changed the fight, and a body attack in the tenth sealed the victory. - Flores falls to 29-2-1 in only his second career defeat, while Nunez improves to 19-0-2 with eight knockouts. - Tsendbaatar Erdenebat beat Muhammad Yaqubov on points in the co-main event, and Ruben Aguilar stopped Guido Schramm in three rounds. Unbeaten Panamanian southpaw Jose Nunez produced the biggest win of his career on Friday night, outworking and outpunching Bryan Flores to take a unanimous decision in the main event of ProBox TV's Championship Series at the El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. The judges scored the 10-round super lightweight contest 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94, handing Flores only the second defeat of his professional career. The result was an upset in the rankings if not in the ring. Flores, the 30-year-old from Ciudad Juarez, arrived as the IBF's No. 15-ranked super lightweight and the favourite in front of a crowd a short drive from his hometown across the border. Nunez, ranked No. 6 by the WBA, also collected the WBA Continental and WBC FECARBOX super lightweight belts, the first regional titles of his career. The Panamanian improved to 19-0-2 with eight knockouts, while Flores falls to 29-2-1 with 16 knockouts. ## Nunez sets the tone early Nunez announced his intentions in the second round, digging a hard body shot into Flores. A round later he landed the punch that changed the fight, a sudden left to the nose that rocked Flores and forced him to abandon the patient, pursuing style that had carried him past Jonathan Navarro in July. ![Boxing ring at Gleason's Gym](https://api.sportsbriefly.com/storage/v1/object/public/media/api/1794668605797-wwtxlc-boxing-inside1-2026-11-14-evening.jpg) Nunez won the fight with pressure, punch volume and a spiteful left hand. He outlanded Flores 84-59 in total punches and 74-41 in power punches, and through five rounds Flores had landed only 21 punches. Nunez weighed in at 139 pounds to Flores' 140, and the one-pound difference meant nothing once the Panamanian began walking his man down. Flores spent the early rounds searching for an opening without bringing the action, plainly wary of the punishment he had just absorbed. When he did land well, as he did with a combination in the fifth round, Nunez answered with a scoring flurry of his own and refused to give ground. Through seven rounds, only one fighter in the bout had managed to land as many as 10 punches in a single round, and it was not the home favourite. The sixth round summed up Flores' frustration: he tried to smother Nunez against the ropes, produced almost no punches, and watched Nunez slip out and close the frame with a combination. In the seventh, the 27-year-old from Curundu fought with the calm of a man in control, letting the seconds burn away while landing the cleaner blows. ## Flores runs out of answers By the eighth, Nunez had raised his pace again, and Flores was reduced to hoping the judges would remember his hometown of Ciudad Juarez sits only 30 minutes from El Paso. The Mexican had built his reputation on work rate and a willingness to trade, but he could not find the range or rhythm to make that style work against a southpaw who kept beating him to the punch. The ninth brought brief drama when an accidental clash of heads cut Flores over his right eyelid. A doctor examined the cut, the pause briefly lifted the tempo, but it did not change the fight's direction. Flores needed a finish and could not manufacture one, while Nunez stayed disciplined and refused to be drawn into a brawl. Nunez sealed it in the 10th, hammering Flores to the body with his power left and hurting him as the final bell approached. Judges Esther Lopez and Jesse Reyes both scored it 97-93, while Daniel Sandoval had it 96-94, all for Nunez. ![Lace Up Boxing Gloves](https://api.sportsbriefly.com/storage/v1/object/public/media/api/1794668623459-8icgmj-boxing-inside2-2026-11-14-evening.jpg) ## A statement win for the Panamanian For Flores, the defeat stalls a climb that had gathered real momentum. His only previous loss was a controversial split decision to Lindolfo Delgado in Albuquerque in August 2024, answered with three straight wins, including a majority decision over Starling Castillo in January and the victory over Navarro in July. This loss is different: it was clear, deserved, and inflicted by a fellow contender rather than a disputed verdict. For Nunez, the victory transforms his standing in a crowded super lightweight division. The 27-year-old built his unbeaten record across divisions from featherweight to super lightweight, with notable wins over Erislandy Alvarez, Alfredo Jorge Luis Soto and Maykol Mendoza, and his last outing ended with a second-round knockout of Alvarez. Beating a ranked, in-form opponent on the road, in his rival's backyard, moves a fighter from prospect to genuine contender. The win also underlines the value of the ProBox TV Championship Series as a proving ground for fighters outside the sport's biggest stables. Both men arrived with lofty rankings and plenty to lose, and the Panamanian took the risks the occasion demanded. His power punching, body attack and composure were the difference on a night when the favourite could not find his fight. On the undercard, Mongolia's Tsendbaatar Erdenebat stayed unbeaten at 16-0, outpointing Tajikistan's Muhammad Yaqubov 98-91, 98-91 and 99-90 to claim the WBC USA super featherweight title. Mexican welterweight Ruben Aguilar improved to 25-0-1 with 22 knockouts, stopping Argentina's Guido Schramm in the third round and dropping him three times after both men had been down in the first. Texas welterweight Emilio Garcia moved to 6-0 by outpointing Diego Zuniga, while Elijah Flores outpointed Axl Melendez Salgado over eight rounds. Nunez will now wait to see what the victory earns him. A fighter who has beaten a top-15 opponent, collected two regional belts and stayed unbeaten in 21 professional fights has earned the right to ask for bigger names and bigger stages. On the evidence of Friday night in El Paso, he is ready for them. Mentions: Jose Nunez, Bryan Flores, El Paso County Coliseum, ProBox TV, Ciudad Juarez, Tsendbaatar Erdenebat, Muhammad Yaqubov, Ruben Aguilar, Guido Schramm, Esther Lopez, Jesse Reyes, Daniel Sandoval, Jonathan Navarro, Lindolfo Delgado, Erislandy Alvarez, Emilio Garcia, Diego Zuniga, Elijah Flores, Axl Melendez Salgado, WBA, WBC, IBF, Panama, El Paso ## Sources - [boxingscene.com](https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/jose-nunez-hammers-out-an-upset-of-bryan-flores-in-el-paso) - [boxingonly.net](https://www.boxingonly.net/results) - [elpasotimes.com](https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/boxing/2026/10/07/juarezs-bryan-flores-to-headline-el-paso-boxing-card-against-jose-nunez/92119232007/) - [fightnews.com](https://fightnews.com/bryan-flores-to-face-jose-nunez-in-battle-of-top-ranked-super-lightweights/197726)