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As the twelfth round opened, Meldrick Taylor refused to stay on his bicycle, courageously stepping forward to trade with Chávez despite extreme physical exhaustion. His unsteady footwork and wide, wild shots left him vulnerable to Chávez's surgical counter-punching. With under a minute remaining, Chávez landed a heavy one-two combination followed by a counter left hook. Taylor attempted to mock the impact with an Ali-style wobble, but Chávez remained completely unfazed and stayed locked on his target.
With just 15 seconds remaining on the clock, Chávez smoothly drifted back, pivoted off the center line, and uncorked a thunderous right hand that landed flush on Taylor's chin, sending him crashing to the canvas. Taylor heroically pulled himself up using the ropes, but as referee Richard Steele asked him if he could continue, Taylor failed to respond. With a mere 2 seconds left in the fight, Steele officially waved off the bout, awarding Chávez a miraculous comeback victory.
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