By Boxing Bob Newman
Former WBA tremendous light-weight champion Jose Valenzuela took on fellow Mexican Diego Torres in a busy 10-round scrap at light-weight. Torres exhibited a basic, straight ahead Mexican type of preventing whereas Valenzuela was extraordinarily awkward in each his offense and defense- punching off the incorrect foot, erratic motion, you identify it. Torres appeared to begin off robust and had his greatest second within the fourth when a powerful left hook opened a nasty lower on the fitting eye of Valenzuela. Torres did his greatest to capitalize on the lower, however the erratic type of Valenzuela made that process tough. Valenzuela used his motion and unorthodox offense to his benefit, nullifying Torres’ efforts and impressing the judges, all three of whom tabbed the struggle 99-91 for Valenzuela. He strikes to 15-3, 9 KOs whereas Torres drops his second at 22-2, 29 KOs.
In a tense Russia/Ukraine match up at middleweight, former WBC interim tremendous welterweight champ Serhii Bohachuk took on former WBA common welterweight champ Radzhab Butaev. It was exhausting to consider that Butaev ever made welterweight as he regarded very comfy at center. Though the punch stat numbers appeared pretty even after the primary three rounds, Bohachuk gave the impression to be extra affected by the photographs of Butaev. Within the second half of the struggle, Butaev appeared to tire, his mouth open. Maybe the additional weight did have an effect on his conditioning. It was exhausting to determine if there was any tactical technique being applied because it seemed to be a case of every taking their turns pounding the opposite, a “you hit me after which I’ll hit you,” sort of struggle. The judges noticed it: 96-94 Bohachuk, 96-94 Butaev and 96-94 for Bohachuk, by majority choice. He strikes to 27-3, 24 KOs. Butaev falls to 16-2, 12 KOs.
Opening the primary section of the Zuffa Z02 present on the Meta Apex in Las Vegas was former WBC gentle heavyweight Champion Oleksandr “The Nail” Gvozdyk taking up Radivoje “Scorching Rod” Kalajdzic. Gvozdyk got here out all enterprise as a fast left – proper dropped Kalajdzic within the first spherical. Kalajdzic recovered properly and acquired out of the spherical. Gvozdyk imposed his class and pedigree on Kalajdzic and dropped “Scorching Rod” once more through physique photographs because the fourth was nearing the tip. Gvozdyk was coasting alongside to a sure victory when out of the blue within the seventh, he was surprised by a proper hand and his legs shook. Moments later, one other proper hand dropped Gvozdyk. He beat the rely and seconds later, walked into one other Titanic proper hand which dropped him like an anchor. Gvozdyk struggled to beat the rely, however when he did, he staggered badly backwards into the nook put up and referee Ray Corona waved it off at 2:47 of the seventh. Kalajdzic improves to 30-3, 22 KOs. For Gvozdyk, this might spell the tip as he falls to 21-3, 17 KOs.
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