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Anthony Dirrell Scores First Round Knockout Over Caleb Truax
Jonathan Guzman Stops Daniel Rosas in Title Eliminator
신용: 데이브 Nadkarni / 프리미어 복싱 챔피언
애틀랜틱 시티, NJ (4월 30, 2016) – 올림픽 브론즈 메달리스트 안드레가 Dirrell (25-2, 16 KOS 호텔) defeated Australia’s 블레이크 Caparello (22-2-1, 6 KOS 호텔) 만장일치 결정에 의해 (98-91 엑스 3) in a 10-round super middleweight attraction in the 프리미어 복싱 챔피언 (PBC) 에 스파이크 main event from the Taj Mahal Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City, 뉴저지.
In a bout that started off with a lot of back and forth action, Caparello struck first with a left in the second round that sent Dirrell to the canvas.
“The knockdown I got in the second round felt good,” 사이드 Caparello. “I knew I had him hurt, but I wasn’t able to capitalize on it.”
Caparello again got Dirrell against the ropes and seemingly into a bit of trouble with a similar left in round three, but eventually Dirrell settled in and managed to gain control of the fight.
Dirrell는 말했다, “My focus, determination and my drive got me the win 오늘 밤. I know I’ve got more work to do, but I never stopped grinding in there 오늘 밤.”
Caparello continued to go to work and battle, but it was clear who the ring general was from the close of the third round and until the final bell rang.
Dirrell exclaimed, “I wanted to send the boxing world and this whole division a message. I’m coming for anyone with a belt. I’ll take on anyone who’s a champion. I know I’ll be a world champion. I have to be a champion. I don’t slow down for anyone. I’m going to keep pushing to get where I’m going.”
On his struggles in the later rounds, Caparello said, “I continued to look for the same left hand all night, it just didn’t come again. Andre has a lot of tricks, he is both good and fast. I am not happy with my performance.”
Dirrell concluded, “오늘 밤 my brother and I were both able to display our talents in front of a national audience on Spike. Anthony is strong as an ox and got the win quickly 오늘 밤. I got the win on determination and heart. I had to use my toughness in this fight, and I pushed myself as hard as I could to get the win.”
In the second televised bout of the evening, 전 세계 챔피언 안토니 “개” Dirrell (29-1-1, 23 KOS 호텔) met former world title challenger 갈렙 “골든” Truax (26-3-2, 16 KOS 호텔) in a 10-round super middleweight affair.
The former 168-pound titleholder Dirrell got off to a quick start, scoring two knockdowns in the first round, causing referee Harvey Dock to stop the fight at just 1:49 첫 라운드에.
Dirrell said of the dominating performance, “What helped me 오늘 밤 was landing my shots early. I was right on top of him with combinations and controlling my jab and that set the tone. 내가 보여 오늘 밤 that I work hard in the gym, and it paid off. If I work like I did this time leading up to the fight, then I know nobody can beat me.”
A stunned Truax said, “Everything was great leading up to the fight. I don’t know what happened 오늘 밤. He just caught me early. I think it was an overhand right.”
Reflecting on what the victory means for his struggling hometown of Flint, 내, Dirrell는 말했다, “My work 오늘 밤 inside the ring made a big statement for what my brother and I are doing outside of the ring. A lot of people were watching 오늘 밤, and now they know a little bit more about what’s going on with the Flint Water Crisis back home.”
The opening televised bout featured undefeated knockout artist 조나단 구즈 (21-0, 21 KOS 호텔) continuing his hot streak in a 12-round super bantamweight title eliminator against Mexico’s 다니엘 로사 스 (20-3, 12 KOS 호텔).
구즈, an unbeaten fighter out of the Dominican Republic and now training in Massachusetts, stabilized early and easily controlled the action in the second half of the fight.
Guzman said, “I used a lot of concentration early and let him make errors so I could see what he was planning to do. Once I saw the mistakes he was making I let my hands go.”
Rosas was stunned in the third round, but Guzman was unable to close on the wobbled fighter. 다섯 번째 라운드에서, Guzman landed a left that knocked Rosas back and followed it with another, dropping Rosas just before the bell.
“I wanted to let him throw some punches early. It helped me gain confidence and learn his tendencies,” 구즈만 말했다. “I saw him dropping that right hand, and I knew it would open up the opportunity for me to land my left.”
Rounds six and seven saw Rosas take a pummeling, but miraculously stay on his feet. At the end of the eighth frame, Guzman dropped Rosas for a second time, and again Rosas was saved by the bell.
그러나, referee Benjy Esteves had seen enough and stopped the fight following the close of round eight.
When asked about the stoppage, Rosas said, “The ref stopped the fight. I thought the fight should have continued, but he decided to stop it.” Rosas continued, “(구즈) knocked me down, but I kept on fighting. 나는 상처되지 않았다. Guzman is a strong fighter, but I felt I could have continued and come back in the rest of the rounds.”
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The fight card was promoted by King’s Promotions.
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