Rau’shee Warren Wins Bantamweight World Championship with Majority Decision Over
Juan Carlos Payano in Exciting Rematch
Rising Star Erickson Lubin Blasts Mexico’s Daniel Sandoval On His Way to Third Round Stoppage Victory & Maciej Sulecki Stops Hugo Centeno In Final Round To Win Battle of Unbeaten Middleweights
Welterweight Prospect Alex Martin Remains Undefeated With Split-Decision Victory Over
Juan Carlos Abreu In Live PBC on NBCSN Action
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总理拳击冠军
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文华财经 (六月 18, 2016) – Hard-hitting light heavyweight contender 乔 - 史密斯JR. (22-1, 18 科斯) delivered a shocking upset with a first round stoppage of crowd favorite 安杰伊Fonfara (28-4, 16 科斯) 星期六 在晚上的主要事件总理拳击冠军 上 NBC 从UIC馆芝加哥.
It was a short night for the heavily favored Fonfara, who was rocked by a roundhouse right from Smith Jr. that immediately sent the Polish fighter to the canvas. Fonfara stumbled to his feet, but never regained his composure.
史密斯JR. sensed his moment and attacked, connecting with a cross-hook combo that put Fonfara back on the ground. Fonfara was able to get to his feet, but was too shaky to continue, forcing referee Hector Afu to stop the fight at 2:32 进入第一轮.
The opening bout of the night saw Rau'shee沃伦 (14-1, 4 科斯) earn a bantamweight world championship as he defeated 胡安·卡洛斯·Payano (17-1, 8 科斯) in a rematch of their August 2015 world title bout.
The three-time Olympian Warren became the first member of the 2012 中美. team to earn a world title when he was awarded the majority decision over the two-time Dominican Olympian Payano.
Payano was the aggressor throughout the night, as he threw 882 punches to Warren’s 514. While Payano out-landed Warren 162 到 160, it was the new world champion who threw cleaner punches all night on his way to a 31 percent connect rate to Payano’s 18 percent rate.
The southpaws went toe-to-toe again for much of the night, but it was Warren who had more success catching the champion as he lunged in. Payano picked up the aggressiveness as the fight went on, as he battled through a rib injury suffered in the early rounds.
在第二轮 11, Warren was able to seriously stagger Payano early on and won the round on all three judges’ 记分卡. 在第二轮 12 he had more success early in the round as he opened up a cut under Payano’s right eye. 到底, 评委们为这场比赛打分 115-113 for Warren twice and 114-114.
Further televised action on NBC featured rising star 埃里克森 “锤” 鲁宾 (15-0, 11 科斯) earn a third-round stoppage of Mexico’s 丹尼尔·桑多瓦尔 (38-4, 34 科斯) 在他们的超中量级比赛.
The Orlando-born fighter looked to cement his status as a contender as he picked apart Sandoval over most of the first three rounds before delivering a fantastic flurry that ended the fight. It was a combination of hooks and a strong straight right hand that staggered Sandoval.
Referee Danny Nelson quickly jumped in and called a halt to the bout at 2:36 进入第三轮. The punch stats told a similar tale as Lubin connected on 80 他 161 punches thrown while Sandoval only landed 43 的 203 拳.
In the final televised bout on NBC, Polish middleweight 马切伊Sulecki (23-0, 8 科斯) 打败 雨果·森特诺JR. (24-1, 12 科斯) 由 10日 round stoppage in their battle of previously unbeaten fighters.
Sulecki controlled much of the action throughout the fight, using a strong jab that eventually opened up a cut over Centeno’s right eye in the ninth round. Sulecki was the better conditioned fighter, as he consistently beat Centeno to the punch, following up on his jab with strong power punches. His biggest advantage came in the power punching department as he landed 127 to Centeno’s 47.
在最后一轮, Sulecki connected with a powerful straight right hand that dropped Centeno to the canvas. While Centeno was able to get to his feet, he was deemed unable to continue by referee Danny Nelson, who halted the bout 1:06 into the final round.
In live action on NBCSN, Chicago prospect 亚历克斯·马丁 (13-0, 5 科斯) remained undefeated with a split decision victory over 胡安·卡洛斯·阿布雷乌 (19-3-1, 18 科斯) in their eight-round welterweight bout. Martin controlled much of the action with his jab and clean punching, but it was Abreu who scored a late knockdown in the final round with a straight right hand.
Abreu’s aggressive style made it a competitive fight as one judge scored it 76-75 for Abreu, but he was overruled by scores of 78-74 和 77-74 for Martin.
Here is what the fighters had to 星期六 夜晚:
乔 - 史密斯JR.
“There’s no feeling like this. I’m happy to take this victory back home to New York to all my fans.
“I’ll talk to my promoter but I’m hoping for another big fight to get myself to a world title.
“Now everybody knows who I am. This is the best thing that could have happened.
“Once I started hitting him and pushing him back he fell away and left himself open for the right hand.
“I thought this would be more of a fight, but I took him out early and it feels great.
“He was punching and I knew he leaves himself open. I was just looking for the punch and it landed.”
安杰伊Fonfara
“He is a heavy puncher. He hit me with a great punch. 它发生.
“I threw some good punches, but I got too comfortable. I didn’t see the punch coming. That made it a great punch.
“I’m disappointed because I thought I would win the fight but it is boxing. I will rest and get back in the ring. I’ll get back to work.”
RAU'SHEE WARREN
“This feels great. 这太不可思议了. Payano came to put on a great fight but I came out victorious. 这是一个很好的战斗. 如果他想复赛, 我们可以再次做到这一点.
“I was comfortable that I had won the decision. He came to fight and he stayed active. My corner just told me I had to answer back.
“We wanted to make him miss and make him pay. I definitely made him miss a lot. He was just staying busy. I bobbed and weaved. I pressed him enough to where I could take over. Barry Hunter told me I had to take the last round and I got him cut.
“My corner just kept telling me to work. I knew I was in control but I just had to step on the pedal at the right time.
“I want to take it to another level. A third fight could be really big. I want Warren-Payano 3 在辛辛那提. If not I’ll go after all the other champions.”
JUAN CARLOS Payano
“I wasn’t able to completely follow my game plan. At moments I was able to do what we trained for, but not enough. I hurt my rib early in the first two rounds and it made it difficult to grab and breathe. 我带什么离开他.
“I was courteous enough to offer the rematch right away and I hope that I get reciprocated the same way.
“Rau’shee was pretty much the same as last time. I fought his pace and I didn’t follow my plan. I wasn’t able to do what I wanted to do and he was able to prevail. I think I gave the fight away and Rau’shee won the fight.”
ERICKSON LUBIN
“I felt great. He’s a veteran so I wanted to take my time and get him out of there by chipping away. I saw that he was hurt with a hook. I saw that it cut him and I wanted to rush him. A flurry of punches and the ref stopped it.
“I’m looking at going higher in the rankings. My team knows I’ll fight everybody. They have to stop me from fighting people cause I’ll say yes to anyone. I just want a title and I’ll do anything to get there.
“I’m still working. 我现在感觉好极了. I’m excited to get back in the gym. I didn’t hurt anything. I just want to keep going from here.
“I will fight anybody. I’m not a ‘turkey,’ I’m a ‘pilgrim.’ Everybody is on my radar.”
DANIEL SANDOVAL
“He threw a good combination and I stopped throwing punches, so the referee did what he had to do.
“The referee had the best vantage point and I agree with his decision. Lubin was the better fighter 今晚.”
马切伊Sulęcki
“It was a milestone fight for me. This could give me a chance to fight for the middleweight world title.
“I’ve always thought of myself as a technical fighter. I just needed a small adjustment to move the technique to power. That is exactly what happened when I moved to America.
“This is unbelievable. It’s hard to put into words. Fighting on the biggest stage in American television is amazing.
“I knew from the beginning that I was going to dominate. I needed a couple of rounds to get my timing. Once I got my timing, I knew that I was physically and mentally better than this guy.
“I want to fight Daniel Jacobs. I think that would be a great fight.”
小雨果森特诺.
“I had trouble making weight. I don’t want to make excuses. He did what he had to do, but I felt like I couldn’t do what I wanted to do.
“I felt sluggish by the fourth round. The fatigue set in hard. I wanted to finish the fight. I work hard for it. 就是这样, but I can’t wait to get back in the ring again.”
