HOMETOWN FAVORITE JAMAL JAMES SCORES TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT WIN OVER JANER GONZALEZ Vajuta SIIN for Photos from Andrew Dobin/Minneapolis Armory (Photos to be Uploaded Shortly )MINNEAPOLIS (Veebruar 24, 2019) – Anthony Dirrell (33-1-1, 24 Kos) võidetudAvni Yildirim (21-2, 12 Kos)by technical split decision (96-94 X 2 for Dirrell , 98-92 for Yildirim ) for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight World Championship in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes from the Armory in Minneapolis . Referee Mark Nelson stopped the contest in the tenth round due to an accidental clash of heads and a cut over Dirrell’s left eye with the decision going to the scorecards . “I was upset with the stoppage because I wanted finish the fight like a champion ,” Said Dirrell. “It feels great getting my WBC belt back . We want to unify against Caleb Plant or any of the champions . I’m just going to go home , take some time , talk to my camp and then we’ll go from there . If the Benavidez fight comes calling then I’ll fight him . “I thought I was winning this fight by more than what the judges had ,” added Dirrell . “I was jabbing him and he was applying some pressure , but that’s just what he does . I won the fight though and that’s all that matters. ” Minneapolis-native Jamal James (25-1, 12 Kos) scored a crowd-pleasing technical knockout win over Janer Gonzalez (19-2-1, 15 Kos). Midway through the sixth stanza , James appeared to drop Gonzalez with a straight overhand right , but referee Gary Miezwa declared it a slippage . Near the end of the sixth round , James landed another knockdown and this time it counted and hurt Gonzalez . At the close of round six , Gonzalez went to his corner and never came out with the fight being declared a sixth-round stoppage as Gonzalez was unable to answer the bell for the seventh round . “This is the best crowd I’ve ever fought in front of ,” said James . “We packed this place out . Middle of winter , snow all around us and they still came out and showed a lot of support . I can’t even explain the feeling to come out here and stop (Gonzalez). The only question I have is where’s my belt ? I’m ranked third in the WBA . Keith Thurman got the belt , Pacquiao got the belt . But in all honesty , whoever gives me that opportunity I’m stepping in there with them . “He gave me a great fight , but at the end of the day I had too much to offer and he couldn’t get back up ,” continued James . “I just kept my range and was able to counter on him . And when he was coming in he was coming in real wild and opening himself up for some big shots that I was able to take advantage of . The first time he went down I thought it was a legitimate knockdown , but the ref was a good ref . I definitely caught him with a good combination and a nasty body shot for the second knockdown . Peale seda, I knew that took the rest of the fight out of him and all I had to do was finish the job. ” “I was thinking this was a very important fight for my career ,” Said Gonzalez. “I was so happy for this fight , it just didn’t go my way . I am going to fight again , kuigi. Every fight is a learning experience for me. ” The FS1 and FOX Deportes opening bout featured a hard-fought rematch between Jeison Rosario (18-1-1, 13 Kos) ja Marcos Hernandez (13-2-1, 3 Kos). In February of 2018, the two fought to a draw . In the rematch , Rosario was able to secure a technical knockout with referee Celestino Ruiz halting the action 2:45 into the ninth frame . Ajal seiskumist, Hernandez was up on judge Kyle Shiely’s scorecard (77-75) with Rosario ahead on judges John Mariano’s and Tim Taggart’s scorecards (78-74, 77-75). “He let his guard down and he kept making the same mistakes ,” said Rosario . “When I saw the opportunity , I dropped him . “The first time we fought I wasn’t ready ,” added Rosario . “I was weak . But I learned from the first fight what to do in the second one . That’s how I took him out. ” “It was a close fight that could have went either way ,” Said Hernandez. “He hit me with a good shot . I got up and felt O.K . I was just trying to dodge some shots and he hit me with a left . He was firing and I just should have thrown back . “I think the ref stopped the fight early , but that’s not my job ,” continued Hernandez . “I’d definitely welcome a third fight with Rosario , kuigi. I’ve never been afraid to fight anyone , so fighting him a third time wouldn’t be a problem at all. ” In the Premier Boxing Champions on FS2 prelims , Bryant Perrella (16-2, 13 Kos) won a unanimous decision (78-74, 79-73 X 2) üle Breidis Prescott (31-16, 22 Kos). “I’m very happy with my performance tonight ,” Said Perrella. “I felt great going the distance . My endurance was fantastic . I would have been much more aggressive and thrown harder shots , but I hurt my hand in the second round and it was hurting the rest of the fight . I just used my jab and ring generalship to control the fight and get the win. ” The FS2 co-feature saw Raha Powell IV (9-0, 5 Kos) stop Javier Frazier (8-9-1, 4 Kos) by third-round technical knockout (2:03). Powell landed 86 punches in the bout , 36 of which were to Frazier’s body . “This training camp we really worked on a lot of body shots ,” said Powell. “I feel like body shots are neglected nowadays and body shots pay the bills , break you down real quick. ” In the FS2 swing bout , Austin Dulay (13-1, 10 Kos) scored a very quick first-round knockdown of Yardley Cruz (24-13, 14 Kos) before cruising to a third-round stoppage (:27). “I just listened to my coaches and they told me to be a dog and come forward ,” said Dulay . “I thought I had him stopped with that first knockdown after the opening bell , but I didn’t want to rush into anything because he has a ton of experience . “I want a rematch with Chris Colbert right away on the April 13 card here at the Armory ,” added Dulay . “I got back in camp after that loss , figured out what was wrong , got a nutritionist and moved up to 135 naela. I feel better than ever , so I’m definitely ready for that rematch. ” In the opening televised bout on FS2 , Justin Pauldo (12-1, 6 Kos) scored a first-round knockdown and stoppage (1:17) vastu Federico Malespina (16-11-2, 2 Kos) who was unable to continue . “I landed a solid straight right hand ,” said Pauldo . “I saw him fall back into the ropes and I knew I had him hurt . Nii, I touched the body and got him out of there quickly. ” # # # Lisainformatsiooni: külastus www.premierboxingchampions.com , http ://www.foxsports.com/presspass/homepage ja www.foxdeportes.com , jälgida puperdamaPremierBoxing, @PBConFOX , FOXSports, FOXDeportes, WarriorsBoxingProm, TGBPromotions, and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions , www.facebook.com/foxsports & www.facebook.com/foxdeportes .
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