“Boxing Insider’s” Fight Night: Pryce Taylor Dominates Antonio Torres; Emmet Brennan Grinds Past Devaun Lee

By: Sean Crose

The 2-0 heavyweight Pryce Taylor entered the ring at Midtown Manhattan’s Sony Theater Thursday night time to face the 4-1 Antonio Torres in a scheduled 4 rounder. Brooklyn’s Taylor basically managed the tempo and landed nicely, all through the struggle, although Torres was keen to combine it up when he may. Suffice to say, Taylor, who had draped himself within the Irish flag after the ultimate bell, received a unanimous resolution courtesy of the judges. “He was better than I thought, so I give him props for that,” Pryce stated of Torres. The New Yorker then acknowledged he needed to work on enhancing his conditioning. To make sure, Pryce may tighten up his midsection. With that being stated, there’s little question the person is a tricky, sharp taking pictures heavyweight price keeping track of.

Next up, Emmett Brennan, 2-0 squared off towards the 11-10-1 Devaun Lee. The match was scheduled for eight within the gentle heavyweight division. Each man began off patiently early within the first. Ireland’s Brennan, who was making his American debut, took to combating behind the jab, whereas Lee was in a position to make use of strong footwork and efficient timing. Brennan put some strong one-twos collectively within the second. Lee was there to struggle, although, holding his personal and firing uppercuts. Each fighter unloaded at spherical’s finish.

Brennan and Lee fought in shut within the third. It was a gritty and grinding affair. Indeed, the spherical noticed backwards and forwards motion. Lee resumed firing uppercuts in shut within the fourth, whereas Brennan proceed firing off one-two mixtures. Brennan was in a position to land nicely within the fifth, although it remained an thrilling and shut battle. The struggle remained a excessive octane affair within the sixth, although Brennan was in a position to land the cleaner, stronger punches. Both fighters seemed surprisingly sharp within the seventh. Brennan, nonetheless, was the extra lively of the 2.

The eighth and last spherical noticed Brennan using successful and run technique. After the ultimate bell, Brennan was rewarded a majority resolution win by the judges.