Holiday Fight Night II: Erdenebat Knocks Out Vasquez In Eight Round War. Feliz Knocks Out Carolina; Francis Stops Martinez.
By: Sean Crose
Heavyweights Fernley Feliz and Raphael Carolina squared off in a scheduled six rounder Saturday that was a part of Boxing Insider’s Holiday Fight Night II card in midtown Manhattan. Both males fought with a level of warning within the first. Things remained relatively quiet within the second, but Feliz appeared to dominate the third. An enormous proper dropped Carolina within the fourth. Carolina acquired to his ft, however he was clearly shedding a lopsided battle. Felix continued to grind away at his man within the fifth. A brief overhand proper ended issues within the sixth, as Carolina went down and the referee correctly stopped the battle.
Caesar Francis took middle stage subsequent because the junior middleweight battled Windry Martinez in a scheduled six rounder. Francis’ top and jab informed the story within the first. He then battered and stopped his man within the second. “I didn’t want a soft opponent,” Francis stated after the bout. “I brought the people out,” he added, referring to his followers in attendance.
As spectacular as Feliz and Francis have been, nevertheless, it was Tsendbaatar Erdenebat and Yohan Vasquez and their 8 spherical warfare within the junior light-weight division which stole the present Saturday night time on the Sony Theater. This battle was good. Fight of the 12 months contender good. The 7-0 Erdenebat and the 25-4 Vasquez gave all of it they’d in a battle that noticed it’s share of twists and turns. No main titles might have been at stake, however this was excessive calibre motion for the followers.
Vasquez began sturdy, dominating the primary few rounds and touchdown on his man with energy and precision. Erdenebat, nevertheless, was capable of flip the tide via his disciplined use of his jab. Soon it was the Mongolian southpaw who was touchdown on his man with energy and precision. Matters finally labored their manner into changing into a battle of attrition. And in the long run, it was Erdenebat who vanquished his foe with crushing physique work. Vasquez went down beneath the assault, and the referee stepped in and stopped the battle.
