In the main event,Deontay Wilder retained his WBC title with a devastating one punch knockout of Arturs Szpilka in the ninth round.
The punch retained the championship and ended a reasonably entertaining bout.Szpilka spent the evening at a local hospital after he left the ring.
I had the fight even at 76-76 entering round nine.
Just as entertaining was the appearance of the "real" heavyweight champion Tyson Fury,holder of the WBA and WBO belts,who sang,screamed and acted generally insane as he went nose to nose with Wilder.
I think an eventual Wilder-Fury would be hugely entertaining in the pre-fight buildup and could even be explosive as I have a feeling that neither has much of a chin,but each has other business to take care of-Fury defending his two titles in a Wladimir Klitschko rematch,while Wilder will face his sternest test in WBC mandatory contender Alexander Povetkin.
I actually favor Povetkin over Wilder in their bout...
In the evening's other bout Charles Martin grabbed (term used loosely) the vacant IBF belt with a third round stoppage over Vlacheslav Glazkov,when Glazkov torn his ACL when the fighters feet tangle.
Glazkov arose and then fell to the floor in the next exchange despite Martin not landing a punch and was unable to continue.
Martin came in untested and leaves in the same manner despite now being a "world champion"
I did have Martin winning the first two rounds in uneventful fashion,but I see the PBC moving slowly with Martin as they (much as everyone else) have no idea just what they have....
In the new boxing challenge,I earned four points to R.L.Malpica's two.
We each earned two points for the Deontay Wilder knockout win,with an extra point for the correct round called for me.
I earned one point for the Charles Martin win with R.L picking Glazkov.....
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