Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Boxing Challenge: Late Edition

   Due to my time constraints (which I'll write about in the future), the boxing challenge will be more concise than normal.

Janibek Alimkhauly retained his IBF and WBO middleweight titles with a fifth round KO of Anauel Ngamissengue.

Alimkanuly landed a massive left hand that sent his challenger flying across the ring on his back. Ngamissengue barely beat the count, but his corner justifiably surrendered for their man.

Filip Hrgovic slugged out a unanimous decision in his Manchester, England heavyweight battle with Joe Joyce.

Both fighters landed and took heavy missiles that saw both fighters cut and bleeding throughout the match.

Hrgrovic won by scores of 98-92, 97-93, and 96-95; my score was for Hrgrovic at 97-93.

Tim Tszyu stopped Joey Spencer in the fourth round of Tszyu's comeback match in Australia.

Spencer tried hard but was overmatched by Tszyu, with Tszyu dishing out punishment along the ropes. Spencer's corner ended the bout.

In Las Vegas, Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez passed his first test with a unanimous decision over Guido Vianello in their heavyweight ten-rounder.

Torrez started fast and was aided by what I thought was a premature decision by the referee to deduct a point from Vianello in the second round for multiple holding violations.

As the fight moved into the second half, Vianello began to land his share against a tiring Torrez, but Torrez had built a lead too large to overcome.

Official cards for Torrez: 97-92 and 98-91 times two. My score was 97-92 for Torrez.

Lindolfo Delgado won a narrow majority decision in a crossroads junior welterweight battle.

Delgado built a lead, but Rodriguez began to hurt Delgado in the second half, and entering the final round, it was anyone's fight.

Rodriguez inexplicably gave away the final round, which was enough to give Delgado the win with two scores of 96-94 and another of 95-95,  the same as mine.

Boxing Challenge

TRS: 50 Pts (6)
Ramon Malpica; 43 Pts (6)
Vince Samano: 20 Pts (0)

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