On The Watch “It’s All About Amanda Serrano vs Daniela Bermudez”

WBC/WBO Featherweight Title Defence

Last night’s Ring City USA Main Event at Plaza del Quinto Centenario, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, between WBC/WBO Featherweight Champion Amanda Serrano (40-1-1, 30 Kos) and Daniela Bermudez (29-4-3, 10 Kos) was a showcase type of event for the one they call “The Real Deal” Serrano. Real Talk!

There are levels to this Boxing sh*t and Amanda displayed just that when she dismantled from top to bottom her highly decorated three-division champ Daniela in such a convincing matter. Daniela stood her ground and exchanged leather from the jump but her unconventional stance and lack of adaptation cost her dearly when confronted with someone as seasoned as Amanda.

Amanda was visibly quicker and accurate with her punch selections and definitely had more sting at the end of it as well. Amanda’s inside game was very impressive as well, considering Daniela’s “game plan” was to keep Amanda close but clearly didn’t anticipate Amanda taking advantage of her inside game as easily as she did.

That being said, Daniela was outmatched and outgunned at every corner. Daniela was visibly defeated and ready to concede. The “End Game” was near and came in the 9th round when Amanda landed a two-punch unbearable body combination that led to a delayed reaction from Daniela who then took a knee and got counted out.

It was a beautiful display by Amanda. With this win she retained her WBC/WBO Featherweight Titles and picked up the vacant IBO Featherweight Belt. Job well done!

Congratulations Amanda on another Pound-for-Pound exceptional performance. the road to Undisputed is on your horizon.

Blaze

On The Watch “It’s All About Lawrence Okolie vs Krzysztof Glowacki”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacant WBO Cruiserweight Title

Matchroom added another Champion to their ever growing stable last night with Lawrence Okolie’s (16-0, 13 Kos) devastating win over Krzysztof Glowacki (31-3, 19 Kos) at the SSE Arena, Wembley.

Glowacki was by far the best opponent to date and Okolie asserted himself quite well inside that squared circle with pure dominance right from the jump.

Okolie showed much improvement under the tutelage of head trainer Shane McGuigan. Okolie looked more polished and a better all-rounded fighter with added patience that benefitted his already God given power.

Although Glowacki had the experience factor in his favor, it was Okolie’s ring generalship that controlled the rounds. Okolie’s power punches and calculated movements prevented Glowacki from settling into any type of effective offence. And when Glowacki did connect with anything substantial it had absolutely no effect on Okolie.

Okolie’s head and body attack were quite visibly affecting Glowacki who was surprisingly struggling at landing anything significate. Round by round Okolie was picking up the pace and laying some serious leather on top of Glowacki visibly tiring body.

That said, the “End Game” came in quickly in the sixth round when Okolie landed a destructive, well- placed right hand that took Glowacki out for the count and prompted the referee to stop the bout as he attempted to beat the count.

With only 16 fights under his belt, Okolie has officially arrived to the “Winner’s circle”. He may not be quite the finished product just yet but he does stand here tonight has the New WBO Cruiserweight Champion of the World.

Congratulations Lawrence, job well done.

Blaze

DJ Blaze’s Top 15 March 21, 2021

1-Nipsey Hussle & Jay-Z-What It Feels Like
2-Drake f/Rick Ross-Lemon Pepper
3-Fat Joe f/DJ Khaled and Amorphous-Sunshine (The Light)
4-G-Eazy f/Chris Brown-Provide
5-Chris Brown f/Young Thug, Future, Lil Durk & Mulatto-Go Crazy (rmx)
6-Tory Lanez f/Chris Brown-Feels
7-Jack Harlow f/Chris Brown-Already Best Friends
8-CJ f/French Montana & Rowdy Rebel-Whoopty NYC (rmx)
9-Busta Rhymes f/Mariah Carey-Where I Belong
10-Sevyn Streeter f/Chris Brown & Asap Ferg-Guilty
11-Busta Rhymes f/M.O.P. & CJ-Czar (rmx)
12-Eric Bellinger-Only You
13-Vedo f/Ty Dolla $ign-You Got It (rmx)
14-O.T. Genasis f/Chris Brown & Charlie Wilson-Back To You
15-50 Cent f/NLE Choppa & Riley Lanez-Part of The Game

On The Watch “It’s All About Artur Beterbiev vs Adam Deines”

IBF/WBC Light Heavyweight Title Defence

Tonight’s Top Rank Main Event was business as usual for the Defending IBF/WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Artur Beterbiev (16-0, 16 Kos) against Adam Deines (19-2-1, 10 Kos) at the Megasport Sports Palacein Moscow, Russia.

Beterbiev, who hadn’t graced the squared circle in over 17 months, did look a little rusty but definitely showed his power was still intact when he dropped Deines early in the first round for a quick 8 count.

Beterbiev looked like he wanted to get some rounds in the way he was going in round after round. I don’t blame him for that because he was coming off a serious layoff, a rib injury, and a case COVID. All of these factors would affect your performance.

That being said, Beterbiev handled himself in a professional manner and showed up in tip top shape as usual and asserted himself quite well under the circumstances. Beterbiev applied steady pressure round by round – cutting off the ring effectively but never getting out of first gear.

That said, as the rounds were piling up, Deines did do well at spots and tried to deter the heavy onslaught of  punches that was coming his way with some heavy hands from Beterbiev. It was clear from round one that Deines simply wasn’t strong enough to deal with Beterbiev’s power. Hands down!

The “End Game” was near and in the 10th round Beterbiev did just that when he dropped Deines with a heavy astonishing right hand perfectly placed that rocked his head down for the count that prompted Deines’ corner to stop the fight. Just like that, Beterbiev’s perfect knockout streak continues to 16-0, 16 Kos.

This win may not have been Beterbiev’s best work to date but he did retain his IBF/WBC Light Heavyweight Titles.

Congratulations Artur! Hopefully a unification bout is on the horizon.

Blaze

On The Watch “It’s All About Juan Francisco Estrada vs Roman Gonzalez 2”

WBA/WBC Super Flyweight Unification

Last night’s highly anticipated rematch between Juan Francisco Estrada (42-3, 28 Kos) and Roman Gonzalez (50-3, 41 Kos) at the American Airlines Arena was well worth the “Hype”. Real Talk!

This DAZN/Matchroom Main Event was blazing from start to finish. These two warriors picked up right where they left off back in November 2012. Both threw non-stop leather with controlled aggression coming from both sides.

Neither warrior backed down, however, as the rounds wore on Roman, seemed to be landing the more telling punches. It was a tight bout to call with enough action that had the fans in attendance standing and screaming on their feet. The combination punches were coming in abundance from Roman while Juan attempted to control the distance and returning heat with similar aggression.

There was so much leather being thrown inside that squared circle from both combatants that they had a combined record of 2,529 total punches thrown in a Super Flyweight Division bout to date. The bar was seriously raised in this Super Flyweight bout last night.

That being said, two Judges on the night scored it 117-111, 115-113 for Juan Francisco while one Judge had it 115-113 for Roman. I’m perplexed by the 117-111 score of that particular Judge cause truth be told, neither one of the combatants deserved a ridiculous score like this. Real talk!!

Score card aside, this bout could have gone either way. Juan won his revenge match and in doing so retained his WBC Belt collected Roman’s WBA Super Belt and picked up the prestigious Ring Magazine Belt for good measure. Not bad for a revenge match.

Congratulations Juan on your great win, you worked extremely hard for this one. Enjoy the fruits of your labour, you deserve it.

Blaze