On The Watch “It’s All About Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs Phumelela Cafu”

WBC/WBO Junior Bantamweight Unification Showdown

Last night’s Matchroom/DAZN Main Event between WBC/Ring Magazine Junior Bantamweight Champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (22-0, 15 kos) and WBO World Junior Bantamweight Champion Phumelela Cafu (11-1-3, 8 Kos), was more of a showcase type bout where “Bam” got to put his exceptional skill set on display at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

Cafu, a formidable Champion in his own right, came in with a good “game plan” for the night and proceeded to be competitive but as the rounds progressed, he soon found out that the young warrior “Bam” is ahead of his time with his skill set. The pressure and the activity being applied by “Bam” were making it difficult for Cafu to keep up.

Rodriguez’s arsenal was on full display. The footwork, punch placement, accuracy and activity were too much for Cafu to content with round by round. As competitive as Cafu attempted to be he simply couldn’t keep up with the clip that “Bam’ was coming in with. Rodriguez was putting in a systematic beating in a clinical fashion that had the crowd in attendance going crazy.

Cafu was taking in some serious leather from head to body so by the tenth round the beating was so one-sided that Cafu’s corner waved the white flag prompting the referee to stop the bout.

 With this convincing win now under his belt, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is now a two-Division, Unified WBC/WBO/Ring Magazine Bantamweight Champion of the world, locked and loaded and ready to challenge WBA World Champion Fernando “Pumita” Martinez 18-0, 9 Kos), later this year.

Well done, Champ.

Blaze

On The Watch “It’s All About Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois II”

Unified Heavyweight Championship Showdown

Last night’s Heavyweight Championship Main Event was a clinical beatdown by Unified IBO/WBA/WBC/WBO/Ring Magazine Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 Kos) when he took down yet again, IBF World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Dubois (22-3, 21 Kos) at the packed house of 90,000 plus fans at Wembley Stadium in London.

Dubois had previously worked his way back to Usyk by beating highly rated Filip Hrgovic, Jarrell Miller and former Unified Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua to capture the IBF World Heavyweight Title that Usyk had vacated. Beaming with confidence after destroying three top Heavyweights in the game back-to-back, Dubois felt the time was right to right the wrong he succumbed to at the hands of Usyk his fist time out and redeem himself.   

That being said, as confident as Dubois felt going inside that squared circle last night, school was in full session from round one by the way Usyk controlled the ring. Dubois’ bullyish ways were ineffective as Usyk was boxing circles around him clearly frustrating him round by round enabling Dubois to properly detonate one of his signature bombs on him.

Dubois had improved in many ways but for some reason when facing Usyk, he looked lost and not properly prepared to handled what was transpiring inside that squared circle. 

 There are levels to this boxing sh*t and anyone facing Usyk inside that squared circle ends up finding out quickly how ahead of the game this man truly is. Usyk may not be known for packing a punch but he definitely knows how to close a show when the opportunity presents itself. The fifth round saw both combatants exchange heavily at one another but it was Usyk who connected first by chinning Dubois and dropping him for a quick standing 8 count only to see Dubois get back on his feet and wrongfully looking to go toe-to-toe with the cerebral assassin Usyk, who was locked and loaded and once again connected with a well-placed left hook right back on the chin of Dubois, dramatically dropping him for the count prompting the referee at hand to call the fight.

This was a beautiful display of greatness at its best. Usyk proved to the world and his peers why he is the true King of the Heavyweight Division, hands down! This win solidified Usyk as a two-time IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC/WBO/Ring Magazine Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world.

Well done, Champ!

Blaze

On The Watch “It’s All About Edgar Berlanga vs Hamzah Sheeraz”

Super Middleweight Showdown

Last night’s Ring III Main Event between Edgar Berlanga (23-2, 18 Kos) and British contender Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 Kos), surpassed all expectations and surprised quite a few people by the performance delivered at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York City.

After watching this bout unfold, it was clear from the jump that Edgar “The Chosen one” Berlanga had clearly underestimated his opponent and came in with the wrong “game plan” and did not adjust appropriately to content at any time throughout the duration of the bout.  

The brash talking self-proclaimed “King of New York” got found out last night when he attempted to go toe-to-toe with Sheeraz and felt the power coming his way was real and heavy. Berlanga, with his flawed “game plan”, found himself getting bullied inside that squared circle.

Sheeraz was putting gloves on Berlanga at will controlling every angle and abusing him from head to body with crazy combinations clearly stopping Berlanga from having any type of success. Sheeraz’s jab was key as he was able to control the distance and kept it busy enough to set up that three-piece combination with that hook that dropped Berlanga to a standing 8 count in the fourth round. As quickly as Berlanga rose to his feet is as quickly as he got clipped again with another left and dropped to a standing 8 count.

Berlanga managed to survive the fourth round but entering the fifth round it was clear that Berlanga was there for the taking. A keen looking Sheeraz obliged with open arms and detonated on Berlanga, viciously droppING him again prompting the referee to stop the bout and save Berlanga from sustaining any further unnecessary abuse.

This was a very impressive win for Sheeraz who proclaimed his entrance to the competitive 168-Pound Division.

Well done, Hamzah Sheeraz.

Blaze

On The Watch “It’s All About Shakur Stevenson vs William Zepeda”

WBC Lightweight Showdown

In the Co-Main Event on last night’s Ring III card, WBC Lightweight Champion Shakur Stevenson (24-0, 11 Kos) silenced all the naysayers and detractors with an impressive performance when he took on heavy-headed, undefeated William Zepeda (33-1, 27 Kos) and challenged him at his own game at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York City.

Everyone in the building expected Shakur, primarily known as a defensive fighter to play spoiler against an offensive machine-like Zepeda but what transpired was the complete opposite as Shakur came in this bout guns blazing. Shakur stood his ground and fought toe-to-toe with the pressure fighter and proved to be quite formidable banging back and forth with the known bully Zepeda.

Zepeda was his usual self and throwing punches in bunches but to his disbelief Shakur was right there pinpointing accurate shots right back at him at a higher-than-normal clip. It was a very competitive and entertaining bout despite what the critics in attendance were proclaiming.

Shakur was in a serious fight where the pressure was real and coming at him in an abundance of speed and pace. Shakur weathered the storm and asserted himself quite well under the nonstop pressure to the point where it was Zepeda who had to slow down his own punch output in the later rounds because Shakur showed levels above Zepeda in the later rounds of the bout.

Although Shakur is not known for having heavy hands, Zepeda had no choice but to respect what was coming at him. Shakur’s punches were precise, affective and consistent round after round.

After 12 rounds of engaging action, the Judges at hand scored it 119-109, 118-110 and 118-110 unanimously for Shakur Stevenson. Personally, I think this score card does not do William Zepeda any justice but I have no problem with Shakur walking away the winner and retaining his    WBC Lightweight Championship Title.

Well done, Champ, point taken!

Blaze

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  • 2-Mariah Carey-Type Dangerous
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  • 4-Rick Ross & Pharrell Williams-For The Money
  • 5-Clipse-So Be It
  • 6-Nutty P Beats f/Rees & DeyCallMeDog-On The Way
  • 7-2 Chainz f/Ne-Yo-Not the Same
  • 8-Bobby Brackins f/Ray J & Jeremih-My Birthday
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