By: Sean Crose
The 15-0 Avious Griffin took on the 12-2-1 Adrian Gutierrez in a scheduled welterweight 8 rounder Saturday evening in Atlantic Metropolis. The primary two rounds have been thrilling as each males had their moments. A single, highly effective straight proper ended up placing Gutierrez down and out within the third. “I give me like a B- as a result of he touched me. He wasn’t supposed to the touch me,” Griffin stated afterward. And his victorious technique? “Take my time, work behind the jab,” he stated. “I used to be simply being affected person.”
Subsequent up the 17-0 Dominique Crowder took on the 24-2 Duke Micah in a scheduled 8 rounder within the bantamweight division. The far taller Crowder employed his peak benefit within the first. A straight proper that landed on Micah’s glove, which subsequently and surprisingly despatched Micah down and out. It was a really odd ending to a really temporary struggle. “I threw it laborious however I don’t know what he felt,” a puzzled Crowder stated afterward. “I used to be simply warming up…it’s what it’s.”
What it was was time for the primary occasion of the cardboard. The ten-0 middleweight Justin Figueroa took on the 9-3-1 Omar Rosales in a scheduled 6 spherical battle. Figueroa began sturdy, tossing off correct pictures his opponent couldn’t reply. By the third, Figueroa had primarily turned the struggle into goal apply. It was to Rosales’ credit score that he stayed on his toes. A formidable left-right mixture ended up placing Rosales down within the fourth, nevertheless. The referee then properly stopped the festivities.
“I used to be so calm this struggle as a result of I had over 100 rounds in sparring,” Figueroa stated afterward. “I bought an insane fucking work ethic and that’s how I bought right here.”
