He doesn’t thoughts it. David Morrell is aware of how good he’s. The rangy, 24-year-old Cuban southpaw can bide his time and await the Canelo Alvarezs, and David Benavidezs and Caleb Crops of the 168-pound division, whereas within the meantime chew on roughhewn fighters like Aidos Yerbossynuly.
It’s what Morrell did Saturday evening, stopping the beforehand undefeated Yerbossynuly at 2:34 of the twelfth spherical on Showtime’s Championship Boxing from The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In doing so, Morrell (8-0, 7 knockouts) retained his secondary WBA tremendous middleweight belt, whereas Yerbossynuly (16-1, 11 KOs) was taken to an area Minneapolis hospital for observations.
“I informed everybody on the press convention that the battle is mine,” Morrell mentioned. “(Yerbossynuly) is robust…however it’s me, man. A knockout is a knockout, so if it’s within the eighth or twelfth spherical, it’s no matter. It’s a knockout in any case.
“I noticed he was damage at that second after which the outcomes got here in, that knockdown got here. The outcomes will come. So long as I take heed to my nook, take heed to my father, take heed to my promoter, take heed to everyone, the course will take its place.
“I would like (David) Benavidez, however I don’t care. I’m prepared for everyone.”
Morrell, The Ring’s No. 6 super middleweight, had dominated Yerbossynuly by way of a lot of the battle with lead lefts, proper hooks to the physique and proper uppercuts. Yerbossynuly had by no means reached the twelfth spherical earlier than and the primary time he did, he wasn’t capable of stand by way of a lot of it.
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With 2:45 left within the battle, Morrell knocked him down with a straight left. With :49 left, Yerbossynuly might barely stand, hugging Morrell towards the ropes. When referee Tony Weeks informed Yerbossynuly to let go, he nonetheless held on, prompting to deduct some extent from Yerbossynuly.
Quickly after, a Morrell proper hook dropped Yerbossynuly and Weeks noticed sufficient. Morrell really helped Weeks carry Yerbossynuly again to his nook.
Brian Mendoza retires Jeison Rosario
Brian Mendoza shocked Jeison Rosario (Photograph by Esther Lin/Showtime).
Brian Mendoza pulled off the shock of the evening by stopping former unified junior middleweight titlist Jeison Rosario with a fifth-round knockout at 2:36.
Rosario (23-4-1, 17 KOs) introduced his retirement after the battle.
“I feel it’s time to say goodbye,” Rosario mentioned. “I’m not preventing anymore. I’m going to retire. I’ve completed so much, and it was good, however my profession stops right here.
“An important factor is that I’ve my well being. I really feel slightly unhealthy that I couldn’t give the Dominican folks the outcome they hoped for, however I really like you all and I thanks for all of the assist by way of the years. I’ve bought to present props to Brian Mendoza. He got here and did his job.”
Mendoza (21-2, 15 KOs) sees a much bigger image forward.
“They thought I used to be a fill in,” Mendoza mentioned. “I’ve been within the gymnasium for seven months straight since I fought on March 26. This was something however a last-minute name. This was really the place alternative meets preparation, and I couldn’t ask for something higher.
“What a tremendous opponent for me to point out off all of the work I’ve completed, I couldn’t be extra grateful. You watch tape on the man, and also you see what they’re open to…I noticed a gap and I went for it. I used to be simply past prepared for something.
“These are the changes you’re employed on in camp. He stored slipping the straight line I used to be throwing. He was ducking and I used to be like, let’s see if this works. I sat on the punch and let it go, these had been the instincts I labored.”
Fiodor Czerkaszyn retains successful
Ukrainian middleweight Fiodor Czerkaszyn (21-0, 13 KOs) pounded Nathaniel Gallimore (22-6-1, 17 KOS) for a unanimous 10-round choice by scores of 100-90, 99-91 and 97-93.
“I felt on this battle I managed him,” Czerkaszyn mentioned about Gallimore. “He’s very quick and he needed to catch me with a tough punch, however I needed to really feel the space. I do know preventing within the U.S. is an enormous alternative.
“It’s my model. I wish to punch like that, quick and typically throw a robust punch. I felt that he’s a tricky fighter. He controls his punches. Good expertise, he’s very slick and harmful. He can punch.”
Czerkaszyn had his manner early on. Essentially the most important punch got here on a Czerkaszyn proper hand with 1:12 left within the fifth. Gallimore was rattled by the shot, and Czerkaszyn, figuring out of the southpaw stance, stored charging. Gallimore survived the spherical, however by way of the midway level of the battle, it was obvious Czerkaszyn was outworking Gallimore.
“I began slightly sluggish in there tonight,” Gallimore admitted. “I couldn’t get my mixtures going. He outworked me and so they gave him the battle. That’s simply how it’s. It wasn’t my evening. He by no means had me damage within the battle. He did hit me with some good photographs, however I wasn’t damage or fearful at any level that I couldn’t proceed.”
Gallimore had no complaints.
“I believed the scores had been fairly truthful for essentially the most half,” he mentioned. “I couldn’t get off. (Czerkaszyn) was holding so much and the ref didn’t do something about it. I’m not saying it was the ref’s fault I misplaced, however he was holding me and protecting me from getting off. It was irritating.
“I’ve bought to consider what’s subsequent (for my profession). I’m nonetheless within the warmth of the second, however I’ll make the suitable choice about my future in a couple of days after I’ve had a while to consider it.”
Earlier on the undercard, mild heavyweight Andre Dirrell (29-3, 19 KOs) stopped Yunieski Gonzalez (21-5, 17 KOs) at 1:30 of the tenth spherical.
Julian Williams beats Rolando Mansilla (Photograph by Esther Lin/Showtime)
Former IBF/IBO/WBA junior middleweight titlist Julian “J-Rock” Williams (28-3-1, 16 KOs) fought for the primary time in over a 12 months, handily beating Rolando Mansilla (18-12-1, 8 KOs) by unanimous eight-year choice.
The rematch between junior welterweights Kent Cruz (16-0-3, 10 KOs) and Enriko Gogokhia (13-0-2, 8 KOs) finish in an eight-round draw, which is how their first battle ended.
Junior light-weight Jose Perez (11-1-2, 5 KOs) stopped Angel Luna (15-12-1, 2 KOs) in two rounds. In one other junior light-weight bout, Demler Zamora (10-0, 8 KOs) gained a six-round choice over Clay Burns (10-14-2, 4 KOs). Welterweight Ablaikhan Zhussupov (3-0, 2 KOs) stopped Demarcus Layton (8-3-1, 5 KOs) at 2:44 of the second spherical. Junior middleweights Yoenis Tellez (2-0, 2 KOs) and Dario Guerrero-Meneses (1-2-1, 0 KOs) resulted in a no-contest after Guerrero-Meneses endured a reduce on his brow within the third spherical. Junior middleweight Maximus Garland (3-0, 3 KOs) began the night by stopping Alex Cortez making his professional in a single spherical.
Joseph Santoliquito is an award-winning sportswriter who has been working for Ring Journal/RingTV.com since October 1997 and is the president of the Boxing Writers Affiliation of America.
