WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. (27-0, 21 KOs) stole the highlight from the principle occasion struggle by destroying his opponent Derrieck Cuevas (27-2-1, 19 KOs) in three rounds on the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.
Within the opening spherical, Cuevas and Norman Jr. each landed some enormous photographs. Brian Jr. centered on throwing stabbing jabs to the physique and proper palms. Within the second spherical, Norman had Cuevas wanting damage when he linked with a left hook. Cuevas stayed calm and regarded like he was having fun with the struggle
Norman’s Energy
Norman clipped Cuevas with a left within the third spherical. The shot was the sort that’s practically unattainable to get well from.
A couple of seconds later, Brian landed one other left that put Cuevas down. He obtained again up however made it clear to the referee that he didn’t want to proceed. The competition was then halted. The time of the stoppage was at 2:59 of the third.
It regarded like Cuevas may have continued combating, however he could have realized that he wasn’t going to make it out of the spherical. Norman Jr. was throwing too exhausting, and he couldn’t block his left hook.
The High Rank-promoted Norman Jr’s struggle was the true important occasion on tonight’s card. He confirmed why he’s thought of to be a severe risk to IBF welterweight champion Jaron Ennis with the best way he took aside Cuevas.
“I really feel fantastic. I had somewhat ring rust to begin off, however you noticed that I shook that off actual fast,” stated Norman Jr. after the struggle. “I used to be simply getting again into it. I used to be out for 10 months. So, it was nearly getting again into the sector and being in entrance of all people. As you noticed, it wasn’t a wrestle in any respect. Nice opponent. Solely has one defeat. And also you noticed what I did to him.”
“I would like considered one of these belts. I see them out right here making an attempt to make unification fights. The place’s my little piece at?”
Norman Jr. stated he needs to struggle the winner of the unification struggle between IBF welterweight champion Jaron Ennis and WBA champ Eimantas Stanionis. These two are combating on April twelfth.
