By: Sean Crose
Well-liked welterweight Alexis Rocha threw down with Raul Curiel in a scheduled 12 rounder Saturday evening in a foremost occasion broadcast reside by DAZN. A ranked contender preventing beneath the Golden Boy promotional banner, the 25-2 Rocha had so much on the road as he answered the bell to face his 15-0 opponent. Having bested all however two of his earlier opponents, nonetheless, the undefeated Curiel had so much on the road himself.
The primary was quite uneventful, apart from a slip that briefly despatched Curiel to the mat. The second noticed Rocha make use of his southpaw jab whereas presenting himself as a transferring goal. For his personal half, Curiel was capable of land effectively every now and then. Would these few heavy photographs find yourself paying off because the struggle wore on? Roach determined to work the physique of Curiel when the chance arose within the third. With that being mentioned, each males have been capable of land clear throughout the chapter.
It was clear within the fourth that Curiel was having issue timing his man. By remaining lively together with his jab and footwork, Rocha appeared to have the ability to frustrate his undefeated opponent. By spherical’s finish, it regarded as if Rocha is perhaps starting to dominate the struggle over a barely outclassed opponent. Nonetheless, Curiel remained within the struggle throughout the fifth. We’re he to develop into extra lively, it is perhaps Curiel who dictated the motion.
It was clear within the sixth that the struggle had entered a sample: Rocha can be lively whereas Curiel would throw a number of punches hoping to do some injury. The issue with Curiel was merely that his technique wasn’t working. Then, as if on cue, Curiel turned extra lively within the seventh. Might he sustain that tempo? The struggle started to morph right into a slugfest within the eighth. Each males traded effectively and powerfully within the ninth. With that being mentioned, Rocha would have been higher served transferring about and being onerous to hit once more.
The 2 fighters banged away within the tenth. In reality, the motion was explosive. Much more telling, the struggle was now too near name. The gloved fists continued to fly within the eleventh. It was a marvel that neither man had been significantly harm of even knocked down. The twelfth spherical remained excessive power and violent. There was little doubt that this was a struggle of the yr contender. The judges dominated the struggle a majority draw.
And who might blame them?
