Junior middleweight Antraveous Ingram delivered a dramatic end to his bout with veteran Cruse Stewart on Friday, stopping him by way of technical knockout within the fifth spherical on the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida.
The bout, which closed out the preliminaries portion of the “Most Precious Prospects 8” present, got here at 1:31 of the fifth.
Ingram (8-0, 3 KOs), representing close by Kissimmee, Florida, began with fireworks, aggressively participating Stewart (8-4, 6 KOs), who sought to land highly effective physique pictures and change punches. Ingram made an influence with a collection of notable punches towards the tip of the primary spherical, in all probability profitable that spherical.
Regardless of his 6-foot-1 body, Ingram struggled with distance administration early and infrequently fought on the within, permitting Stewart within the second spherical to catch him with a clubbing overhand left. Stewart’s willingness to commerce punches created challenges for Ingram, who relied on his bodily benefits.
Ingram appeared to harm Stewart with a physique shot within the second spherical however was countered by a proper hand whereas searching for extra offense. Stewart’s toughness and body-targeting techniques exploited Ingram’s extreme motion, resulting in fatigue. Nevertheless, Ingram rallied, rocking Stewart with a collection of pictures and coming near ending it with a brief proper uppercut, just for Stewart to reply with a proper hand and left hook.
The fourth spherical marked a turning level as Stewart landed a proper hand that rocked Ingram. Following a clinch, Ingram landed a right-hand physique shot that pushed Stewart to the ropes, then inflicting him to take a knee after a glancing proper hand and left hook.
Though Stewart had earlier rallied along with his offense after being rocked, he couldn’t recuperate at this level, signaling the start of the tip.
Within the fifth, Ingram took full management, urgent Stewart and forcing him to take one other knee from a physique shot, at which level the bout was stopped.
Regardless of a 10-year age hole between Ingram (25) and Stewart (35), the bout showcased sharp competitiveness and revealed each fighters’ strengths and wanted areas of enchancment.
Earlier on the cardboard, girls’s bantamweight Bree Howling (8-0, 2 KOs) secured an eight-round unanimous determination victory over Beata Dudek (4-4, 4 KOs), with all three judges scoring the bout 80-72.
Howling demonstrated her prowess early on, utilizing a pointy jab to manage the battle from the beginning, usually doubling it up. Regardless of the disparity within the fighters’ data, the bout supplied Howling with helpful expertise. Dudek, displaying veteran expertise in Rounds 2 and three, landed efficient pictures that moderated Howling’s aggressive techniques. Whereas Dudek’s report could not impress, her expertise in opposition to robust opponents was evident.
Howling’s jab remained efficient in Spherical 4, inflicting noticeable swelling and affecting Dudek’s method, as she shifted to a defensive posture moderately than pursuing victory.
Regardless of dominating each spherical, Howling confronted sufficient resistance from Dudek to forestall a stoppage. Howling’s composure and various expertise underscored her potential as a title contender. Within the sixth spherical, Howling elevated her strain, breaking down Dudek with a diversified punch assault. The seventh featured stable offense from Howling, although Dudek landed a proper hand to maintain Howling cautious. Regardless of searching for a stoppage, Howling discovered Dudek to be resilient till the ultimate bell.
Moreover, girls’s junior bantamweight Nat “No Love” Dove (3-0) earned a four-round unanimous determination over Wendy Villegas (2-4, 2 KOs), with all three judges scoring the bout 40-36.
Dove was composed within the first spherical, simply profitable it. Within the second, she landed an overhand proper – a way highlighted by her coach, DJ Walton, who can also be the coach and father of Javon Walton. In Spherical 3, Dove demonstrated her versatility by mixing energy punches with tactical boxing, protecting Villegas off stability. By the fourth, Dove was cruising to victory, nonetheless having but to lose a spherical as an expert. Regardless of her practically flawless efficiency, Dove remains to be searching for her first knockout as a professional.
Within the opener, light-weight Harley Mederos (7-0, 6 KOs) delivered a dominant efficiency, stopping Nikolai Buzolin (9-10, 5 KOs) with a TKO within the third spherical at 1:24.
Mederos targeted on highly effective punches, largely neglecting approach and the jab. He dropped Buzolin with a proper hand on the finish of the primary spherical and adopted up with a physique shot that floored Buzolin once more within the second.
Within the third, a low blow from Mederos quickly halted the motion, however Buzolin couldn’t regain his footing. A left hook from Mederos knocked Buzolin down once more, and Mederos swarmed him, pushing him to the canvas, which may have been dominated a knockdown. The bout was stopped instantly after.
Buzolin had beforehand been stopped within the second spherical by prospect Curmel Moton in July.
Lucas Ketelle is a proud member of the Boxing Writers Affiliation of America and creator of “Inside The Ropes of Boxing” (accessible on Amazon). Contact him on X @LukieBoxing.
