ShoBox: Lateef Kayode vs. Felix Cora Jr. & Vincent Arroyo vs. Hector Sanchez RBR

Round 5

Kayode uses a lot of mellow oceanic side-to-side motion while keeping his forearms clamped straight and vertical in front of him. Cora is pressing forward behind his soft right jab and getting up close frequently to set up lefts to the body. Kayode is throwing a few back-off rights but not many - and when he does Cora is able to leap back out of the way. Right hooks to the hip by Cora. Straight right hand by Kayode lands just on the belt line as he grunts with the exertion of bending his lead knee and lunging down and in to throw it. Cora is blocking the exploding 1-2 of Kayode, who is swinging his left arm held perpendicular to his body and waiting several beats between attacks as Cora comes in.

48-47 Kayode ​

 

Round 6

Kayode seems confused. He waves his left jab out in the air, hovering. Then he pulls it in and tucks the elbow into his side, swinging it like a cradle. Then he turns to his right sixty degrees from Cora and crab-walks away while flinging out soft backhand jabs. Cora is just darting in and out with right jabs and not getting punished as Kayode seems reluctant to counter. Cora lands a few left uppercuts to the body and a straight left to the chin. Kayode throws a long flurry of straight but easily scouted shots. Cora is circling in close and getting bold, throwing left uppercuts and loops behind the jab and just getting grazed by rights as Kayode spins to keep up.

57-57

 

:nod

Wasn't he supposed to be a KO artist? :blood

 

Round 7

Kayode is throwing some sloppy uppercuts with both hands and carrying himself nearly off balance. Cora just blocks and waits to counter flurry. Cora stays close and pops the jab while Kayode plants his feet and works his power punches hyperactively, landing to the body well. Nice combo by Kayode, smacking Cora with a left hook that doubles him over and then landing a right uppercut as he's folded up. Cora is backed up to the ropes under fire and lands a straight left counter to scoot free off to his left. Now Cora puts in a light shower of rights and lefts, feeling out the holes in Kayode's guard. BIG left hook by Kayode rocks Cora again. Straight right lands hard for Kayode. Cora is still coming straight in behind his jab and walking into Kayode's power.

10-9 Kayode

67-66 Kayode