Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey & undercard RBR

Round 8

Munroe keeps the faucet on, with right jabs just flowing down the drain. He isn't connecting with a one but is keeping Isaeu at range with the jab and some increased attention to footwork. Isaeu still finds ways to crowd in but isn't landing very effectively to the body anymore. Munroe carries him to the ropes and blasts him with a left. Isaeu starts lining up his own right hand lead from the outside, and brushes Munroe's hairline with it. Round is up for grabs in the last 45 seconds. Munroe chest-bumps Isaeu into the ropes and leans on him there. Neither working well. Isaeu flurries his way off and spins him. Munroe circles left slowly, popping a few jabs.

Pretty bad round for both. I'm tempted to go evens.

 

They're both moderately interesting (the Showtime co-features).

Berto-Ortiz isn't even that, IMO. It's really just more that I don't give a **** about either one of them, or the outcome of their meeting. :yep

Honorio probably has a better chance at the upset than Salido, but the possibility exists for both. Plus, watching JuanMa is always more entertaining than watching either of the welterweight participants on HBO.

 

Round 9

Munroe is doing well keeping it rangy now, outboxing Isaeu with his right jab and his quick lateral steps. Isaeu is trying to softly flurry his way in but can't close the gap. Munroe dips into his reserves of energy this round, and is able to stay quickly floating around the ring popping his right jab and landing a couple of long lefts to the body.

10-9 Munroe

87-85 Munroe (5-3-1)

 

None. It's on in about twenty minutes, once this one's over. :good

 

Round 10

Munroe keeps sticking with what works for him, using the full ring and frequently changing directions and throwing lots of right jabs. Isaeu tries to bob and weave his way in at odd angles but Munroe is casing him well. Munroe is throwing just enough to keep Isaeu off. The Minsk man has barely landed a thing this round, just hasn't gotten close enough.

10-9 Munroe

97-94 Rendall Munroe

 

Round 11

Munroe skipping comfortably around to his right, now left. Jabs trickling out into Isaeu's face. Finally Isaeu charges in through the jab and tries to slap away at Munroe. Again the boxing binman starts to keep just enough distance, popping his jab and boxing very safely behind it. Isaeu is showing a bit more urgency coming forward now, but it's hard to imagine he's looking for a KO shot. Munroe is pinned into a corner, but shimmies off and hoists Isaeu nearly off his toes to turn him around as they're tied up. Isaeu chases and flails away, backing Munroe into a corner but landing nothing. Munroe just takes it all on the arms until they break up and then starts working his jab.

10-9 Munroe

107-103

 

:rofl So, checkmate.