On the undercard, Tommy Oosthuizen retained his IBO super middleweight title with a narrow majority decision over Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna. The challenger broke his nose and pushed hard late, with Oosthuizen looking in bad shape in the championship rounds but holding on.
Oosthuizen doesn't just have a Dutch name, he's also as mediocre as Dutch boxers have been troughout history.
Round 1 Budler is jabbing on Verchelli and backs him into the ropes with 1-2s. Slapping hooks on the cheek by Budler as Verchelli flurries out of the southpaw stance while angling his body out to get away. Cuffing hook by Budler running in past his jab. Verchelli down, ruled a slip. Left jabs shot up into the face of Verchelli, with Budler crouching in and flurrying. 10-9 Budler
Round 2 Right hand, left hook by Budler coming forward. Verchelli bounces around and tries to time Budler's rushes with a chopping left and the right jab but they collide with Budler's flashing arms messily. Budler swings down a big left hook to chase Verchelli into a corner but doesn't follow. Verchelli ducks and fires a lead left to the belly of Budler, then stays low and circles away. Verchelli takes pot shots with his left, working from the body up to Budler's head from outside. Double looping right by Budler bursting out of a clinch, followed by a stiff left jab to back Verchelli up. 10-9 Budler 20-18 Budler
Round 3 Budler is walking forward, throwing lead hooks up over the top and forcing Verchelli to move in and lean against him. Body shots by Budler. Looping rights on the side of the head as Verchelli scurries backward. Budler is walking through Verchelli's counter right jabs and flurrying on him. 10-9 Budler 30-27 Budler
Round 4 Budler is walking forward and pulling up short to catch Verchelli's straight left on his crossed forearms as Verchelli looks to spring a trap on him. Budler repeatedly gains more ground as Verchelli retreats and sets up another left hand lead ambush to no avail. BIG HOOK, Verchelli down while loading up a left as he thought Budler was going to shell up. Verchelli beats the count and circles quickly around the ring, wide away from Budler. Verchelli is pinned on the ropes. Budler hammers at him with more hooks and Verchelli crumbles. Stanley Christodoulou waives the count. TKO4!!
Possibly... (Hopefully) I am having technical difficulties where that one is concerned. :blood The usual live & legal stream provided by Inter TV in the Ukraine is on the fritz, it seems.
