Alexander Povetkin vs. Mariusz Wach & Denis Lebedev vs. Lateef Kayode RBR

Round 1

Cuenca timidly darts in with right jabs on the body. Troyanovsky sinks low with his left arm gyrating by his side and lines up straight right hand leads to body and head. Cuenca using lots of movement and giving his challenger plenty of respect, able to connect when he brakes to fire a double jab or quick 1-2 but not throwing much.

10-9 Troyanovsky

 

Round 2

Cuenca is having trouble finding Troyanovsky at long range, his double jabs falling short, wary of stepping in too close and eating a right hand. Cuenca resorts to leaping straight at Troyanovsky with high flurries. Troyanovsky is timing some nice right hand counters, waiting, hanging back and dialing them in as Cuenca slows his circling or jumps in. Cuenca hurt a few times.

10-9 Troyanovsky

20-18 Troyanovsky

 

Well, I was very wrong about this one. I've considered Troyanovsky a hype job waiting to be exposed since he struggled with Lacerda, and have conversely been very high on Cuenca and considered him an under-the-radar gem hidden away in Argentina for a long time, very talented despite his lack of power and largely padded record.

I figured El Distinto would school The Virus and not drop a round.

IB DKSAB.

 

Round 3

Troyanovsky is putting a hard jab into Cuenca's face and backing him up, breaking his gloves apart en route. Cuenca begins a counterclockwise jog and tries slicing in wide body shots as he passes by. Troyanovsky keeps his punches straight, headhunting, knocking Cuenca off balance and jerking his neck. More flurries by Cuenca as he closes in and sprints tight laps around Troyanovsky. Right hooks and looping lefts by Cuenca, mostly caught on the arms in a messy tangle inside while Troyanovsky is gathering up a jab.

10-9 Troyanovsky

30-27 Troyanovsky