Boxeo Telemundo: Orlando Cruz vs. Romulo Koasicha & Sam Valentin vs. Cosme Rivera RBR

4-0 Cruz but very tight sustained two-way action. Koasicha applying good pressure and getting stung by hard counters from Cruz after the southpaw plants his back foot to set himself.

 

Lil Butt just flew back in town after being in Disney World all week so I was chatting with him during the first third of the fight (but still keeping an eye).

Way past his bedtime. :shock:

 

Round 5

Koasicha is throwing a real jab, feinting a second, and then pulling a right cross halfway toward bulls-eye, making Cruz steadily retreat in straight lines. Koasicha looking to set up a big left hook but not getting a clean opening as Cruz spaces himself out and pivots to avoid the corners, working left hand leads alternated with quick up-jabs from the chest, and tossing a fast right hook when he turns Koasicha.

10-9 Cruz

50-45 Cruz

 

Round 6

Koasicha is drilled with a counter left cross and put down on a knee. Cruz opens up on him and slashes at the belly with right hooks, throwing straight combinations into the Mexican's face. Koasicha is backed into the ropes as Cruz switches to orthodox and continues to plague him with headhunting straights and hooks. Another knockdown. Koasicha lands on all fours and stumbles while pushing himself up, like a dog receiving a static electricity shock from the carpet. Koasicha is badly hurt, and bleeding. Cruz is patiently working his way in, throwing big low dippers on the flanks and loading up on single blasts on the face.

10-7 Cruz

60-52 Cruz

 

Nah, they got to Logan about 10:30, and home an hour later.

 

Terrific performance by El Fenomeno.