BT Sport: Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna vs. William Hutchinson & Ellis Zorro vs. Hosea Noah Burton RBR

Scored by referee Sean McAvoy, 79-72 for Itauma.

 

Will need to see how the boy handles shots from some of the heavier-handed cab drivers they put in front of him early on to see if there are warning signs of the chin issues running in the family.

 

Ryan Garner vs. Eduardo Alexander Valverde Lorente, 6 rounds @ lightweight

 

We now revisit the previous theme of "Brits vs. Nicaraguans in 6-rounders" that Itauma vs. Graidia interrupted. Would've been three consecutive.

 

Liver shot knockdown for Garner.

Few more body swipes, TKO2!

 

Ryan "Piranha" Garner improves to now 13-0 with 7 kayos.

His pro debut was eight years ago, that's quite a long time for him to still be a prospect with so few bouts or steps up in class. Bunce and Frampton however think he is back on track & showing his original promise and could be world champ. Frampton sparred him several years back and didn't think much of him then but is a believer now.

 

Ranking the performances of the undercard prospects that I saw:

1. Noakes
2. Garner
3. Itauma
4. Bourke

 

Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna vs. William Hutchinson, 10 rounds @ light heavyweight

 

Madness, this one's the co-main?

 

Round 1

Fast and furious start, both teeing off with heavily loaded rear-hand shots, thrown in teardrop fashion up high to crash down past the guard. Both men slightly hurt early. Turns being taken setting up stone-skipping rights past a jab from medium-long range. Hutchinson controls the middle of the round for a minute-plus, but Maderna clobbers him with thirty seconds left. Both nick each other with jabs on the mouth before tying up and spinning in a tight waltz.

10-9 Hutchinson

 

Round 2

Maderna starts the round out aggressively, pumping out shots coming in -but walks into a backfoot check-jab and is dropped early. He's up and circling away, lobbing jabs and 1-2s himself but not looking as strong or confident as the Brit. The jab of Hutchinson finding the mark a bit more often, but he's missing plenty as he tosses out bunches of them as range-finders. Hutchinson also whiffing on big right hands, but is backing Maderna into the ropes and making him jump in to clinch. Maderna clips him with a right hand, but is caught in a bear hug and hit with a rabbit punch.

10-8 Hutchinson

20-17 Hutchinson

 

Round 3

Hutchinson is pressing in behind the jab, but Maderna picking most of those off now, pinched between his gloves or nudging aside with his inner wrist as he steps around. Maderna with some 1-2's from a crouch but getting blocked himself. Very quiet round, neither man scoring much. Grazing right by Maderna just before the bell.

10-9 Hutchinson, close

30-26 Hutchinson