Canal Indigo: Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Gabriel Jack & Óscar Andres Rivas vs. Herve Hubeaux RBR

In progress, already halfway in:

Mikaël Zewski vs. Diego Gonzalo Luque, 10 rounds @ welterweight

 

Luque was down in the 2nd.

 

This is for the vacant WBC International 147lb title, previously worn by Thulani Mbenge and before that Sam Eggington and before that Charles Manyuchi and before that Shane Mosley and before that Luis Carlos Abregu and before that Antonin Decarie and before that Phil LoGreco and before that Érik Morales and before that Selçuk Aydın - all of whom captured the belt when vacant. Nobody has beaten a reigning WBC International welterweight champion since Bongani Mwelase dethroned Lucky Lewele eleven years ago.

 

Canvas is apparently VERY wet.

 

Some ruckus outside the ring just as they were finally about ready to resume action.

 

Torontonians can't hold their liquor?

 

Anyway, time in, after like eight minutes worth of shenanigans. All for like a half-minute left on the round clock.

Zewski stalking Luque and killing the body with fall-in rights.

 

Yeah replay shows a drunk guy attempting to roll onto the ring apron under the bottom rope.

 

Alright, ninth round. Starting to appear that Zewski won't secure the stoppage en route to bringing the WBC International title's vacant hot-potato lineage into double-digits (becoming tenth since Mwelase to capture it after the previous holder vacated)

 

Zewski not putting on a bad performance, just get the feeling he could probably close the show if he weren't lapsing into a bit of a sparring mentality here, permitting Luque to set the overall tone instead of just unleashing the ruthlessness we've seen him prove capable of in the past.