Daniele Marco Scardina vs. César Núñez Prado & Maxim Prodan vs. Nicola Cristofori RBR

3rd is actually fairly close, Teffahi being negative and then ambushing Natalizi with a series of lead windmilling lefts and raking overhand right hooks. He clearly doesn't have the power to hurt Natalizi or even get his respect (although one 'around the world yo-yo trick' left does widen his eyes), but the knuckles rapping constantly off his arms, brow and temples are distracting him enough to not be able to get his own shots off.

I'll be damned, Teffahi burgled that one for me on work rate alone.

29-28 Natalizi

 

Hey, any port in a storm. May not be pretty or anything you'd teach a new recruit in the gym, but you've got to use whatever is effective in the situation at hand and Natalizi looked massively uncomfortable last round (and indeed, lost it on my card).

 

Round 4

Natalizi hangs back, craning his neck in reverse to avoid Teffahi's wide sweeping right hooks as the Tunisian-Belgian hops around him. Natalizi finally times a solid counter, a line drive right that leaves Teffahi wobbling and ultimately losing his balance and putting his hands out to brace his fall. Natalizi gets in one more drilling right on the skull as Teffahi is halfway down, putting him all the way there. Waved off immediately despite protests from Teffahi.

TKO4!!!

 

Natalizi's stoppage rates climbs to 70%, now 10-0 (7).

He's only 25 and does have some positive qualities (the power, and being able to switch-hit which actually is a rare ability) but he does need a coach that KSAB and to figure out a style that is more adaptable to better serve him as he steps up in class.

 

Tobia Giuseppe Loriga vs. Nicholas Esposito, 10 rounds @ welterweight

 

This is for the Italian welterweight title, Loriga's second defense.

 

Diamante is so grody looking.