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

Loriga now getting stunned (flinching, closing his eyes) from jabs. I'll be impressed should he last the second half of this.

 

Esposito has been wise to invest from early on in body shots. That may well facilitate Loriga's downfall (if nothing else bringing his guard down to expose the head) as the fight matures.

 

Going by facial damange you'd think Loriga was winning big.

Esposito has some rice-paper skin.

 

Not like he's apt to score a come from behind KO. His team may want to consider pulling the plug.

 

70-63 Esposito. Gruesome to watch. You almost wish Esposito had more power to just make a clean end of it.

 

Commentators calling round eight a 'comeback' for Loriga...eh, he's making a stand in the last ninety seconds alright, but still got the worst of things overall in the full three minutes.

 

Final warning to Esposito from the ref for accidentally spiting out his gum shield a few times. A point will be taken if there's another.

 

Loriga grunting animalistically swirling his arms flurrying weakly but insistently to close the round as Esposito shells against the ropes having spent 2+ minutes banging away on him.

90-81 Esposito.