Dmitry Bivol vs. Felipe Romero & Sergey Kuzmin vs. Darnell Wilson RBR

Round 1

Bivol is sticking a nice jab up into Romero's gob. Romero tries flapping his left glove down like a pinball machine paddle at Bivol's head, grazing his earlobe as Bivol executes a break-turn. Nice 1-2s at mid-range by Bivol, finishing off with some left upper-hooks to back Romero off. Romero is keeping his left arm low and extending it to drag Bivol's fists out of alignment like a croupier's rake. Bivol just uses the momentum to keep edging his way around Romero, getting a new angle before lining him up to blast a sharp 1-2 on the face.

10-9 Bivol

 

Round 2

Bivol is throwing 1-2s and hooking away the glove of Romero when it comes up to disrupt his field of vision. Bivol is using in-and-out footwork to stay on Romero, dropping the right hand from up by his own cheek into the back of the head when Romero dips low in front of him. Romero is dancing out and to his left and throwing wild arcing rights from outside behind an outward-rotating set-up jab. Bivol just keeps plowing through, forearms up to defend and then pierce through Romero's, and looking to set up his 1-2.

10-9 Bivol

20-18 Bivol

 

Round 3

Bivol is targeting Romero's head with the 1-2 but not expending more than he needs to, keeping his attacks short and sweet and retreating a step after each connection or miss/block. Romero is hoping to make it wilder and catch Bivol with an unseen counter, throwing from unorthodox angles, firing off the hip while dancing around Bivol with hands low. Romero is lobbing right hands from outside and then stepping in boldly, shimmying left, squaring up on Bivol up close and trying a point-blank jab. Bivol reaches up and bats it aside quickly.

10-9 Bivol

30-27 Bivol

 

Where did everybody go? :worm

 

Romero thinks he's Sergio Martinez.

 

Round 4

Bivol is waiting patiently as Romero ambles past him, doing his ape-like dangle to his knees with both arms, lobbing shots up and over the gap. Bivol is picking off punches in midair with his gloves, using short and subtle motions and then returning each fist to starting position to defend or attack. Romero finally leaves an opening while leaping in, landing too close and unprepared to protect himself. 1-2 by Bivol, and Romero is hurt. Bivol opens up. Bivol lands several unanswered on Romero's face, but the Mexican is tough. Romero gets a move on, away from the ropes, throwing pot shots from the hip on the outside again.

10-9 Bivol

40-36 Bivol

 

95 seconds to outdo Usyk...