ESPN2 FNF: Donatas Bondorovas vs. Willie Monroe Jr. & Ray Gatica vs. Sena Agbeko RBR

Donatas Bondorovas vs. Willie Monroe Jr., 6 rounds @ middleweight

 

Definitely, he showed a bit of promise and should deal pretty easily with Gatica (which is actually saying something, given that Guerrero couldn't do so) - but Kopylenko from the little I've seen including that blitz of Fort strikes me as too refined and sharp offensively and defensively, stemming no doubt from his much deeper well of amateur experience.

In both cases, their zeros may be padded but there is substance behind them, IMO - unlike the Ghanaians who entered Boxcino flawless. (of course, being a product of the stellar Ukrainian amateur system is a lot more meaningful than running up twenty-odd pro victories over novices in Ghana...)

 

Monroe seems like a nice kid, but he is about to be tossed in with a very mean SOB. (at least inside the ring)

He had better be ready.

 

Round 1

Bondorovas is jogging in and loading up on the right hand, throwing it from his chest. Monroe is circling on the balls of his feet and flicking the odd right jab or waving a hook, then diving in to clasp onto Bondorovas. Right hands marching forward insistently by Bondorovas. Monroe is all defensive, leading Bondorovas on a chase and diving in to hold without much countering.

10-9 Bondorovas

 

Well, he should hurry up and figure out how, because this is a 6-rounder. :yep