IBA Pro Champion's Night: Khariton Daurovich Agrba vs. José Ángel Gabriel Rosa RBR

Shaping up to be a classic matador vs. bull / good boxer vs. good puncher match-up.

 

Round 3

Agrba is anchoring himself to get off shots a bit longer before revving his motor again to flit around. Sosa is consequently getting more chances to hurl fastball lefts down the pipe, which is clocked by the commentators. Agrba is working left uppercuts on the body and holding Sosa in check with a stiff right jab on the forehead. Sosa meanwhile is slugging in with heavy shoveling body shots.

10-9 Agrba, much closer.

 

Told ya.

...and you were right about Sosa, he does look dangerous. Just stylistically disadvantaged here.

 

No nonsense.

 

Round 4

Agrba multiplying his jab, rapping it forcefully off Sosa's guard to knock his own gloves back into his face and buying the Russian some cover to skip out laterally and set up a combination. Sosa is winging big right hooks lunging after him. Agrba slips & weaves his way inside and belts Sosa with a looping left on the chin before tying up. Ref right on top of the clinches, breaking them up timely. Sosa shoves Agrba into the ropes and is warned about something - I think grabbing his opponent's trunks by accident. Agrba dances around flicking jabs at Sosa's face until the bell.

10-9 Agrba

40-36 Agrba

 

Yeah, the commentator was wondering if he put his all into that first four rounds. Could be a really interesting second half coming up...

 

Round 5

Agrba is steering clear of a ramrod right jab on the chest being thrown by Sosa. Some of them graze the sternum and he quickens his pace. Agrba is floating jabs as he runs clockwise around Sosa but has to be careful now as the Argie is diving in and punching at his underarm when he opens up. A lot of abortive retracted jabs by Agrba to resume defensive posture. Jumping left uppercut in the ribs by Sosa, then he is warned for holding & hitting after colliding with Agrba.

10-9 Agrba, but getting to be more and more of a rough brawl at times. (ie not his kind of fight)

50-45 Agrba

 

If he doesn't win this round, Sosa needs a KO.

 

Round 6

Agrba is getting the best of things on the outside, customarily with the jab. Sosa is beelining for him, tossing his own jab along with straight lead lefts and occasional right hooks, anything to get inside. Rough clinches with both men working their free hands, bit of fouling going on but nothing excessive under the watchful raptor eye of this official. Lots of infighting, Agrba scoring very well with both the right jab on the mush and left uppercut flat on the bottom of the chin. Sosa's work a little more disjointed - finally got the range he wants but now seems at a loss what to do there. Agrba taking the play away, letting his hands go viciously. Wild body flurries by Sosa pushing Agrba into the ropes, pretty much all blocked.

10-9 Agrba

60-54 Agrba