**** Kirk's Championships 2024 Boxing Prediction League! ****

Fillipus Nghitumbwa vs. DeKang Wang 12 Rounds @ Bantamweight

 

Christ, we got a song in tribute the the doctor this is dedicated to, then a 10 count, now the national anthems, for a card being watched by 703 people.

 

Was that Ice Spice?

 

Round 1 Nghitumbwa 10-9

Filli coming forward, the aggressor throughout the first round, Wang unfazed, taking the punches well, looking for counters, didn't find many openings.

 

Round 1 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 2 Wang 10-9

DeKang making him miss a lot more, then starts pressing forward, pinning him on the ropes and landing sharp compact combinations. Then countering his aggression with combos.

 

That was the Wang I saw in the match I watched, and this Wang is a handful.

 

Round 1 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 2 Wang 10-9
Round 3 Wang 10-9

Filli aggressive early, backing Wang to the ropes and wailing on him, but Wang has his high guard up and is defending well, then Wang comes roaring back, pinning him on the ropes, landing compact short hooks.

 

Round 1 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 2 Wang 10-9
Round 3 Wang 10-9
Round 4 Wang 10-9

The most tactical round of the fight, Filli seeming a bit gassed, Wang jabbing well, and countering with hooks throughout. Occasionally even giving him some Loma like angles.

 

Round 1 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 2 Wang 10-9
Round 3 Wang 10-9
Round 4 Wang 10-9
Round 5 Nghitumbwa 10-9

Wang languishing on the ropes way too much that round, he's attempting a rope-a-dope, and is defending well, but he shouldn't tempt fate like that, meanwhile Filli was unloading on his arms.

 

Round 1 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 2 Wang 10-9
Round 3 Wang 10-9
Round 4 Wang 10-9
Round 5 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 6 Wang 10-9

Wang back on the frontfoot, working him over, Filli starts acting quite off, making weird gesticulations along the ropes, clearly his gas tank is running low. Then after giving away the round, Filli attempts s flurry, but Wang counters him hurts him, and batters him across the ring.

 

Round 1 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 2 Wang 10-9
Round 3 Wang 10-9
Round 4 Wang 10-9
Round 5 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 6 Wang 10-9
Round 7 Wang 10-9

Wang picks up where he left off, walking him down, landing left hooks aplenty. Filli landing some decent counters off the ropes, but Wang defending quite well, and still outworked him. Landed some nasty one twos late.

 

Round 1 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 2 Wang 10-9
Round 3 Wang 10-9
Round 4 Wang 10-9
Round 5 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 6 Wang 10-9
Round 7 Wang 10-9
Round 8 Wang 10-9

Wang boxed well off the backfoot, Filli falling short with almost everything, they had some exchanges along the ropes late, Wang landed the ehavier blows.

 

Round 1 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 2 Wang 10-9
Round 3 Wang 10-9
Round 4 Wang 10-9
Round 5 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 6 Wang 10-9
Round 7 Wang 10-9
Round 8 Wang 10-9
Round 9 Wang 10-9

Solid round from Wang, he was picking his shots well, landed a flurry, and several solid counter left hooks and a nice uppercut.

 

Round 1 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 2 Wang 10-9
Round 3 Wang 10-9
Round 4 Wang 10-9
Round 5 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 6 Wang 10-9
Round 7 Wang 10-9
Round 8 Wang 10-9
Round 9 Wang 10-9
Round 10 Nghitumbwa 10-9

Wang seems to be either gassed or taking the round off, Filli took advantage, landed a nasty straight right, but missed with basically everything else.

 

Round 1 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 2 Wang 10-9
Round 3 Wang 10-9
Round 4 Wang 10-9
Round 5 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 6 Wang 10-9
Round 7 Wang 10-9
Round 8 Wang 10-9
Round 9 Wang 10-9
Round 10 Nghitumbwa 10-9
Round 11 Wang 10-9

Close 11th, but Wang was more defensively responsible and landed the cleaner work.