PBC on Fox: Vito Mielnicki, Jr. vs. Nicholas Anthony DeLomba RBR

DeLomba's persistent plodding pursuit paying off only in fits & starts, as he gets in the odd lunging right hand lead sending sweat flying off Melnicki's head here and there, but far fewer than Melnicki's jabs and flurries while leading him around the ring. Even with the high guard up, DeLomba soaking up most of Melnicki's sharp quick straight headshots bashing past his wrists. DeLomba could not be giving him an easier target, just conveyor-belting himself inside, slowly, predictably, and without any leather thrown for cover on the way in.

60-54 Melnicki

 

VMJ's first time professionally going past a round 6.

 

These guys both need new nicknames.

Vito "White Magic" Melnicki and "Nice Nick" DeLomba. Yeesh. Those monikers are more vanilla than each guy's skin tone.

White Magic conjuring himself a shutout. Nice Nick needs to get meaner if he wants to alter his destiny.

70-63

 

116-41 connect disparity through eight. Melnicki damn near triple-lapping him.

80-72 Melnicki

 

Yeah, he's probably a little better than a Ryan Kielczweski at least. It remains to be seen if he's Chris Algieri level (my guesstimate for his ceiling).

 

Lennox Lewis looking sharp with his maroon blazer and Santa hat. Weird to see Brian Kenny and Dan Goossen squished in so close to him, did they steal that commentator's table from a kindergarten? So much for social distancing.

 

DeLomba has one round to bag himself a Phyrric round.

 

...nope, he gets waved off. Maybe not the greatest stoppage but not the worst either. I personally feel he could have been given another 90 seconds to finish on his feet and lose a decision, but it was actually his own corner throwing in a towel, not the ref's decision. DeLomba pissed at his team, but, well, he was getting pieced up. Right before it was stopped Melnicki had landed a few combos and spun him around or made him turn his back.

TKO10!

 

Melnicki moves to 10-1 (7) but this performance shows that he is no pure KO artist. Good hustle and overall boxer, just don't expect him to be stopping anybody with a single blow.