Richard Riakporhe vs. Jack Massey & Luthando Nqobile Mtimkulu vs. Frederick Gleluo Kiwitt RBR

Round 9

Riakporhe is unable to pick up where he left off in the final moments of that bombastic eighth, and Massey instead picks up his thread maintained almost continuously from the fourth through early in round 8. Massey controlling with the jab, easily batting down Riakporhe's slower and poorer-aimed jab with his left glove, and then still having time for his own to score and retract to a defensive position before Riakporhe knows what's happening. Riakporhe not getting chances to hold as often now as Massey is staying at range.

10-9 Massey

87-85 Massey

 

Round 10

Riakporhe is getting swarmed and tagged up and down the sides of his torso until he can wrap his arms over Massey's back. He finally does find that big counter shot (edit: nope, slow motion replay after the round shows Riakporhe clubbed him down with his arm, not his fist) and Massey goes down to a knee, up in a hurry. Massey resumes pouring on the aggression, jabbing into the already bloody nose of Riakporhe, who does seem to have more labored breathing as well, and is holding CONSTANTLY. Ref should dock a point. He does, with moments left - edit: nope, was a final warning.

10-8 Riakporhe (should have been 9-8, as the ref should have stuck to his guns and deducted a point. Also the knockdown was illegitimate, so with a competent ref this is actually opposite, 10-8 Massey!)

95-95

 

Minus the knockdown, Massey won even that round.

 

Round 11

Riakporhe is given YET ANOTHER WARNING for holding, but the ref promises it'll definitely be a point next time. Five seconds later; Riakporhe holds and no point is taken. ffs, Edwards. Massey crowding in, jabs on the face and low-slung hooks into the midsection all he's managing to get off before Riakporhe again holds. Then again...over and over. Riakporhe's clinches per round have now eclipsed his punches (at least in this round) by over 2:1. Literally no punches from Riakporhe. Massey not getting through with much but at least some.

10-9 Massey

105-104 Massey