After all of the trash speak, Stevie Morgan lastly stepped into the ring, solely to grow to be Amanda Serrano’s punching bag. Serrano, by no means one to shrink back from a struggle, charged in like a bull, whereas Morgan tried her finest to maintain up. Serrano was relentless, touchdown heavy punches that snapped Morgan’s head again dramatically. By the top of the spherical, it was clear Morgan was in deep water, grateful for the shorter two-minute rounds. The scorecard learn Serrano 10, Morgan 9—a beneficiant rating for Morgan, given the circumstances.
Spherical 2: No bell may have saved Morgan this time. Serrano got here out swinging, decided to finish issues early. She pummeled Morgan, who barely had time to defend herself, not to mention land any important punches. The referee, seeing sufficient of the one-sided demolition, stepped in to cease the struggle, granting Serrano a knockout victory. Morgan, nonetheless reeling, may must rethink these pre-fight phrases subsequent time round.
Jake Paul then took heart stage in opposition to some man named Mike Perry within the “most important occasion” of the DAZN PPV. Perry seemed like he’d left his boxing fundamentals on the bus, arms hanging decrease than a disillusioned workplace employee on Monday morning. Paul, seizing the chance, unleashed a physique shot that doubtless despatched a tremor by means of Perry’s ancestors. The script unfolded predictably with Perry hitting the canvas after a Paul proper hand, getting up with the keenness of a person condemned to return to a cubicle.
Spherical two and Perry’s protection was as absent as his possibilities of profitable, making himself an ideal goal for Paul, who was procuring hits prefer it was Black Friday. Perry, a tad wobbly, maybe pondering he was in a drunken dance slightly than a boxing struggle, managed to throw Paul to the mat…not with ability however with a clumsiness akin to a barroom brawl.
By spherical three, the bout morphed from farcical to downright pitiful. Paul, even when seeming to wish a breather, was untouchable. Perry did land a few punches, which was akin to discovering unfastened change below the sofa—good however hardly impactful. The one-way site visitors continued as Paul, even in a fatigue-induced slowdown, nonetheless managed to seem like he was sparring with a punching bag slightly than combating an equal.
Because the rounds progressed, it was simply extra of the identical—Paul jabbing, Perry wobbling, and the spectators questioning what sadistic twist would come subsequent. The struggle continued its painful trajectory till the referee, most likely considering mercy greater than responsibility, stepped in to finish the farce in spherical 6.
Billing this underwhelming show as a pay-per-view was a slap within the face to boxing followers and a reminder that within the circus of celeb boxing, it’s the spectacle that sells, not the ability. Jake Paul’s selection of opponents continues to be a mockery of the game—combating what can finest be described as clowns in a hoop the place the punches are actual however the competitors just isn’t.
Lucas Bahdi put Ashton Sylve in his place with a knockout that got here not a second too quickly, ending the struggle within the sixth spherical. It was as if Bahdi remembered he had someplace else to be, delivering a knockout punch that despatched Sylve packing and the group right into a frenzy—most likely extra from shock than pleasure.
In the meantime, Corey Marksman barely edged out Tony Aguilar in what may solely be described as a glorified dance-off with punches. The judges couldn’t appear to agree on what they had been watching, leading to a majority determination with scores that had everybody scratching their heads—76-76, 77-75, and 78-74. Marksman might need gained, however no person appeared too certain, together with the judges.
Then there was Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who determined to go the space with Uriah Corridor, securing a unanimous determination in what may finest be described as a tactical snooze-fest. Scoring 59-55, 59-55, and 58-56, Chavez Jr. managed to maintain everybody mildly with out risking an excessive amount of, sticking to the script and avoiding any actual drama. Corridor, bless his coronary heart, tried to maintain up however ended up simply one other notch on Chavez’s belt of cautious victories.
