Kevin Hayler Brown made issues a lot simpler for himself this time round.
The unbeaten junior welterweight maintained an early lead in a ten-round, unanimous determination over John Bauza. Scores had been 98-91, 97-92 and 96-93 for Brown of their DAZN fundamental occasion Friday night at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Brown needed to sweat out a cut up determination in his earlier look on Most Useful Promotions’ CELSIUS®-sponsored MVProspects collection in Might. He made positive to pad an early lead on this combat.
The unbeaten Cuban floored Bauza with a depraved proper hand to the midsection within the remaining minute within the opening spherical. Bauza instantly jumped to his ft and made it to the bell.
Momentum remained in a single route by rounds two and three. Bauza was tense and infrequently didn’t let his palms go even when at shut quarters. Brown flicked his left jab and was efficient with proper palms each on within the inside and from lengthy vary.
Bauza tried to show issues round within the fourth. The Puerto Rican southpaw threw combos and landed a straight left. Brown laughed off the shot and rapid reclaimed the lead. A flurry of energy photographs by Brown had Bauza damage in the direction of the tip of the spherical.
Bauza made changes within the second half of the combat. Brown’s nook—headed by Ismael Salas—was extra involved about what wasn’t occurring with their fighter, nonetheless. The unbeaten 30-year-old was not as energetic in his punch output, moments which Bauza sought to use.
Brown was urged to not let Bauza again into the combat, even when his Boricua opponent was solely profitable moments and never rounds. Bauza consistently bounced on his ft and seemed to land his straight left hand. Brown’s slick head motion rallied offered these alternatives, although he was verbally disciplined for low blows.
Desperation set in for Bauza within the remaining spherical. He was warned for a rabbit punch however continued to take the strategy to make issues tough for Brown. Each fighters traded low blows halfway by the spherical. Brown’s shot was countered with a proper hand to the chin by Bauza, who then went very low. Two-way warnings had been issued to maintain it clear down the stretch.
Brown improved to 6-0 (3 knockouts) together with his second consecutive distance win. He averted the canvas or any drama this time round.
Bauza fell to 18-2 (8 KOs) with the second defeat in his previous three fights. He was shut out by Richardson Hitchins (18-0. 7 KOs) final February in New York Metropolis.
UNDERCARD RESULTS
Hendri Cedeno (14-0, 11 KOs) received his second straight at Caribe Royale after a fifth-round stoppage of Enriko Gogokhia (13-2-2, 8 KOs).
Their junior welterweight battle was entertaining by 5 rounds earlier than its anticlimactic ending. Gogokhia—a Georgian southpaw based mostly in California—was unable to proceed because of an injured left shoulder.
Yoelvis Gomez (8-1, 7 KOs) picked up his second consecutive victory when Brazil’s Diego Ferreira give up on his stool after 4 rounds.
Motion was all a technique in favor of Gomez. a 26-year-old Cuban middleweight now based mostly in Las Vegas. Ferreira (11-2, 7 KOs) was too recreation for his personal good and bloodied close to the tip of the fourth. A 3-punch mixture simply earlier than the bell damage the Brazilian southpaw. Gomez was able to inflict extra punishment earlier than Ferreira’s nook declared their man was finished previous to the beginning of the fifth.
Opening the telecast, Carlos Lebron and Luis Quiles fought to a four-round majority draw of their bantamweight battle. Lebron (3-1-1, 3 KOs) received 39-37 on one card, overruled by scores of 38-38 and 38-38 to supply the stalemate. Quiles (2-0-1, 1 KO) rallied exhausting after shedding the opening two rounds to take the third and fourth.
Off-TV, Brooklyn’s Harley Mederos (7-0, 6 KOs) stopped Nikolai Buzolin (9-10-1, 5 KOs) within the third spherical. Mederos—who’s managed by Keith Connelly—battered Buzolin and closed with a left hook to pressure the stoppage.
