Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Richard Torrez will take a step up in high quality of opposition on September twentieth. The 2020 Olympic silver medal winner will face robust and skilled Joey Dawejko, this in a scheduled eight rounder to happen on the below card of the Jaime Munguia-Erik Bazinyan bout that may go down in Glendale, Arizona. Dawejko, 28-11-4(16) will probably be seeking to check Torrez and see what he’s all about.
This one might show to be a full of life heavyweight affair. Torrez, at the moment 10-0(10) and by no means having gone previous the eighth spherical, with precisely half of his wins coming by way of fast, first spherical stoppage win, was a high quality newbie, with him additionally profitable a bronze on the Pan Am Video games again in 2019. The southpaw from Tulare, California has received some folks excited and believing he can do massive issues at professional stage.
Nonetheless simply 25, this younger for a heavyweight nowadays, Torrez could properly be taught some issues about himself if Dawejko turns up in nice form and is able to struggle as exhausting as he can. Dawejko of Philadelphia is now 34 years of age and “Tank,” as Dawejko is thought has been in with quite a few massive names, whereas he has additionally sparred the highest guys, Anthony Joshua most famously, or infamously; Dawejko having sparred AJ previous to the British celebrity’s upset loss to Andy Ruiz 5 years in the past.
Dawejko has been in with: Jarrell Miller, “Prince” Charles Martin, Amir Mansour, Bryant Jennings, Sergey Kuzmin, Frank Sanchez, and one or two different guys of observe. And whereas Dawejko has misplaced to a lot of the ranked fighters he has fought, he by no means goes simple, with him having been stopped simply thrice. How a lot has Dawejko received left after some 15 years within the professional ring? Can Dawejko give Torrez the form of stiff check all younger and upcoming fighters want?
Once more, this struggle might show full of life. Torrez is coming off a Might stoppage win over a 14-0 Brandon Moore, whereas Dawejko is coming off an April stoppage win over a 7-1 Walter Burns. To repeat, if Dawejko, who has quick palms, first rate energy, and a very good chin, has labored exhausting within the health club, this struggle might show to be a troublesome one for Torrez. Neither man is a huge of a heavyweight by at this time’s requirements, with Torrez standing 6’2” and Dawejko being even shorter at 5’10.”
Scheduled for eight, this struggle might go all the best way.
