Yakubov Edges Foster III For WBC US Title

Promoter Gary Jonas placed on an thrilling present on the ProBox TV Occasions Middle in plant Metropolis, Florida Friday night time. The principle occasion noticed a crossroads matchup between two world class tremendous featherweights as Muhammadkhuja Yakubov (Isfara, Tajikistan) battled William Foster III (New Haven, CT) in a scheduled 10-rounder for the vacant WBC US title.

This match was a fast-paced, excessive power, Mutt & Jeff affair, with Foster sporting a 6-in top benefit. The diminutive southpaw Yakubov pressed onerous to attempt to get contained in the lanky Foster’s orthodox attain and work the physique.

Foster modified up speeds, working the jab and infrequently touchdown the precise hand.Spherical three noticed Yakubov land some good physique photographs. The Tajiki fighter was a research in perpetual movement, whereas Foster appeared extra fluid and relaxed in his method.

Between rounds six and 7, Foster’s nook implored him get some respect and pressure the problem in opposition to his foe. This tactic appeared to pay dividends as Foster pressed the motion and had his greatest spherical to that time.

The remaining three rounds have been give and take with every man having their moments, making the rounds seemingly tough to attain. Total, in keeping with the punch statistics, Foster threw 126 extra punches, however landed six much less. Decide Parker, Jr. noticed it 95-95, whereas judges, Jackson and Ross noticed it 98-92, for Yakubov, the brand new WBC US tremendous featherweight champion, now 23-1, 12 KOs. Foster sags to 19-3, 11 KOs.

Within the co-main occasion, tremendous lightweights Shinard Bunch (Trenton, NJ) and Starling Castillo (Dominican Republic), threw down in a scheduled 10-round clashed.The southpaw Castillo got here in to this bout boasting and astounding 631 novice battle profession within the Dominican Republic. Castillo’s technical fashion was capable of nullify Bunch’s athleticism for the primary half of the battle. Bunch appeared to have hassle discovering his offensive rhythm. It turned painfully evident that Bunch hadn’t fought a southpaw in 4 years. The sixth spherical noticed a number of awkward clinches, culminating in each fighters falling to the canvas in a heap. Bunch lastly discovered success within the eighth spherical, touchdown some highly effective photographs to each head and physique, Castillo seeming to wilt if ever so barely.Castillo closed the present controlling the tenth spherical which noticed Bunch ending with swelling throughout his face. In the long run, two judges tabbed it 98-92, whereas the third decide noticed it 99-91, all in favor of Castillo, who improves to 20-1-1, 13 KOs. Bunch drops to 21-3-1, 17 KOs.

Getting back from his first loss and a 16-month layoff, Marques Valle made the transfer up a division to middleweight and plowed by beforehand undefeated energy puncher, Luis Georges (Haiti). A multi-punch mixture to each head and physique dropped Georges for the depend at 2:07 of the opening stanza. Valle is now 11-1, 7 KOs, whereas Georges loses his first at 12-1, 10 KOs.

Energy punching Filipino Weljon Mindoro, (Dumingag, PI) got down to end Dormedes Potes (Ft. Lauderdale by the use of Colombia)as rapidly as attainable in a scheduled eight spherical middleweight conflict. Mindoro did his homework, having realized that Potes was stopped in his prior battle with a left to the physique. Halfway by the primary, that very punch dropped Potes, who in some way managed to outlive the spherical. Two extra journeys to the canvas within the second by Potes have been dominated slips by referee Frank Santore, Jr.Within the third, Potes absorbed extra physique photographs and slowly walked backwards throughout the ring and took a knee, as Mindoro gave chase and tried to land a proper uppercut. The voluntary knee was appropriately dominated a knockdown. Once more, the powerful as nails Potes survived the spherical. Nonetheless, that toughness gave technique to survival mode as Potes’ nook waved it off earlier than the beginning of the fourth spherical. The “Triggerman” now strikes to 15-0-1, 15 KOs. Potes falls to 14-8-1, 10 KOs.

Gary Antonio Russell, Washington, DC, tangled with Dervin Rodriguez, Bogota, Columbia in a scheduled eight spherical tremendous bantamweight conflict. The southpaw Russell, did his greatest to regulate Rodriguez with jabs, hooks and lead left uppercuts. For his half, Rodriguez relentlessly got here ahead, sometimes touchdown some telling blows of his personal. Russell didn’t run nonetheless. Reasonably, he appeared to stroll Rodriguez into punches with strong success. Russell took the initiative to shut the eighth and last spherical robust, rocking Rodriguez with a combo to the top, however was unable to complete him. All three judges noticed the bout with similar scores of 80-72 for Russell, now 21-1, 13 KOs, whereas Rodriguez falls to 11-3-1, KOs

To open the present, Hawaiian native Noah Timoteo made fast work of Nicaraguan trial horse Alexander Taylor. Timoteo was busy for the primary half of the opening spherical, solely counting on his left jab and hook. When he began including proper crosses and left hooks to the physique, it was throughout without any consideration to the physique dropped Taylor who fell with a delayed response. Referee Christopher Younger reached the depend of 10 at 2:34 of the opening session. Timoteo begins is professional profession at 1-0, 1 KO. Taylor falls to an astounding 21-49-2, 5 KOs

Kenneth Sene, of Lauderhill, FL took on Narek Hovhannisyan, Vanadzor, Armenia, in a six spherical tremendous light-weight contest. Hovhannisyan had issues just about his method all through the bout, in opposition to the sturdy Sene. The judges have been in settlement at 60-53, for Hovhannisyan, who begins his profession at 1-0. Sene falls to 4-3, 1 KO.

Durango, Colorado’s Andrew Flamm and Yonkers, New York’s Miguel Mendez threw down over 4 hard-fought rounds. The judges noticed it as follows: 39-36 twice whereas the third decide noticed it 38-37, for the debuting Miguel Mendez, now 1-0. The onerous luck Flamm falls to 1-2.

Kenyan Valle scored a clear-cut 4 spherical shutout, 40-36, in his professional debut in opposition to Lai Thang, in a brilliant tremendous bantamweight bout.The taller Floridian Valle, managed the motion along with his jab and mixtures in opposition to the shorter Texan. Valle begins out 1-0 whereas Thang falls to 2-4.