Joselito Velázquez finished his rival in the sixth round. Photo: Reuters
Saul Canelo Alvarez, one of the great boxing stars, has ambitious plans to carve his name into the great history of boxing. This morning he faces the Russian Dmitry Bivol on the ESPN screen at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Nevada) with the idea of reclaiming the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight heavyweight title.
But before the big fight also have time to watch other boxing fights. The card offers good battles, for example: Montana Love Vs. Gabriel Valenzuela (US super lightweight title), Shakhram Giyasov vs. Christian Gomez (US welterweight title) Marc Castro vs. Peter Vincent (light weight), Alexander Scott vs. Zhilei Zhang (Zhang winner by KO).
The Mexican Joselito Velázquez certainly ousted Colombian José Soto in a ten round flyweight bout. That was the fourth fight of the night and with an amazing left KO he raised the public from their seats.
Student Eddy Reynoso and also a representative of the “Canelo Team” left his team and his country on top with his great performance, sending his rival to the canvas in the sixth round with a strong left hook that hit Canelo’s jaw.Soto. The judge immediately stopped the match before the attentive gaze of all the spectators at the Las Vegas stadium.
In principle, the match between the Mexican and Colombian is scheduled for 10 rounds, but the power of Velázquez’s gloves is overwhelming.
He did the fight with standard, physical attire and lots of mentality and got his tenth knockout in his professional career that began in 2016 with trainer Freddie Roach.
Joselito Velázquez was born in 1993 in Oaxaca, Mexico. He won two gold medals at the Pan American Games (2011 and 2015) and represented his country at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where he lost in the round of 16 against Hasanboy Dusmatov, a fighter from Uzbekistan who won gold in the final .
Zhang Zhilei’s amazing KO
Meanwhile, another fight that specifically offered good action this Saturday night was the Chinese boxer fight Zhang Zhilei and the American Scott Alexander.
This heavyweight bout terrified fans at Las Vegas ’T-Moble Arena when the Eastern boxer delivered a massive left straight where he knocked down his opponent in the first round of the agreed dispute up to 10 rounds.
The American went on the canvas one minute and only 54 seconds after the start of the first major event.
Thus, Zhang extended his undefeated record to 24 wins, of which 19 of them were by knockout. The 39-year-old boxer won the bronze medal at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships and the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, all in the super-heavyweight division.
Additionally, he qualified for the 2012 London Olympics, but was defeated by British boxer Anthony Joshua in the quarterfinals on points, eventually becoming the unified world heavyweight champion. With this victory, Zhang’s impressive career has accumulated 25 fights, 24 wins (19 by KO), undefeated.
Source: Clarin
