In a Wednesday night Pro Box TV Promotions event, Robbie Davies Jr. returned after a protracted hiatus to placed on a fantastic barn-stormer with Sergey Lipinets – whose record now reaches 18-3-1 with a win over the Brit.
In a bloody, good ballet of a fight, Davies Jr. (now 23-5) and Lipinets gave all of it within the name of entertainment. The scorecards read 95-92, 96-91 and 98-89; although this means that the bout was much more one-sided than it actually played out.
The early rounds proved to be surprisingly docile, with Davies Jr. adjusting to the ring after such a protracted time. Each fighters had felt each other out by the third round, with Davies Jr. making a heated push at the tip with a brief left hook, before continuing to use the pressure within the fourth.
Lipinets, nevertheless, had more stores of power in his body throughout, using a brutal and suppressing right hand to crush Davies Jr. to the canvas. The Liverpudlian rose from the ground, followed by the gushing of blood from his nose.
Despite all his efforts, Lipinets clearly handled the punches more efficiently than Davies Jr.
Davies Jr. went down twice within the eight round, arguably probably the greatest rounds of the yr up to now. Having gone down twice, Davies Jr. was only emboldened and ended the round strong with a flurry of violence.
Lipinets had done enough, nevertheless. He emerged the victor after 10 rounds.
Lightweight hopeful Tsendbaatar Erdenbat (10-0) decimated his opponent, Alberto Mercado (17-7-1), inside three of their scheduled eight rounds. Erdenbat was relentless and aggressive, hardly letting up throughout. In a division stripped for talent, Erdenbat can be a surprise contender in the long run; actually, Erdenbat did higher against Mercado than Floyd Schofield, who didn’t finish the Puerto Rican of their bout.
Elsewhere, heavyweight prospect Fernely Feliz Jr. (8-0) secured a dominant, if hard-fought, win against Cesar Navarro (11-2). Feliz Jr. proved to be the more methodical boxer, with superior skills to indicate, despite the ability of Navarro overwhelming the young heavyweight at times. The scores reflected the dominance, with 78-74, 79-73 and 79-73 for Feliz Jr.
Also on the cardboard, yet one more prospect, Robert Meriwether III (6-0) would show highly technical boxing in a scientific dismantling of opponent Victor Manuel Lopez Gala (5-1). Despite only being 19, his prowess is evident and evident, with every judge scoring the six round bout 60-54.
Pro Box Promotions delivers yet again with one other understated but intense card from Florida.
