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Matias stops Dadashev in junior welterweight title eliminator
Subriel Matias (14-0, 14 KOs) used a hellacious body attack to stop Maxim Dadashev following the 11th round of an IBF junior welterweight world title eliminator.
At the time of the stoppage, Matias led comfortably
by scores of 109-100, 108-101 and 107-102. He is now the top contender for
the world title belt held by Scottish superstar Josh Taylor.
After the fight, Dadashev was taken to a local hospital, and he is scheduled to
undergo brain surgery.
“First of all, I’m very grateful for this opportunity,” Matias said. “I showed that I am not just a power puncher. I also can box. I was dominating the fight. I focused my offense on going to the body, and that’s how I stopped him from running.
“I hope that Maxim is alright. He is a great fighter and a
warrior.”
— Esquiva Falcao (24-0, 16 KOs) continued his
march towards a middleweight world title shot, stopping Jesus Antonio Gutierrez
(25-4-2, 12 KOs) in the eighth round of a scheduled 10-rounder. Falcao scored a
knockdown in the eighth, and an accumulation of punches forced referee Kenny
Braslow to stop the bout.
“He was a very tough fighter. I was prepared because of that,” Falcao
said. “I saw that I hurt him, and I went for the knockout. I told myself
that if I want to be a world champion, I needed to knock out this guy. Bob
Arum, I’m ready for my title shot! I’ll go anywhere. Japan, Brazil, it doesn’t
matter.”
— Tyler McCreary (16-0-1, 7 KOs) escaped with a split decision over veteran
Jessie Cris Rosales (22-3, 10 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight fight. The
scores were as followed: 77-75 McCreary, 77-75 Rosales and 78-74 McCreary.
— Middleweight prospect Tyler Howard (18-0, 11 KOs) secured an eight-round
unanimous decision over Jamaal Davis (18-15-1, 7 KOs) by scores of 80-72 2X and
78-73.
— Heavyweight prospect Cassius Chaney (16-0, 10 KOs) knocked out Joel
Caudle (8-3-2, 5 KOs) in the first round of a scheduled eight-rounder, knocking
Caudle out of the ring before finishing things off moments later.
— Washington, D.C. native Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (33-0-1, 19
KO) thrilled the hometown fans, knocking out Colombian veteran Juan De
Angel (21-12-1, 19 KOs) in the seventh round of a middleweight bout.
— In a battle of unbeaten lightweights, Rolando Vargas (3-0, 3 KOs) stopped Nathaniel
Davis (1-1, 1 KO) at 1:50 of the second round of a crowd-pleasing brawl.
