Scorecard: Wilder produces KO on year applicant

Rafael's remarks: On 6-foot-7 and 229 pounds, Wilder, 30, on Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is one heavy man. He has a big personality that could go a lengthy way to be able to learning him amongst boxing's biggest stars consequently. And he has a great punch -- one really big slap -- that is one fight-changer. It remained which big slap, with his vaunted right hands, that certainly lost Szpilka, 26, a original football hooligan who remained trying to become early Polish heavyweight to earned a scene brand but somewhat departed the circle on a stretcher.

Right, it's just January and also the boxing calendar year is in this infancy, but both the following 11½ months are hard-pressed to achieve another these knockout of the year contender, someone that take place to heavyweight legends Mike Tyson and also Lennox Lewis, two of boxing's best punchers, sitting ringside.

The attack, headlining Showtime's starting greeting card of the calendar year before a so enthusiastic audience on 12,668 (mostly Polish customers rooting with regard to Szpilka), was a particularly good someone, even though a bit sloppy. Wilder and also Szpilka will never remind anyone on technically sound boxers to natural tool, however they reached fight and even and if it's one small a mess, they will make it fun. Szpilka certainly was giving Wilder, that was learning his third brand defense and also fighting for the 4th time in 364 time, errors. But Wilder, to his lengthy reach and also quickness, never seemed truly frustrated through Szpilka's attack. So that fight was moving on along functional with Wilder apparently experiencing things below control and going to a low answer victory -- he remained forward 78-74, 78-74 and 77-75 along scorecards going into the ninth close to -- when the heavy great time happened.

Wilder and also the 6-foot-3, 233-pound Szpilka were near both the corner on Wilder arrived a brutal power hands as smooth and flush as probably smack on his chin. Szpilka by no means found it coming. His fingers traveled up in an mist and he accident to the mat. He remained out cool and also referee Mike Griffin quickly kept the count on 2 minutes, 24 seconds when medical members crowded Szpilka. He was deep for several time receiving healthcare notice before as removed from the circle on a stretcher and also answer to be able to hospital as a precaution. Fortunately, Szpilka's challenges came back fine and also he will be OK.

Which take place after the heavy knockout remained almost when entertaining as lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Anger (25-0, 18 KOs), who earneded both the title through scoring a huge frustrated against long-reigning champion Wladimir Klitschko on Nov. 28, accident the circle and also Wilder's post-fight interview. This was a picture right open on WWE as they will trash talked one another, went nose to be able to nose and also claimed a deep would like to hurt the other guy. It remained one wild picture and also the fight were massive. But it is not going to take place in an immediate forthcoming. England's Fury has one rematch on tap with Klitschko in an late season and early season and Wilder is due to create a necessary criminal against valuable Russian contender Alexander Povetkin (that was and ringside) in a attack also prone to take place this season or early season. If Wilder and also Anger can maintain successful, perhaps they can eventually fight. Till then, hopefully their own bouts are when entertaining whose post-fight attack.

Charles Martin TKO3 Vyacheslav "Czar" Glazkov
Wins one vacant heavyweight title
Files: Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs); Glazkov (21-1-1, 13 KOs)

Rafael's remarks: Not really both full months after Tyson Fury outpointed Wladimir Klitschko upon Nov. 28 to win one cadre of belts, both the lineal scene championship and also end Klitschko's 9½-year scene title reign, Anger remained stripped of someone of the belts. The answer was because Anger had agreed to be able to a good immediate rematch towards Klitschko in a heavy money attack besides face necessary challenger Glazkov with regard to a attack few would worry about and to remain worth a little fraction of the cash.

To the title empty, Glazkov was mixed to Martin, a it was untested fighter who was both the next quality here contender. And right now he offers a scene title after the main easiest street to be able to a belt beneath boxing history. He looked nobody for both the shot and win the brand by an legal technical knockout with out arrival a knockout slap.

Martin, 29, who is from St. Louis and also based in Carson, California, wills turn out to be a great heavyweight however there is no way to be able to tell after which aborted nothing battle both the 31-year-old Glazkov, a 2008 Olympic bronze medal success on Ukraine now pushing out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Very little take place through both the at first two-plus circles, however Martin was the busier fighter, experiencing landed 26 of 105 strikes (25 percent) and Glazkov together on 19 on 64 blows (30 percent), by CompuBox punch data.

Around the third round, Martin, one southpaw, and Glazkov, continually remained stepping on an other's feet beneath one fight for condition. At one component, Glazkov slipped to the pad during a base tangle and used to modify his right knee. As the fight resumed, when Glazkov threw one slap, his knee gave out and also he droped without one Martin punch coming about landing consequently. Glazkov suffered the quantity from referee Earl Brown however was beneath pain and not able to final in which was a badly anti-climactic and failing death to the attack. Ringside doctor Gerard Verlotta diagnosed Glazkov to a torn ACL in his power knee.

In both the at first heavyweight title attack in Brooklyn in 115 many years -- since Will 11, 1900, on James J. Jeffries knocked open James J. Corbett in an 23rd round on their scheduled 25-round attack to keep both the world brand in Coney Island -- both the 6-foot-5, 249½-pound Martin, a genius just since 2012, nabbed himself one empty belt. But he continues utterly unproven and has every heavyweight on there to Timbuktu angling with regard to a shot on what will be these things a very winnable represent any kind of solid heavy man.

Saturday at London

David Haye TKO1 Brand De Mori
Heavyweights
Records: Haye (27-2, 25 KOs); De Mori (30-2-2, 26 KOs)

Rafael's feedback: Haye, 35, on England, was both the original cruiserweight world champion and also a heavyweight titleholder but offers rarely attack as 2010. In 2011, he gave up his heavyweight belt in a one-sided desire to Wladimir Klitschko in a brand unification fight, one reduction on which Haye responsibility a sore young toe. One calendar year then, in July 2012, Haye back and knocked open countryman and former scene title challenger Dereck Chisora in an fifth close to.

Haye scheduled differently fights since, which includes one towards Tyson Anger, but usually draw out and also also suffered accident that maintained him or her sidelined. But on a 3½-year layoff, Haye, that replaced longtime trainer Adam Sales space with Shane McGuigan, back towards the ring towards De Mori, 33, of Australia, who arrived with an nice report but with young success, although he made but not lost as suffering a first-round knockout beneath 2004.

Well, report continued itself when De Mori could not get out of early round against one bulked-up Haye, who turned beneath great condition at a career-heavy 227 weight. Haye took this to be able to De Mori, landed such heavy shots and also eventually creamed him around the ropes with one amazing right hands that badly harmed him. Haye put one few other strikes together and also De Mori went down and remained out when referee Robert Williams waved away the attack at 2 minutes, 11 moments. Haye did not have time to be able to truly shake away both the long layoff, but, he looked sharp beneath his brief arrive. Both the heavyweight division is actually heating and one healthy and fun Haye could make questions extra interesting. Presently there potentially are such big fights available for him, which includes to Fury with Anthony Joshua, the rising British feeling and 2012 Olympic extremely heavyweight gold medalist.

Saturday on Dallas

Erick De Leon KO1 Fidel Navarette
Young light
Files: De Leon (12-0, 6 KOs); Navarette (8-2-2, 4 KOs)

Rafael's remarks: Unbeaten heavyweight confident Andy Ruiz Jr. was scheduled to be able to headline both the 2016 time debut of "By yourself Boxeo Tecate" on UniMas against journeyman Danny Batchelder, however when Ruiz exited during the bout as, by Vying Status, he was not "physically ready to attack," De Leon-Navarette remained elevated to be able to main event condition.

De Leon, 23, of Detroit, is one formidable vision that looked razor-sharp against a cheaper opponent in Navarette, 24, on Chicago, that lost his 2nd attack in one row. De Leon, a southpaw, and Navarette either came out instantly and also engaged beneath a rock 'em, sock 'em attack. De Leon was in his first planned eight-round fight however barely needed some of this to get the work done. Late beneath the at first close to, as he and also Navarette remained engaged beneath toe-to-toe combat, De Leon took a step side and fireplace one counter power hook that arrived squarely on Navarette's chin and lost him to be able to his knees. Referee Laurence Cole started to count however when it turn out to was clear which Navarette remained not prone to beat the quantity, he waved off the attack at 2 time, 18 moments.

Matt Korobov W8 Josue Ovando
Middleweights
Scores: 80-71 (3 times)
Records: Korobov (25-1, 14 KOs); Ovando (14-9-1, 11 KOs)

Rafael's feedback: In Holiday season 2014, Korobov, one 33-year-old southpaw and 2008 Russian Olympian, looked Andy Lee with regard to a empty middleweight world title and also was successful both the fight efficiently through the fifth close to. But in both the sixth round Lee hit Korobov open with one big right capture. Korobov returned towards the circle for the at first period since which crushing loss and also was mixed to soft hit Ovando, 26, of Mexico, lost his 2nd fight beneath one row and with regard to both the fourth stay in his last five attacks.

Korobov had no errors this one when rolled to a shutout answer against Ovando on all of three scorecards. He remained advanced to Ovando beneath every way when he did when he happy other than experiencing one knockout. Referee Robert Chapa docked a point on Ovando for excessive having in both the last round, however it was daunting to blame Ovando for that holding with just how many departed hands he ate around the fight.