Light heavyweight contender Daniel Lapin is off to a fast start. And it looks like he’ll be in for a quick showdown with French fighter Dylan Colin. But in the end the Polish boxer from Ukraine had to bide his time.
Colin, former kickboxer Seized the ship in the second. But Lapin was busy with his jab in the third and fourth seconds and was constantly moving. The left side of Colin’s face also began to develop marks.
In the 8th round, Colin was countered by a right hook. But he tried to move on with little success. But there was not even the slightest effort.
Lapin counters quickly and hits hard. Making him a worthy winner with scores of 100-90 and 99-91 (twice).
Lapin is now 11-0 (4 KOs), Colin is 14-1 (4 KOs).
Mohamed Alakhel, a 20-year-old Saudi junior lightweight, opened the tournament in the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on the evening of Oleksandr Ou’s match. Zeke and Tyson Fury
Alakle, working with trainer Joe Gallagher, defeated Colombian Joshua Ocapmo from Spain. The journeyman fell to 8-43-5 (6 KOs), making him a guest in the second round.
Alakhel controlled the game from the start. Shoot a big shot with your right hand. It doesn’t matter if they attack with loops or uppercuts. And he did a good job behind the straight punch in the second. This resulted in Ocampo occasionally hitting his head.
He also caught Ocampo down with a right that sent him to the canvas. It was expected to be one-way traffic and Ocampo had little courage to resist.
Alacal won 60-53 across the board.
Ukrainian heavyweight Andrii Novytskyi from Los Angeles 14-0 (10 KO) used his height and reach advantage to hold off Mexican Edgar Ramirez from Dallas 10-. 2-1 (4 KO) at bay over 10 fairly rounds.
Novytskyi, who is 6 feet 6 inches tall, dictates the terms and Ramirez is mostly a passenger, following Novytskyi around but landing a little while indulging in the occasional head and body shot.
Scores 100-90 (twice) and 98-92
