Hart victorious against Barrera
Jesse “Hollywood” Hart (26-2, 21 KOs), in his light heavyweight debut, bested longtime contender Sullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 KOs) via unanimous decision (99-90, 97-92, 96-93) to thrust himself squarely in the world title picture. Hart was hurt at the end of the fourth round, but he recovered to knockdown Barrera in the eighth round.
It was a rugged, rather sloppy fight, as Hart’s activity was the difference.
“I don’t take nothing away from Sullivan Barrera, but I hurt my hand in the seventh round,” Hart said. “I had one hand. My right hand was completely shot. After I hurt him and dropped him, I couldn’t really finish him. That’s why you saw the left hook come. As you can see, I can punch with both hands. I take my hat off to him. He came to fight.”
Jesse Hart lands a big left hand that puts Sullivan Barrera on the mat. #FurySchwarz pic.twitter.com/iGtpILfv90
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) June 16, 2019
In other action rounding out the Fury-Schwarz card:
Female fighting sensation Mikaela Mayer (11-0, 4 KOs ) moved closer to a world title shot, pulling away down the stretch to defeat Lizbeth Crespo (13-5, 3 KOs) by unanimous decision (100-90, 99-91, 98-92) in a 10-round super featherweight bout. Mayer represented the United States at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
“I am ready for a world title fight next,” Mayer said. “It’s time for the champions to step up and get in the ring with me.”
Getting one step closer to a world title fight, @MikaelaMayer1 beats Lizbeth Crespo via unanimous decision ?#FurySchwarz pic.twitter.com/tnyndH6tnA
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) June 16, 2019
In a battle of unbeaten fighters, Albert Bell (15-0, 5 KOs) won the WBC Continental Americas super featherweight belt with a 10-round unanimous decision over Andy Vences (22-1-1, 12 KOs). All three judges scored the bout 97-93 for Bell, a Toledo native competing in his first 10-rounder.
“I worked so hard for this. In my first 10-rounder, I went out there and put my undefeated record on the line against a top guy,” Bell said post-fight. “You don’t see that too much anymore. I’ve been counted out, and this shows that I’m a fighter to be taken seriously at 130 pounds.”
Awesome reaction from @AlbertBell419 after securing the biggest win of his career ? #FurySchwarz pic.twitter.com/mqYqa6pMwf
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) June 16, 2019
Isaac Lowe (18-0-3, 6 KOs), a stablemate of Fury’s, defended his WBC International featherweight belt with a unanimous decision over Duarn Vue (14-2-2, 4 KOs).
“This was a great experience. Look at me, 25 years old, fighting in Las Vegas on the undercard of the big fellow,” Lowe said after the fight. “I hurt my right hand in the fourth round, so I was limited as to what I could do in there. But we got the job done, and we’re going to go back to the drawing board and see what it is next.”
?@Tyson_Fury stablemate, @isaaclowe6 takes the unanimous decision after withstanding Duarn Vue. #FurySchwarz pic.twitter.com/xFfJpypAip
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) June 16, 2019
Heavyweight Guido “The Gladiator” Vianello (4-0, 4 KOs) made quick work of Keenan Hickman (6-4-1, 2 KOs), scoring a trio of knockdowns in the second round to secure the TKO.
Are you not entertained? @vianello_guido knocks down Keenan Hickman three times in the second and wins via TKO!
? #FurySchwarz undercard on @espn 2 pic.twitter.com/rzjXS1GFyl
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) June 15, 2019
German heavyweight prospect Peter Kadiru (4-0, 1 KO) cruised to a shutout decision victory (40-36 3x) over Juan Torres (3-2-1, 1 KO) in a four-round action.
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