Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, USA. Heavyweight (over 90.7 kg) prospect from the USA, Olympic 2020 medalist Richard Torrez (5-0, 5 KOs) won his fifth victory in profiring. This time, he got a compatriot
James Bryant (6-3, 4 KOs).
A hefty underdog from the starting seconds of the battle began to frankly survive, constantly knitting the opponent’s hands. Left-hander Torrez, in his usual style, burst into close range, broke Bryant’s nose, dropped it with an uppercut a few seconds before the end of the starting round.
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The outsider got to his feet, waited for the gong, but did not come out for the 2nd three-minute period.
Torrez TKO (RTD ?) 1.
In a potentially intriguing fight in the second featherweight limit (up to 59 kg), the Americans Andres Cortes (19-0, 10 KOs) met
Luis Melendez (17-3, 13 KOs). The fight did not live up to expectations. Favorite Cortes won by a crushing decision of the judges, despite an unpleasant cut near the left eye (three times 100-90).
Cortes UD 10.