Richard Torrez Jr. remained a knockout each day trip following his newest victory.
The 2020 Olympic Silver medalist made fast work of James Bryant. Torrez scored a knockdown on the finish of spherical, which left Bryant unsteady upon rising to his ft together with his nook opting to cease the competition previous to the beginning of spherical two of their ESPN-televised opener Friday night from Desert Diamond Area in Glendale, Arizona.
Bryant was issued a warning mere seconds into the combat after almost wrestling Torrez to the canvas. The frequent clinches on the within had been the one moments the place Bryant was aggressive. The distinction in talent degree was obvious in each mixture provided by Torrez, who was dangerously correct together with his left hand.
Torrez—a 23-year-old southpaw from Tulare, California—landed what turned out to be the fight-ending blow late in spherical one. Bryant stumbled ahead and actually walked into a superbly timed left uppercut by Torrez, which despatched the Pittsburgh-based heavyweight throughout the ring and into the ropes as he slumped to the canvas. Bryant beat the rely and made it to the bell however was unsteady as he staggered to his nook.
Bryant’s nook was ready to ship their cost out for spherical two. Legendary cutman Jacob ‘Sew’ Duran noticed a defeated fighter in entrance of him and knowledgeable referee Mark Calo-oy that his man was carried out for the night time.
Bryant fell to 6-3 (4KOs) as he suffered his second consecutive stoppage defeat.
Torrez remained excellent as a professional, as he improved to 5-0 with 5 knockouts. The unbeaten prospect has but to go previous the third spherical as he approaches his one-year anniversary within the professional ranks this coming March 4.
Headlining the seven-fight card on ESPN’s important channel, Mexico’s Emanuel Navarrete (36-1, 30KOs) and Australia’s Liam Wilson (11-1, 7KOs) meet for the vacant WBO junior light-weight title.
Jake Donovan is a senior author for BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox