Lenier Pero Beats Jordan Thompson In Orlando

The 2016 Olympic heavyweight champion and WBA No. 2 contender Liner 13-0 (8) defeated former IBF EBU Cruiser champion Jordan Thompson (15-2 (12)) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday night at Caribe Royal Orlando, in Orlando, Florida.

In the first round, the taller Thompson, who was about 40 pounds heavier than he was in his last fight about two years ago in an IBF cruiserweight title fight, was stopped in the first round. Southpaw Pero was 98-19 in the amateur division.

Pirro advanced while Thompson used his jab and made a close run. In the second rounds midway through, a left point from Peru to the chin sent Thompson several steps into the ropes later showing him stomping on Thompson’s feet.

In the first minute of the third round, Pirro took a low blow, prompting referee Christopher Young to give Thompson several minutes to rest. In the final minute, Pirro landed a shot into Thompson’s chest, taking all three rounds.

In the final minute of the fourth round, Thompson stood in the corner as Pirro landed left shots to the body, taking another round. In the fifth round, Thompson had his best round, starting with a jab and landing bullet rights to the body of Pirro. In the sixth round, it was another good round for Thompson, very similar to the previous round.

In the middle of the seventh round, Thompson was hit low again by Peru and had one minute of rest. With less than a minute to go, Pirro landed another low punch, prompting referee Young to eventually award a point. That’s three rounds in a row. Thompson appears to have been taken after dropping the first four.

In the second half of the eighth round, they both went to each other’s bodies in one of the best rounds of the fight. Peru seems to be slowing down somewhat. Over 8 rounds, Thompson threw more, but Pirro landed more. In the ninth round, with 30 seconds remaining, Pirro rocked Thompson with an overhand kick to the chin, almost knocking him to his feet.

In the tenth and final round, they were both landing hard shots, knowing the fight could be on the line, with Thompson landing more.

The scores were 97-93, 96-93, and 97-93.

Former Cuban amateur middleweight champion and WBA Americas Champion Yoelvis “La Joya” Gomez (9-1-1 (7 KOs) retained his title after a 10-round majority draw against Antravious “Yams” Ingram (12-0-1 (6 KOs). However, Gomez appears to have won.

In the first round with over 250 amateur bouts under his belt, Gomez is the shorter of the two, as the local fighter, Ingram, has a lot of fans supporting him.

In the first two rounds, the shorter Gomez goes to the body while Ingram uses his reach, landing punches, with Gomez taking both rounds. Midway through the third round, Gomez landed a combination of kicks to the chin, hurting Ingram and making him cling.

In the fourth round, Ingram came back well as the shorter Gomez appeared to slow down. In the middle of the fifth round, Gomez missed a right hook and fell to the canvas. In the final minute, Gomez hurt Ingram with an overhand kick to the chin as he held Gomez.

At the bell, he walked to his corner on trembling legs. In the sixth round, Ingram again fights a southpaw with his hands in front of his face, and can’t handle the power of the shorter Gomez. A right hook from Gomez in the final seconds hurt Ingram.

In the seventh round, Ingram got his second wind and dominated Gomez until the final minute of the round, when Gomez returned to form, landing an overhand right and left to Ingram’s chin. In the eighth round, Ingram returned well in the first minute. Midway Gomez took over, wounding Ingram with shots to the head, followed by punches to the body, leaving Ingram bleeding from the mouth and nose.

In the ninth round, Ingram was performing well until the final minute when Gomez landed several right hooks to the chin. In the tenth and final round, Gomez was in control, as Ingram ran without throwing much, having never fought over six rounds before. Great tour for Gomez.

The scores were 96-94 for Gomez, 96-94 for Ingram, and 95-95. Once again, Gomez looked like a winner, but Ingram landed more punches in the end. Musamminio Montagnini was a referee.

Cruiserweight Olympic Pat Brown (5-0 (5 KOs)) knocked out Felix Valera, 24-9 (21 KOs) at 1:34 of the second of a scheduled 10-rounder, scoring two knockouts.

In the first round, the 37-year-old Valera made his US debut, and compared to the 25-year-old Brown, Brown has a 3-inch height advantage. Brown used a powerful jab to take the round. At the beginning of the second round, Valera’s coach lifted him from the chair, and then the ring doctor examined his forehead.

In the second round, in the first minute, Brown landed a left hook to the ear from Valera for a count of 8 from referee Alicia Collins. Brown came right at him and dropped him again with a left hook to the chin as referee Collins waved it off.

In the main support bout, Omri Jones, the 2024 Olympic junior middleweight bronze medalist, knocked out Yusuf Mister 4-0 (4 KOs). Mwanza Metu (12-3 (9 KOs) at 1:31 of the third of a scheduled six rounds.

In the first round, Jones used his jab most of the time. Halfway through, Mito rightfully shook his chin. Left and right hooks to the chin in the final 30 seconds from Jones, and Mito fell for an eight count from referee Massimino Montanini.

Midway through the second round, Jones rocked Mito with a right to the chin. In the final minute, Jones got four rights to Mito’s chin.

In the third round, Jones delivered a left hook to his damaged left eye, causing Mito to turn away and fall to the canvas as referee Montagne waved him off as he got up.

2024 Olympic middleweight boxer Nishant Dev, 4-0 (2 KOs) dominated the Juan Carlos Campos Medina 4-3 (3 KOs) bout with a six-round unanimous decision.

In the first round, the taller southpaw appeared to have a balance problem as Medina slid to the canvas twice, with referee Christopher Young calling it a slip, although the second looked like a punch from Dave to the body might have done that. In the second round, Dave brought blood out of Medina’s nose. In the final seconds, Nev rocked Medina with a left hand to the chin, causing him to fall into Nev’s arms.

In the third round, Neff continued to outperform Luxor City, whose nose continues to bleed. A right uppercut from Nev was the highlight of the round to Medina’s chin in the final minute.

In the fourth round, Medina walked Nev to the ropes but was confronted with Medina’s blood even on Nef’s chest from Medina’s face.

Midway through the fifth round, Medina took Neff to the canvas. Nev continued hitting the body with uppercuts, taking another round. In the sixth and final round, the southpaw lands both feet with Medina landing in capital letters to the body and putting his head into the chest of the taller Nev, in his best round, though it may not have been his first, he wins. His nose stopped bleeding at the corner in the round.

The scores were 60-54, 60-54, and 60-54.

The episode’s announcer was David Diamanti.