David Morrell He walked to the ring with a big smile on his face and a classic Christmas hat, but he didn’t give Ghana any presents. Sena Agbeko In a fight for the WBA super middleweight world title (regular) but it gave him a Brutal knockout.
25-year-old Cuban Finished Akbeko in the second roundIn the middle of that round, without giving time to build a fight that was expected to be very uneven on paper.
Morrell started the fight in the 1st round with a very counter-punch, in the middle of which he got respect from the boxer Agbeko, with a strong record (now 28-3-0) but he did not win. Since his first fight in the US in 2014.
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From their corner they asked Morale not to worry about a show like he had in the 1st round, but to speed up, and the boxer obeyed. Cuban continued to connect with every power punch he threw and began to feel the finish after a combination of three punches.
Agbeko was locked in a corner and Morel hit one after another He only tried to protect his head against the immobile competitor until the referee announced the end of the fight.
Champion He improved his record to 10-0-0 with nine knockoutsSeven of the last seven fights and Six before the fifth round.
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In the co-main event, the Mexican for the lightweight division Jose Valenzuela He knocked out the American in the sixth round Chris ColbertAvenging a unanimous decision defeat in March.