Magdaleno won, but he didn’t prove to fans that he has what it takes to seriously challenge any of the featherweight titleholders. Finally, Vicente was disqualified for repeated illegal punches. Moments later, he went low, and Byrd simply waved his hands and announced the fight was over. In round 10, Vicente once again egregiously hit Magdaleno low. However, Vicente was determined to implode in the midst of defeat. Magdaleno never looked comfortable after round 5 and seemed content to cruise to a points win. had him rated has the 40th-best featherweight coming into the fight. Vicente has talent, but he’s not a top contender. For the next several rounds, he danced around on the outside, scored, but never looked like he was hungry for a knockout.
Inexplicably, Magdaleno let Vicente off the hook. It wasn’t enough to keep Vicente down, as he made it to his feet and survived the round. The next round, Magdaleno timed Vicente charging in with another right hook that dropped him for the second time of the fight. Two points were deducted from Yenifel Vincente for this low blow and follow up punch. Then, he once again caught Magdaleno low and was deducted a third point. Vicente lost two points for his transgressions. Magdaleno dropped his hands, and referee Robert Byrd called a break, but Vicente ignored his command and hit a defenseless Magdaleno with a right to the head that hurt and dropped Magdaleno.įor a minute, it didn’t look like Magdaleno would be able to recover, but he eventually got to his feet and fought on. His sloppiness got him into trouble as he hit Magdaleno with a low blow. Vicente swung wildly with his punches that missed most of the time. Things got exceedingly strange in round 4. He won the round but showed a lack of aggression that hampered him throughout the fight.
In round 2, Magdaleno was content boxing on the outside and didn’t push the pace. Vicente got to his feet and didn’t appear hurt.
His game plan paid off as he caught Vicente with a lead right hook to the top of the head that dropped him. Magdaleno came out aggressively, but then strategically shifted to being a counterpuncher on the outside. In round 1, Magdaleno’s skills looked lightyears ahead of Vicente’s. Unfortunately, there was more of the last two elements than the first. There were moments of energy, absurdity and monotony. The main event between former WBO super bantamweight champion Magdaleno and Vicente was a mess, but one that was curious enough to keep you watching and wondering what could happen next. Coria punished Lopez in the first two rounds, but Lopez found his groove in a rough and tough 10-rounder that went the distance with Lopez winning by majority decision. The night started hot with a nonstop boxing brawl between featherweights Adam Lopez (14-2, 6 KOs) and Luis Coria (12-3, 7 KOs). Featherweights Jessie Magdaleno (28-1, 18 KOs) and Yenifel Vicente (36-5-2, 28 KOs) headlined the Top Rank on ESPN card in a bout that was filled with fouls and drama. ratings, but the action on Thursday, June 11 was electric at times, yet odd towards the end. The Top Rank boxing card on ESPN started with a bang, but the main event between Jessie Magdaleno vs. Yenifel Vicente ended in disappointment.īoxing had a lukewarm return on Tuesday, June 9, according to T.V. By Jeremy Herriges 1 year ago Follow Tweet