By: Sean Crose
Rising junior middleweight Xander Zayas floor out a recreation win over the gutsy Patrick Teixeira in a ten spherical battle at New York’s Hulu Theater on Saturday. The combat was the primary occasion of a Prime Rank/ESPN card.
Zayas began quick whereas Teixeira labored to take care of vary and to stay away from Zayas’ energy pictures. Zayas was capable of land with planted ft within the second. Issues had been attention-grabbing within the third as every man tossed stabbing straight pictures to his opponent’s midsection. Issues had fallen right into a sample within the fourth, with Zayas methodically pushing the motion whereas Teixeira tried to battle from the surface. It was shut, however Zayas was the one controlling the tempo.
By the midway level of the bout it was clear Zayas was simply too sturdy for his man. Teixeira was recreation, little question, however he merely didn’t have the facility to alter the course of issues with the technique he was using. It appeared that Teixeira was being damaged down within the sixth. Though Teixeira fired again, Zaya’s pictures gave the impression to be of the crunching selection. Zayas damage Teixeira within the eighth, to the purpose the place it was value questioning what Teixeira had left. With that being stated, the rugged underdog survived the spherical.
Zayas continued to pour out punishment within the ninth of what was beginning to change into a painful combat to look at. Nonetheless, Teixeira, blood pouring down his face, stored on preventing. The tenth and ultimate spherical was very similar to earlier rounds, and after the ultimate bell, there was no shock when Zayas was handed a UD win from the judges. Nonetheless, Zayas fought nicely and exhausting towards an opponent with no idea of the phrase “stop.” HIs report improved to 19-0 whereas Teixeira now holds a report of 34-5.
*Picture: Prime Rank
