By: Sean Crose
Rising junior middleweight Xander Zayas floor out a sport win over the gutsy Patrick Teixeira in a ten spherical battle at New York’s Hulu Theater on Saturday. The battle was the principle occasion of a High Rank/ESPN card.
Zayas began quick whereas Teixeira labored to keep up vary and to steer clear of Zayas’ energy pictures. Zayas was capable of land with planted toes within the second. Issues have been fascinating 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 skin. 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 robust for his man. Teixeira was sport, little doubt, however he merely didn’t have the ability to vary 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 price questioning what Teixeira had left. With that being mentioned, the rugged underdog survived the spherical.
Zayas continued to pour out punishment within the ninth of what was beginning to change into a painful battle to look at. Nonetheless, Teixeira, blood pouring down his face, saved 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 arduous in opposition to an opponent with no idea of the phrase “give up.” HIs document improved to 19-0 whereas Teixeira now holds a document of 34-5.
*Picture: High Rank
