Boxing Insider's Holiday Fight Night II
Heavyweights Fernley Feliz and Raphael Carolina squared off in a scheduled six rounder on Saturday night in midtown Manhattan. The fight started off cautiously, with both men showing caution in the first round. The second round remained quiet, but Feliz seemed to dominate in the third round. In the fourth round, Feliz landed a huge right that dropped Carolina to the canvas. Although Carolina managed to get back up, it was clear that he was losing the fight. Feliz continued to grind away at his opponent in the fifth round. Finally, in the sixth round, a short overhand right from Feliz sent Carolina down and the referee wisely stopped the fight.
Next up was Caesar Francis, who took on Windry Martinez in a scheduled six rounder in the junior middleweight division. Francis, with his height advantage and strong jab, controlled the first round. In the second round, Francis battered Martinez and eventually stopped him. After the bout, Francis expressed his satisfaction with the fight, saying, "I didn't want a soft opponent. I brought the people out," referring to his fans in attendance.
Boxing Fight Night Recap
As impressive as Feliz and Francis were, however, it was Tsendbaatar Erdenebat and Yohan Vasquez and their 8 round war in the junior lightweight division which stole the show Saturday night at the Sony Theater. This fight was good. Fight of the year contender good. The 7-0 Erdenebat and the 25-4 Vasquez gave it all they had in a battle that saw its share of twists and turns. No major titles may have been at stake, but this was high caliber action for the fans.
Vasquez started strong, dominating the first few rounds and landing on his man with power and precision. Erdenebat, however, was able to turn the tide through his disciplined use of his jab. Soon it was the Mongolian southpaw who was landing on his man with power and precision. Matters eventually worked their way into becoming a battle of attrition. And in the end, it was Erdenebat who vanquished his foe with crushing body work. Vasquez went down under the assault, and the referee stepped in and stopped the fight.
