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Hank Lundy (24-3-1, 11 KOs) won an easy ten-round unanimous decision victory over Angelo Santana (14-2, 11 KOs) in a Lightweight fight. The fight was part of a card presented by Don King Productions and Showtime Sports.
After two consecutive shutout wins, Lundy’s career is taking a turn for the better. Lundy jabbed and outworked Santana, landing shots from both a southpaw and an orthodox stance.
In the middle rounds, Lundy engaged with Santana on the inside, but grew more comfortable as the fight progressed. Santana simply could not deal with Lundy’s skill and experience.
In the ninth round, Lundy knocked down Santana with a powerful overhand right that was thrown above one of Santana’s pawing left hand. Lundy was not able to close the show in the tenth, but continued to make it clear that he was the better boxer in the ring tonight.
Lundy takes a huge step forward in his career, while Santana will be forced to go back to the drawing board. A title shot may be in Lundy’s near future, but whether or not it will be at Lightweight or Junior Welterweight is unclear.
In the first of the televised bouts, amateur standout Amir Imam (13-0, 12 KOs) knocked Jared Robinson (14-1, 6 KOs) outside of the ring in the fourth round of a scheduled ten-round Junior Welterweight fight.
Imam boxed for most of the fight calmly from a shoulder roll stance, easily landing jabs and counter ring hands. It was a right hand to the temple, in fact, that knocked down Robinson, who fell through the ropes and onto the floor shoulder-first.
Imam’s cornermen, despite working for Imam, attempted to aid Robinson before realizing it was against the rules to help him up. Robinson managed to get back into the ring before the ten-count was up, but the referee nonetheless put the contest to an end.
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