On Saturday, April 16, 2016, rising star and 2012 U.S. Olympian Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. (19-0, 16 KOs) will take on former world champion Chris Algieri (21-2, 8 KOs) in a 10-round Welterweight showdown that headlines a night that features three exciting matchups on Premier Boxing Champions at Barclays Center on Saturday, April 16.
The PBC on NBC coverage begins at 8:30 pm, EST and will see unbeaten world champion Krzysztof Glowacki (25-0, 16 KOs) of Poland squaring-off against former two-time Cruiserweight world champion Steve “U.S.S.” Cunningham (28-7, 13 KOs), plus 2012 U.S. Olympian and unbeaten Light Heavyweight “Sir” Marcus Browne (17-0, 13 KOs) of Staten Island takes on undefeated Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic (21-0, 14 KOs) in a 10-round battle.
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RESULTS:
Errol Spence Jr. vs. Chris Algieri
Errol Spence made the biggest statement of his career by dropping Algieri three times on his way to a TKO victory in the fifth round.
Krzysztof Glowacki vs. Steve Cunningham
After a major comeback in the middle rounds by Steve Cunningham, Glowacki’s four knockdowns were more than enough to take a unanimous decision with one card reading 116-108 and two for 115-109
Marcus Browne vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic
Marcus Browne and Radivoje Kalajdzic fought a sloppy brawl to a highly controversial split decision that saw Browne winning on two cards, 76-75 and 76-74.
Mario Barrios vs. Edgar Gabejan
As far as learning about prospects, we learned nothing about the up-and-coming Mario Barrios (15-0, 8 KOs). Against Edgar Gabejan (26-33, 9 KOs), an old school journeyman who knows how to get young guys their dues in rounds, Barrios struggled to gain his bearings.
Barrios officially knocked Gabejan down in the first round, much to the crowd’s dismay, some of which vocally felt was a slip.
In the third, Barrios managed to get his man against the ropes and pounded him (with a few unchecked low blows) to the point of the referee looking as though he might stop it. Gabejan got himself out of trouble though, and continued to fight dirty with Barrios, tackling him before the end of the third.
The rest of the fight presented much of the same in frustration for Barrios. Tons of holding, tons of attempted takedowns on Gabejan’s end, all while Barrios couldn’t close the show.
Barrios came out with a wide unanimous decision with three cards of 79-71.
Heather Hardy vs. Anna Donatella Hultin
When televised boxing will finally catch up with the gender politics of the Rousey era we may never know, but Heather Hardy (16-0 4 KOs) knows how to entertain a live crowd and she knows how to brawl at a high pace.
In the third round, Hardy came alive landing repeated counter overhand rights to the jaw of Anna Hultin (8-3, 2 KOs) overwhleming her and forcing her to quit early in the fourth.
It was unclear as to why Hultin quit, but she spent time in the corner pointing at her hand when speaking with the ringside doctor.
Hardy jumped in joy while standing in the neutral corner, having won another of her trademark slugfests.
Lukasz Maciec vs. Jeremy Ramos
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Maciec controlled the pace of the fight throughout and landed some big blows on Ramos. The experience ended up being the main factor in the fight. Maciec now has 27 fights to his name, Ramos only 13.
The fight ended in a lopsided decision with the right man coming out on top.
Earl Newman vs. Dustin Craig Echard
Earl Newman certainly has all the make of a quickly rising prospect, but there are kinks in the Cruiserweight’s game that will need to be worked out in the future.
In the second round, Newman was hit by a nasty hook from Echard which seemed to wake the rising Brooklynite up. Newman became the aggressor, taking to Echard’s body in the third round.
But Newman’s bad habits certainly were exposed. He leaned back on Echard’s jab. He shelled up any time Echard walked him back. He dropped his rear hand when he jabbed. Rookie mistakes abound.
After a bit of a struggle to gain his footing, Newman pounded Echard with a counter straight right, flooring him. The referee stopped the bout as Echard got to his feet.
Radzhab Butaev vs. TyKeem Sadler
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Butaev slayed “The Zombie Maker” with haste. In the first round, Butaev dropped Sadler twice with vicious combinations.
Butaev, a Brooklyn native, was cheered by his hometown crowd. He should be someone to look at in the coming years.
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