ESPN Friday Night Fights: Nugaev Upsets Maicelo with Large Knockout

On the April 5 edition of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, Rustam Nugaev A( 22-6-1, 12 KOs) turned out to be an excessive amount of for the previously unbeaten boxing possibility Jonathan Maicelo (19-0, 11 KOs). Maicelo appeared sharp early, but Nugaev went through the untested Peruvianas best blows, rating an amazing knockout in Round 8 of the light round. Maiceloa'who got in favoreda'moved around perfectly in the first round, mixing combinations with good head motion. Nugaeva'to his credita'only needed a couple of rounds to get warmed up and actually put the force on Maicelo, who maybe didnat assume his opponent to be so well-conditioned. While he did land his fair share of blows, the power was not possessed by Maicelo to really hurt his hard Russian challenger, Nugaev. Maiceloas downfall was his insufficient safety and his inability to play to his skills. He was baited into close-quarter transactions, which doesnat match his counter-puncher style. As as Round 2 early, Maicelo started swinging wildly with off-balanced overhand rights. His opinion was made by teddy Atlas known in early stages the ESPN telecast, declaring that he was concerned with how Maicelo was controlling Nugaevas force. As the struggle wore on, Nugaev begun to land the solution and faster blows. The most effective of these photos was the one that ended the fight at the 2:03 mark in Round 8. Nugaeva'who showed the exact same come-forward design as his friend and fellow countryman, Ruslan Provodnikova'surely won over some fans along with his knockout victory. Rudy Hernandez, Nugaevas instructor, led a to a gutsy win for the second straight week and definitely increased his account as well. With the victory,ANugaev is now 6-1 with five knockouts in his last seven battles. With a fan-friendly model, a chance will be likely got by Nugaev to fight on American television again. Maicelo, who experienced his first professional reduction, may now check out regain and regroup a few of the energy he'd coming into this battle. Follow me on Twitter:

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