Sunday 18 April 2010

Bute puts Miranda to sleep in three. Martinez defeats Pavlik! -- 8CountNews

By Brad Cooney, 8CountNews.com

IBF super middleweight world champion Lucian Bute (26-0-21KO) only needed three rounds to put hard hitting Edison Miranda to sleep. It would be a brilliant upper cut that would end the night. Miranda started to clown around a little bit encouraging Bute to exchange with him. Bute obliged, and with one punch in the third round, it was over. Bute was asked about a possible Bernard Hopkins fight during the post fight interview. Bute is looking for big fights from here on out, and deserves them.

Middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik ran into a buzz saw in Sergio Martinez. A bloody but determined Pavlik was unable to land his power shots. Martinez' slick and awkward style proved too much for the former champ to handle. There were a few rounds in the middle of the fight where Pavlik gained some control, but lost the momentum in the later rounds. Martinez was knocked down early in the fight, a legit knockdown but he was not hurt by it. Pavlik was cut badly over his eyes, and the blood had an impact on his performance. A well deserved win for Martinez.

Scores 115/111 116/111 and 115/112 UD Martinez

8CN is ringside for the fight so stay tuned for a full ringside report from Ed Anderson, Peter Czymbor, and Maureen Shea.

Source: 8countnews.com

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