By: Sean Crose
Luis Nery headlined a DAZN broadcast card reside from the Fox Theater in Pomona, California on Saturday. The 33-1 Nery’s opponent was the 21-3 Azat Hovhannisyan. Their bout was a WBC tremendous bantamweight eliminator scheduled for 12. Nery slipped within the first, however was capable of transfer on and put collectively some strong photographs. Issues appeared to a be a bit slower within the second till the ultimate moments of the spherical when the 2 fighters fired away at each other. Though unable to land as cleanly as attainable, Hovhannisyan threw impressively at his man within the third. Nonetheless, Nery landed effectively himself.
The fourth noticed lots of motion on the a part of each males, however Nery was damage within the ultimate minute. He fought again gamely till the bell. The 2 fighters banged away at leach different within the fifth. Hovhannisyan was in hassle by spherical’s finish, however was capable of survive the chapter. The battle took a extra tentative flip within the sixth, unsurprising contemplating the violent fury that had been raging all through the bout. Nery appeared exhausted within the seventh. And, although recreation as all the time, he appeared drained within the eighth, as effectively.
The ninth noticed Hovhannisyan merely being the extra energetic of the 2 fighters, though each males stepped on the gasoline in direction of the top. Nery seemed as if he is likely to be close to the top within the tenth. However then, seemingly out of nowhere, he despatched Hovhannisyan to the mat. Hovhannisyan received to his toes and one way or the other managed to outlive the spherical. The thunderous motion resumed within the eleventh. Nery unloaded on Hovhannisyan one ultimate time, and the referee stopped the battle.
