06-16-2019, 02:32 PM
Results from Las Vegas
By David Robinett at ringside
Despite being outweighed by thirty pounds, Italian heavyweight Guido Vianello (4-0, 4 KOs) made quick work of 268-lb. Keenan Hickman (6-4-1, 2 KOs), knocking Hickman down three times in the second round to force a referee’s stoppage at 2:22 of the same round, in a scheduled six-round contest. Vianello, a 2016 Olympian who lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury recently described as a “tanned Greek God” after sparring with him in preparation for tonight’s card, certainly fought like one, bouncing and moving well while raining sharp jabs and combinations down on the overmatched Hickman. Vianello nearly had Hickman down at the end of round one, stopped only by the bell. In the second stanza Vianello dropped Hickman all three times with his right hook before referee Tony Weeks jumped in to stop the beating.
Opening the undercard action at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, German heavyweight Peter Kadiru (4-0, 1 KO) coasted to a four-round unanimous decision over MMA fighter Juan Torres (3-2-1, 1 KO). Kadiru, a decorated amateur who won a super heavyweight gold medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, fought tentatively considering the level of his opposition, relying primarily on his straight right hand to land solid scoring blows, but never putting Torres in any danger. Scores were 40-36 on all three cards.
By David Robinett at ringside
Despite being outweighed by thirty pounds, Italian heavyweight Guido Vianello (4-0, 4 KOs) made quick work of 268-lb. Keenan Hickman (6-4-1, 2 KOs), knocking Hickman down three times in the second round to force a referee’s stoppage at 2:22 of the same round, in a scheduled six-round contest. Vianello, a 2016 Olympian who lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury recently described as a “tanned Greek God” after sparring with him in preparation for tonight’s card, certainly fought like one, bouncing and moving well while raining sharp jabs and combinations down on the overmatched Hickman. Vianello nearly had Hickman down at the end of round one, stopped only by the bell. In the second stanza Vianello dropped Hickman all three times with his right hook before referee Tony Weeks jumped in to stop the beating.
Opening the undercard action at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, German heavyweight Peter Kadiru (4-0, 1 KO) coasted to a four-round unanimous decision over MMA fighter Juan Torres (3-2-1, 1 KO). Kadiru, a decorated amateur who won a super heavyweight gold medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, fought tentatively considering the level of his opposition, relying primarily on his straight right hand to land solid scoring blows, but never putting Torres in any danger. Scores were 40-36 on all three cards.