Boxing results: Brian Norman Jr. Demolts Derrieck Cuevas with a third round knockout, retains WBO WBO WELTERSE TITLE

WBO champion Welters, Brian Norman Jr. (27-0, 21 ko) showed tonight that he could have been #1 guy in Division 147 with his third ore technical victory over Derrieck Cuevas (27-2-1, 19 Kos) in Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Norman Jr. He moved slowly in the first round, taking some big shots from the heavy cues. In the second round, Norman Jr. He began to land the big left hooks, shaking Cuevas.

Norman Jr. He left after Cuevas in the third round, landing a large left hip on a sting that was startled by the challenger. Derriek looked like he wasn’t all over there after that shooting. Norman Jr, 24, then collapsed on him, throwing his right hand, followed by a strong left hook, which made Cuevas lost the base and fell on the canvas.

Cuevas’s tradition

When Cuevas stood up, he neglected the confrontation orders to turn and face him to show that he was ready to continue. As if Cuevas decided not to fight anymore. He walked straight to his corner. Judge, Thomas Taylor, stopped the fight. The weather was 2:59 in the third.

Performance of Norman Jr. -A’s showed that he may be the best fighter in the Welterweight Division at the moment and too much for the other champions, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, Eimantas Stanionis or Mario Barrios. Norman Jr. He has too much power in his shots and would use Ennis’s leak defense to create problems.

Brian Jr. He looked terribly good tonight, and that would not be a shock if the Ennis promoter boots, Eddie Hearn of Matchro, decided to keep him permanently from him Giving offers with low ball To fight unification.

It is a tactical way that the promoters give other fighters not to be interested in letting them fight their guys. Norman Jr. He would mess up Hype that Boots built in his career and destroyed Hearn’s investment.