Uzcategui stops Dirrell in rematch
In the opening bout on Showtime fromthe Barclays Center in Brooklyn Jose Uzcategui was ableto get revenge by stopping Andre Dirrell atthe end ofthe eighth round. The fight was a rematch after the first fight saw Uzcategui get disqualified for landing a shot on Dirrell in which he was unable to continue.
Dirrell openedthe fight in the southpaw stance but it didn’t seem bothered Uzcategui at all as he came out swinging. Round 2 saw Uzcategui be ableto land his right hand as he seemedtobe getting off first. In round three Dirrell was ableto land hisright jab more frequently in what was perhaps his best round up to that point.
Uzcategui was ableto land effectively to start round four as Dirrell was ableto score in the last 20 seconds. In a somewhat lackadaisical round five neither guy was ableto control the action really. Dirrell appearedto bethe more effective guy in rounds six and seven. In Round eight Uzcategui was unloading with some heavy shots. The fight was stopped atthe end of the round by Dirrell’s corner.
