And he knew victory was imminent after a strong start to the bout.
Back on his feet as referee Eddie Cotton’s count reached eight, the 31-year-old Lockett was rocked with another crushing right hand with 17 seconds remaining in the round, again dropping to one knee but returning to an upright position at the count of eight.
With blood trickling from his nose as well as from under his left eye, Lockett gamely answered the bell for round three but saw his dream of producing an upset win quickly ended. “It helped me to set up a lot of things.
“Supposedly, they were prepared for my right hook, but that wasn’t the case.
Kelly Pavlik, from Youngstown, Ohio, overcame a second-round knockdown against Jermain Taylor last September to score a shocking seventh-round technical KO. I knew each time he took a knee, I had buzzed him.
After sustaining a hard right hand to the head with one minute 20secs remaining in the first round, the challenger went down to one knee after receiving a pair of punishing rights to the head midway through the second.
The 24-year-old Lopez (22-0, 20 KOs) knocked down his opponent with a right hook less than two minutes into the match, then sent the Mexican to the canvas a second time when he completed a flurry of punches with another right hook.
“He’s a fabulous fighter. ”
Kelly Pavlik, from Youngstown, Ohio, overcame a second-round knockdown against Jermain Taylor last September to score a shocking seventh-round technical KO.
Kelly Pavlik won the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization middleweight belts in September. Kelly Kelly Pavlik stopped Gary Lockett of Wales with a punishing assault in the third round of his first middleweight titles defense before a supportive crowd at Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night. The second round was much the same, and Lockett twice went to his knees to catch his breath.
Upon returning to his feet, Lockett watched as his corner threw in the towel, ending the bout before the challenger suffered any more serious damage.
The 26-year-old proved the victory was not a fluke by posting a unanimous decision in a non-title rematch five months later. ”
Ponce de Leon, 27, got back to his feet but staggered and fell back into the corner, prompting referee Mike Ortega to stop the fight. ”
And he knew victory was imminent after a strong start to the bout.
Kelly Pavlik of Youngstown, Ohio, stunned Lockett in the opening round, using his left jab to close the distance from the opening bell.
It stopped him in his tracks. “It helped me to set up a lot of things. ”
On the undercard, Juan Manuel Lopez captured the WBO junior featherweight crown with a first-round technical knockout of Daniel Ponce de Leon in a battle of southpaws.
Kelly Pavlik was pleased with his convincing display.
Kelly Pavlik won the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization middleweight belts in September.
Back on his feet as referee Eddie Cotton’s count reached eight, the 31-year-old Lockett was rocked with another crushing right hand with 17 seconds remaining in the round, again dropping to one knee but returning to an upright position at the count of eight.
“I just couldn’t see the punches coming,” Lockett said. ”
On the undercard, Juan Manuel Lopez captured the WBO junior featherweight crown with a first-round technical knockout of Daniel Ponce de Leon in a battle of southpaws.
“He’s a fabulous fighter.
“My jab was working,” he said.
Kelly Pavlik (34-0, 30 KOs) knocked down the Welshman twice in the second round before sending Lockett (30-2) to the canvas again in the third. I knew each time he took a knee, I had buzzed him. ”
Kelly Pavlik, from Youngstown, Ohio, overcame a second-round knockdown against Jermain Taylor last September to score a shocking seventh-round technical KO.
Lockett went down early in the third round, and the referee called the fight 1 minutes 40 seconds into the round.
