PREFIGHT
Peter Manfredo Jr. has a determined look on his face. Former super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy looks ready to go to war.
ROUND 1
Both men come out firing the jab. HARD left hook lands for Lacy. Manfredo takes it okay. Manfredo lands a jab to the body. Jab from Manfredo lands again. Big right hand from Lacy knocks Manfredo across the ring. 1-2 lands for Manfredo. Manfredo circling and boxing behind his jab. Lacy just following. Not much action right now. Quick jab lands for Lacy. Nice lead right from Manfredo lands upstairs. Jab lands for Manfredo and he dances away. Round to Manfredo who did a good job of keeping his distance with his jab.
Manfredo 10 Lacy 9
ROUND 2
Quick 1-2 from Manfredo to start the round. Right hand to the body lands for Lacy. Manfredo lands an uppercut. Lacy lands a left hook. They wrestle on the inside and Manfredo lands a nice left hook as they separate. Straight right lands for Manfredo. Not much action from Lacy. Manfredo circles away. Left hand to the body lands for Manfredo. Lacy having a hard time pulling the trigger. Manfredo circles away on his toes. Uppercut lands for Lacy on the inside. Nice four-punch combo lands for Manfredo and he dances way. Lacy works the body on the inside. Round to Manfredo who's outworking Lacy pretty easily so far.
Manfredo 20 Lacy 18
ROUND 3
Lacy bulls forward and digs to the body and Manfredo dances away behind the jab. They clinch. Quick right hand lands for Manfredo as Lacy misses wih a big left hook. Left hook lands for Manfredo. Left hook to the body lands for Lacy. Jab lands for Lacy. Manfredo lands a left hook. Lacy lands a left. Lacy digs to the body. Big right hand lands for Lacy. Manfredo lands a right to the body. Two more rights to the body followed by a left and another right upstairs lands for Manfredo. Nice combo. Hard left to the body lands for Manfredo. Lacy answers with a hard body shot of his own. They trade upstairs. Nice left hook lands for Manfredo. Lacy lands a right. Manfredo digs a 1-2 to the body. Round to Manfredo.
Manfredo 30 Lacy 27
ROUND 4
Manfredo fires the jab and dances away. Lacy chases him down. Lacy lands a BIG right hand and Manfredo is down. He's up and takes the count. Lacy tries to jump on him. Right hand lands for Lacy. Manfredo covers up along the ropes. They trade shots. Lacy not really landing. Now he lands a right hand. Two uppercuts land for Lacy. Manfredo firing back though. Lacy digs to the body. Manfredo lands a 1-2. Big right hand lands to the back of Manfredo's head. Uppercut lands for Manfredo. Manfredo lands a right down the pipe. Lacy digs to the body. Right hook upstairs lands for Lacy. Looks like Manfredo has weathered the storm. Lacy swings and misses with a wild left hook. Manfredo doesn't and lands a nice left hook of his own. Lacy swinging with big punches to end the round. Round to Lacy, but he looked a little tired at the end.
Manfredo 38 Lacy 37
ROUND 5
Manfredo back to firing his jab. Nice 1-2 to the body lands for Manfredo. Lacy misses with a 1-2 and they clinch. Lacy stalks and misses with a wild right hook. The British fans are chanting loudly in anticipation of the main event. Lacy digs a 1-2 to the body and Manfredo holds on. Left hook lands for Manfredo. Lacy lands a sloppy left hook. Manfredo lands a left hook and they clinch. They trade on the inside. Lacy digs to the body. They trade hooks upstairs. Big right hand down the pipe lands for Lacy to end the round. Round to Manfredo.
Manfredo 48 Lacy 46
ROUND 6
They trade on the inside...Manfredo getting the better of it. Manfredo digs a 1-2 to the body. Now Lacy digs a four-punch combo to the body. Lacy works the body again as Manfredo rests along the ropes. Lacy continues to work the body and lands a nice four-punch combo. Manfredo lands a right hook, but Lacy continues to work the body. They trade on the inside. Lacy grazes Manfredo with an uppercut. Manfredo starting to wilt a bit under the pressure of Lacy. Left hook lands for Lacy. Wooooo...nice three-punch combo ending with a hard right hook lands for Lacy to end the round.
Manfredo 57 Lacy 56
ROUND 7
Lacy comes out quick and jumps on Manfredo. They trade in the corner. Manfredo holding his own. Both men continue to trade at close quarters...both working the body. Both men landing hooks downstairs and upstairs. A short break in the action to get some tape fixed on Manfredo's gloves. More wrestling and trading on the inside. Lacy landing the more punches. BIG left hook lands for Lacy on the inside that backs Manfredo up. Uppercuts landing for Lacy. Right hand down the pipe lands for Lacy. Another right hand over the top lands for Lacy. Round to Lacy.
Manfredo 66 Lacy 66
ROUND 8
Manfredo back to keeping his distance. Manfredo lands a nice four-punch combo and dances away. Lacy presses forward and Manfredo ties him up quickly. Lacy digs to the body. Manfredo lands an uppercut and a right hand. Lacy digs to the body again. They trade on the inside...Lacy landing the bigger punches. Right hand to the body lands for Manfredo. Lacy presses forward and digs to the body. Manfredo holds on. Manfredo looking up at the clock...he looks tired. Round to Lacy.
Manfredo 75 Lacy 76
ROUND 9
Manfredo lands a left hand upstairs. Lacy on his toes and circling now. Manfredo pressing forward and lands a right hook. Lacy circles away. Manfredo presses forward again. Left hook lands for Manfredo. Lacy lands a left hook. Manfredo holds on. Lacy digs to the body. Left hand and an uppercut lands for Lacy. Manfredo digs a right to the body. Quick 1-2 lands for Lacy, but Manfredo answers with one of his own. Nice uppercut lands for Manfredo. Right hand lands for Manfredo. Lacy is cut. He's cut over his right eye. The ref says it came from a headbutt. Right hand lands for Lacy. Manfredo digs a HARD right hand to the body. Nice combo lands for Manfredo. Round to Manfredo.
Manfredo 85 Lacy 85
ROUND 10
Manfredo fires a six-punch combo and lands upstairs and downstairs. Lacy lands an uppercut. Manfredo lands an overhand right. Lacy digs to the body. Manfredo lands a nice left hook. They trade right hands. Lacy digs to the body with a four-punch combo. Both men trading on the inside. They trade left hands. Two right hands to the body land for Lacy. Double left hook lands for Lacy. Left hand lands for Lacy. They trade on the inside. Pretty close. Lacy still working down the stretch. 10 seconds. Lacy still punching. Manfredo presses forward. Lacy lands two punches at the final bell. Round to Lacy.
Manfredo 94 Lacy 95
The winner by way of unanimous decision...JEFF "LEFT HOOK" LACY
POSTFIGHT
Official judges scorecards...
Chuck Giampa: 95-94
CJ Ross: 96-93
Jerry Roth: 97-92
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