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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Dierry Jean Beats Pendarvis By
TKO
By Daniel Cloutier
The Montrealer Dierry Jean has now the guaranty to
participate to a major world title. Friday night at the
Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma State, Jean (25-0-0)
won a super lightweight IBF elimination bout, in beating the
Californian Cleotis Pendarvis (17-4-2) by TKO in the fourth
round of fight scheduled for 12. Jean got a serious cut over
the arch of the right eyebrow in the third right, caused by
an accidental head butt. The Montrealer has decided to
increase the intensity of his attacks from that point.
In the fourth, Jean floored Pendarvis with a solid right
power shot on the chin. His following attacks put Pendarvis
in real trouble and forced the referee to declare a TKO. The
bout has been stopped with 59 seconds to go in this fourth
round.
“The cut was very severe,” said Jean after the bout. “At the
end of the third round, my trainers did a fantastic job to
stop the bleeding. I could barely see in the last seconds of
the third round. When the fourth round started, I was really
motivated to fight with more intensity, and I did. I caught
Pendarvis
with a great power shot to the head in the second minute of
the fourth. I was sure at that moment that the referee would
stop the fight. He did not. Pendarvis got back on his legs,
but he was clearly hurt at that point. Then, I got to finish
the job. I did. It was a pretty short bout, but don't
discredit Pendarvis. He is a talented fighter. He is really
excellent in counterattacks. But I felt strong physically
and mentally at the beginning of the bout, and I did what
was needed to win.”
Pendarvis was obviously disappointed in leaving the ring.
“It is not exactly the kind of result I was expected,” said
Pendarvis. “I was really prepared for that bout. Jean
surprised me with a solid right hand in the fourth. You saw
what happened.”
Before the end of the year, Jean will face the winner of
this IBF super lightweight championship bout opposing the
American Lamont Peterson (31-1-0) and the Argentinian Lucas
Martin Matthysse (33-2-1) May 18th at the Boardwalk Arena in
Atlantic City.
“No matter who I will fight next, I want absolutely to be
involved in a major world title fight,” said Jean. “I know I
have now the maturity and the talent to become a world
champion.”
According Guy Jutras, the Canadian director of the WBA, a
member of the WBA championship committee, and a former judge
or referee in over 100 world championship bouts, Jean is
actually the best natural talent of the Canadian pro boxing.
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