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David Morrell Jr. Stops Mike Gavronski In 3 Rounds
WBA Interim Super Middleweight champion David O. Morrell Jr.
beat up Mike Gavronski on his way to a 3rd round stoppage in
a scheduled 10-round bout at The Shrine Auditorium and Expo
Hall in Los Angeles.
The fight was the main event of card that was seen live on
FOX.
Morrell is promoted by Warriors Boxing Promotions and Ural
Promotions.
At the end of round one, Morrell landed a big combination
that was punctuated by a straight left that sent Gavronski
down to the canvas. Morrell continued to batter Gavronski
with some hard uppercuts and straight lefts. Finally in
round three, Morrell landed another blasting left uppercut
that forced referee Jack Reiss to stop the bout at 2:45.
Morrell, 170 lbs of Minneapolis, MN is 4-0 with three
knockouts. Gavronski, 167.4 lbs of Bellevue, WA is 26-4-1.
"The first time I saw a video of David Morrell fighting, he
was 17 years old and competing against the 2 time gold medal
winner De La Cruz. Having worked with 23 worlds champions
including Roberto Duran, I knew David was going to be a
great one. He continues to show why he is already capable of
competing with the very best in the world." Quote from
Warriors COO Luis DeCubas, Sr.
Even though the fight took place at 170 lbs., Morrell Jr.
will remain the WBA Interim Super Middleweight World
champion.
Morrell, who only accepted the fight on December 4th, did
not want to pass up an opportunity to headline on a major
network. Morell - Gavronski was scheduled as the main event.
Morrell and his team had informed event organizers that
there was a possibility that the fight would need to take
place above the 168-pound limit, as he was not in training
camp, and had only three weeks to prepare. A new agreement
for an 170-pound bout was consented to by all sides.
Morrell will continue to campaign in the hotly contested
super middleweight division, he will look to fight any of
the top contenders.
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