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by Cliff Rold - 27-year old Welterweight Andre Berto (28-1, 20 KO), of Winter Haven, Florida, struggled with accuracy for most of the night but landed the shots that mattered, opening cuts over each of the eyes of 35-year old IBF Welterweight titlist Jan Zaveck (31-2, 18 KO), and forcing a corner retirement at the end of round five on Saturday night at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. For all of the fifteen completed minutes of action, fans in the Casino and watching on television got their money’s worth.
Zaveck, of Slovenia and fighting out of Germany, suffered the first stoppage loss of his career and first defeat of any kind since a debatable split decision defeat on the road in 2008. Berto captures his second major title at 147 lbs. just one contest after losing a WBC belt in April. Berto weighed in at a fit 146 ¾, Zaveck lighter at 146 ½.
Berto, who entered the ring with Spock’s Mirror Universe goatee, came out with bad intentions in an early flurry but it was Zaveck who was landing, his overhand right shaking Berto a couple of times before a minute was gone. Berto responded with a vicious combination to the ribs of Zaveck, slipping his shots beneath the high guard of the titlist. Zaveck responded to the body of Berto and, in a series of shots, was able to work a left hook around the guard of Berto. Berto landed his own straight right to the face. Both men landed hard in the final ten seconds, a Zaveck left hook sending a shake through Berto, Berto firing back with another combination to the body. [Click Here To Read More]
Zaveck, of Slovenia and fighting out of Germany, suffered the first stoppage loss of his career and first defeat of any kind since a debatable split decision defeat on the road in 2008. Berto captures his second major title at 147 lbs. just one contest after losing a WBC belt in April. Berto weighed in at a fit 146 ¾, Zaveck lighter at 146 ½.
Berto, who entered the ring with Spock’s Mirror Universe goatee, came out with bad intentions in an early flurry but it was Zaveck who was landing, his overhand right shaking Berto a couple of times before a minute was gone. Berto responded with a vicious combination to the ribs of Zaveck, slipping his shots beneath the high guard of the titlist. Zaveck responded to the body of Berto and, in a series of shots, was able to work a left hook around the guard of Berto. Berto landed his own straight right to the face. Both men landed hard in the final ten seconds, a Zaveck left hook sending a shake through Berto, Berto firing back with another combination to the body. [Click Here To Read More]
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