Lolenga Mock Gets Majority Nod Win Over Patrick Mendy
By Per Ake Persson
Copenhagen, Denmark - 44-year old teak tough super middleweight contender Lolenga "the Dane" Mock (35-14-1) celebrated 25 years as a pro with a ten round majority decision win over the just as tough Brit Patrick Mendy (17-11-1).
Mock´s days are behind him and he is a bit slow but in excellent physical shape and is of course very experienced and he attacked while Mendy, a sharp but awkward, boxer countered. Mock had big problems in the early rounds but gradually his strength told and while he didn´t wear down Mendy he won rounds and that won him the fight. It was scored 97-93, 98-92 and 95-95.
With this win an all Danish showdown against Patrick Nielsen moves closer.
Super middleweight Daniel Heinze (3-0) outscored Spaniard Gonzalo Romero (4-4-0) over eight in a good fight where Heinze kept the pressure up while Romero, the bigger, taller man, covered up well. Gonzalo had a good last round and should have opened up before. As it was Heinze won on scores of 79-73 twice and 80-72.
Super middle Andreas Lynggaard (3-0) overcame a bad cut and a knockdown to win a split decision after eight against Spain´s Roberto Casado (2-1-1). Casado, a southpaw, had the punch, strength and style to make it difficult for Andreas and appeared to stun the Dane already in the first. Lynggaard worked hard throughout but had problem with his timing. Casado floored Lynggaard with a left in the fourth even it was more a slip than a knockdown, Lynggaard was badly cut over the left eye in the fifth but closed out strongly. The scoring was almost as wild as the fight with 77-74 for Lynggaard, 77-74 for Casado and 78-73 for Lynggaard.
Light heavy Jonas Madsen (4-0) won a hardfought unanimous decision after six over tough Spaniard Miguel Micaelo (2-3-2). Madsen attacked non-stop and Micaelo was against the ropes and went down in the fourth from a left hook. Madsen, promising but inexperienced, attacked but walked into a counter right and was knocked himself down. Neither man was seriously hurt though.. Micaelo was also floored late in the fifth but came back for a good finish. It was scored 59-54 on all cards.
The Icelandic Polar Bear, big Gunnar Kolbeinn Kristinsson (6-0), the only professional boxer from Iceland, was too big and strong for Kim Thomsen (4-1) and won on a knockout in the second round. Thomsen made a good start and used his jab well with Kolbeinn looking slow and ponderous. But once Kolbeinn found the range for his heavy jab the right followed and Thomsen was down late in the first. In the second Kolbeinn dominated and knocked down Thomsen with a one-two combination. The Dane got up but was unsteady and went down again from a left hook and it was stopped without a count at 1.52. Kolbeinn had a big advantage in both height and weight and that played a big part in his win.
Cruiser Tobias Soerig (3-0) got an easy win over Georgian Grigol Abuladze (24-13) who retired with an arm injury 15 seconds in the second round. Abuladze appear to get problems early in the first when he threw a right that partly landed. He went down in pain but got up and finished the round. Fake or not is not possible to say but it could be Abuladze came into the fight with an injury. Either way it was a disappointing fight.
Super Brian and Mogens Palle staged the fourth edition of Danish Fight Night at Fredriksberghallerne with super bantam debutant Ali Mohamed opening the show. Ali, a flashy southpaw, did it in style and and stopped Georgian Malkhaz Tatrishvili (13-10) at 1.05 of the second. Tatrishvili spent the first round under constant pressure and was hurt in the second by a left upercut and was on the verge of going down but saved himself by waving the fight off and retiring himself - and one can´t blame him. He was on his way out for real. And yes, Ali´s fans did shout Ali Bomaye.
