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By Cliff Rold - 22-year old Welterweight Antwone Smith (16-1, 8 KO) of Miami, Florida, took a big step towards contention on Friday night at the Fontainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, capturing a decisive ten round decision over Miami-based Colombian Richard Gutierrez (24-3-1, 14 KO).
Gutierrez came into the bout at the division limit of 147, Smith a half pound under the limit.
Through the first three rounds, both men battled comfortably at close quarters, Smith grunting through accurate combinations and Gutierrez ****ing away with wide left hooks, uppercuts, and body shots.
The straight punching of Smith accumulated punishment on Gutierrez as the third wore down and he opened the fourth two laser rights to start the fourth. Taking turns with their backs towards the ropes, Gutierrez responded by opening a cut on the left eye of Smith but the Floridian hardly blinked as he stayed shoulder to shoulder, countering and carving up his more experienced foe. In the final ten seconds, a right hand whipped Gutierrez’s head around and the bell clanged with Smith outworking him along the ropes.
As had been the case in the couple of rounds prior, Smith went to work with a volume of offense in the fifth, pinning Gutierrez under the Colombian’s closely held defense. As the round wore on, Gutierrez began to find a home for his right to the body again with both men remaining at close quarters. The pace slowed, if only slightly, in a sixth round where each man still showed off plenty of leather. [details]
Gutierrez came into the bout at the division limit of 147, Smith a half pound under the limit.
Through the first three rounds, both men battled comfortably at close quarters, Smith grunting through accurate combinations and Gutierrez ****ing away with wide left hooks, uppercuts, and body shots.
The straight punching of Smith accumulated punishment on Gutierrez as the third wore down and he opened the fourth two laser rights to start the fourth. Taking turns with their backs towards the ropes, Gutierrez responded by opening a cut on the left eye of Smith but the Floridian hardly blinked as he stayed shoulder to shoulder, countering and carving up his more experienced foe. In the final ten seconds, a right hand whipped Gutierrez’s head around and the bell clanged with Smith outworking him along the ropes.
As had been the case in the couple of rounds prior, Smith went to work with a volume of offense in the fifth, pinning Gutierrez under the Colombian’s closely held defense. As the round wore on, Gutierrez began to find a home for his right to the body again with both men remaining at close quarters. The pace slowed, if only slightly, in a sixth round where each man still showed off plenty of leather. [details]
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