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by Cliff Rold - It took two rounds longer, but 39-year old IBF Jr. Middleweight titlist Cornelius Bundrage (32-4, 19 KO) repeated the result of their first encounter, stopping 34-year old Cory Spinks (39-6, 11 KO) of St. Louis, Missouri, with three knockdowns in the seventh round on Saturday night at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. Bundrage also scored a knockdown in the first.
Bundrage came in at 153 ½, Spinks at 153 ¾, both just a hair below the division limit of 154 lbs. The referee was Ray Corona.
Spinks was pacing back and forth while Bundrage bounced in the corner as they awaited the opening bell. When the “clang” sounded, it was Spinks sticking the southpaw right jab to try and establish a rhythm, Bundrage waiting for spots to rush. He found his first and landed a hard right. At the halfway mark, Bundrage again found flesh with a hard shot to the belly that ended with him d****d over the back of Spinks. Spinks stood up and held Bundrage aloft for a moment, resisting the urge to slam his man down.
He might have been better off doing so. Inside the final minute, Bundrage landed a crushing right to send Spinks to the floor near a corner. Clearly hurt, Spinks rose and survived the round, absorbing another right Bundrage landed from around his back when the two were tangled near the ropes. [Click Here To Read More]
Bundrage came in at 153 ½, Spinks at 153 ¾, both just a hair below the division limit of 154 lbs. The referee was Ray Corona.
Spinks was pacing back and forth while Bundrage bounced in the corner as they awaited the opening bell. When the “clang” sounded, it was Spinks sticking the southpaw right jab to try and establish a rhythm, Bundrage waiting for spots to rush. He found his first and landed a hard right. At the halfway mark, Bundrage again found flesh with a hard shot to the belly that ended with him d****d over the back of Spinks. Spinks stood up and held Bundrage aloft for a moment, resisting the urge to slam his man down.
He might have been better off doing so. Inside the final minute, Bundrage landed a crushing right to send Spinks to the floor near a corner. Clearly hurt, Spinks rose and survived the round, absorbing another right Bundrage landed from around his back when the two were tangled near the ropes. [Click Here To Read More]
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