Martirosyan impresses on Pavlik-Espino undercard
Posted Dec. 19, 2009 at 11:40pm
By RingTV.com editors
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Junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (26-0, 17 knockouts) showed that he's ready for a title shot in 2010 by dominating tough southpaw Willie Lee (17-6, 11 KOs) to a third-round stoppage to claim two regional 154-pound titles on the Kelly Pavlik-Miguel Espino undercard at the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio on Saturday.
After stunning Lee with a laser-accurate straight rights and hooks in the opening round, Martirosyan, THE RING's No. 10-rated junior middleweight, dropped the game Louisianan with a counter right in the third round. Lee got up but Martirosyan's follow-up attack prompted referee Randy Jarvis to step in and stop the bout at 2:13 of the round.
Martirosyan, 23, appears to have come into his own this year, boxing and punching with more fluidity, accuracy and power than ever
The Glendale, Calif.-based Armenian's trainer Freddie Roach believes that he is ready to challenge one of the major junior middleweight beltholders and it targeting Yuri Foreman, who is promoted by Top Rank along with Martirosyan.
Former heavyweight titleholder Samuel Peter was also in action on the Pavlik-Espino undercard. Peter (33-3, 26 KOs) stopped 360-pound Gabe Brown (18-13-4, 12 KOs) at 2:58 of the fourth round in an entertaining fight.
Two of Top Rank's most talented prospects were also on the undercard and part of the pay-per-view broadcast.
Featherweight Miguel Angel Garcia (19-0, 16 KOs) dropped journeyman Yogli Herrera (22-13, 16 KOs) for a 10-count with a perfectly timed straight right in the third round of their scheduled eight rounder.
Southpaw middleweight prospect Matt Korobvov (9-0, 7 KOs) stopped journeyman Ken Dunham (6-12-1, 4 KOs) the third round of their scheduled six rounder after a series of right hooks to the body that was punctuated by a mean left cross to the head.
After stunning Lee with a laser-accurate straight rights and hooks in the opening round, Martirosyan, THE RING's No. 10-rated junior middleweight, dropped the game Louisianan with a counter right in the third round. Lee got up but Martirosyan's follow-up attack prompted referee Randy Jarvis to step in and stop the bout at 2:13 of the round.
Martirosyan, 23, appears to have come into his own this year, boxing and punching with more fluidity, accuracy and power than ever
The Glendale, Calif.-based Armenian's trainer Freddie Roach believes that he is ready to challenge one of the major junior middleweight beltholders and it targeting Yuri Foreman, who is promoted by Top Rank along with Martirosyan.
Former heavyweight titleholder Samuel Peter was also in action on the Pavlik-Espino undercard. Peter (33-3, 26 KOs) stopped 360-pound Gabe Brown (18-13-4, 12 KOs) at 2:58 of the fourth round in an entertaining fight.
Two of Top Rank's most talented prospects were also on the undercard and part of the pay-per-view broadcast.
Featherweight Miguel Angel Garcia (19-0, 16 KOs) dropped journeyman Yogli Herrera (22-13, 16 KOs) for a 10-count with a perfectly timed straight right in the third round of their scheduled eight rounder.
Southpaw middleweight prospect Matt Korobvov (9-0, 7 KOs) stopped journeyman Ken Dunham (6-12-1, 4 KOs) the third round of their scheduled six rounder after a series of right hooks to the body that was punctuated by a mean left cross to the head.
