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Vyacheslav Glazkov wins majority decision over Derric Rossy

Fighters Network
09
Aug

Although heavyweight contender Vyacheslav Glazkov appeared to struggle during his first fight under trainer John David Jackson, he was, nevertheless, able to escape with a majority decison over journeyman Derric Rossy on Saturday in Pennsylvania.

Glazkov won by scores of 96-94, and, 98-92, on the cards of Ron McNair and Pierre Benoist, with John Poturaj scoring it, 95-95.

A 2008 Olympic bronze medalist, Glazkov (18-0-1, 11 knockouts), 29, was coming off a unanimous decision win March over Tomasz Adamek, ending the Polish contender’s five-fight winning streak.

Rossy had an advantage in overall punches landed (184-to-159), jabs (62-to-51) and power shots (122-to-108).



“It’s not an excuse,” said Glazkov, “… but even before the fight, I got my right hand injured. It’s still a little injured from the fight with Adamek.

Jackson is also the trainer of WBO light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev.

In undercard bouts, heavyweight Joseph Parker scored two knockdowns during a third-round knockout over Keith Thompson, and light heavyweight Vasily Lepikhin scored three knockdowns on the way to stopping Robert Berridge in the fifth round.

For Berridge, a run of nine consecutive stoppage wins was ended, his previous loss being by unanimous decision to Blake Caparello in May 2012.

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