ROUND 3
Vitali misses with a right up top at center ring. Wladimir keeps his guard up, leaving himself open for a wince-inducing two-handed attack to the body.
Wladimir backs away and circles to his right, leading Vitali to stand still and motion his brother in with both gloves, then drop his gloves to his sides.
The inducement works, but not in the way Vitali may have intended. He misses with both ends of a hard one-two, leaving himself open to a powerful counter-right.
Vitali looks hurt, but when Wladimir moves in to follow up, responds with a thudding right uppercut that sends the younger sibling staggering into a neutral corner. Vitali follows up with a straight right and an uppercut, but Wladimir shows his resolve with a snapping left-right to the face.
Vitali deftly blocks Wladimir's attempt to reach his ribs and the two are still throwing at the bell, again forcing Cotton to break them up and send them to their corners.
At ringside, Somogyi sees it as a clear-cut round for Vitali, giving him a 29-27 edge on his unofficial scorecard.