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Thomas Hearns · 09-18-2012, 11:28 AM

Olympia Stadion, Berlin, Germany, 2013-01-08

Round 7

Omar Sheika 2-3-0 vs Joachim Alcine 1-4-0 (1)
The pair split the first four rounds of the fight, first and third for Alcine and second and fourth for Sheika. The fifth round was the best of the fight with back and forth competitive action and with both fighters in trouble on different parts of the round Alcine connected some strong uppercuts that snapped Sheika’s head but Omar’s superior workrate gave him the round by a narrow margin. On the last round Sheika again outlanded Alcine to win the round and the fight. My scorecard was 58-56 for Sheika and the official ones were 58-56 (x2) for Sheika and 57-57 so Sheika was the winner by majority decision and with this win he passed to the second stage of the tournament.

Will Rosinsky 2-3-0 vs Marco Antonio Rubio 1-4-0
This fight determined the last man who passed to the second stage of the tournament, Will Rosinsky needed a win to qualify on other way Hugo Garay is the fouth qualified on this group.
Rubio edged the first round but then Rosinsky won the second round convincingly and won a one-sided third round.
Rubio reacted winning the fourth round in which he hurt Rosinsky with a sharp combination.
Rubio continued dominating on the fifth round hurting Rosinsky two times one with an uppercut the other with a hard hook. The last round had poor action but Rubio edged it to win the fight. My scorecard was 58-56 for Rubio and the official ones were 58-56 (x2) for Rubio and 58-56 for Rosinsky so Rubio was the winner by split decision. With this result Rosinky is out of the tournament.

Arthur Abraham 5-0-0 (2) vs Mikkel Kessler 4-0-1 (1)
The best two fighters of this group fought to determine the winner of it.
Kessler won a first round with lot of action, at the middle stages of the round Abraham connected a hard straight right but Kessler answered with a quick three punshes combo. Near the end of the round Kessler connected a great uppercut that made Abraham stumbled backwards but the bell saved him.
On the second round the things changed and Abraham was the dominator with the highlight of a violent straight right that made Kessler retreat.
On the third round Kessler regained the control of the fight, he hurt Abraham with a cross early on the round and again with an uppercut near the end of it. Abraham attemped to answer but was overcome by Kessler.
On the fourth round Abraham showed his power and with a violent combination to the head he dropped Kessler for a nine count. Kessler got up on bad shape and covered up to survive the round taking a lot of punishment on the way.
Abraham continued in control on the following round hurting Kessler with a pair of crosses and with a straight right. Kessler answered with some punches of his own but it wasn’t enough. On the last round Abraham connected a strong cross and put Kessler on trouble again but unexpectedly the Danish had a great reaction an he battered Abraham for the rest of the round to turn the things again on this great fight. My scorecard was 57-56 for Abraham and the official ones were 57-56 (x2) for Abraham and 57-56 for Kessler so Abraham was the winner by split decision.

Standings

A.Abraham 12 -Record 6-0-0 (2)-
M.Kessler 9 -Record 4-1-1 (1)-
O.Sheika 6 -Record 3-3-0-
H.Garay 5 -Record 2-3-1-
M.A.Rubio 4 -Record 2-4-0-
W.Rosinsky 4 -Record 2-4-0-
J.Alcine 2 -Record 1-5-1-

Abraham,Kessler, Sheika and Garay passed to the following stage of the tournament.

09-18-2012, 11:28 AM	#122
Thomas Hearns Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,441	Middleweight Tournament Group 2 Olympia Stadion, Berlin, Germany, 2013-01-08 Round 7 Omar Sheika 2-3-0 vs Joachim Alcine 1-4-0 (1) The pair split the first four rounds of the fight, first and third for Alcine and second and fourth for Sheika. The fifth round was the best of the fight with back and forth competitive action and with both fighters in trouble on different parts of the round Alcine connected some strong uppercuts that snapped Sheika’s head but Omar’s superior workrate gave him the round by a narrow margin. On the last round Sheika again outlanded Alcine to win the round and the fight. My scorecard was 58-56 for Sheika and the official ones were 58-56 (x2) for Sheika and 57-57 so Sheika was the winner by majority decision and with this win he passed to the second stage of the tournament. Will Rosinsky 2-3-0 vs Marco Antonio Rubio 1-4-0 This fight determined the last man who passed to the second stage of the tournament, Will Rosinsky needed a win to qualify on other way Hugo Garay is the fouth qualified on this group. Rubio edged the first round but then Rosinsky won the second round convincingly and won a one-sided third round. Rubio reacted winning the fourth round in which he hurt Rosinsky with a sharp combination. Rubio continued dominating on the fifth round hurting Rosinsky two times one with an uppercut the other with a hard hook. The last round had poor action but Rubio edged it to win the fight. My scorecard was 58-56 for Rubio and the official ones were 58-56 (x2) for Rubio and 58-56 for Rosinsky so Rubio was the winner by split decision. With this result Rosinky is out of the tournament. Arthur Abraham 5-0-0 (2) vs Mikkel Kessler 4-0-1 (1) The best two fighters of this group fought to determine the winner of it. Kessler won a first round with lot of action, at the middle stages of the round Abraham connected a hard straight right but Kessler answered with a quick three punshes combo. Near the end of the round Kessler connected a great uppercut that made Abraham stumbled backwards but the bell saved him. On the second round the things changed and Abraham was the dominator with the highlight of a violent straight right that made Kessler retreat. On the third round Kessler regained the control of the fight, he hurt Abraham with a cross early on the round and again with an uppercut near the end of it. Abraham attemped to answer but was overcome by Kessler. On the fourth round Abraham showed his power and with a violent combination to the head he dropped Kessler for a nine count. Kessler got up on bad shape and covered up to survive the round taking a lot of punishment on the way. Abraham continued in control on the following round hurting Kessler with a pair of crosses and with a straight right. Kessler answered with some punches of his own but it wasn’t enough. On the last round Abraham connected a strong cross and put Kessler on trouble again but unexpectedly the Danish had a great reaction an he battered Abraham for the rest of the round to turn the things again on this great fight. My scorecard was 57-56 for Abraham and the official ones were 57-56 (x2) for Abraham and 57-56 for Kessler so Abraham was the winner by split decision. Standings A.Abraham 12 -Record 6-0-0 (2)- M.Kessler 9 -Record 4-1-1 (1)- O.Sheika 6 -Record 3-3-0- H.Garay 5 -Record 2-3-1- M.A.Rubio 4 -Record 2-4-0- W.Rosinsky 4 -Record 2-4-0- J.Alcine 2 -Record 1-5-1- Abraham,Kessler, Sheika and Garay passed to the following stage of the tournament.