man it was a decent fight - but all in all i don't think i've ever seen a shittier under-card. what happened to the lorenzo fight?
they are getting the main event going right away... sultan...#1 wbo...20-0-1 (18)... briggs...48-4-1 42kos...lots of early kos
rd1...221 vs 273...6'2" vs 6'4"...32 vs 35 briggs misses a huge right to start... ibrag just looking at him... ibrag is circling to his left...feet staying toe to toe...ibrag a bit short on his first punch, a lead left...that punch works better moving the other way... briggs nips him with a hook...some big action early..lots of punches..both okay...briggs slows it down and huggs and puffs..neither doing anything...sultan short on a left...short again.. not sure who won...call it even...i'd guess sultan won since briggs did so little, but neither landed... 10-10
rd2 quick left to body by sultan...still circling the 'wrong' way... body shot by sultan...briggs doing nothing... nice hook by briggs...but ibrag round 1-0-1 sultan
r3 now ibrag finally circles the right way...then back to the left... sultan lands some good stuff...briggs missed the counter... briggs has both hands very very low... they clash heads..no cuts... so little happened... sultan probably won it 2-0-1 ibrag
r4 sultan short with a couple of lefts...briggs' hands are very low...briggs misses a big hook...a little slap from ibrag... nice left to body by sultan... a couple of lefts by sultan...2 more...no effect ibrag gets him to the body when briggs charged...clear round for ibrag.. tompkins not sure? i am... 3-0-1 sultan
It's really unbelievable how few punches briggs throws lately . r5 . briggs misses a jab, jab, and a wild right uppercut ibrag gets a head shot or two in...no effect... nice left to chin by sultan... no answer briggs misses high...sultan counters and lands... wow..they said 1st lefty briggs has faced as a pro...52 fights briggs lands a right..not too hard... ibrag lands a left to body at end...clear sultan round 4-0-1
there seems to be a very good turnout...well over 80%...maybe they've hidden the empties from view . rd6 nice left by sultan...briggs tried to counter...ibrag landing more lefts...briggs answers with a couple of hard jabs..misses a big right... nice work by ibrag...nice left by sultan...sultan getting some confidence.....another nice left and briggs misses the counter...clear sultan round 5-0-1
rd7 both seem to be more aggressive early...both short nice right by briggs...no effect nice combo by sultan...hook and left landed nice left by sultan... closer round...still sultan's..if only for that last punch... very little happened after the first 20 secs... 6-0-1
tompkins has it 6-1 .. r8 . nice left to body by ibrag...another... nice r by briggs... nice lefts by ibrag.. some more light ones... briggs misses...sultan lands counter...nothing too hard tho left to chest by sultan...foreman would have called that the most effective punch of the night left by sultan...clear sultan round... 7-0-1
ibrag getting much busier...thank god r9 nothing...nothing... sloppy left by sultan nothing from briggs...sultan lands 4 lefts in a row..the first 2 were decent...no effect..he had briggs leaning back and kept coming... briggs misses...sultan answers..gets briggs in corner...doesn't do anything with it.. nice left by sultan...is briggs hurt? maybe.. another...ibrag...getting very busy on briggs ass...briggs sucks air...sultan put a lot of effort into that...nice left to body by ibrag at end... very clear ibrag round 8-0-1
r10 nice left to body by sultan after a long minute nice left to head by ibrag...briggs catches him, but no effect..they exchange a lot and briggs goes down from a push..no kd ibrag was not hurt by the clean punch...then got better of exchange befrore push... okay..nice left by ibrag, but very nice hook by briggs...nice left by sultan at bell... closer..but still ibrag's round...but not impossible to give to briggs based on his 2 very big punches... 9-0-1
After this Briggs should never ever again be heard of....how did he get that title shot against Lyakhovich?
r11 both miss... left by sultan after 90 secs... nothing... weak left to chest by sultan.. i guess they have to save it for the last round...this is one of the least effective rounds i've ever seen... left to body by briggs...left to head by sultan... left to chin by sultan... clear sultan round...but what a rotten round it was... 10-0-1
r12 briggs could fight until he's 70 years old with this style hook by sultan... briggs misses a right... sultan short sultan lands some weak stuff with 25 secs to go well...if you thought not much happened in round 11...welcome to round 12 sultan 120-109