POW STUNS ROMANIAN WITH SECOND ROUND KO

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Moving steadily along whilst quietly plying his trade, it surely won’t be very much longer before the unassuming Ricky Pow really does emerge onto the international boxing stage.

After Friday night in Daya Nueva, where he knocked out the experienced Romanian Mihai Macovei in two comfortable rounds, commentators from around the world are beginning to wake up to the talent and the undoubted potential that this young brit enjoys.

Having lost narrowly to the likes of current European Light middleweight champion Alexander Abraham, who is now undefeated in 25, the opponent on Friday night was Mihai Macovei, the Romanian number 3, who was expected to serve up a stiff test for the 26 year old Pow in what was hoped to be a final eliminator for the vacant WBC Mundial Hispanic title, a title that would lift ‘the Prince’ as he has been dubbed, into the top 20 light heavyweights in the world.

Pointing to a decent professional career of 20 professional fights against some quality opposition, Alberto Gonzalez, Ricky’s trainer and manager, told the Leader last week that Macovei would be no pushover for Ricky and he expected to see his fighter gain both good experience and ring time against Friday’s opponent.

In front of officials from the WBC it was important that his charge got off to a good start as Macovei himself was known to be quick out of the blocks but in the event, and despite his reputation, the Romanian offered little threat.

Pow bossed the fight from the opening exchanges as he kept the 37 year old at bay with a series of combinations and as the left jab opened Macovei up Pow hurt the Romanian on more than one occasion in the opening round.

Growing in confidence the 2nd got underway with Pow inflicting heavy punishment on his opponent and when the same combination had the visitor down mid way through the round the writing was already on the wall. Unfortunately as Macovei got back to his feet following the knock down he seemed to turn awkwardly on his knee which immediately saw him drop back to the canvas.

Following the count the ringside doctor confirmed that the Romanian had badly twisted his knee. “It was a genuine, if somewhat unfortunate, injury,” he said. “The knee was very badly swollen within minutes of the boxer returning to his dressing room.”

If Macovei wasn’t impressed with Ricky Pow going into the fight, I’m willing to bet that he is now following the quickest defeat of his boxing career and one that cannot have failed to impress Pow’s steadily growing following of fans and admirers.
In the evening’s ot

er contests Torrevieja’s Magomed Azuev stopped Romania’s Viorel Boltoc in the opening round of his fight to record the 3rd win of his fledgling career while in the eagerly anticipated ‘Feminino’ contest Andrea from Daya Nueva beat her Torrevieja opponent Rosi ‘La Chana’ on points.

Following his win it now seems likely that Pow will meet Spain’s light heavyweight champion Gabriela Campillo for the vacant WBC Mundial Hispanic title later in the year. But if the fight is to attract the media attention it really needs it will most likely take place in Campillo’s home city of Madrid. And Campillo really is a quality opponent.

Having fought all over the world, including Texas and the famous Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the Spaniard has boxed for a number of European and World titles. As such Pow will most certainly need to raise his game.

With this in mind WBC official Jamie Parry told the Leader that Pow would quite likely have one more fight before he meets Campillo. “We need to see him in action against one more suitable opponent and then we will let him loose on Campillo” he said.

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