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00:00I need coach over here, coach, gotta let coach in.
00:07All right, gentlemen, everything from the bottom of the green letters up is gonna be
00:10good, everything underneath the black letters up is gonna be good.
00:13You got my instructions in the back, guys.
00:17You got it?
00:18All right, you understand?
00:19All right, protect yourselves at all times, listen to my commands, touch them up.
00:24Back to your corner, gentlemen.
00:25Tom Taylor, the third man in the ring,
00:27one of the best in the business for tonight's main event.
00:30Undefeated, Darius Bulgev, a huge fan base came with him from Houston.
00:36Screaming DFG, Uzbekistan's own, Bekdemir Melikuzjev is on the B-side tonight.
00:42The Southpaw, 15 and one.
00:45It is morning in Uzbekistan.
00:50It's almost 9 a.m.
00:54Hamajah Charlitong to everybody in Uzbekistan as we are here with our main event.
01:01You were saying this earlier, Sergio, you know,
01:03about how Golden Boy fight night is all about getting the young fighters an opportunity to
01:07shine and show up.
01:08That way they could be the Saturday night main event, the pay-per-view stars,
01:11but you got to get through shows like this.
01:13Yeah, this is what's going to prepare you for the next fight, man, man.
01:15Look, Golden Boy Promotions does it.
01:17They don't pamper fighters.
01:19They don't really, you know, protect that undefeated streak.
01:22They want the best to fight the best.
01:23And that's the reason these two guys are fighting.
01:25Normally, whenever you get a 14-0 fighter and a 15-1 fighter,
01:28they want to try to get to a bigger level before they meet each other.
01:32That's the beauty of this matchup.
01:34Both of them knew that eventually this day would happen.
01:37They've been on the same card three different times, including last year in Brooklyn on the
01:43Ryan Garcia-Haney show.
01:47And they both have faced similar opposition.
01:49The same names, you know, beat them in different styles and different ways,
01:54but I like seeing that, man, and then finally they're meeting each other.
01:58Southpaw versus a tall, orthodox fighter, two big punchers,
02:02two guys looking to make a statement.
02:04Southpaw versus a tall, orthodox fighter.
02:08Bulljum in the black and red.
02:11See, I knew this fight was going to happen eventually.
02:13As Bully goes to the body and he goes upstairs with that left.
02:16I could already see the poise in Malakuzi abnormally.
02:21Once he breaks that distance like he did earlier, he would go hard to the body.
02:25Now he steps back.
02:26Stop, stop, stop, stop.
02:27You know, a more reserved, patient Bully.
02:31You can tell that he wants to get into the middle and later rounds.
02:34The last time Malakuzi was in the ring was in this building against David Stevens where he did not look good at all.
02:40Last December.
02:44Now the fight where they said, well, it slipped down.
02:48That was a split decision against David Stevens last November.
02:52And he said he just wasn't the best camp for him.
02:56You can get into that later on.
02:56But it's now an opportunity with an eliminator.
03:01A chance to get into the rankings.
03:02A chance to fight a champ.
03:03I'll tell you what, Beto.
03:05Thomas Taylor counted that a slip.
03:07Yeah.
03:08But a punch.
03:08I don't know if it was a punch or he pushed him down.
03:11But I would like to see that on replay.
03:12But it looked like maybe a punch landed that could have been an off-balance knockdown.
03:17Yeah, our crack staff will get you that replay.
03:19Doing a great job tonight.
03:20Everybody in the production truck.
03:25Both of them taking their time here, huh?
03:26No, they're respecting each other's power.
03:28That's what it is.
03:28I mean, this is such an important fight for both of them.
03:30No punch.
03:31They both have to respect what's coming back.
03:34The two excellent hookers, you know, they want to try to set up that with jab.
03:39So that's the reason you're seeing both these guys reserve so far.
03:42Listen for that bell, gentlemen.
03:43Listen for that bell.
03:44Yeah, they know each other.
03:45They know what they're all about.
03:50They know what they're all about.
03:56Breathe.
03:58How you feeling?
03:59Seeing everything?
04:01You should see everything.
04:02Everything's slow, but he's got a little thump, right?
04:04A little dull, a little power.
04:06Stay sharp with your right hand.
04:07Keep your right hand at home for now.
04:08But when you close that gap, touch the body.
04:10You're letting him off hook.
04:11You're just tying him up.
04:12You know he don't want to work enough.
04:14He's going to get back out so he can breathe and throw them long shots.
04:17All right, Beto, was it a knockdown that Thomas Taylor didn't catch, or was it an off-balance
04:22hooking shot?
04:22There you go.
04:23He pulled him down.
04:24Right call by Thomas Taylor.
04:26You can see that he pushed him around, around the guard.
04:28Here's another angle.
04:29There you go.
04:30Good job by Tom.
04:31Right on it.
04:32Right on it.
04:32And it was a right call.
04:33It was a cuffing pushing him down.
04:35Great job by our replay crew getting that shot.
04:38Different angle.
04:39Beautiful work.
04:39So that's Joel Diaz in the corner of Beto.
04:44All the way back from me.
04:45And Darnell Pierce is in the corner of Full Jump.
04:47Darnell Pierce is the trainer slash sparring partner for Full Jump.
04:51Darnell was 501 as a pro, but he's a southpaw.
04:54So he was Full Jump's primary sparring partner.
04:57Guys, watch those feet.
04:59You hear the warning from Taylor for watch the feet.
05:02You ever heard that where your sparring partner is also your trainer?
05:04No, never.
05:05Because normally, you know, your trainers are a little bit older.
05:08Yeah.
05:08And you don't want to beat up an older trainer.
05:12Darnell says we're more like brothers on each other for a while.
05:15Nice check hook by Full Jump.
05:18You can see that he's trying to dictate the things with the jab.
05:22Full Jump.
05:23When I say stop, just watch at home, right?
05:25Trying to jab under the jab of Malakuzia.
05:28So right now it's positioning not only in the foot, but the lead hand.
05:31Who's going to control that lead hand with the jab?
05:34He's back in his traditional navy blue with lime green.
05:38Always wears that color scheme.
05:41Keeping his hands really high.
05:43I haven't seen Malakuzia really rip the body like we normally see.
05:47That's his MO.
05:48Let it go back.
05:48He loves digging down with both hands.
05:50Just loading up on body shots early in the fight.
05:53I haven't seen that yet.
05:55You're right.
05:55Both these fighters really respect each other's power
05:59because they know of it.
06:00No, yeah, no.
06:01Not only that, but I expect that in the first round.
06:03But now this is where Malakuzia needs to get started.
06:06Nice check hook there by Full Jump.
06:09Graze the top of the head and those shots right there
06:12where they're grazing like that near the temple,
06:14they can sometimes hurt you more than the punch actually.
06:17It looks, it doesn't look as dangerous, but they hurt.
06:26Malakuzia representing his country all over the world.
06:30Let it go, let it go.
06:30All the big-time amateur tournaments.
06:32Let it go, let it go, let it go.
06:33You gotta let go when I say let go, all right?
06:35Go.
06:37I'm sure the entire country of Uzbekistan is watching.
06:41And the national hero shot there by Full Jump.
06:43Full Jump with a good shot, yes sir.
06:45There was a chopping down left hand.
06:47You don't want to get hit like that when you're down there,
06:49you know, chopping down.
06:51Bek the bully better be careful with his head movement.
06:54Graze, let him go.
06:55He's not staying in the same place.
06:57Graze, I say let go.
06:58You gotta let him go, all right?
06:59Don't push something right here, right?
07:03Here you hear the DFG crowd getting loud.
07:11Both these guys just getting in just enough, huh?
07:14Yeah, there's the Bek you see that bounces on his toes.
07:17This is the Malacuzzi we're accustomed to seeing.
07:20Where he kind of looks like he lunges.
07:22But he has such fast, sweet feet that he's able to break down
07:24distance with hard shots.
07:25Full Jump getting that right hand up, deflecting the shot.
07:28Look at how aggressive Darius Full Jump's getting.
07:37He wants the back of Bully.
07:40Nice body shot though by Bek.
07:42Final seconds of the second round, and Bek landing on the left.
07:45Listen to that bell.
07:46He's staring at each other at the end of two.
07:58Oh, look at that.
07:59Oscar and Chalvino sitting next to each other.
08:07He put on a show that time, Square.
08:09Some blood for the nose of Bek.
08:15Score, can I score it?
08:16Ponyo?
08:17Good.
08:17Good?
08:18Good?
08:18Ponyo?
08:19Ponyo?
08:19Ponyo?
08:20Ponyo?
08:20Ponyo?
08:21Work the body, work the body, and then on top.
08:23Body, body, and then top.
08:24Hey, pitching landed good right now, okay?
08:26Come on, huh?
08:27And you can see Melacuzzi of second guessing.
08:31Normally, he'll lunge in just like that, but he's respecting the counters of Full Jump,
08:35and that's the reason he has to be careful.
08:37But he broke the distance right there with that one-two.
08:39But look at this body shot by the Bully.
08:42That's what I want to see more of.
08:43Body shots using both sides.
08:45That's how he's going to have success tonight against Darius Full Jump.
08:49And that's what Joel Diaz is telling in the body.
08:53Blood from the nose of Bek taken care of by the crowdfighting cut man,
08:56Mike Rodriguez.
09:01This is going to be a good one here, Sergio.
09:02Like, the way that they're respecting each other, but trying to figure each other out.
09:07They're both reserved, but you can see that they have their guns cocked.
09:12You know, they're looking for something big.
09:14But it's not going to be a lead shot.
09:16It's going to be a counter shot.
09:21There's that left from Full Jump.
09:22Full Jump's elusive, isn't he?
09:27Well, he has to be.
09:28You know, he has to respect the southpaw sand, the power of Beck the Bully.
09:33But you can see that Full Jump is looking for the long run.
09:37He's looking for, to get out of these early rounds.
09:39You know, he breaks down opponents.
09:41Studies them.
09:42Looks for the right shot.
09:44Back, punching off of the bank rope.
09:47Full Jump eats a body shot.
09:49I think that could do something.
09:51And so does the corner.
09:52Beck going upstairs.
09:53Full Jump's eyes wide open.
09:55Yeah, he caught him with a left hand.
09:57A straight left hand.
09:58I think he rocked Full Jump right there.
10:02This is where he needs to go on the body.
10:03There he goes.
10:04Just like that.
10:05Full Jump against the ropes again.
10:07And he's eating punches.
10:09Staying on the ropes.
10:09Full Jump body shot.
10:11Beck sensing something.
10:12Full Jump trying to hold on.
10:13Beck getting away.
10:14No, he's not sensing Beck though.
10:16He's knowing.
10:17He's feeling.
10:17He's seeing it.
10:18There is Full Jump is rocked.
10:22In the middle of the ring.
10:25More body from Beck.
10:28That's what you wanted.
10:28He's answering.
10:29That's what he needs to do.
10:30That's him to set up the overhand shots again.
10:32It was an overhand left that rocked and hurt Full Jump.
10:35Another left from Beck.
10:37Expect a right hook to be checking this now.
10:40Just missed it.
10:40Just missed that right hook.
10:41Get back.
10:44And now the Uzbeks on the side are standing up making noise for their countrymen.
10:50Less than a minute to go in round number three.
10:53You heard the body shot.
10:54Coming upstairs is Beck.
10:56Blood from the arms of DFG.
10:58Look at his lips.
10:59He got hit.
11:05Beck keeping his hands low.
11:07He's feeling good.
11:13Loading up is the bully.
11:15And that's the old Malacuzzi we see.
11:17The angles.
11:18These Uzbeks fighters are brilliant with their feet.
11:20Great with those angles.
11:21And when it's coming from that southpaw, left-handed stance is even more trickier to catch.
11:29The entire round, Full Jump has been against the ropes.
11:33And Malacuzzi was taking advantage.
11:35A straight left hand to the body is what Beck to Bullen should be looking for.
11:40Final seconds of ground at number three.
11:43Full Jump has that guard real high.
11:44Start throwing the straight shots to the bread basket.
11:48Time right there.
11:50Excellent round for the Uzbek.
12:00All right.
12:00As you recover, you're good now.
12:02You got to get active though.
12:05No more steps backwards.
12:06He catches you while you're trying to pull out.
12:08We talked about that.
12:09You see it even in other fights.
12:10He was a lot of 10 spots.
12:12He's catching people.
12:14Oh, Malacuzzi in this round.
12:16It started right there with that overhand left.
12:19Quick feet.
12:20Got him in.
12:21Rain Salander.
12:21You can see that Full Jump didn't like that shot.
12:24Can't be getting hit this early by a big punch of that cleanly.
12:27Rotated.
12:28Got all four knuckles of that glove rotating in.
12:32And not forgot the body right there.
12:33That's what Full Jump is leary.
12:35Those shots.
12:36Once those shots start landing, they're going to take away the legs,
12:39the confidence, and the bravado of the younger fighter in Full Jump.
12:48His training even after him.
12:49You got good.
12:50Yeah.
12:53Full Jump coming out.
12:54Hot guard super high for the man in Red and Black.
13:02Sitting down on the punches is the bully.
13:06This is a responsible bully we're watching right now.
13:08Malacuzzi normally is a lot more aggressive, a lot more lunging.
13:13You know, he throws caution to the wind.
13:14He's that talented.
13:16But not only is he respecting what's coming back from Full Jump,
13:18but he's learned his lesson getting knocked out before.
13:21So he learned from that.
13:23Let's hear from Joel Diaz.
13:25Joel, explosive third round for Beck.
13:27What would you like to see there?
13:29I would like to see for him to, you know, put a little bit more punches together.
13:33Especially straight punches.
13:34He's just focusing on finishing him up.
13:36But, you know, right now he's barely getting his rhythm.
13:39He's going to start working a little more.
13:41I mean, the previous round, he hurt him.
13:44So he went a little, he was a little anxious to finish him.
13:47So he's going to control him a little more.
13:49And how do you calm him down in between rounds when they do get a bit anxious?
13:53Well, I've got to tell him to be smarter.
13:56Don't, don't throw a lot of punches.
13:59Try to be effective with the shots.
14:01Well, thank you.
14:02Be effective with the shots.
14:04Now, Full Jump keeping the left hand down.
14:06He left it a good shot.
14:09Yeah, I can see what they want out of Melacuzia.
14:11They want him to be economical with that power, responsible with that power.
14:16And that's why he's throwing more single shots instead of combinations.
14:18Like that.
14:19Just like that.
14:19Beto knows how he's got that angle as soon as he landed that punch.
14:23And all the power shots on the side of Beck.
14:26Body shot goes upstairs.
14:28Passing on his tail is the Uzbek.
14:29Oh, Beck the bully is feeling himself.
14:31You can see the rhythm that he's fighting with.
14:34You can see the confidence that he's fighting with.
14:37He's won eight in a row after getting knocked out by Gabriel Zotto.
14:41It was a learning experience where he got too confident.
14:47Put his hands down and Rosado got him.
14:49No, he got...
14:49It wasn't that he was too confident, brother.
14:51He's just...
14:52His style was always loading up on every shot.
14:54You can't be doing that with veterans.
14:56Rosado's too...
14:57too slight for that.
14:58Good shot by...
15:00Forge.
15:00That has a right hand.
15:03Clean up.
15:04Clean uppercut.
15:04Right uppercut on the inside.
15:06Caught Melacuzia.
15:08Block from the nose of Beck.
15:09You can tell that rock's Beck a little bit.
15:11Oh, we told you guys it was going to be an even fight.
15:18Both of them have got their respects.
15:20Both of them got their licks in.
15:22We got a lot of fight left.
15:24Yeah, it's scheduled for 12.
15:26I don't know if we'll get there.
15:2820 seconds to go in round four.
15:31I love the bounce and the feet of Melacuzia.
15:35That's a big, big guy, but I like the...
15:38I like the rhythm he's fighting with.
15:39Good one-two from Forge.
15:42Final seconds of round four.
15:44Melacuzia has it with a red hook.
15:46I want to see way more of those shots.
15:47Straight shots to the midsection of the taller fighter.
15:50Heating up in Vegas.
15:52He's already a hundredth fighter inside the building.
15:54I like the cat out of the middle.
15:55This is brilliant.
15:56It's got sci-fi.
15:56I like the dragon.
15:56I'm playing him.
15:57I like the cat out of the middle.
15:57I like the cat out of the middle.
16:00I like the cat out of the middle.
16:01I like my friend, man.
16:02And he's got two hands.
16:03They were all the wee things.
16:04You had the little eye on the stud.
16:05I like my friend.
16:06He's got the bow.
16:06He's got the bow.
16:08You did it.
16:08You had the leg, man.
16:09I deal with the booty.
16:10Sun had no, that's been rolled by...
16:40Let's go, Bullitt!
16:42Let's go, Bullitt!
16:44Five.
16:45Good job.
16:47Yes.
16:48All right, so the cut on Melchuziev was a result of a punch,
16:51Tom Taylor, that's why he said, yes, I asked him.
16:53It wasn't ahead, but it was a punch on the cut of Beck.
16:56Yeah, I mean, recently, in the last handful of fights,
16:59Melchuziev has been getting cut.
17:01That scar tissue is bound to open up real easy.
17:03And that's why Joel Diaz and the team brought in
17:06Mike Rodriguez, an excellent cut man.
17:10Off the head, off the head.
17:12Beck, let him go.
17:13Stop, stop, stop.
17:14No punch, no punch.
17:15Joel was telling us this is a great camp.
17:17You've got to stop moving.
17:18Go.
17:19Usually it's Antonio Diaz, who's the main guy with Beck,
17:22and he's in Mexico, and right now,
17:24Beck is hitting the right hand from Folger.
17:26Yeah, it's an uppercut that's not allowing Beck
17:29to actually stay on the inside.
17:31Really smart adjustment here by Dennis Folger.
17:33The taller fighter normally,
17:35they want to stay on the outside with the jab,
17:37but he knows that Beck is good on the inside,
17:39picking him up with those right uppercuts.
17:44As the Diaz brothers working a lot of the Uzbek fighters.
17:48So MJ, the 122-pounder, is fighting him in Rala Hara,
17:52another design show.
17:53The fun is that.
17:54Geralt has Black, who's bleeding bad from the nose now.
17:57And Fulchum has busted the nose.
17:59It's the uppercut that I've busted up Malacuzzi's nose right now.
18:06All right, stop, stop, stop, stop.
18:07Brandi Flores in the corner of DFG.
18:09I spoke with Darnell Pierce's trainer.
18:11He said they have to get that outside back and close this space.
18:14Working opposite, it gives advantage to the southpaw,
18:17and Beck's been able to land some shots on Darius.
18:20Excellent round for DFG, and this crowd making some noise.
18:27They see that blood flying.
18:29That right hand doing damage now.
18:33Not only an uppercut, straight right hand.
18:35You can expect that to turn into a right hook pretty soon.
18:38DFG, Fulchum, doing damage on the pooling right now.
18:41Body's shoving back.
18:43That finding slows down Fulchum.
18:44Up the head, up the head.
18:45And look at how relaxed Fulchum is right now.
18:47Not really rushing his work.
18:48Absolutely.
18:49Not breathing hard, not rushing it.
18:50That's what you want to see from a young prospect, from a contender.
18:52Definitely.
18:53Thanks.
18:54He's stepping up the head.
18:55I got it.
18:56Go.
18:57Not even breathing hard.
18:58He's got it.
18:59He's got it.
19:00He's got it.
19:01He's got it.
19:02He's got it.
19:03He's got it.
19:04He's got it.
19:05He's got it.
19:06He's got it.
19:07He's got it.
19:08He's got it.
19:09He's got it.
19:10He's got it.
19:11Look at him.
19:12Not even breathing hard.
19:13Just taking his time.
19:14Yeah.
19:15Knowing what to do in front of Melacuzia right now.
19:17Looking more in control this round.
19:20Fulchum.
19:21And the body was wobbling.
19:23Reacting nicely.
19:24As Beck gets a couple of laps in.
19:27Snapping back the head of Fulchum as Beck De Niro.
19:30Melacuzia.
19:31Man, what a fighter breaking out here in Las Vegas.
19:34Oh, a big left from Beck.
19:36Fulchum better pick that down zone.
19:38Getting a little bit too comfortable now.
19:40Ten seconds to go in the round.
19:43You don't want to get Billy's confidence, man.
19:46No, you don't.
19:48That was a really close round.
19:50It was DFG in the beginning, back at the end.
19:53Oh, man.
19:54Oh!
19:55Oh!
19:56Oh, man!
19:57Oh!
19:58Oh, my God, oh!
19:59Oh, my God, oh!
20:00Wow.
20:01Oh, my God, oh!
20:02Oh, my God!
20:03Oh, my God!
20:04Ring Magazine 3, Saturday, July 12, it's Talanya and Sherrives, the headliner.
20:07The headliner, the Shakur Stevenson defending the WBC lightweight belt against Camarón Cepeda
20:12live at the Louis Armstrong Stadium in Queens, New York, exclusively on the zone.
20:17Right, right, right, right.
20:20The nose is good.
20:22Put it.
20:23Come on, man.
20:23Hey, you got to work it out.
20:27Full jump coming forward.
20:28It was that uppercut that got the nose busted up for Melacuzzius
20:31because he was scored up a little bit too much right there.
20:34Nice right hand straight down the pipe.
20:35Early in the round was all Darius Fulja.
20:39Later in the round, back to Pony came and got Hintlix in.
20:43Hey, good work, boy.
20:46You're watching him, you buddy.
20:49You're not a good job.
20:50Round number six.
20:53Longsweat in our man of the end of the Golden Boy fighting out of Vegas.
20:58And one-two from Fulja.
21:01Back with the stiff left.
21:02Man, they are standing in front of each other.
21:07They don't have to find him.
21:09This is what it's all about.
21:12This is what you want a fight to look like.
21:14When they're fighting, it's a title eliminator.
21:17These are two potential future champions.
21:19You're seeing great work right in front of each other.
21:22This is professional boxing at its best.
21:24Not moving too far back, staying in front, looking for the right shots like that.
21:36Oscar Delia said it was going to be a war.
21:39It's starting to break out into one.
21:41Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
21:42Yeah, but it's a refined war.
21:44Beto, they're not moving too much.
21:46They're not getting sloppy.
21:47They're looking for the right shots.
21:49Fulja taking the body.
21:53Oh, and upstairs is Fulja.
21:56Beck didn't like those body shots.
21:58No.
22:00All right, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
22:02Stop.
22:04Ty, get over there.
22:06Back.
22:07You've got to watch that hold on.
22:08Hey, look at me.
22:09Way too much hold on.
22:10Let's get back to boxing, all right?
22:12Don't let go when I say let go.
22:14Ty, man.
22:15Beck understands a little English.
22:18I think Tom's showing him the hug.
22:20He's going to get to him.
22:29Good combination for Fulja.
22:31Beck answers with a quick left.
22:34Huck from Fulja.
22:35And just leaning on each other.
22:41Watch your heads.
22:44Man, this is going to take a toll later on in the rounds.
22:47This is such a good fight, man.
22:49Both these guys are just so high level.
22:51They're still on the inside fighting, on the outside fighting.
22:55And, of course, the foot positioning.
22:58Any time that Darius has his foot on the outside and Beck, Beck gets it right back.
23:02Off the head.
23:03Fulja lands a body shot.
23:05Beck lands a hook upstairs.
23:09Overhand from Beck.
23:12You hear it all the time.
23:13That's the war of attrition.
23:15This is what it looks like.
23:16Halfway in.
23:17And both these guys fighting for their life already.
23:19And this nose of Beracuzzi is leaking again.
23:22They've been trying to control it.
23:26Holds and lands in a shot.
23:27Sign your phone.
23:28Sign your phone.
23:29Let's go.
23:31This is going to come down on the second half fight.
23:33Who's going to fight better when they're tired?
23:36Who's going to have a better technique when they're winded?
23:42You know, fighting tired is an art, man.
23:45Inside fighting is an art.
23:46So when your legs aren't going, you've got to find another way to win.
23:50Listen to that bell.
23:52Back to get that deep breath.
23:58Stop, stop, stop.
24:06Deep breath.
24:07Deep breath.
24:10How you feeling?
24:11Everything feel good?
24:12You're under control of the fight now.
24:15Take a system with your words.
24:17I warned him again about the holding.
24:18I'll take care of it, all right?
24:19Just keep doing your thing.
24:20Don't give him no breaks in there.
24:23Now they're going to start pulling points on him if you keep doing that shit.
24:25That's all you're making.
24:26Good action in that round, Sergio Mora.
24:31Great action.
24:32But look, I love the head movement there by Beck.
24:34Yeah, it's a smaller man.
24:35He was able to stay down.
24:37Wait for that left hand right there.
24:40That's what short fighters are so good at.
24:42Think about when Tank did that to Ryan Garcia.
24:45Ryan Garcia was getting overconfident.
24:46Tank has a southpaw.
24:47He was able to come over the top.
24:49Beck the Bullies did the exact same thing right there.
24:51I don't want to take a point.
24:54I don't want to take a point, all right?
24:57Going to the seventh.
24:58Our main event.
25:01Both teams said they knew it was time to step up.
25:04Joel Diaz saw Darius last April on a card at Fantasy Springs in India where he had a couple
25:11fighters.
25:12He's like, that's the guy we're going to fight one day.
25:15That's the guy we want.
25:16He said the style is perfect for the body shot.
25:18The body shot by Fulgium.
25:20I think he hurt.
25:21He hurt me on closing up to the body.
25:23Let it go.
25:23Let it go.
25:24Look out of it, guys.
25:25What you're all saying, that's the style we want.
25:28Fulgium said, I knew this was going to happen.
25:30You're forcing my hand.
25:32Get right there.
25:33Come here.
25:34Come here.
25:35One point.
25:36Holding.
25:37One point.
25:37Holding.
25:38One point.
25:38Holding.
25:39Fire.
25:40You've got to do this.
25:41You've got to stop it.
25:42You've got to stop it, all right?
25:43Time in.
25:44Tom Taylor had been warning him numerous times, even going to the corner and talking
25:50to Ali, the translator.
25:52No, listen.
25:53I love that point deduction by Thomas Taylor.
25:55We praised how great of a referee he is before this fight, and that's why.
25:58He gave the warnings.
25:59He warned the bully.
26:00Now he took control of this fight.
26:05And the fight's so close.
26:07That's going to be huge if it goes to the cards.
26:12He'd been warning him since the second round.
26:14That was the right point deduction.
26:18The bully needs to do something, man.
26:20This fight is getting away from him.
26:21Even without that point deduction, the fight is starting to slip away a little bit from Beck
26:27the bully.
26:28And that's what Darnell Pierce, the trainer, for Fulger, was telling him between wives,
26:31you're in control.
26:32That's what I want to see more of.
26:36You got to stop.
26:37You're in control.
26:38What made you the bully is doing body shots, ripping those ribs.
26:42That's what you got to start doing.
26:43Letting those hands go.
26:44Both hands flying.
26:45He's headhunting a little bit too much.
26:50It's Melacuzio.
26:57There you go.
26:58I love that shot to the gut right there by Melacuzio.
27:03Fulger with the one-two.
27:05We have to put pressure on him.
27:07We have to put him on his back foot.
27:12DFG in the middle of the ring in control.
27:15There's a shot from Bully.
27:29Good action.
27:31They're just trying to see a break in the opponent.
27:37Trying to find a crack where they can get in.
27:40Man, I love watching this, Beth.
27:41This is so good.
27:43Beautiful power boxing by two high-end fighters, man.
27:46South Pole doing what South Pole does.
27:49You know, the left-handed advantages.
27:51You get an orthodox fighter looking for that right hand.
27:53I'll tell you what, man.
27:54Melacuzio is having a great round here because he's fighting like an Uzbek.
27:58Using the footwork, using the angles, power jabs, timing, and that body shot.
28:03Final seconds of the round.
28:07That's a great bell, gentlemen.
28:08Oh, but Melacuzio had a point deducted.
28:13Hey, that was a good round, Beth.
28:17Smart round, okay?
28:19We need to work more.
28:20Let's go.
28:20Here.
28:21Look at this body shot.
28:42That's how you beat down a bully.
28:44You take the bully away from them.
28:46They don't like body shots like that.
28:47And you can see how he reacted to that punch.
28:50And what do they do when they're hurt?
28:51They start to hold.
28:53Thomas Taylor had no choice.
28:54With those harsh warnings early in the fight, he had to make this decision.
28:58Take the point away.
28:59Correct point deduction.
29:01They told him, you're forcing my hand.
29:04Take it away.
29:05Take it away.
29:07Eighth round.
29:08Our main event is living up to the hype.
29:11Let's go!
29:13Let's go!
29:15Good job out of the corner.
29:29Beth controlling the bleeding from the nose.
29:31Goes upstairs with a one-two.
29:33That's Melacuzio.
29:34Let it go.
29:34Let it go.
29:37All right.
29:37A shot from Beth.
29:40One-two from Fulgin upstairs.
29:41Yeah, they stand in the center of the ring.
29:45When Melacuzio is bouncing on his toes and moving around the ring, that's when he has success.
29:50When he doesn't stand in front of Fulgin.
29:52Getting angles just like that, Beth.
29:54Getting angles from that softball stance.
29:59Speck spun himself into the corner after landing a good lap.
30:02Oh, snapping back the hand of Fulgin.
30:04Twice there's Melacuzio.
30:05Man!
30:06What a fight.
30:09What a fight.
30:11Those Beth's left are so vicious.
30:15Come on.
30:15Go.
30:21The chopping left hook and Beckman turns a favor with a right of it.
30:25Stop, stop, stop.
30:26No, come on.
30:26Sit down.
30:27Go.
30:27Go.
30:27That's the start of the round for Melacuzio.
30:32This is what I was talking about earlier.
30:34Who's going to fight better when they're fatigued, Beth?
30:37This is where technique is paramount.
30:40Who's going to fight better when they're fatigued?
30:44I think, I would think it was Darius Fulgin that would have a slightly better technique.
30:48But right now, the bounce on the footwork is more on Beck the bully.
30:52And what are they saying in the corner of Beck, Brandi?
30:55Well, after the point deduction, I asked Joel Diaz, how do you get him back on track mentally?
30:59He said, as long as he closed out the way he did that last round and keep working that jab, he'll be okay.
31:03He thinks he caught a second wind.
31:05Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
31:05And there's a big mouse on the left cheekbone of Beck.
31:10Jeff, I got a accidental clash of heads.
31:14No cut.
31:15You all right?
31:15Oh, that's swelling quick on the cheekbone of Beck underneath the left eye.
31:21You heard Tom Taylor say accidental clash.
31:24Well, we talked about the scar tissue on Malacuzzi of getting cut badly in recent fights.
31:31Luckily, he didn't get cut there, but he has a bad mouse on the left eye.
31:3930 seconds gone around number eight.
31:41There's that check left hook that was talking about keys to victory for Fulgin.
31:45The right lead hand of Beck, the bully, is always down, so there's an opening for a check left hook.
31:52Go.
31:52Tim Cheatham, David Southerman, Steve Weisfeld are judges tonight.
31:56They all got their hands full.
32:00Stop, stop, stop.
32:01Watch it, guys.
32:02Let him go, let him go.
32:03Listen for that bell.
32:04Listen for the bell.
32:06As we head to the ninth in Las Vegas.
32:09Time right there.
32:11Go.
32:11Come on, you're not working enough.
32:22Let's go.
32:23Come on, let's go.
32:25Come on, let's go.
32:27You got to go, bully, you got to go, let's go.
32:47They see Fulgin trying to hunt down the bully, but this is what these Uzbek fighters are so great at, stopping on a dime with their footwork.
32:57Everything is from the bottom up, foundation.
32:59And this is when Beck the bully's at his best, when he's free-flowing, when he's getting a flank on an opponent, getting on an angle, using that left-handed stance.
33:08And Mike Webbrick, as a cutman, had that insult immediately on the left side of Beck Demir.
33:15Joel Diaz saying, you have to work.
33:17I need you to work for him.
33:24And Beck has a bad habit of dropping that lead right hand.
33:27Watch that out.
33:28Keep that out.
33:28Fulgin is bound to catch on to throwing left hooks.
33:32Let him go.
33:33Let him go.
33:34Turn on.
33:34Whenever you have an aggressive fighter, he got wobbled.
33:40Fulgin's knees buckled there after that shot from Benacuzia.
33:45And Fulgin answering back.
33:47Derek, let him go.
33:48Trying to stay close.
33:50Yeah, it was an awkward combination from the south pole.
33:52He threw the right, he threw the left hand before he threw the power shot.
33:57The two walks on the left-handed stance.
33:59What do they say in the corner of Fulgin, Brandon?
34:01Here at Darnell Pierce, Darnell, what do you like so far from Darius and how he's seeing you?
34:06I didn't even hear you.
34:08He's wobbled.
34:09I didn't hear what you're seeing.
34:10What do you like so far from what you see from him?
34:15You know, I think he's doing a good job.
34:17I think he's winning the fight.
34:18Some of these rounds are a little close.
34:20But, yeah, more than what I like is the lacks that I'm seeing, a little bit of discipline.
34:25I'm walking in, getting hit with some shots he should, but hopefully we can tighten that up
34:30and take the last four rounds and make sure we walk out here for victory.
34:33What adjustments does he need to make in order to play out of him?
34:36Get outside of him and just keep making it work inside, touching the body, use the jab, get outside.
34:43That's really it.
34:44You know, Beck keep taking outside position and throwing the left hand is landing.
34:47So we got to take that position back.
34:49I think they're winning the fight.
34:52It's close.
34:55It's a tight fight, man.
34:56It really is.
34:58This is a tight fight.
34:59But I could see how Forja might be squeaking around.
35:02Stop, stop, stop, stop.
35:03Squeaking a decision here, but Beck's in this fight.
35:05Stop.
35:05Watch your back and head.
35:07You've got to watch that hooking around the back of the neck.
35:09Again, in the seventh round, Beck was deducted a point for Hody.
35:15And if it goes with the cards, that could be vital.
35:17And that's the reason I'm somewhat edging it out to Forja right now.
35:22But this is a tight fight.
35:24Both fighters have gotten a lot.
35:26Now it comes down to who's going to fight better when the conditioning starts going,
35:31the technique is starting to fail, then who's going to fight better on the inside?
35:35Right now there's a little bit more energy coming from Forja.
35:38Both these fighters made the weight easy.
35:41Both of them coming under 168.
35:44Good body shot by Forja on the inside.
35:45I think he, he, he's not liking those body shots, man.
35:49There's a weird reaction to his body right now.
35:56John Diaz, that's Beck to work, though.
35:58He has it in this round.
36:00I would love to see Fulgin keep digging downstairs.
36:03Digging that midsection of Malacuzzi is.
36:07Let him go.
36:08Listen for the bell.
36:08Let's go ahead in Vegas.
36:14We're done with nine in our main event, Golden Boy Fight Night.
36:17There you see the Virgin Hotel here in Las Vegas right off the Strip.
36:23Great spot, great venue for boxing.
36:27The last snake had his last pro fight.
36:29A victory, of course.
36:29We've got to remind people.
36:31Well, it used to be called the Hard Rock.
36:32Yeah, but everything is a version of something else.
36:35You know, the South Park got a little extra space.
36:37That left hand sticking his got on the top of the head and shit.
36:39Stay a little, stay a little.
36:42And there's that body shot.
36:44But look, that was a 2-1.
36:45That's a very awkward combination of throw.
36:47To start with a body shot and then throw the hard lead jab as a punch.
36:52Catches opponents off guard, especially when you're a left-hander.
36:54But that's what I want to see from Fulgin.
36:56Digging down to the bully's body.
36:58He didn't like those body shots and he got the attention once again from Melokuzyev.
37:0210.
37:03Beck, 10.
37:05The championship round is coming your way.
37:07Round number 10.
37:12What a matchup.
37:13What a matchup.
37:15And we expect this, Betta, but whenever it comes to fruition in front of our eyes,
37:19I mean, it's a beautiful thing, man.
37:20These two are so evenly matched.
37:23And we just got to praise the matchmakers at Golden Boy for giving us this.
37:26They're going next, President Javier Razo.
37:30Get that head up.
37:30And also, credit to both these teams for taking the fight.
37:33Exactly.
37:33That's another thing.
37:35Like I said, no, we'll wait till later.
37:37Wait till later.
37:38But it's the WBA, Super Middleweight, Eliminator.
37:43Hook, stop, stop.
37:45Let it go when I say let go.
37:52Hook from back.
37:54Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
37:55Back.
37:56You got to watch that elbow.
37:57You got to keep that elbow down, all right?
37:59Keep that head up.
38:00Go.
38:016-2, Folger.
38:025-9, Melikuzzi.
38:09Beck forgot about the body.
38:11I mean, that's what made Melikuzzi the bully, is those body shots, ripping those ribs.
38:16He's not doing that anymore.
38:17Even if the straight hands, the straight left hands of the body, it's still going to get
38:22the attention of Folger.
38:23It's still going to get him to big defense and not offense.
38:26Melikuzzi was strained, strained away from that tactic.
38:29Yeah, he has to throw in the vicious body shots, maybe since the sixth round.
38:33No, and that's the reason I think Folger's having so much success on the footer, not respecting
38:38the bully's body, body work.
38:44Folger has shown that he can take the big shot upstairs.
38:47168-pound division.
38:59You had one of them here earlier, Diego Pacheco.
39:02Folger said he would love to fight for Langa just because he doesn't like him, the person.
39:07You have the Munguia.
39:09You have Kayla Planned, who fights tomorrow night.
39:17There we go.
39:20That was my key to go through, that check left hook.
39:23Melikuzzi has a bad habit of lounging in with his right hand downstairs.
39:28There's an opening there, and especially the more tired they are, the technique is failing
39:32them.
39:33Keep that elbow down.
39:39If Folger can just time Melikuzzi coming in, lounging in with that left hook.
39:47Oh, big shot from Melikuzzi, buckle Folger, body shot from Beck.
39:5220 seconds to go in the round.
39:55Another shot from Melikuzzi.
39:58Folger trying to hold on.
40:0010 seconds to go.
40:01How did Folger stay up?
40:04Another shot from Beck.
40:06It was the body work that you were asking for, Sergio Mora.
40:09That's what it was.
40:10What about them up?
40:11Folger walking back slowly to his corner.
40:14What a round for Beck.
40:17A little trip right there.
40:19Feet, hit his feet.
40:20Yeah.
40:20That's what I thought.
40:21Either way, either way, either way, you're at two points in the middle of it, though.
40:25Hey, stop.
40:26Don't work backwards no more.
40:27This last six minutes.
40:28What?
40:30Six minutes.
40:32You got six minutes, bro.
40:34Tighten your shit up.
40:35Every time you go to this position, you walk right to the left hand.
40:37If you're going to do it, take the outside.
40:40Get to your left.
40:42Yeah, you got six minutes.
40:43You got to decide if you want to win it.
40:44If you want to win it.
40:46All right, so Folger saying he got tripped up.
40:50Well, the way he reacted almost, you know, the way he bent backwards, it looked like a trip,
40:54but a clean punch landed, though.
40:57Yeah, he's right.
40:59It was.
40:59They stepped on each other's feet, and you could tell that it was an off-balance shot.
41:02You're going to see it here.
41:03Good job right there.
41:07He stepped on the front foot of Folger to make him react like that, but still, the punch landed.
41:14Off the head, off the head.
41:21Corner for Folger said he got six minutes.
41:25There's, like, no urgency over there.
41:27Nice and calm.
41:29Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
41:30They just stay relaxed.
41:32I love that attitude.
41:33They feel like they're winning.
41:36They're in control.
41:40I love the combination that Folger's putting together.
41:42Nice and tight and concise.
41:44And there comes Malakuzia.
41:45Right back from the outside.
41:48On the inside is Folger.
41:49On the outside is back.
41:53That's a shot.
41:54Spins around.
41:56In the center of the ring.
41:57Malakuzia and Folger back and forth.
42:01What a fight, man.
42:02Man.
42:03Nice stop.
42:03Go, Fudge, go, Fudge.
42:04Straight back.
42:05Go, the boy.
42:06Fight night on a Friday night in Vegas.
42:08It's all action in the main event.
42:10Darius, let the arm go.
42:16Like, right now, you're going back and forth.
42:24You're not thinking about anything else.
42:26You can't be.
42:26You can't afford to.
42:27Because then you get hit with a shot like that.
42:29The only thing a fighter is feeling is the adrenaline going through your veins.
42:32And you can hear the crowd how packed they are.
42:34So you know something special is happening.
42:36You see Beck take that big, deep breath.
42:40It's taking everything out of both of these fighters.
42:43And now Folger turning southpaw.
42:50That's not a good idea.
42:51He went back to southpaw.
42:52He went back.
42:55Oh.
42:57Man, those shots from Beck upstairs.
42:59Dombination for Beck.
43:04Uppercut for Folger.
43:05He answers Beck.
43:07Beautiful, beautiful work with a minute to go in round 11.
43:11Man.
43:12Folger can take some shots.
43:14And there's a hook.
43:16There's that left hook.
43:16I'm calling for the check left hook.
43:18For Folger.
43:20That rocked the blue.
43:21He got him back.
43:21Bouncing back on his toes.
43:23There's that left.
43:24That's a slip.
43:25That's a slip.
43:26Come on.
43:26Come on.
43:27Come on.
43:28Come on.
43:28Good body shot by Melacuzio.
43:34Jerry, he's pulling him off.
43:37Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
43:39Go on.
43:39I'm sorry.
43:40Come on.
43:43April standing in anticipation of something big to happen.
43:47It just feels like there's a big shot coming.
43:50This is when it comes down to conditioning, legs, and hoop fire.
43:53Who has a better technique?
43:55Whose technique is going to fail him?
43:56Right now, Folger is slightly better with both conditioning and technique.
44:01Final seconds of ground, number 11.
44:04Stop, stop, stop.
44:05No, man.
44:06There's been great work from these two.
44:08And they're leaving it all out there.
44:10We're done with 11.
44:11Had it to the 12th and final.
44:12And there's that angle that we're accustomed to seeing Melacuzio get.
44:23Trying to flank his opponent.
44:26Landed a nice one-two.
44:27Darius full jump.
44:29Just when you think Melacuzio's got something going, a big right hook around the guard.
44:33Beck acknowledging it.
44:37What a shot.
44:38I mean, this is what a great fight.
44:40Both these guys taking their best of each other.
44:42Taking big shots.
44:43Little sneaky uppercuts like that.
44:45Body shots like that are taking it away from full jump.
44:48But right back comes full jump.
44:50DFG with right hooks around the guard.
44:52This is the fight where you're watching, you start texting your friends.
44:57Like, hey, check this out.
44:59Look at this.
44:59One more round, baby.
45:00Let's go.
45:03And everybody ringside is like looking at each other like, wow.
45:07Let's go.
45:07We're not scoring a year ringside, but it is close.
45:11Here we go, ladies and gentlemen.
45:13The 12th and final round.
45:16In the seventh round, Beck was deducted a point.
45:19And we're here in the 12th and final of our main event.
45:27Beck going to the body and dropped full jump.
45:30Oh, it was the body shot.
45:34The body shot got the catch and dropped the hands.
45:37Overhand left, dropped full jump.
45:40Another body shot from Beck.
45:42First time in his career, the full jump goes down.
45:55One-two from full jump.
45:56He answers Beck.
45:58He's out again from Beck.
46:00There's some dishes here in the 12th.
46:01That's exactly what makes Beck a bully.
46:04His body was fucked up.
46:05It's a little bit too late for him to be digging the body.
46:08But it's still opening up the head shots.
46:09Beck's been dealing with a leaky nose from Ernie on the fight.
46:31Swelling on the left cheekbone.
46:33Having to dig deep in battle.
46:37As has full jump.
46:40Up a couple full jump got through again.
46:43Stop, stop, stop, stop.
46:44No punch.
46:45Let him go.
46:46Let's go.
46:47All the Uzbeks are standing up.
46:49Everybody from Houston is standing up.
46:52Here at the Virgin Hotel in Vegas.
46:55Man, these guys are gassed.
46:57And they're digging deep.
47:00All heart.
47:01You can see Melchuzzi breathing with his mouth open.
47:06This goes back to the early morning conditioning.
47:08The fighting.
47:09The sacrifices.
47:10That you make.
47:17And there's still an opening with that left hook.
47:20There you go.
47:20Now you see Fulgium trying to check him in that left hook coming in.
47:26Vicious left from Melchuzzi.
47:30Man, Fulgium could take a shot.
47:34Off the head.
47:34Off the head.
47:35Off the head.
47:3930 seconds to go in the fight.
47:42What a fight it's been.
47:44Golden Boy fighting.
47:45Developing young stars.
47:47Good body shot by Beck.
47:48Fulgium didn't like that body shot.
47:50Then an excellent round for the ooze back.
48:00Ten seconds to go.
48:03Let him go, let him go.
48:05Listen for the bell, guys.
48:0612 excellent fun rounds between Darius Fulgham and Bekdenir Malikuzyev it goes to the judges
48:25scorecards in the seventh Beck was deducted a point for holding in the 12 he dropped Fulgham
48:34what will the judges have to say Tim Cheatham David Sutherland and Steve Weisfeld and everyone
48:42here up on their feet they're applauding and praising what they saw tonight I mean
48:48these this is what we expected from two fighters at this level a title eliminator it panned out both
48:54of them both of them get gave what they got I mean this is why they appreciate it what a fight
48:59let's look at the knockdown that happened early in the 12th and that you see the legs failing
49:07full jump a little bit and that left hand right there technique fails you once your legs start
49:12going and Beck needed that knockdown after that point deduction it was the body shot that you
49:18were working for that set that up and you see the scream of emotion from Beck but it was going up
49:23there to put him down and there you see the beret that he's wearing he is a in the military
49:29and so when he goes back to Uzbekistan
49:34he has a military way for him they salute him when he gets off of the plane there he is full jump
49:51and Beck put on a show
49:53Usyk and Dubois you're coming up soon they're going to go at it for the undisputed heavyweight
50:02championship July 12th at Wembley Stadium Usyk defeated Dubois by a ninth round KO when they met
50:07in August of 2023 that was controversy after Dubois landed a low blow around five that he claimed was
50:12the legal body plan the two heavies settle the differences live and recently on the zone
50:17all right Joe Martinez has the decision
50:26well ladies and gentlemen after 12 exciting rounds of action we go to the scorecards
50:34all three judges see it 114-112 your winner by unanimous decision
50:43Beck the bully Malacuzia
50:49114-112 for Malacuzia
50:55that knockdown was huge
51:07as Malacuzia gets win number 16
51:12we expected a great fight we got it but it was a great back and forth
51:19again
51:20at the end
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