PBC On Fox Results: Morrell Jr. dissuade Alantez Fox; Valenzuela stops Dulay; The Decisions of Puello Owens

By: Sean Crose

Boxing returned to The Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday thanks to a PBC card that aired live on Fox. The opening match was a 10-round ultra-lightweight match between VeShawn Owens 13-2 and Alberto Puello 19-0. First time seeing Puello maintain range. Owens was accidentally cut in the second season, but managed to fight with luck in the third. Wednesday and Thursday saw Puello land well while Owens bravely advanced. By the sixth fight, it was clear that Puello was simply the better of the two.

The seventh, eighth and ninth saw Puello seem to continue to dominate. Season ten saw Owens broken. However, Puello does not want to let the opportunity to shine on national television go by. Needless to say, Puello was the one to walk out of the ring with a well-deserved victory for UD.

Next, Jose Valenzuela 10-0 against Austin Dulay 14-2 in a scheduled 10th round lightweight match. Valenzuela worked right the first time. Meanwhile, Puello landed himself well and delivered an impressive deep thrust. However, it was Valenzuela’s powerful punch and aggressiveness that told the story, so much so that Dulay fell to the ground. However, to that man’s credibility, he gained his senses and fought recklessly… only to go down again. He got up, but was sent down a third time, though the man didn’t look particularly hurt.

Both men blew up in the second half, and despite Valencia’s excellent landing, Thomas Hearns put Dulay down again, though once again the man got up and fought. Indeed, Dulay had a stronger third. It has no consequences. The Doctor rings to review Dulay at the beginning of the quarter, and the fight has stopped.

It’s time for the main event. David Morrell Jr won 5-0 against Alantez Fox 28-2-1 in a scheduled 10-round supermiddleweight match. Fox managed to hit and run to some effects the first time around. However, Morrell was still able to catch his men at the end of the round and unload. The second game saw Morrell fight aggressively and land well, though Fox had moments that put his opponent off. However, it seems that Fox is trying to hold on to dear life.

Morrell continued to knock his man down in the third round, catching Fox hard on the rope in the final minute of the round. In the fourth season, Fox looks like he’s simply trying to survive. He slipped on the canvas once, and seemed to jump up awkwardly. He never came up with an effective offensive or defensive strategy. The fight was wisely stopped before the round was over.