Romy Alvarez vs Daniel Young

Fight info: Collingwood Town Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2005-11-09, announcer is Wally Jackson, referee is Raul Caiz Jr., the bout will be scored by three judges: Glen Hamada (United States), Oren Shellenberger (United States) and Mark Streisand (United States), ring card girl is Amy Longlegs, this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 10 rounds, Unified-rules are in effect, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell is not in effect, only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 4/Scorecard after 4, game will check for injuries, game will adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'use bias rating', Scoring System is 10 Points
In the red corner: Romy Alvarez - Record: 4-4-0 (1) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Cus D'Amato - Cut Man: Whitey Bimstein
In the blue corner: Daniel Young - Record: 3-4-1 (2) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Over Trained - Trainer: Eddie Inabagsky - Cut Man: Sam Gasher

Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The fighters come out of their corners, ready to initiate action here in the first. 0:0
0:13 Young dips as if to launch a body shot, then goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Alvarez back on his heels! 0:4
0:13 Alvarez seems to have been hurt by that punch! 0:4
0:31 That was a straight right by Alvarez! 4:4
0:31 Young is hurt! 4:4
0:41 Alvarez fires a straight right. He split the gloves with that punch. 6:4
0:50 Alvarez connects with an uppercut. He can make good use of that punch if he can continue to get inside. 8:4
0:59 Alvarez pushes Young away to give himself a little more space to work with. 8:4
01:06 Alvarez lands a devastating hook to the body. 11:4
01:22 Alvarez has Young pinned! 11:4
01:26 There's a straight right by Alvarez! 15:4
01:26 That punch may have stunned Young momentarily. 15:4
01:36 Both fighters need to close the distance between them. 15:4
01:44 Caiz Jr. tries to separate the boxers but Alvarez has a vice-like grip on Daniel Young. 15:4
01:48 Caiz Jr. is shouting at Alvarez to break! 15:4
01:53 Quick hands and feet can take you far in this game. Of course, having a good chin helps! 15:4
02:01 Romy Alvarez ends up behind Young as he deftly avoids a straight ahead attack moving to his right. 15:4
02:05 Alvarez must have a lot of friends here tonight because a section of the crowd is going crazy even when he feints! 15:4
02:13 Alvarez's right cross gets in, making Young blink. 18:4
02:22 Young has Alvarez trapped in the right neutral corner... 18:4
02:27 Young fires and misses. 18:4
02:29 Alvarez rams the jab into the chest of Young. He's making very effective use of that punch. 21:4
02:43 Young pins Alvarez's arms against his body stopping him from throwing any punches. 21:4
02:52 * Caiz Jr. is telling Young to quit using the shoulder. 21:4
03:00 There's the bell. That brings the first Round to a close. 21:4

Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Young looks a bit disgusted as Round 2 gets underway. 0:0
0:11 There's a hard shot off the top of Alvarez's head! 0:4
0:11 Alvarez was staggered by that punch! 0:4
0:21 Alvarez bangs home a big cross. 3:4
0:30 The fighters are tangled up inside. Alvarez has a hand free and lands a little uppercut. 5:4
0:39 Young is trying to avoid shots to the body. He'd better look out for shots to the head! 5:4
0:51 Young grabs and holds Alvarez... 5:4
01:01 Caiz Jr. separates them. 5:4
01:06 Romy Alvarez is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight. 5:4
01:09 Romy Alvarez traps Young in the corner! 5:4
01:09 Alvarez gets a jab in but it was more of a push than a punch. 7:4
01:22 Young lands flush with a hard uppercut. 7:7
01:31 Young is trapped in Alvarez's corner... 7:7
01:36 "Iceman" throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 7:7
01:38 Young shoots the jab into the chest of Alvarez. 7:9
01:48 Alvarez doubles up on the jab and he managed to score with the second one. 9:9
02:04 Young can't score with short uppercut inside. Romy Alvarez got his gloves in front of the punch. 9:9
02:11 Alvarez drops the right hand flush on Daniel Young's chin! 14:9
02:11 Young is trying to regain his senses after that punch... 14:9
02:21 Alvarez steals a quick glance at his corner. 14:9
02:30 Young misses with the jab. He lets go with a left and that fails to find its mark, too. 14:9
02:32 Alvarez gets inside and fires a hook to Young's body. 16:9
02:46 Alvarez cuts loose with a combination and the crowd roars, but the truth is none of those punches landed. They were either slipped or blocked, or simply missed the mark. 16:9
02:57 Both boxers are in the middle of the squared circle. 16:9
02:57 Young fires a short, ripping uppercut inside. 16:11
03:00 As the round comes to a close, both fighters continue to wing shots. That was another good round of action. 17:10

Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Young looks to be in fair shape as Round 3 gets underway. 0:0
0:07 Alvarez got quite a pep talk in his corner; we'll see if Whitey Bimstein's instructions work. 0:0
0:12 Young misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 0:0
0:19 Both fighters come into this fight predicting a win... Not that you'd expect anything else. 0:0
0:26 Alvarez has Young trapped! 0:0
0:26 Alvarez lands a stinging jab. 2:0
0:40 Alvarez tries to muscle inside but Young clinches him. 2:0
0:52 The Referee breaks it up... 2:0
0:57 Alvarez backs into a neutral corner. 2:0
01:02 Young lands a hard cross! 2:4
01:02 Alvarez looks like he was hurt by that punch! 2:4
01:12 Daniel Young slides into a neutral corner... 2:4
01:16 Caiz Jr. yells at the fighters to separate but Alvarez and Young are a tangle of arms. 2:4
01:28 Caiz Jr. has to break them apart. 2:4
01:42 Alvarez scores with a tremendous left! 6:4
01:42 Daniel Young appears shaken by those punches! 6:4
01:56 A lead right scores big for Alvarez. He stunned Young with that one. 9:4
02:06 Young pins Alvarez in the corner! 9:4
02:11 Young misses with that punch. 9:4
02:24 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. 9:4
02:27 Both fighters are throwing but it looks like Alvarez is scoring more than Young. 12:6
02:56 Alvarez fires a volley of punches but Young was already moving laterally and was out of harm's way by the time Alvarez started punching. 12:6
02:58 Young lands to the chest and neck of Alvarez. 12:8
03:00 We're at the 3:00 mark and that brings this round to an end. 12:7

Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Young rushes out at the bell. Whatever his corner said to him seems to have him fired up. 0:0
0:07 Alvarez lands two hard body shots and one made Young grunt. 3:0
0:11 Both of these guys look just like they came out of their dressing rooms - not a mark on them. 3:0
0:16 It's a knowledgeable crowd tonight. They are letting the fighters know they want to see some action and when it slows down they are quick with their show of displeasure. 3:0
0:19 Young scores with a punch that's part uppercut, part hook! 3:2
0:29 Alvarez quickly hitches up his trunks. 3:2
0:37 Young picks off the jab thrown by Alvarez. 3:2
0:52 Young lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Alvarez. 3:2
0:54 Alvarez is trying to move in behind the jab, which lands. 5:2
01:03 Romy Alvarez pins Young in the corner! 5:2
01:07 Alvarez is just missing by a hair with his punches. 5:2
01:14 Alvarez rips a hook to the body. 7:2
01:24 Young's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes. 7:2
01:27 The crowd is reacting to every punch thrown by these guys, whether it lands or not. 7:2
01:35 Young lands a crushing uppercut! 7:6
01:35 Alvarez is staggered… 7:6
01:44 Young is trapped in his own corner... 7:6
01:49 Alvarez misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 7:6
01:51 There's a crushing hook to the head, landed by Young! Alvarez flashes a quick smile at Young as if to acknowledge the blow. 7:9
02:05 Alvarez lands a devastating cross! 11:9
02:05 Young staggers to the ropes! Young is struggling to remain upright! 11:9
02:19 Young traps Alvarez's gloves under his arms. He won't let go until Caiz Jr. breaks it up. 11:9
02:29 Young and Alvarez each take a step back. 11:9
02:39 Young clamps Alvarez's arms to his side and holds on until Caiz Jr. breaks the hold. 11:9
02:54 Caiz Jr. separates the two... 11:9
02:58 Alvarez doesn't have to look for Young this round. He is right there in front of him. 11:9
03:00 Alvarez has Young blocked in! 11:9
03:00 Alvarez slips out of a corner, as Young attempts to trap him. 11:9
03:00 That's another round in the books as Round 4 comes to an end. 13:8

Round 5
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Amy 'The Smile' Longlegs exits the ring to wild cheering. We await the bell, signaling the start of Round 5. There it is! 0:0
0:06 Whitey Bimstein seemed to pump up Alvarez between rounds. 0:0
0:13 Young lands a strong uppercut! 0:4
0:13 Romy Alvarez appears to have been staggered by that punch… 0:4
0:17 Both fighters are unmarked at this stage of the fight. 0:4
0:30 Alvarez just comes up short with that shot. 0:4
0:38 Alvarez backs into the left corner. 0:4
0:42 Young is in constant motion. He is making Alvarez chase him. 0:4
0:54 Young lands a smashing uppercut! 0:9
0:54 Alvarez is trying to regroup after that punch... 0:9
01:04 He slides into the corner... 0:9
01:08 Young grabs Alvarez again. If this were football, there'd be a penalty flag for holding. 0:9
01:13 Caiz Jr. steps in and breaks it up. 0:9
01:22 Young fires a lead right that Alvarez manages to avoid. 0:9
01:24 Alvarez goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. 2:9
01:35 Young scores to both the head and body and then moves away. 2:11
01:44 Young has Alvarez cornered! 2:11
01:48 Look out! That was a straight right by Young! 2:15
01:48 Alvarez looks like he might have been hurt by that punch! 2:15
02:02 Young fires and misses. 2:15
02:04 A hard jab by Alvarez gets in. 5:15
02:13 Young snakes the jab through Alvarez's gloves. He had some snap on that one. 5:17
02:31 Young misses wildly with the hook. 5:17
02:34 Alvarez scores with a nice short hook inside the defense of Young. 7:17
02:42 The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. 7:17
02:50 Young is giving Romy Alvarez a lot of side-to-side movement. 7:17
02:55 Alvarez scores with a hard jab but he misses with the right hand, coming behind it. 10:17
03:00 The two fighters nod at each other as the crowd applauds both the action and the sportsmanship being displayed. 10:19

Round 6
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 6 begins as the bell sounds. 0:0
0:07 Whatever Whitey Bimstein said to him in the corner between rounds must have had some effect. Romy Alvarez is letting his hands go. 0:0
0:09 Young retreats into a neutral corner. 0:0
0:09 Romy Alvarez hooks off the jab and bangs a shot to the body. 2:0
0:13 Young is starting to carry his arms lower...he's tired. 2:0
0:18 Young is trying to keep his hands moving on the inside. Oh! He rocks Alvarez with a hard uppercut that lands flush on the point of the chin. 2:3
0:30 Alvarez retreats into the right corner. 2:3
0:30 Young lands a left hook and a right hook as he continues to find openings in Alvarez's defense. 2:6
0:39 The fighters are jockeying for position as both men try to gain the advantage here in the 6th. 2:6
0:46 Young wraps up Alvarez... Neither fighter will break... 2:6
0:57 Caiz Jr. separates the two... 2:6
01:09 Young ties up Alvarez... 2:6
01:14 Caiz Jr. separates the two fighters. 2:6
01:19 Young sneaks in a quick uppercut that lands cleanly. 2:8
01:32 Young retreats into his own corner... 2:8
01:37 Romy Alvarez throws a straight right that glances off the shoulder of Young but it's enough to keep him off-balance. 2:8
01:44 The two men continue to measure one another. 2:8
01:48 Young moves into a neutral corner. 2:8
01:52 Alvarez is turning this fight into a clinching and holding affair as he continues to wrap his arms around Young. 2:8
02:01 Referee Caiz Jr. separates the two... 2:8
02:10 Young frees himself from Alvarez's clutches! They move to ring center now. 2:8
02:15 Alvarez moves into the left corner. 2:8
02:19 Young looks for a breather; he grabs Alvarez and holds on. Alvarez pushes Young off and looks for an opening. 2:8
02:37 * The referee cautions Alvarez about leaning on Young's neck, as he separates the two fighters. 2:8
02:56 Young telegraphed that shot and Alvarez ducks under it easily. 2:8
02:58 Alvarez goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. 4:8
03:00 Round 6 of this scheduled 10 rounder ends as the bell sounds. 3:8

Round 7
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Young didn't sit in the corner between rounds and he comes out quickly to begin Round 7. 0:0
0:12 Young can't find the range with that punch. 0:0
0:27 Alvarez just landed a three punch combo! 5:0
0:27 Young was stopped cold by that series of shots! 5:0
0:41 Romy Alvarez misses badly. It looked like he changed his mind half way through the punch. 5:0
0:47 Alvarez has Young trapped! 5:0
0:56 Alvarez lands a solid uppercut! 10:0
0:56 Young seems to be regrouping after that blow... 10:0
01:09 The quickness and footwork of Alvarez is definitely keeping Young off balance. 10:0
01:18 Alvarez fires a shot, but it glances off Young's shoulder. 10:0
01:25 Young moves into a neutral corner. 10:0
01:33 Daniel Young smothers Alvarez's attack as Alvarez tries to get off some shots inside. 10:0
01:42 The fighters are back at ring center... 10:0
01:46 That's a pretty long clinch! Do these guys want to hug or fight? 10:0
01:55 Young tries to get free... Here comes Caiz Jr. to break them up... 10:0
02:12 Young grabs Alvarez. Too much of this kind of thing can have a negative affect on the scoring of the fight. 10:0
02:30 * Alvarez is complaining and Caiz Jr. agrees. A warning for using the shoulder is being given to Young. 10:0
02:49 Caiz Jr. is talking to Young and seems to be telling him to quit playing around and start fighting. 10:0
02:54 Alvarez retreats into a neutral corner. 10:0
02:54 Young bangs a right cross off the forehead of Alvarez. 10:2
03:00 The action is back at ring center. 10:2
03:00 Alvarez appears to have a pretty good lead at this point. 10:2
03:00 The bell stops the action as Alvarez and Daniel Young go back to their corners. 10:2

Round 8
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Both fighters look ready to go as Round 8 begins. 0:0
0:08 Alvarez received a pep talk from Whitey Bimstein before he left his corner; we'll see if it worked. 0:0
0:09 Romy Alvarez moves into the near corner. 0:0
0:13 Young just misses with a huge shot as Alvarez chooses the perfect time to suddenly backpedal. 0:0
0:16 Alvarez throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. 2:0
0:29 Young pops a jab home. That punch didn't hurt but it still scored points. 2:2
0:46 Young wings a big left hand at Alvarez but the latter sidesteps the punch. 2:2
0:57 Young catches Romy Alvarez coming in with a sweet uppercut! 2:6
0:57 Alvarez looks shaken! 2:6
01:11 Young tries to double up on the jab but neither hit the mark. 2:6
01:14 Alvarez goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. 4:6
01:27 Young throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 4:6
01:29 Alvarez throws a short, concussive uppercut to the chin of Young 7:6
01:47 Young lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Alvarez. 7:6
01:49 Romy Alvarez scores with a nice two-punch combination. 9:6
02:02 Young pins Alvarez's arms. Now they move apart. 9:6
02:14 Young uses his shoulder to force Alvarez out of the clinch. 9:6
02:26 Young landed a sharp combination that rocked Alvarez back on his heels! 9:10
02:26 Alvarez was shaken by those blows! 9:10
02:35 Alvarez is trying to find his timing. Punches that were finding the mark before are missing now. 9:10
02:43 Caiz Jr. warns Young for holding and hitting, although he is doing a lot more holding than hitting. 9:10
02:53 Caiz Jr. has to break the clinch. 9:10
02:57 Caiz Jr. is earning his pay tonight. He is spending half his time separating the fighters or yelling at them to fight. 9:10
03:00 Young traps Alvarez in the corner! 9:10
03:00 Young throws a flurry of punches but Alvarez either blocks or slips them. 9:10
03:00 It looks like Romy Alvarez has a pretty solid lead at this stage of the fight. 9:10
03:00 A nice action round, as both fighters had their moments and receive a well-deserved round of applause as they head for their corners. 9:10

Round 9
Time Commentary Points
0:00 As we enter the last two rounds of action, it looks as if Daniel Young is going to need a knockout or at least a knockdown to win this fight. 0:0
0:11 Young wraps up Alvarez. 0:0
0:20 Alvarez works his way free! 0:0
0:25 Young's corner men did their job with quiet efficiency and confidence. 0:0
0:25 Both fighters are flatfooted now. Young blasts home a short hook to the body. 0:3
0:50 Young fires a left hand that Alvarez takes high on the shoulder. 0:3
0:52 Alvarez lands a stinging jab. 2:3
01:01 As high as Alvarez is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Young takes advantage of it. 2:3
01:09 Alvarez throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 2:3
01:11 Young gives a nice head feint and then lands a hook to the head of Alvarez which made him blink. 2:5
01:20 Young tries to push Alvarez back in an attempt to gain room to punch. 2:5
01:32 Young leaves the jab just short. 2:5
01:48 Young pins Alvarez's arms! The fighters are tied up... 2:5
01:52 Referee Caiz Jr. steps in to break it up. 2:5
01:57 Romy Alvarez fires the jab. It finds its target. 4:5
02:08 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. 4:5
02:14 Romy Alvarez rips off two quick jabs and one finds the mark. 6:5
02:26 Alvarez has Young trapped! 6:5
02:30 There's a clinch. Neither fighter seems to want to break. 6:5
02:35 Caiz Jr. moves them apart. 6:5
02:44 Alvarez glances a hook off Young's side. 8:5
03:00 The fighters are tied up. Young tries to extract himself. He gets his arms free. 8:5
03:00 Caiz Jr. pries them apart. 8:5
03:00 Alvarez seems to have done enough to win this fight. 8:5
03:00 The seconds jump into action in Alvarez's corner as the bell sounds ending Round 9. 8:4

Round 10
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The crowd would like to see a knockout as the bell sounds for Round 10, the final round of the fight. 0:0
0:07 Whitey Bimstein not only gave Alvarez encouragement between rounds but also some solid advice on how to handle Young. Now it's up to Alvarez to implement it. 0:0
0:11 Alvarez is holding on to Young. He seems to be taking a breather. 0:0
0:16 Alvarez finally lets go of Young. 0:0
0:20 Young looks a little confused and his corner isn't offering any useful advice. 0:0
0:29 * Alvarez rains a combination of blows to the head and body of Young and Young tastes the canvas here in Round 10! 0:0
0:31 The count begins... 8:0
0:31 1... 8:0
0:32 2... 8:0
0:33 3... 8:0
0:34 4... 8:0
0:35 5... 8:0
0:36 6... 8:0
0:37 7... 8:0
0:38 Young is making a gallant try to get off the canvas as the count reaches 8. 8:0
0:39 9... 8:0
0:40 10! 8:0
0:40 * That's it! Young can't beat the count. Alvarez wins this fight with a knockout. 8:0

Fight Result

Here's Wally Jackson with the call…

Ladies and Gentlemen! The winner by knockout at the 0:46 mark in Round 10 is…

Romy Alvarez!


Score Cards

Glen Hamada Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Romy Alvarez 10 9 10 10 9 9 10 9 10 86
Daniel Young 9 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 9 85

Oren Shellenberger Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Romy Alvarez 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 9 10 87
Daniel Young 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 9 84

Mark Streisand Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Romy Alvarez 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 88
Daniel Young 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 9 83

Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Romy Alvarez 30 29 30 30 28 27 30 27 30 261
Daniel Young 27 28 27 27 29 30 27 30 27 252


Statistics
Categories Romy Alvarez Daniel Young
Knockdowns scored 1 0
Jabs / Round 5.40 3.40
Hooks / Round 4.50 2.20
Crosses / Round 3.80 2.70
Combinations / Round 3.50 3.70
Uppercuts / Round 6.10 2.70
Punches Landed / Round 23.30 14.70
Punches Missed / Round 33.60 52.70
Punching Accuracy 40.9% 21.8%
Total Number of Fouls 1 2
Using Shoulder 2
Leaning on Opponent's Neck 1

Foul Penalties:
Official Warning 1
Caution 1 1

No cuts occured

Strategies (demanded/followed)
Cover Up 0 / 0 1 / 1
Fight Inside 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Outside (Offensive) 0 / 0 6 / 3
Fight Outside (Defensive) 9 / 9 0 / 0
Go for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Go All Out for KO 0 / 0 1 / 1
Protect Cut 0 / 0 0 / 0
Take a Round Off 0 / 0 2 / 1


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