{"id":11022,"date":"2018-03-19T17:39:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T21:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/banner-promotions.com\/?p=11022"},"modified":"2018-03-19T17:39:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T21:39:22","slug":"michael-dutchover-dominates-in-main-event-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banner-promotions.com\/?p=11022","title":{"rendered":"Michael Dutchover Dominates in Main Event Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PHILADELPHIA, PENN.\/ORANGE, Calif. (March 19, 2018)–Junior lightweight\u00a0Michael Dutchover (8-0, 5 KOs)<\/strong>\u00a0delivered an impressive performance in his main event debut\u00a0Saturday\u00a0night from the\u00a0Doubletree Hotel<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Orange, Calif.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Dutchover, 20, thoroughly out boxed and outmaneuvered solid prospect\u00a0\u00a0Ricardo Lopez<\/strong>(7-2-2, 6 KOs)\u00a0to the tune of a one-side, unanimous decision win (scores: 59-55 all around).<\/div>\n
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“I felt like I controlled the entire fight from beginning to end,”\u00a0\u00a0remarked Dutchover, who is co-promoted by Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing<\/strong>. “He tried to come on late in the fight, but it was too late for him. I had already figured him out.”\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Indeed, Dutchover put his stamp on the fight from the outset. The first three rounds consisted of the Texas native firing shots from a variety of angles. Lopez, who is based in Tijuana, Mex., tried to get back in the game in the fourth and fifth rounds, but Dutchover used his counter punching ability to stymie the attack.<\/div>\n
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Prior to the fight, Dutchover promised to show off a more polished skill set after recently working as the chief sparring partner to world champion Oscar Valdez. He certainly looked like the high-end prospect that many predicted he would become once his impressive amateur run came to a close.<\/div>\n
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“I wanted to be smart out there,”\u00a0said Dutchover after the fight. “You can’t overwhelm everyone with natural ability. At some point you’re going to have to think your way out of a tough situation. I think I showed off my ring IQ\u00a0tonight\u00a0[Saturday].”<\/div>\n
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Photos by<\/strong>: Carlos Baeza \/ Thompson Boxing<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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