[ Featuring Nino Morro ]
COMMENTATOR:
So you join us live here for this IBA heavyweight title fight. The clash of the giants, which sees Sean Joseph taking on Jackson Millar.
Joseph in those trademark blue and white shorts taking on the younger Millar. Millar wearing the black shorts with the white trim. And Millar is riding an absolute wave of confidence coming into this fight, has looked fantastic in the bouts leading up to this title opportunity, and he is a strong favourite for the IBA heavyweight title.
Which Sean Joseph is not the sort of fighter you want to take lightly. He has been around; he has all the tricks up his slee aw! and there we go, and he has power with it as well. That right hand certainly got the respect of Jackson Millar. Now Sean Joseph woah! walking down Millar, and he s caught him just with a jab and that s rocked Millar. Millar clinching up.
The referee steps in, but there you had a little example of just why Sean Joseph is so dangerous; just why he is in the ring opposite that man Jackson Millar.
The referee separates them, but now Jackson Millar will have already tasted the power. Jackson coming in with a nice overhand right of his own. He s gotta use the ring, though. He s gotta make sure he makes space.
He s either gotta be in or out. Either gotta be on the attack or making sure he is out of danger, because Sean Joseph just with that one jab early on in this round oh! and now with a flurry of punches to follow it up from Joseph.
Millar forced to clinch once again, forced to try and grab the body of Sean Joseph to negate that power.
Now Millar takes the centre of the ring, pouring out that jab, pouring out that jab, working the head, working the body.
Sean Joseph, though, he looks so strong, in such good shape for this bout, and this time we see Joseph clinch up as Millar looks to attack that body once again.
The referee is certainly having his work cut out tonight. He s gonna have to use that footwork. (Chuckle) It s not something you say often in a heavyweight division, but these two men really are masters of the sweet science.
Ooh, and there we go, just as they get into the clinch Sean Joseph breaks and he connects with a beautiful short right hook.
Now we see the head movement, that upper body movement that is so renowned with Jackson Millar. And there we have it: another round in the books, and my goodness plenty to talk about within that round. Both had their opportunities, both had their moments, and now they ll be looking to make those adjustments within the fight, and off we go again.
This time, in steps Sean Joseph: a short hook to the body nice! Digs that left hook into the liver there of Jackson Millar.
Jackson Millar, though, looking much more assertive this round. Stepping forward, sitting on his shoulders, making sure there s power ooh! a little complaint though there for er shot to the back of the head from Sean Joseph. Joseph shakes his head, puts a glove up to er to touch gloves, but Millar wants none of that.
And now Sean Joseph walking Millar down again, taking the centre of the ring it s not what we expected tonight. We thought Millar would be the one to impose himself in the middle of the ring, but Joseph, since that early exchange, since the rocking of um, er Millar just with a jab. That has put a whole different take on this fight. And now we are seeing the footwork, the movement of Millar. Something that we don t usually see him rely on. Power is his game. But he is really making the adjustments nicely as he swings forward but as he (chuckle) swings, look at that. Sean Joseph once again meets hook for hook, and it looks like he s his punches are doing more of the damage.
Now we see some nice inside boxing. This is something that we knew would come into play in the later rounds. Leaning on each other, these two huge human beings. And it s the short inside shots. Now look at the way that Jackson Millar makes space to attack that body. And once again there, two shots: one to the liver and one to the kidneys. Now they separate.
Sean Joseph still looks fresh; the output he s had during this fight has been unreal. And Jackson Millar is starting to show some of the signs of fatigue.
And that will be a red rag to a bull for Sean Joseph. Sean Joseph will absolutely love seeing Jackson Millar on the back foot. That will give him a second wind, a third wind, and we can still see the power in those shots. That one just glancing past that right hook. Glances past the beard there of Jackson Millar.
Once again the referee is called into action. Has to separate them. A little word from our referee to both fighters: Keep it clean! They just want to go back to war, and that is exactly what they do.
Stepping in, following up shots Ooh! Great exchange there from Sean Joseph. Millar has met it with one of his own. Look at this; now he s working on the outside, skipping around, trying to make space. And this is where Jackson Millar has had most of his success. He is making Sean Joseph pay at distance. Making him miss, making him pay. But then you get a response like that from Sean Joseph walking down Millar, a straight shot, a beautiful straight jab followed by a right hand.
And my goodness what a treat this has been, what a fantastic bout, what a display for the fans here and at home from these two men, vying for that IBA heavyweight title.
TANNOY:
The new IBA heavyweight champion of the world by 119 to 109 Sean Joseph!
