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  • Boxing: Leva Kirakosyan Hammers A Brave Scott Lawton

    EastsideBoxing.com
    Feb 20 2010

    Leva Kirakosyan Hammers A Brave Scott Lawton To Defeat Inside Three-Rounds

    by James Slater -

    Last night in Staffordshire, UK, Armenian-born Russian Leva Kirakosyan
    proved way too powerful for local man Scott Lawton, as he crushed him
    inside three one-sided rounds of action. Fighting for the vacant
    European super-featherweight title, Kirakosyan's withering power got
    the job done in exciting fashion. The 36-year-old former European boss
    at 130-pounds dropped Lawton in the opening round, forced the referee
    to give the 33-year-old a standing count in the 2nd-round, and then
    stopped him at 21-seconds of the 3rd..

    Kirakosyan is now 32-5(22). Lawton, the former English champion up at
    lightweight is now 27-6-1(6).

    A very tough fight on paper for Lawton, many experts felt he'd
    eventually succumb to the visitor's punching power. As it turned out,
    this thinking was absolutely spot on; and it didn't take long for the
    fight to turn into a nightmare for Lawton. Much the taller man, Lawton
    attempted to box and move and pump out his jab, as the man with one
    thing on his mind came forward. With less than a minute gone, a hard
    right hand to the head dropped Lawton, and already things looked very
    bad for him. Showing real heart by attempting to fight back as he was
    backed up and hit to body and head with both hands, the 33-year-old
    made it through to the bell.

    The second round saw things go from bad to worse for Lawton. Boxing
    okay in the first part of the round, if on the retreat throughout,
    Lawton was caught with a succession of left hands to the head in the
    closing half minute of the session. A final, brutal left to the head
    had him sagging on the ropes and the referee, Soren Saugmann,
    surprisingly decided to issue a standing count. The came the bell and
    a wobbly Lawton went back to his stool.

    The ending came quickly in the 3rd, as proven finisher Kirakosyan
    wasted no time at all. Trapping Lawton on the ropes once again, the
    shorter, older man let go with both hands. Covering up as best he
    could, Lawton was there for the taking. Then, as the hometown fighter
    tried to let go with a shot of his own, Kirakosyan blasted his head
    back with a massive right hand. Lawton didn't go down, instead
    slumping once more along the ropes - and the ref had no alternative
    but to dive in.

    Lawton looked massively crestfallen by the defeat, while Kirakosyan
    celebrated, knowing how his top-level career had been somewhat
    resurrected. Retirement may be the best option for Lawton, while it
    will be most interesting to see who the now two-time European champ
    fights next. With his raw power, Kirakosyan could well win a few more
    paydays yet.

    Article posted on 20.02.2010
    http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php? p=22870&more=1
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