Pinoy boxer Dennis Laurente loses one-sided decision to John Jackson

Nissi Icasiano

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Pinoy boxer Dennis Laurente loses one-sided decision to John Jackson
Laurente was knocked down in round 3 and lost all 10 rounds on 3 scorecards in his first fight on American soil since 2012.


MANILA, Philippines – Filipino fighter Dennis Laurente dropped a one-sided decision to John Jackson on Monday, August 3 (Sunday U.S. time) at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

Jackson, a promising 26-year-old pugilist from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, easily cruised to a unanimous decision victory over Laurente in the Premier Boxing Champions’ Bounce TV-televised fight, earning 3 scores of 100-89 across the board.

An easy target for the flashy boxer, Laurente was dropped 15 seconds into the third round by Jackson with a left to the midsection and a right cross to the head.

 


Although Laurente immediately rose up following the knockdown and stormed right back at him with a furious flurry, Jackson effortlessly blocked every shot and responded with a hard left hook to the liver of his Pinoy counterpart, who complained that it was on his kidney.

Walking right after Jackson, Laurente allowed his opponent to move smoothly and set up a right straight behind the jab before eating a right uppercut in the dying seconds of the same period.

Riding on the momentum of the third-round knockdown, Jackson let his hands go in the fourth frame, clobbering Laurente with a superb combination to the head and body.

As Laurente missed with a loopy left hand and stumbled into the ropes, Johnson pegged him with four-straight lead rights to the face and then switched to southpaw stance to confuse his foe.

Laurente came out a little more aggressive in round five and attacked with a lunging right, but Jackson instantly countered with a short left to the jaw.

Jackson was not energetically throwing punches, prompting the 38-year-old Filipino veteran to seize the moment and appear to win the round on volume alone.

Trying to get his adversary into a toe-to-toe trade and chasing him around the ring, Laurente had a difficult time luring Jackson, who had his jab on point and kept on his right landing effectively.

Laurente’s eyes started to swell later in the bout, but he continued to invite his opponent to brawl. Jackson remained calm, popping off jabs, delivering solid left hooks and tattering with his right fist.

With the dominant victory, Jackson improves his professional record to 20-2 (15 knockouts) and has now won back-to-back matches since losing to Andy Lee by fifth round knockout in June 2014.

On the other hand, Laurente downgrades to 45-6-5 (30 knockouts) and snaps his 6-fight winning streak.

The disappointing defeat spoils Laurente’s return to American soil as he last fought in the United States when he yielded to Kenny Abril via split decision in November 2012. – Rappler.com

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