NBC Sports Net 9/21

At Bethlehem, Pa. (NBC Sports Net): Gabriel Rosado vs. Charles Whittaker, 12 rounds, IBF junior middleweight eliminator; Sergey Kovalev vs. Lionell Thompson, 10 rounds, light heavyweights; Ronald Cruz vs. Antwone Smith, 12 rounds, welterweights; William Miranda vs. Pedro Martinez, 6 rounds, heavyweights; Esteban Rodriguez vs. Jason Sosa, 6 rounds, lightweights; Pedro Martinez vs. William Miranda, 6 rounds, heavyweights; Jerome Rodriguez vs. Kywayne Hill, 4 rounds, junior welterweights; Alex Sanchez vs. Dominique Foster, 4 rounds, junior middleweights


Smith vs. Cruz is about to start.

This has been a real solid fight. Great inside fighting, lots of trading, and no backing down. Hard to say who is winning. Smith came in heavy so I might favor him down the stretch.

Cruz is starting to take over. I think that was his best round.

the punch stats on round 6 were insane how did cruz outland smith he only threw about 6 punches the entire round.

Rum Capital wrote:the punch stats on round 6 were insane how did cruz outland smith he only threw about 6 punches the entire round.

No clue but this has been a solid fight. I like the announcers too. Not doing too much to distract from the action.

Shot of the night. Cruz is coming back strong though. Ooh! Great fight.

hard fight to score. cruz has looked tired since the 5th round.

smith gets the split decision.

I wouldn't have been upset either way. Solid fight. I'll be on for the main event.

Kovalev is a beast. That was one of the best showcase fights I've seen in a while. Wished he could've fought Campillo. There are a lot of guys I'd like to see fight each other at LHW. I hope they make the fight with him and Campillo.

Rosado has really improved over the past few years. He's been a fun guy to watch grow. These NBC cards have been solid. They need to get more publicity because I'm always impressed. My only complaint is the delay between fights.

good shots landed by both men to end that round. Whitaker didn't look great to me walking back to his corner.

rosado drops whitaker. rosado tries to finish whitaker. whitaker landed 2 big left hooks, including one right at the bell.

whitaker is probably going to get KO'd here, but hopefully he goes down swinging.

rosado drops whitaker early in round 7 after doing good work in round 6.

Rosado's been controlling the fight. Good stalking, good pace. He's a fun fighter to watch. Whitaker has fought gamely.

Strong finish. Night.