In Wembley, London, there were little surprises to be found. Let’s be honest, this was a showcase card, and the opposition dancing with Frank Warren‘s fighters posed little to no threat. It is what it is, and to be fair, no one was really expecting return fire.
Frank Buglioni (17-1-1, 13 KO), who headlined the Wembley Arena card, got the job done but wouldn’t have sent too many shivers along the spine of Fedor Chudinov, who he is set to rumble with on September 26th. Buglioni jabbed Mexico’s Fernando Castaneda (23-10, 14 KO) for four uneventful rounds until he finally began throwing the right-hand to get the job done.
Some are calling the 5th round knockout victory a patient, calculated performance, others a tentative, overcautious one. It wasn’t an awful showing from the ‘Wise Guy’, we just hope he can step his game up for Chudinov – the Russian 168 pound champ won’t be coming for a tickling contest.
The night’s co-feature saw unbeaten Billy Joe Saunders brush off some cobwebs against another journeyman, Yoann Bloyer. Saunders, who will be facing WBO Middleweight champ Andy Lee on September 19th, partook in a glorified sparring match. And after stopping his outclassed foe in four rounds, the Hatfield fighter didn’t pretend he’d been in a fight.
Saunders looked a bit pudgy, but assured he’ll be in the best shape of his life come September. Andy Lee, who was ringside, expressed mutual respect for Saunders but stated his power and experience will eventually trump Saunders. He’s probably not wrong there.
On the undercard, unbeaten heavy-handed prospect Mitchell Smith put in an eye-catching performance against Dennis Tubieron, taking him out with a shot to the solar plexus. Jamie Cox also scored a 1st round knockout over Miguel Martinez, as did Dereck Chisora in his ring return against Beqa Lobjanidze.
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