Ivan Golub Bests Wesley Tucker – Tucker’s Nook Stops Bout After 4th Spherical

By: Sean Crose

The 20-1 junior middleweight Ivan Golub fought a scheduled 10 rounder Tuesday night time in opposition to the 15-3 Wesley Tucker as a part of Boxing Insider’s “New Beginnings” card which went down at Sony Corridor in Instances’ Sq.. The primary spherical was one thing of a sense out course of for every fighter. Golub fired off one-two’s behind a southpaw jab within the second. Within the later a part of the chapter, nonetheless, Golub rapidly discovered himself on the mat. The Brooklyn primarily based fighter obtained again to his ft, nevertheless it was an eyebrow elevating second.

Regardless of the knockdown, Golub was in a position to resume touchdown on Tucker within the third. Tucker, nonetheless, had already proven he had energy that was in a position to affect his taller foe. Golub whaled on Tucker all through a lot of the fourth Tucker basically remained behind a excessive guard. Was he hoping to make use of a “rope a dope” tactic? Apparently not, for the bout was stopped in Golub’s favor – by Tucker’s nook – in between rounds.