Photos: Amilcar Vidal Goes To War, Edges Aleem Over Ten Rounds

AT&T Heart, San Antonio, Texas – In a middleweight conflict, Amilcar Vidal (13-0, 11 KOs) needed to battle by fireplace to win a ten spherical majority choice over Immanuwel Aleem (18-3-2, 11 KOs). (photographs by Amanda Westcott)

The scores had been 95-95, 97-93 and 97-93.

Aleem, now with coach Ronnie Shields, got here out jabbing and setting the space. Vidal was staying affected person and in search of the fitting openings. Aleem was working at a excessive tempo and transferring across the ring as Vidal was making use of stress. 

Vidal was touchdown to the physique within the second, to sluggish Aleem down. Aleem was nonetheless working nicely with the jab and fast combos. The third was getting shut, with each having moments. Aleem continued to field nicely and use good protection. Within the fourth, Vidal was beginning to land some heavy blows to the pinnacle and physique. Aleem stood in to commerce punches at shut vary.

Aleem did higher within the fifth, as he was outhustling the larger puncher together with his boxing and punches in shut. Within the sixth, Aleem was taking the battle to Vidal, who was displaying indicators of fatigue. On the finish of the spherical, Vidal harm Aleem with punches to the physique and head. He was going for the end, however Aleem weathered the storm.

The seventh was shut. Aleem was transferring and boxing, whereas Vidal was urgent the motion and throwing huge punches. Within the eight, Aleem landed an enormous hook to shake up Vidal, who began coming again with a fury with onerous hooks to the physique. Aleem stood in to battle fireplace with fireplace for a lot of the spherical.

Extra toe to toe motion within the ninth, with each buying and selling on the within. Aleem was getting the higher of the exchanges. The tenth spherical started with punches being exchanged. They had been buying and selling loads of onerous blows for a lot of the spherical.