Young Abbott vs Ruben Castillo
Fight info: Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 2021-03-24, announcer is Frank Shain, referee is Vic Drakulich, the bout will be scored by three judges: Gelasio Perez Huerta (Mexico), John Keane (England) and Valerie Dorsett (United States), ring card girl is Amy Longlegs, this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 10 rounds, WBC-rules are in effect, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell only in last round, only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 4/Scorecard after 4, game will check for injuries, game will adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'use bias rating', Scoring System is 10 Points
In the red corner: Young Abbott - Record: 0-0-0 - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Dan Birmingham - Cut Man: Lenny DeJesus
In the blue corner: Ruben Castillo - Record: 0-0-0 - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Al Braverman - Cut Man: Angelo Dundee
Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 There's the bell and this contest is underway. 0:0
0:15 Castillo tries to give angles as he continues his relentless forward motion. 0:0
0:20 Castillo pins Abbott in the corner! 0:0
0:24 Castillo suddenly goes southpaw and tries to find an opening. But his punches miss from this side too. Now he goes back to his orthodox stance. 0:0
0:31 The fighters are back at ring center... 0:0
0:36 Castillo clamps Abbott's arms to his side and holds on until Drakulich breaks the hold. 0:0
0:40 Drakulich breaks them up... 0:0
0:53 Considering the clinch Young Abbott has on Castillo it looks like he wants to dance with him, not fight him. Castillo pushes him away. 0:0
01:02 Drakulich separates the two fighters. 0:0
01:14 Castillo lands a solid cross! 0:4
01:14 And Abbott's in big trouble now! 0:4
01:24 Abbott has Castillo trapped! 0:4
01:24 Both fighters are being effective in this exchange of punches. 2:6
01:37 Abbott picks off the jab by Castillo. 2:6
01:44 Castillo is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight. 2:6
01:51 Abbott slides into the corner... 2:6
01:56 Castillo throws a crushing right to Abbott's jaw! 2:10
01:56 Abbott is trying to reach for the ropes! His legs have turned to jelly! 2:10
02:05 The fighters have worked their way back to the center of the ring. 2:10
02:05 Castillo lands a double left, one to the head and one to the body. 2:12
02:14 Castillo eats a short cross from Young Abbott amd backs away. 4:12
02:29 Ruben Castillo misses badly. It looked like he changed his mind half way through the punch. 4:12
02:35 Castillo pushes Young Abbott away to give himself a little more space to work with. 4:12
02:40 This bout could end up being a bit of a mismatch. There's a difference in the caliber of fighter here. 4:12
02:48 Castillo misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 4:12
02:55 Not a lot of action in the ring right now. 4:12
03:00 Abbott misses. He had an opening and whiffed with the punch. 4:12
03:00 There's the bell. Round 1 is history. We've got a lot more action coming up. 3:13
Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Abbott didn't sit in the corner between rounds and he comes out quickly to begin Round 2. 0:0
0:06 Abbott's corner men did their job with quiet efficiency and confidence. 0:0
0:07 Ruben Castillo retreats into the lower corner. 0:0
0:11 Abbott lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Castillo. 0:0
0:13 Castillo likes to use the hook but he'd better get a little closer when he throws it or Abbott's going to beat him to the punch and hurt him! 0:2
0:30 Castillo misses with an uppercut from way outside. That's a dangerous punch to throw. You leave yourself wide open for a counter. 0:2
0:33 A hard jab by Abbott gets in. 3:2
0:48 Abbott just misses with a huge shot as Ruben Castillo chooses the perfect time to suddenly backpedal. 3:2
0:50 Castillo bobs and weaves his way inside and lets his hands go, scoring with a hook. 3:4
0:58 As high as Abbott is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Castillo takes advantage of it. 3:4
01:02 Abbott moves into the near right corner. 3:4
01:02 Castillo buries a straight right, followed by a solid left hook to the ribs. 3:7
01:34 Castillo just comes up short with the jab. 3:7
01:37 Castillo takes a right to the body. 5:7
01:46 Abbott throws the cross and scores to the head of Castillo. 7:7
01:56 Ruben Castillo traps Abbott in the corner! 7:7
01:56 Not much steam behind Castillo's jab, but it scores nonetheless. 7:9
02:11 Ruben Castillo backs into the lower right corner. 7:9
02:16 Abbott has his arms wrapped around Castillo... Now they separate. 7:9
02:31 Drakulich separates the two... 7:9
02:37 Abbott has Castillo cornered! 7:9
02:42 Abbott dances gracefully across the canvas 7:9
02:47 Abbott is blocked in his own corner... 7:9
02:47 Castillo gets inside and fires a hook to Abbott's body. 7:11
03:00 Abbott has Castillo pinned! 7:11
03:00 Abbott is off target with that hook. 7:11
03:00 That's all she wrote here in Round 2. 8:11
Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Drakulich motions the fighters together as the bell sounds to begin Round 3. 0:0
0:06 Dan Birmingham was extremely upbeat during the break with Young Abbott providing some solid encouragement. 0:0
0:08 Abbott slides into a neutral corner... 0:0
0:08 Castillo throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. 0:2
0:21 Abbott is trapped in Castillo's corner... 0:2
0:21 Castillo's cross finds a home in Young Abbott's midsection. 0:5
0:37 Castillo lands a jab to Abbott's midsection 0:7
01:00 Castillo forces his way inside. 0:7
01:04 There's a pause in the action as both fighters regroup. 0:7
01:08 The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. 0:7
01:20 Castillo tries to get the hook into the the ribs, but Abbott blocks it. 0:7
01:26 Abbott quickly hitches up his trunks. 0:7
01:30 The two men are bumping heads as they wrestle on the inside. Now, Castillo lands a short uppercut to the chin of Young Abbott. 0:9
01:49 Abbott lets his hands go inside, but Castillo protects his body well. 0:9
01:51 Castillo scores with a quick one-two to Abbott's midsection 0:11
02:07 Castillo moves in and scores with a quick jab. 0:13
02:24 Castillo fires away but finds nothing but air. 0:13
02:31 Both fighters are circling, keeping their distance from each other. 0:13
02:38 Abbott is protecting the body nicely as Ruben Castillo fails to score inside. 0:13
02:41 Both fighters are pawing with the jab, trying to find an opening. Abbott digs a quick hook into the exposed side of Castillo. 2:13
02:54 Abbott doubles up to the body, though Castillo seems unfazed. 4:13
03:00 Abbott backs into a neutral corner. 4:13
03:00 Ruben Castillo looks to land a combination but misses the mark. 4:13
03:00 The seconds tick off the clock ending Round 3. 4:15
Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Abbott looks to be in good shape as Round 4 gets underway. 0:0
0:06 Dan Birmingham seemed to pump up Abbott between rounds. 0:0
0:07 Castillo rips a hook to the head. 0:2
0:11 Both fighters are unmarked at this stage of the fight. 0:2
0:17 Abbott moves into a neutral corner. 0:2
0:21 Ruben Castillo charges in but Abbott avoids the rush. 0:2
0:26 Abbott traps Castillo in the corner! 0:2
0:30 Abbott will tie a guy up if he has to. 0:2
0:42 Abbott shoves Castillo away. 0:2
0:47 Abbott backs away and hitches up his trunks. 0:2
0:54 Abbott is really fluid in his movement. 0:2
01:03 Abbott just comes up short with the uppercut. 0:2
01:06 Castillo scores with a punishing jab 0:5
01:15 Castillo has Abbott blocked in! 0:5
01:15 * Castillo has Abbott in a headlock as he rains down punches, Drakulich breaks the fighters and issues a stern warning to him 0:8
01:34 Both fighters are being extremely cautious in this one. We hadn't expected such a tactical battle. 0:8
01:37 Castillo connects with a hard left hook to the jaw. 0:11
01:46 Abbott lands a short left hook to the head. 2:11
01:59 Abbott brushes the ropes and quickly spins away, heading back to ring center. 2:11
02:03 He doesn't connect with the jab. 2:11
02:16 There's a hard shot off the top of Abbott's head! 2:15
02:16 That punch may have stunned Abbott momentarily. 2:15
02:36 Castillo misses wildly with the Hook. 2:15
02:53 Castillo lets his hands go and lands some solid punches. 2:17
03:00 Abbott retreats into a neutral corner. 2:17
03:00 Castillo is bobbing and weaving as he moves forward. 2:17
03:00 And another stanza comes to a close with the bell. 3:18
Round 5
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Abbott and Castillo square off as the bell sounds to start the action for Round 5. 0:0
0:08 Dan Birmingham was really animated in Abbott's corner and Abbott was nodding in agreement. 0:0
0:09 Castillo has Abbott trapped in the left neutral corner... 0:0
0:14 Castillo throws a flurry of punches but Abbott either blocks or slips them. 0:0
0:16 Both fighters show virtually nothing in the way of damage. 0:0
0:25 Castillo really buried that punch into Abbott's ribs. 0:4
0:25 Abbott in on unsteady legs after those punches. 0:4
0:37 Castillo pins Abbott in the corner! 0:4
0:37 Castillo doubles up on the jab and he managed to score with the second one. 0:6
0:47 Abbott is covering up to prevent body shots, but he's leaving his chin dangerously unprotected! 0:6
0:50 Ruben Castillo has Abbott blocked in! 0:6
0:55 Castillo lands a hard cross! 0:10
0:55 Abbott suddenly has a vacant look in his eyes. That's a bad sign. 0:10
01:14 Castillo continues to come forward but he should be moving in behind punches. 0:10
01:20 Abbott winces as he takes a hard combination to the body from Castillo. 0:13
01:30 Castillo scores with a glancing cross. 0:15
01:34 Drakulich surely can't let this go on much longer, Abbott is taking a pounding! 0:15
01:44 Abbott takes a hard combination from Castillo 0:19
01:44 Castillo has Young Abbott in trouble, he is hurt and trying to hang on!! 0:19
01:58 Castillo drives home a wicked hook to the midsection! 0:23
01:58 Young Abbott is hurt! 0:23
02:03 * Abbott starts to go down and Drakulich grabs him and is stopping the fight! Castillo is going to get the TKO victory!! 0:23
Fight Result
Let's go to Frank Shain for the call...
Ladies and Gentlemen! The winner by technical knockout at the 02:04 mark in Round 5 is...
Ruben Castillo!
Score Cards
Gelasio Perez Huerta Round Total
Mexico 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Young Abbott 9 9 9 9 36
Ruben Castillo 10 10 10 10 40
John Keane Round Total
England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Young Abbott 9 9 9 9 36
Ruben Castillo 10 10 10 10 40
Valerie Dorsett Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Young Abbott 10 9 9 9 37
Ruben Castillo 9 10 10 10 39
Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Young Abbott 28 27 27 27 109
Ruben Castillo 29 30 30 30 119
Statistics
Categories Young Abbott Ruben Castillo
Knockdowns scored 0 0
Jabs / Round 1.60 8.80
Hooks / Round 1.40 8.00
Crosses / Round 1.80 5.60
Combinations / Round 3.20 8.00
Uppercuts / Round 1.60 4.60
Punches Landed / Round 9.60 35.00
Punches Missed / Round 39.40 67.80
Punching Accuracy 19.6% 34.0%
Total Number of Fouls 0 1
Holding Head and Hitting 1
Foul Penalties:
Caution 1
No cuts occured
Strategies (demanded/followed)
Cover Up 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Inside 0 / 0 2 / 2
Fight Outside (Offensive) 3 / 3 0 / 0
Fight Outside (Defensive) 0 / 0 1 / 1
Go for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Go All Out for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Protect Cut 0 / 0 0 / 0
Take a Round Off 0 / 0 0 / 0
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