Adonis Stevenson vs. Darnell Boone (2nd meeting)
Adonis Stevenson 172 lbs beat Darnell Boone 171 lbs by KO at 2:43 in round 6 of 10
- Date: 2013-03-22
- Location: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Referee: Michael Griffin
- Judge: Sylvain Leblanc
- Judge: Claude Paquette
- Judge: Benoit Roussel
Adonis Stevenson Knocks Darnell Boone Cold
By Johnny Walker, Boxing Insider
Canada’s Adonis “Superman” Stevenson warmed up for his upcoming battle with Chad Dawson tonight when he brutally knocked out American Darnell Boone in the sixth round of their fight at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.
Boone–the only man to defeat Stevenson, via a shock TKO in 2010–clowned when “Superman” tagged him hard in the first round, but he wouldn’t find the action in this rematch amusing for very long. Stevenson was loading up early, looking for revenge and not wanting to prolong what seemed inevitable. He soon trapped Boone in the corner and strafed him with withering body shots, and Boone was relieved when the bell sounded to end round one.
Stevenson continued pounding on the game but over-matched Boone in round two. Vicious body shots from “Superman” continued to take their toll, and at one point Boone lost his balance and fell through the ropes. Blood was already dribbling from Boone’s mouth at the end of the round.
Things deteriorated rapidly for Boone as Stevenson continued his fistic assault, and the American’s right eye was swollen badly by round six. After an extended exchange in the corner where Boone desperately tried to use a “rope-a-dope” strategy, Stevenson wisely took a step back and nailed his foe with a thudding uppercut on the chin that left Boone statue-like, out on his feet, literally teed up for a devastating knockout blow.
The southpaw Stevenson made no mistake, nailing the frozen Boone with a wicked straight home run shot that left him out cold on the mat at 2:43 of round six.
Adonis Stevenson (20-1, 17 KOs) had his revenge, and now confidently awaits his meeting with WBC light heavyweight champion Dawson in June at the Bell Centre. [1]