Albert Mensah vs. Michael Katsidis
Michael Katsidis 138 lbs lost to Albert Mensah 140 lbs by MD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 2012-04-13
- Location: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Joint, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Referee: Jay Nady
- Judge: Richard Houck 95-95
- Judge: Patricia Morse Jarman 94-96
- Judge: Richard Ocasio 92-98
- Aired On: ESPN Friday Night Fights (Main Event)
Notes
- Michael Katsidis 28-5 (23 KOs) vs. Albert Mensah 24-3-1 (10 KOs)
- Katsidis entered with a record of 1-3 in his last four bouts dating back to November of 2010. Mensah, a 4.4/1 betting underdog, entered the winner of 15 consecutive bouts, albeit against lesser competition.
- ESPN's Teddy Atlas scored the bout 96-94 in favor of Albert Mensah.
Bout Summary
Katsidis, in normal fashion, opened the fight by pressing forward and throwing a high volume of punches. He pressed Mensah against the ropes and worked both to the body and upstairs, but many of his shots were blocked or seemingly had little steam behind them. Mensah slipped and bounced back and forth on the ropes and looked for opportunities to land straight shots in between Katsidis's attack. Mensah had more success when able to get distance and use his reach advantage to land jabs and straight rights. He often pushed Katsidis back to create space. Mensah had increased success in Rounds 3 and 4 firing shots in between the guard of Katsidis. In Round 4, Mensah repeatedly caught Katsidis with left-uppercut, right-hand combinations. The 4th was first round Mensah threw more punches (over 100) than Katsidis. He too landed at a higher percentage. Mensah increased his momentum in Round 5 working with a jab when allowed distance and covering up to avoid many of Katsidis's punches. Katsidis continued to press forward in Round 6, but was starting to take clean, heavy shots in order to get on the inside. He closed the round decently, however, as Mensah was backed into a corner and not moving as well as he had in rounds prior. Mensah opened Round 7 looking to score a knockout. He threw loaded power shots, many of which missed altogether. Katsidis controlled the second half of the round by getting Mensah against the ropes and landing in flurries. By the end of Round 8, Katsidis had developed some swelling and bruising under both eyes. Action was paused in Round 9 to replace the mouthpiece of Katsidis. A pair of left hooks hurt Katsidis in the final minute of Round 9 and sent him back into the ropes. Mesah came in and landed several more clean punches that rocked Katsidis prior to the bell. Mensah threw loaded shots throughout Round 10 with some success as Katsidis kept throwing but was on wobbly legs.