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Murat Gassiev Stops Terrence Smith in Four Via DQ [1]
By Francisco Salazar; BoxingScene Last update:  1/24/2015
If you can not beat him, hold him.
That is what Terrence Smith did after realizing he was way over his head against a hard-hitting opponent.
Smith was disqualified in the fourth round for repeatedly holding Murat Gassiev. Time of the stoppage was 2:29.
Gassiev had his way with Smith from the beginning before an almost sellout crowd at the Quiet Cannon. Gassiev 
walked Smith down through the first three rounds, while Smith tried to pick his shots.
As the bout progressed, Gassiev landed more vicious hooks to the body and uppercuts to the head of Smith. While
Gassiev pressed forward, Smith's punch output dropped.
In the fourth round, Gassiev repeatedly hurt Smith to the head and body. Midway through the round, Smith
grabbed on to Gassiev. He would not let go when referee Ray Corona ordered them to break. After repeated
warnings, Corona deducted a point from Smith. After the action resumed, Gassiev went in for the kill, landing
at will. Moments later, Smith grabbed on to Gassiev. After repeated warnings, referee Ray Corona stopped the
bout, disqualifying Smith. Originally from Russia, Gassiev goes to 20-0, 14 KOs. Smith drops to 8-18-3, 5 KOs.
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second round of a scheduled six round bout. Peterson (1-6-1) got the better of De La Huerta early on, landing
right hands to the head. As the bout progressed, De La Huerta increased his aggression, landing more at will to
the head and body of Peterson. Midway through the second round, De La Huerta hurt Peterson with a right hand to
the head. De La Huerta followed up with a barrage of punches, backing Peterson up against the ropes. When
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Duffus (7-2, 6 KOs) dropped Reynolds to the canvas with a counter left hook to the head. While he got up on
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and final round. Nava scored a knockdown in the second round, eventually hurting Truong again in the fourth.
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