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10.2.2008:
On Saturday night (9.2) in Aabybro, Denmark, Danish super
middleweight Fawaz Nasir returned with a near flawless
victory over Latvian Sandris Tomsons. Coming off a
six-month lay-off after a close decision-loss to undefeated Pole
Lukas Wilaschek last year, Nasir came out looking sharp with his
pole-like left jab, and moved away well when aggressive Latvian
charged in spurts. The right hand followed and connected with
regular intervals and Nasir plain and simple had too much skill
for Tomsons to threaten him unless he got close.
And getting close to Nasir would ironically prove to be the end
for Tomsons.
The second round was more of Nasir dominating with the jab,
mixing in some right hands and hooks to body and head, and on a
few occasions he tried to throw the right uppercut at close
quarters. The first two times he didn’t connect cleanly, but
with the round closing out and Tomsons again trying to get in
close, Nasir fired off a perfect uppercut that caught Tomsons
clean on the chin and he fell to canvas in a heap.
Legs collapsed under him, Tomsons gamely staggered to his feet
and was allowed to continue. Nasir was on him immediately and
managed to deliver another combination before the bell saved a
still-hurt Tomsons.
Between rounds, a marked, cut and shaken Tomsons decided he
could not continue, and Nasir was declared the winner by third
round TKO in a more than satisfactory performance highlighted by
that beautifully delivered uppercut which sent Tomsons crashing.
With the victory Nasir got back on the winning trail, and
improved his record to 12-2, 1 No-Contest, seven wins coming
inside the distance. He will be back in the ring again in late
March or early April to continue his quest for a new title
fight.
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