Dec 18, 2021, 10:40pm
Source: Bad Left Hook
Photo: Sean Michael Ham / Premiere Boxing Champions
David Morrell earned his third knockout in three fights at The Armory in Minneapolis against Alantez Fox
David Morrell, unofficial PBC artist-in-residence at The Armory in Minneapolis, delivered his third knockout in three appearances there with a dominating fourth round TKO against Alantez Fox.
Morrell (6-0, 5 KO) started out strong, unloading on Alantez Fox with both hands at the end of the first round. Morrell only got better from there, landing power shots on Fox (28-3-1, 13 KO) consistently. As the fight went on, a suffering Fox tried to tie up more and more, with less and less success. Fox’s trouble escalated significantly in the fourth round, when he found himself on the receiving end of a Morrell left hand that left him hanging off the ropes by his neck. Fox found his feet at the count of nine, but his legs were gone. Within a minute, his father was screaming “STOP! STOP!” from the corner to get the ref to end the fight. Canelo Alvarez was mentioned as a possible future Morrell opponent at the start and end of the show, and many points in between. That seems like a tall order for a 23 year old with just six fights in his pro career. But, Morrell does hold the WBA “regular” belt at super middleweight, so he could theoretically push for mandatory status as part of the WBA’s belt consolidation plan. Worst case? Canelo vacates to chase unification at Bridgerweight, and Morrell steps up to “super” status.
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