Latimore comes out fast, going right at Powell. Both are in black with gold trim, Latimore has yellow gloves and Powell’s are black.

Latimore throws a right hook (both are southpaws), and Powell ties him up. Powell swings with a giant left hand and misses. 1-2 is blocked by Latimore. Both throw with jabs and miss with left hands. Latimore gets an uppercut in. Couple jabs from Powell, and Latimore DRILLS him with a left to the chin. Beautiful punch by Latimore.

Powell covers up and hangs on. And Latimore hits him again moments later, after Powell fights his way from the ropes. Good round for Latimore, as he finishes it pounding on Powell in the corner.

Latimore 10-9

Long left from Powell, mostly blocked with the glove. Powell looked to counter punch in the first round, now he wants to get off first. Good combo from Powell. Latimore stands his ground and throws back.

Doube jab by Powell. Beautiful counter left by Powell stings Latimore, and now Powell is all over him, bulling him into the corner and tagging upstairs. Latimore survives.

Nice right hook by Latimore, and now he’s got Powell in the corner. Both punch at the same moment and connect. Good first two rounds, nice pace on both sides, and two guys that have shown vulnerability and power.

Powell 10-9
19-19

Powell gets rocked to the body, and Latimore tries to get him upstairs, too, against the ropes, but Powell grabs on and gets a clinch break to reset himself. He does the same thing in the corner.

Both jab. Latimore comes in with a lunging jab, and gets countered again with a thudding shot that stings Latimore, then hits him with a hook. Latimore again stands tall and fights back, backing Powell down. This isn’t thrilling, but there’s good stuff happening in this fight.

Powell with a sharp jab. Teddy compares Powell to Greg Maddux, a guy that looks for spots and tries to lull the opponent into not expecting a fastball. That’s a…curious comparison and description of Greg Maddux, but hey.

Latimore reaches with a jab and left follow-up, but misses both. Powell with a short right to end the round.

Powell 10-9
Powell 29-28

Powell finds an opening and backs Latimore into a corner again, throwing but not landing anything, and Latimore is allowed to come back out and stalk. Good combos from Latimore, but Powell fires back. These guys aren’t backing down at all. Chopping left from Latimore on the inside, with Powell’s back on the ropes. Powell trying to uppercut, Latimore lands a left. Body work from Powell. Good shit!

Left to the body and a series of uppercuts from Sechew. And they trade again! There are crowds where this fight would be getting a much better reaction. This audience is dead. Powell lets his hands fly, and Latimore covers up, then they trade positions. 1-2 from Powell after a straight left from Latimore.

Really tough round to score. Lots of action and pressure from both guys.

10-10
Powell 39-38

Good shot from Powell over the top of a Latimore miss. Powell working the jab a little bit, and making Latimore miss with predictable 1-2 attempts. Left hand from Powell hurts Latimore, and a four-punch combo is the reason for it. Latimore backs down, and Powell is picking spots again. This is Powell at his best right this moment.

Now, Powell backs off, gets himself against the ropes, and Latimore takes advantage with an uppercut. There’s a 1-2 from Latimore, and Powell backs down again. Uppercut from Latimore! Powell is staggered all over the place! Powell showboats, which is, as I always say, the surest sign of a hurt fighter.

At the bell, they slap gloves. This is a really good fight, and a round I think Latimore stole. Powell gave the round away by backing down from his early pressure, which was really working.

Latimore 10-9
48-48

Teddy thinks Powell isn’t taking Latimore seriously. Well, he better start.

There’s a sneaky left from Latimore that stuns Powell, right over the top of a decoy jab. Latimore backs him against the ropes. Powell’s body language is not good.

Right hook stings Powell! Latimore is building steam and Powell is losing all momentum. Latimore hurts him again! Powell looks lost. Body shot from Latimore, and back up top. He’s landing with both hands and hitting good shot. Left hand again from Latimore. He’s looking really sharp.

Long left thumps Powell again, though it wasn’t totally clean. Shot to the body. Powell has done very little good work this round, and he’s looking a bit tired. They trade good jabs. Latimore has taken control.

Latimore 10-9
Latimore 58-57

Buddy McGirt to Powell: “How many left hands a guy gotta hit you with?!”

Powell hit with another left about a minute into the round, but he’s keeping Latimore at bay a lot better in the seventh than he has the last round and a half. Big right hook shakes Powell’s knees. Powell tries to throw a combo, but it’s all blocked and Latimore drills him again. You know what? Deandre Latimore is kicking Powell’s ass right now. Absolutely wailing on him.

BIG SHOT BY LATIMORE
IT’S STOPPED!
IT’S STOPPED!

UPSET CITY, BABY!

DEANDRE LATIMORE TKO-7

That might’ve been stopped too soon, but Powell had been getting smoked for about two rounds.

I don’t know that that should’ve been stopped. Powell was hurt, yes, but he was also covering up still. His head was bobbing, and he wasn’t punching back. I don’t like the stoppage, necessarily, but it happens that way.