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It was a rough night for Jessie Magdaleno’s nether regions.
Thursday’s Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card had a really fun undercard that certainly was much more pleasing to watch than the mismatch-filled Tuesday slate, but the main event was something to behold.
Former 122 lbs champion Jessie Magdaleno (28-1, 18 KOs) returned to the ring in a 130 lbs fight against Dominican veteran Yenifel Vicente (36-5-2, 28 KOs), a heavy underdog but capable opponent who’d never been stopped.
Magdaleno knocked Vicente down in the opening round and in round five. There is no need to show you those highlights. What we got was a showcase in fouling by Vicente on his way to a deserved and overdue disqualification.
In round four, Vicente clearly hit Magdaleno below the belt. Jessie turned away and grabbed that ever-sensitive area, but Robert Byrd took ages to intervene and Vicente whacked Jessie with a head shot that knocked him down and seemingly out. Magdaleno was able to continue but Byrd, who probably could’ve DQed Vicente right there, docked two points.
Unsatisfied, Vicente went low again in the same round and Byrd deducted another point. Thanks to Vicente “winning the round” 10-9, all three judges scored it 9-7 Magdaleno after the penalties.
Incredibly, Vicente was still very willing to press his luck and go to the body, and he was warned by Byrd about going too low later in the fight. This didn’t deter him whatsoever.
Round 10 comes and he IMMEDIATELY felled Magdaleno with another ball shot like a prime Andrew Golota. Astonishingly, Robert Byrd only docks another point instead of going straight for the disqualification. The fight restarts, Vicente goes on his testicle-thrashing crusade some more, and that was finally the moment when Byrd awarded Jessie the DQ win.
Four official low blows (plus an unwarranted head shot) and quite a few more that Byrd just flat out missed or gave warnings even after docking points. None of the called fouls is even close, either.
Two points were deducted from Yenifel Vincente for this low blow and follow up punch. #MagdalenoVicente pic.twitter.com/9W8Sclrhgv
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) June 12, 2020
Vicente with another low blow and gets another point taken away! pic.twitter.com/Ai3Ghg3k1M
— Lifelong TOMpa Bay Buccaneers fan (@FTBeard1) June 12, 2020
The ref DQs Yenifel Vicente after two more hits below the belt. #MagdalenoVicente pic.twitter.com/ybCxyi8scl
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) June 12, 2020
Magdaleno straight-up called Vicente a “dirty fighter” in the post-fight interview. The evidence speaks for itself.