David Adeleye Drops Alexander Flores, Wins Decision in Carson
Carson, CA, USA - David Adeleye 15-2 (13 KOs) dropped Alexander Flores 21-7-1 (19 KOs) with a stiff jab in the third round and won a ten-round unanimous decision for the WBA International heavyweight title Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park. All three judges scored it 100-90 for Adeleye. It was a clear win in his Matchroom debut, but the crowd spent much of the fight booing.
Adeleye took the middle of the ring early and worked the body. The jab that put Flores down came with about a minute left in the third. Adeleye backed him into a corner and went downstairs again, but Flores made it to the bell. A left hook in the fourth and an overhand right in the fifth were further reminders of Adeleye’s power.
After that, the fight slowed. Adeleye used his right hand sparingly down the stretch and leaned on his left hook. Flores tied him up and got through with the occasional shot, but never put enough punches together to turn the fight. Adeleye was still doing more at the final bell, though the knockdown was the closest he came to a finish.
It put Adeleye back in the win column after his loss to Filip Hrgović. He got the belt and ten rounds of work, but it was a flat finish to a fight that had shown some promise in the third.
