Relive the fight between Enrique Palau who won via a technical knockout
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00:00 weighing 155 pounds
00:03 Enrique Palu
00:07 Mike DeLisa, we thank you for joining us on Battlezone Boxing
00:12 for a big night of New England fighting
00:14 and this young man that you see is one that we will be watching
00:17 not only in this set of rounds that we will see
00:20 but also I fear for the future
00:22 fear not, because John Gottsling from Bay City, Michigan
00:25 certainly does not have any fear whatsoever
00:27 the young man that he is about to face
00:29 the matchup between these two boxers
00:31 Enrique Palu, John Gottsling
00:33 Height pretty much the same, Palu with just an inch here
00:37 the weight pretty much the same, the reach, everything is pretty close
00:40 and as you look at these two fighters
00:42 what you see is the difference here is the age
00:44 John Gottsling, 10 years the senior
00:46 and certainly with a lot more fights
00:48 John Gottsling, one of those fighters
00:50 has been around for a while
00:52 and he knows he's got to step it up
00:54 because time is of the essence
00:56 It's just to see what I can do
00:58 see what I can do against different opponents
01:00 at this point in my career
01:02 I obviously don't have much time left
01:04 and just see what I can do
01:06 For Enrique Palu, certainly
01:08 he needs to get used to the pros
01:10 he needs a little more seasoning
01:12 but it certainly is an interesting life
01:14 with a wife and four children
01:16 I mostly train at night
01:18 so I'm either working all day, then after work
01:20 come home, shower, eat real quick
01:22 then I hit the gym
01:24 and that's the sacrifice I've got to make for now
01:26 Alright, let's go ahead and get things started now
01:28 from the Mohegan Sun Casino to our ring announcer
01:30 Wayne Soares
01:32 This bout is scheduled for four rounds
01:34 and it's a junior middleweight fight
01:36 Introducing first
01:42 in the red corner
01:44 hailing from Worcester, Massachusetts
01:54 Weighing 155 pounds
01:56 Enrique Palu
01:58 And in the blue corner
02:06 wearing the red trunks
02:08 He hails from Bay City, Michigan
02:10 Weighing 154 and a quarter pounds
02:12 John Gutsling
02:16 Referee for this fight
02:22 is Dick Flaherty
02:24 So Dick Flaherty gets the boxers ready
02:28 John Gutsling
02:30 a nickname of "Right Hook"
02:32 He was stopped by Elvin Ayala
02:34 back in July
02:36 of this year, his last fight
02:38 right here at the Mohegan Sun Casino
02:40 What are you looking for from Enrique Palu there, Mr. DeLisa?
02:42 Well, Palu's nickname is
02:44 "Palo"
02:46 which means "stick" or "club" in Spanish
02:48 I think he's going to come out and try and club
02:50 Gutsling
02:52 and stick him to the canvas
02:54 Last time out for Enrique Palu
02:56 Went the distance
02:58 for the first time in his pro career
03:00 in September against James North
03:02 Very impressive fight
03:04 at the Connecticut Convention Center
03:06 and we're already finding out why he is impressive
03:08 Good, solid shots to the head, but back comes Gutsling
03:10 Gutsling told us before the fight
03:14 that he wanted to see what he has left
03:16 and what he can offer to the sport
03:18 After losing his last time out
03:20 fighting a guy like Palu
03:22 he really has a test in front of him
03:24 About the only thing
03:26 that Enrique Palu has to learn
03:28 how to do is to slow down
03:30 and have some patience
03:32 Sean Fitzgerald, his trainer, is trying to get him to work
03:34 on that patience a little bit
03:36 but it is easy to see that
03:38 in the first few moments of the first round
03:40 which fighter is snapping off
03:42 the better punches
03:44 Oh, good left that snuck in
03:46 On the back of the head
03:48 the back of the head
03:50 Gutsling was looking to get a break
03:56 from Dick Flaherty
03:58 but he was already heading down
04:00 That was the club we talked about, he's going to club him now
04:02 Actually, his last fight
04:06 where he fought the four rounder
04:08 was actually very good for him
04:10 because he needs to know how to pace himself
04:12 if Gutsling gets out of the first round
04:14 he's an experienced guy
04:16 and Palu is going to have to learn
04:18 how to pace himself
04:20 Oh, what a beautiful body shot
04:22 Big left hand by Palu
04:24 Palu just switched the southpaw
04:26 Oh, there was a little drop in the gloves
04:36 and Palu made him pay for it
04:38 Enrique, very fast
04:42 Gutsling snuck in a left that snapped a little bit of the chin of Palu
04:44 Enrique has his eyes focused on his target
04:48 He really is concentrating
04:52 This kid really looks like he's bringing a very, very serious approach to the game
04:54 And he actually seems to be
05:00 trying to pace himself
05:02 which again, as he progresses in his career
05:04 it's going to be one of the most important things that he's going to learn
05:10 He's letting Gutsling lead now
05:12 and he's trying to counter with a left hook
05:14 which is a very, very good advanced move for a young kid
05:16 Gutsling may last longer in this fight
05:20 than he did in the last one
05:22 when he was a TKO loser
05:24 in the first
05:26 Just impressive watching Enrique Palu
05:28 Every single tool
05:32 and it's already a jackhammer
05:36 that he's able to deliver with that right hand
05:38 Palu always keeps his hands in position to punch
05:40 Second round action between John Gutsling and Enrique Palu
05:50 A first round dominated by Palu
05:56 Gutsling is training in his hometown
06:02 and the students that he has are probably learning good things
06:06 He keeps his hands up
06:08 He seems very relaxed in the ring
06:10 Wow!
06:12 A good body shot and then back he comes with a left hand
06:14 Dick Flaherty's not calling it a knockdown
06:18 but in essence it was
06:20 because in many ways Gutsling was already heading down
06:22 by the time that one shot had been delivered by Palu
06:24 Palu is working the left hook
06:28 over time
06:30 He sees the opening
06:32 and there he just landed three of them in a row
06:34 Mike this is punishing
06:36 Oh yeah
06:38 That note
06:40 Down goes John Gutsling
06:42 How much more of this punishment he can take
06:44 is really in question
06:46 This has not been a fight from the very first bell
06:48 Those are the types of left hooks to the body
06:50 that people don't recover from
06:52 I don't expect
06:54 Gutsling to last too much longer
07:02 The ferocity
07:04 The punches and down goes Gutsling
07:06 He will not get up from this one
07:08 Enrique Palu
07:10 Runs his record to 6-0
07:14 in impressive fashion
07:16 The knockdown once again
07:20 and if you watch
07:22 there's the big left
07:24 Now that had originally
07:26 made him think
07:28 Back comes Palu and as you see right there
07:30 left hand never made contact
07:32 but it was the first one that actually had him going down
07:34 in the first place. The knockdown in the first round
07:36 between these two
07:38 and Enrique Palu at this point had already been
07:40 dishing out a number of punches
07:42 If we had punched at here
07:44 I have a fear that we would have went well off the second page
07:46 by the time we got to that point
07:48 Gutsling had been down earlier in the round
07:50 Perhaps it was
07:52 more out of needing to get down
07:54 at that point
07:56 Well those body shots just take it out of you
07:58 and once Palu
08:00 saw that he had a place to land it
08:02 he just worked it over time until the fight was stopped
08:04 Let's go ahead and get the official word now
08:06 Wayne Soar is in the ring
08:08 Your winner by technical knockout
08:10 at 117
08:12 of round 2
08:14 Enrique Palu
08:16 Enrique Palu
08:22 6-0 on the career now
08:24 as he takes care of John Gutsling
08:26 with this young man
08:28 when we first talked a little bit about him earlier
08:30 were you as impressed as I was with this
08:32 and did you expect to see that kind of punishment
08:34 I was actually more impressed
08:36 I mean a guy that has four first round knockouts
08:38 they get into a habit of being super aggressive
08:40 Here he tried to
08:42 marshal and to come back from
08:44 the natural aggressiveness
08:46 that he has and use it in a professional way
08:48 Gutsling obviously didn't offer
08:50 a whole lot but he was able to do it
08:52 We'll be back
08:54 with more we'll also talk to the winner and mckay palau when we come back right here on battlezone boxing