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00:00 Keep your punches up and keep it clean.
00:01 The BMI commands are all times.
00:03 You must protect yourself at all times.
00:05 Touch gloves, come out boxing on the bell, let's go.
00:09 - Terrific, terrific reception for 6-0
00:13 local hometown prospect Gully Power.
00:16 And Matt, I just love the geography
00:18 and logistics of boxing.
00:20 Engel Gomez via Nicaragua from Slovakia.
00:24 Only in boxing.
00:28 (laughing)
00:30 - Gully Power in the colors of Wolverhampton,
00:35 the black and gold, and Engel Gomez in the blue and gold.
00:38 Gully Power, he's had a good build up to this one.
00:44 He's been active, turned pro just over 12 months ago.
00:48 Lovely left hand to the body from Gully Power.
00:51 Starts in very positive fashion.
00:55 We stood next to Adam Azeem at the weigh in
00:57 and Adam Azeem grabbed me and said,
00:59 "In only Adam Azeem's weight,
01:01 this kid is a real sharp shooter."
01:03 And for Adam Azeem to say that,
01:05 then I think that's a pretty good endorsement.
01:06 And he started nice and sharp here, Matt.
01:09 - Yeah, and he looks pretty compact as well.
01:12 He's got long arms there.
01:13 He's able to get those elbows down and long forearms.
01:18 Keeping those hands nice and high.
01:22 Not really giving a lot for Gomez to aim at,
01:24 although good jab there for Gomez.
01:26 - Yeah, good jab, but the body work from Power
01:29 has been really impressive so far.
01:31 A man who models himself on Roberto Duran
01:35 and Salvador Sanchez.
01:36 The right hand to the head and the left hook to the body
01:40 is a lovely combination.
01:42 They just seem to go together so well
01:43 and he executes it perfectly.
01:45 - Yeah, good jab clean as well.
01:47 Really snapped the head back of Gomez.
01:48 These are hard shots going in from Power.
01:50 - Yeah, he's in choppy waters already, Engel Gomez.
01:55 We're only halfway through this first round of four.
01:58 And you would expect a 21-year-old
02:09 on his Sky Sports debut to have some nerves,
02:11 but he's a quality amateur, Gulli Power.
02:13 He's been on the big stage as an amateur,
02:16 didn't win an elite title, but made it to the semifinals.
02:19 Fair play to Engel Gomez,
02:21 just fires back himself there under pressure.
02:24 - Yeah, he's not been overawed or overwhelmed.
02:26 Gomez is experienced.
02:29 Under the caution a little bit,
02:30 it's been a fast start from Power.
02:32 But Gomez, good right hand again there from Power,
02:35 but Gomez is tough, he's experienced,
02:37 knows how to weather the storm.
02:39 - But you hate four-rounders, don't you?
02:41 And they make me nervous as well.
02:42 You have to box like this in a four-rounder.
02:43 There's no point in having too much of a feel-out process
02:47 because you leave yourself vulnerable,
02:49 but Gulli Power has been on it since the first bell,
02:52 first second of the first round.
02:53 He's been on it.
02:54 Oh, a lovely three-punch, crisp combination.
02:59 Good body shot in return from the man known
03:06 as El Cojete, the Rocket.
03:09 - Yeah, I think Gomez knows he can't match
03:11 Power for volume of punches,
03:13 so he's trying to be more economical.
03:15 He's trying to select picky shots.
03:17 That was a good left hook to the body.
03:19 He can't count with a few moments to go.
03:21 So yeah, he's maybe looking for quality
03:24 as opposed to quantity.
03:26 - That's probably where he doesn't want to be, though,
03:28 trapped in the neutral corner.
03:29 Somehow has to find a way out.
03:33 Very, very impressive opening round
03:37 from the local man, Gulli Power.
03:39 Well, the midnight train, Richard Rijekpoel,
03:49 rolls into the halls in Wolverhampton,
03:51 always immaculately dressed, Richard Rijekpoel.
03:56 But it's strictly business tonight.
03:58 He cannot afford any slip-ups against Dylan Bregion,
04:02 the French cruiserweight champion.
04:04 That's over eight rounds,
04:06 because Richard Rijekpoel has serious business in 2024
04:11 in terms of world titles and gate-crashing that pitcher.
04:16 He said to Johnny Nelson in the build-up,
04:19 "I cannot retire from this sport
04:21 "without winning a world title."
04:23 If he wants to get in that mix, he has to win tonight.
04:27 That is Richard's gym mate.
04:30 British cruiserweight prospect, Fraser Clark.
04:34 He'll be looking to get involved
04:40 in this Midlands boxing scene before too long.
04:42 The man from Burton.
04:45 Back to this one, Gulli Power and Engle Gomez.
04:48 Second of four, Gulli Power starts
04:52 where he left off in the first round.
04:54 What did you make of that first three minutes, Matt?
04:56 - I thought it was a fast start,
04:58 and impressive, putting good combinations together,
05:02 mixing his attacks up, body and head,
05:04 but everything starting off with the jab.
05:05 Good defensive self, hands, doesn't admire his work,
05:09 gets his hands straight back after he finishes punching.
05:12 Gomez not being completely over-ordered,
05:14 I think he realizes he probably can't match
05:17 Gulli Power for work rate,
05:19 so he's trying to be a bit more economical.
05:21 He's looking for the quality as opposed to quantity.
05:25 But you know, again, the volume,
05:27 the sheer work rate and volume here from Power,
05:31 hard to deal with.
05:32 - Just one stoppage in the six wins from Gulli Power,
05:44 but he obviously punches with authority.
05:47 - Yeah, I think there's definitely authority.
05:50 I think a lot of those opponents
05:52 is probably forward journeyman type opponents
05:54 that are good at surviving,
05:55 especially, I don't know if they were four round fights,
05:58 but if they were four round fights,
05:59 you know, it's not easy to get these experienced,
06:02 crafty old journeymen out of there.
06:03 - Yeah, just won six rounder against Liam Richards
06:06 in July of this year.
06:08 Everything else has been over six,
06:09 everything else has been over four, correction.
06:12 (crowd cheering)
06:14 - But yeah, I think there's definitely,
06:17 there is some power there.
06:18 He's not, there's authority on those shots.
06:20 They're not, you can see Gomez, he's feeling them.
06:23 You can hear them.
06:25 - Yeah, he tried to slip one under the right elbow
06:28 and Gomez just got it down in time.
06:31 So he switched to the other side
06:33 and found a home right in the rib cage.
06:35 Gulli Power, I think he thinks correctly,
06:38 probably that if he can soften Gomez to the body,
06:41 bring those hands down, then he's got a chance.
06:44 - Yeah, he's looking for the counter right hand
06:46 over the top of the jab.
06:47 When Gomez does commit with the jab or lead off,
06:49 you can see Power, he's looking to slip outside it
06:53 and then come over the top.
06:54 - He had 41 amateur fights, Gulli Power,
07:03 and won 32 of them.
07:04 That included five Midlands titles.
07:08 (crowd shouting)
07:11 - Every time his back hits the ropes, Gomez,
07:18 he might be well advised just to try and use
07:21 some escape tactics because that is where he's at
07:23 his most vulnerable.
07:25 Power using his superior footwork just to manoeuvre
07:28 Gomez into position and just beats him to the punch there.
07:31 Gomez takes it well on that occasion.
07:33 (bell ringing)
07:35 (crowd shouting)
07:38 - Well done.
07:45 - He's got the one shot.
07:46 - Huh?
07:47 - He's got the one shot.
07:48 - He's got the big fight.
07:50 - You see the good defences there of Gomez,
07:54 but with Power put the combinations together,
07:58 the shirt, the third shot, the left hook,
08:00 the back of the gloves behind the ear.
08:04 - That's Richie Carter, who owns Wolverhampton
08:09 Amateur Boxing Club, and they've been together
08:11 the whole time.
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08:18 There's a live blog on there as well.
08:20 Follow along, have your say.
08:22 We do care what you think.
08:23 Always good to have you with us.
08:30 - Just before we went to that replay,
08:31 Lee Power just said he felt a body shot there,
08:34 and I wouldn't be surprised because that has been
08:37 a real mark of Power's attack so far.
08:40 Again, he whips that right hand into the body.
08:43 But Gomez is tough, no doubt about it.
08:47 - Yeah, tough and capable, experienced,
08:50 knows how to survive a call with the right hand there.
08:53 Good jab as well from Power.
08:55 (crowd cheering)
08:58 - Gomez was stopped by Cameron Wong
09:07 on the Woodley-Warrington undercard.
09:10 Wong, a very talented amateur, so there's no shame in that.
09:15 But he has been durable, in his 19 losses,
09:20 I feel bad for bringing it up, 19 losses,
09:21 he has only been stopped five times.
09:25 More often than not, over four rounds, he's a survivor.
09:28 But in the second half of this one now,
09:32 Power will have one eye on the stoppage.
09:34 The right hand found a home there from Gulli Power.
09:54 Gomez again takes it well.
09:55 (crowd cheering)
09:59 (crowd cheering)
10:01 (crowd cheering)
10:04 Although he gets caught, Engle Gomez,
10:31 his defense isn't actually bad.
10:33 His hands are up nice and high
10:35 and his footwork isn't terrible.
10:37 - He's not bad, but he's not probably thrown enough back
10:42 to really sort of make Power think
10:45 about what's coming back.
10:46 He's backing up, he's on the ropes,
10:48 he's a bit of a sick target.
10:50 Yeah, he's bobbing and weaving,
10:51 but if he was a bit busier with his offense,
10:56 then Gulli would have to kind of be a bit more thoughtful,
10:59 but there's not a lot coming back at him,
11:01 not that it's slowed down in any way,
11:02 there was initially, but right now,
11:04 Gomez very much sort of on the back foot.
11:06 - There's a body shot that went in there
11:09 from Gulli Power that certainly landed,
11:11 and then he came back up to the head
11:12 in that attack as well.
11:14 When he turns the screw, Gulli Power,
11:17 he really does go through the gears.
11:18 Engle Gomez with an Ali shuffle,
11:21 which is always what you need in a four-rounder
11:23 when you're probably two and a half rounds down,
11:24 but fair play to him.
11:25 - Decent shots there from Gomez.
11:30 - He sparks into life.
11:33 Yeah, fair play to him.
11:37 He dances back to the corner,
11:40 so we've had an Ali shuffle,
11:41 he absolutely kicks into life himself.
11:45 Fair play to him.
11:46 I know for a fact that Ian "Jumbo" Johnson
11:59 doesn't speak Spanish,
12:01 and that's Farhan Hussain in there.
12:03 I don't think he speaks any Spanish.
12:06 It is the international language of boxing.
12:08 - Well, numero four's a good guess.
12:10 (laughing)
12:12 - It's all smiles, it's all good fun.
12:16 He's enjoying himself.
12:17 I mean, he's not even staying in our fight hotel, Matt,
12:20 Engle Gomez, and he came over with his team
12:23 late last night, and I was obviously working hard,
12:26 but I found a little bit of time
12:28 to go down to the equipment.
12:29 They made a case as to why they should be allowed
12:34 to use the facilities, not as hotel guests.
12:36 They weren't even staying at that hotel.
12:38 And eventually, after a real debacle,
12:40 they let him in, and I saw him in the jacuzzi, relaxing,
12:44 which is perfect preparation for a four-rounder
12:47 in the halls in Wolverhampton.
12:48 But, you know, I'm becoming a fan pretty quickly
12:51 of Engle Gomez, I have to say.
12:53 - Well, he definitely sprung into action
12:56 towards the end of that last round.
12:57 He heard me criticize the Arnie shuffle,
12:59 that's what it was.
13:00 But Gulli Power just needs to stay switched on here,
13:03 because with Engle Gomez starting to enjoy himself,
13:05 he needs to stay concentrated, as he does there.
13:08 It was a really good shot, you're right.
13:10 - He's been trying to line that shot up,
13:15 the right hand over the top of the jab,
13:17 slip outside, and come over the top.
13:18 It hasn't really landed before then, but that was spot on.
13:23 - Yeah, arguably the best shot of the second half
13:27 of this contest from Gulli Power.
13:29 That's really, really good offense from Power.
13:41 - I like the way he moved his head
13:44 after he finished punching there,
13:45 and got underneath the left hook,
13:46 that came back from Gomez.
13:48 - Yeah, and that got a nice reception from the crowd,
13:50 who are, I think, a knowledgeable crowd,
13:52 and they appreciate the work from both men.
13:56 Because Gomez, when he sparks into life,
13:58 he really is lively.
13:59 But he's booked in to box next week,
14:03 and this is part of the journey of a traveling boxer.
14:07 He'll try what he feels he can try.
14:09 He probably won't risk anything,
14:13 but if he fancies it, he'll go for it.
14:15 And just at the back end of that round,
14:17 and the start of this round, he's just having a go,
14:19 which is beneficial to Gulli Power, I think.
14:21 The more that Engle Gomez feels
14:24 that he can get a foothold in the fight,
14:25 and more opportunities, it'll give Gulli Power...
14:28 We saw when we had Gomez here against Frankie Stringer,
14:34 there, Gomez goes into a shell,
14:36 it's pretty hard to dislodge.
14:38 - Yeah, he's good at getting his hands back up,
14:41 and catching a lot of the shots on the gloves.
14:44 Gulli, you know, just opening up in combinations,
14:46 so even though they're partially being blocked,
14:49 you know, punches four, five, six get through, so...
14:53 - Not for the first time in this round,
14:55 just real high quality upper body movement,
14:58 his hands dropped down by his sides,
15:00 Gulli Power, he just swayed out of the way.
15:02 It was nice to watch, easy on the eye
15:05 from the Wolverhampton man.
15:06 He's judging his distance well, using his feet,
15:11 and again, he's enjoying himself in there.
15:13 - Yeah, just kind of trying to ride the shot.
15:15 Pretty sure they're a good combination here,
15:21 even though, like I say, they're blocked,
15:24 most of them are blocked on the gloves by Gomez.
15:27 Still catches the eye.
15:28 - Yeah, it's been a really entertaining Sky Sports debut
15:32 from Gulli Power.
15:33 That was over four, we'd like to see him over six.
15:37 That was very, very watchable, congratulations to him.
15:40 And I have to say, well done to Engel Gomez as well.
15:49 - Yeah, definitely, yeah.
15:50 - Character.
15:51 - And I was compared to him, you know,
15:53 he went surviving at times,
15:57 but certainly at others, he opened up.
15:59 - Yeah, he's booked in to fight in just seven days time,
16:05 so I'm sure he'll be back.
16:08 Let's get confirmation of that full roundup
16:11 with our master of ceremonies, Big Mo.
16:14 (crowd cheering)
16:17 - Ladies and gentlemen, after four full rounds,
16:27 we go to referee Ron Kearney for the official decision.
16:31 He sees the contest 40 to 36,
16:34 declaring your winner and still undefeated,
16:37 Gulli Power!
16:42 - Well done to Gulli Power, moves on to seven and oh,
16:45 enjoyed himself, won every single round, 40 to 36.
16:49 A job well done, sold a lot of tickets
16:51 and they certainly look like they enjoyed themselves.