Cherry Dispatches Akba in Two

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    16247-thumbEdner Cherry improves to 33-6 18 KO’s with the second round stoppage of Osamanu Akaba.
    The first round started as a jabbing match with few hooks exchanged. Cherry seemed to be studying his quick replacement opponent. Cherry’s trainer emphasized that there was no tape on Akaba while talking to NBC Sports commentator Chris Mannix at ringside.

    The second round started off slow until Cherry landed a right hand that stung Akaba. 1:33 into the second round a left hook rained down on Akaba and sent him to the canvas. Akaba rose from the knockdown on shaky legs but continued on. Cherry jumped on his weary opponent and knocked him down with another left hook.
    Akaba got up again and Cherry ended the fight with a flurry and the referee was forced to stop the fight.

    Cherry looked extremely sharp tonight, fighting for the second time under the tutelage of veteran trainer Dan Birmingham.