Jono Carroll withstood Miguel Marriaga’s energy and a big reduce over his left eye to increase his successful streak Saturday evening in Dubai.
The Irish southpaw out-pointed the Colombian energy puncher on all three scorecards and received their 10-rounder by unanimous choice on the Jarrell Miller-Lucas Browne undercard at The Agenda. Marriaga rocked Carroll with proper arms within the second spherical and was harmful till the ultimate bell, however judges Andrei Cheveliov (98-92), Mike Hayel (100-90) and Gary Kitanoski (99-91) all scored their struggle for Carroll by large distances.
Carroll (24-2-1, 7 KOs), who’s ranked fifth among the many WBA’s 130-pound contenders, was a minimum of a 6-1 favourite in accordance with most sportsbooks. The 30-year-old Carroll has received six straight fights since Maxi Hughes upset him by unanimous choice of their 10-rounder in August 2020.
The 36-year-old Marriaga (30-7, 26 KOs) has misplaced 4 of his previous 5 fights, all 10-rounders by unanimous choice.
Marriaga pressured Carroll all through the tenth spherical and tried to land the kind of shot he wanted to attain a knockout. Carroll continued to maneuver properly in these ultimate three minutes, although, and landed extra punches as he caught and moved towards the ultimate bell.
Carroll boxed properly off his again foot once more throughout the ninth spherical, when he threw punches together and sometimes made Marriaga reset his ft as he pursued Carroll.
A left hand by Carroll made Marriaga stumble simply earlier than the bell sounded to finish the ninth spherical.
Marriaga got here ahead all through the eighth spherical. His proper hand bought Carroll’s consideration with simply over 20 seconds left in it.
Carroll’s proper uppercut linked 1:15 into the eighth spherical.
Carroll turned Marriaga and remained principally out of his punching vary within the seventh spherical. Marriaga did catch Carroll, nevertheless, with a proper when there have been simply over 20 seconds to go in that spherical.
A straight left by Carroll moved Marriaga backward with simply over 30 seconds on the clock within the sixth spherical. Marriaga’s proper rocked Carroll barely a minute into the sixth spherical.
Carroll linked to Marriaga’s head and physique throughout the ultimate 20 seconds of the fifth spherical. Marriaga drilled Carroll with a straight proper about 1:20 into the fifth spherical.
Carroll backed Marriaga into the ropes with simply over 30 seconds remaining within the fourth spherical. Marriaga waved Carroll ahead as a result of he wished to change with him.
Carroll linked with a proper uppercut after which a straight left hand simply earlier than the halfway mark of the fourth spherical.
Carroll managed the motion within the third spherical, when he landed a number of proper hooks each to Marriaga’s head and physique.
Carroll’s proper hook knocked Marriaga off stability a number of seconds earlier than the second spherical ended.
Marriaga nailed Carroll with three consecutive proper arms a couple of minute into the second spherical. A type of pictures opened a reduce across the left eye of Carroll.
Carroll held Marriaga throughout that sequence to briefly cease Marriaga from throwing punches.
Marriaga landed a proper hand from lengthy vary with simply over 20 seconds to go within the first spherical. A proper hook by Carroll knocked Marriaga into the ropes rather less than a minute into the opening spherical.
Keith Idec is a senior author/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He might be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.