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00:02okay we went over the instructions in the dressing room i want a good clean fight all
00:06punches that land here on the waistband will be good anything below that's a low blow anything
00:11here is going to be good anything below is a low blow won't you touch him up give me a
00:14good clean
00:15fight scoot back thank you gentlemen both of these heavyweight sluggers fighting for the first time
00:22in las vegas and they are set for 10 rounds in the heavyweight division big god gergen hovenissian
00:35trained by our broadcast colleague hall of famer joe goosin against cesar navarro who is trained by
00:44heath curley and for hovenissian guys nine wins eight knockouts has one first round ko but that
00:55came in his pro debut back in september of 2021. look at that size difference between these two
01:02hovenissian obviously once fought at 147 pounds wow yeah i can see that
01:10yeah you debuted it at 147 uh pounds on the navarro took five years off came back as a
01:16heavyweight yeah he's got power leaning into his natural advantages size reach and a commanding jab
01:23to control distance and brian he doesn't want to get drawn into inside exchanges the focus in fact has
01:32been blending american style refinement distant management power into punching with the course
01:38his background for sure and look at his size you think oh he's just a big galoof a big power
01:43puncher but he's got a little bit of athleticism to him he can be quick he's got some boxing craft
01:48and that is something coach joe goosin is really looking to work with him in this matchup against a
01:53heavy puncher goosin has spoken about wanting his fighter to develop footwork and ring iq of a middleweight
01:59despite his massive frame and this is the kind of fight where that development should be visible as
02:04ovanissian continues to pop the jab on navarro yeah he's got a beautiful jab right hand as well
02:11powerful right hand ovanissian he's a patient fighter but he's so precise with those punches
02:19navarro has lost three times but never been stopped and he's having difficulty navigating
02:26the distance here due to the jab of ovanissian and that's the game plan to keep
02:31with navarro on the outside it's going to be up to navarro to get inside that jab and begin to
02:36make
02:36this a rough house event dirty it up a little and take away those size advantages of his opponent yeah
02:41he's got to find a way to get in inside that that distance take that jab away and look for
02:47the over
02:47hand right if you're navarro
02:56there's a head movement at moments from navarro but then he takes a step back and he starts where
03:01where he began so he's got to move forward he's got to start pressing it and close that distance
03:06ovanissian with an 81 inch reach you know you talk about our main event competitor sebastian fundora
03:13with his 80 inch reach with by the way two inches longer than both olexander usick and fabio wardley
03:19the champions and here we got a guy with an 81 inch reach and he's using it to his advantage
03:2510 seconds
03:31so a very methodical start here
03:34that's hobanissian busy with the jab landing 12 of 44 and now landing hobanissi or make that navarro 13
03:44to 4 in that opening round yeah just be aware he's he's trying to load up on the right hand
03:51just 15. right right you want a little water john have the bucket ready okay put her over here
04:00good right there spit it okay now we're going to pick up the pace a little bit keep working that
04:07left hand keep working that left hand and then start looking off we're going to try to find something
04:12off the right hand right up he's low so be looking for that uppercut too don't throw the uppercut
04:18without working that left hand first all right keep walking stay off the ropes we'll just we'll break
04:23them down every round okay this round you do more okay gergen i gotta get out round two
04:37round number two
04:41big goog gergen hovanissian and cesar navarro the always stylish our colleague joe goosin in the corner
04:50with the he chose the white canadian i can smell the cologne from here
04:57yeah strong scent definitely from joe beautiful scent though
05:00uppercut by hovanissian i like what he said right there i mean he told him hey break them down little
05:05by little round by round and that's what uh obanesian's doing a patient fighter like i mentioned
05:09jab jab but when he lands that right hand it's money and it's power
05:13right straight there all night
05:15on navarro's trying to find a way to the inside i mean it's
05:20it's the land of the liverpoolians here compared to
05:26gergen hovanissian i mean it's incredible the uh
05:30seven inch reach advantage four inches taller
05:34well the big goog normally walks around above 300 pounds he came in at 281.4 pounds for this one
05:40he's been as low as 274 but has usually been around that in the 290s
05:46still retaining that quickness
05:48just a very slow and tentative start
05:52yeah and from navarro i mean there it is i mean you got to work your way inside with that
05:56just watch it you're moving your head but you're standing right in front of him you're going in
06:00circles but right in front of him you got to move forward in many ways the heavyweight version of
06:04fundora versus thurman later tonight where navarro has to punch up and thurman as well you have to
06:09punch up and that will remove velocity from your punches we saw of course what brian mendoza was
06:14able to do catching fundora but that's not always to your benefit as navarro's finding out here
06:21he found one yeah just being placed at the right of a position right placement and great timing if
06:27he wanted to land punches like navarro just did navarro switching to southpaw during that last sequence
06:32it opened up an opportunity in the guard of the big goog right hook lands for navarro from the southpaw
06:38stance so giving hovanisian a different look and having some success here from the lefty position
06:46and you can't have success if you're navarro because i mean there's not a lot of punches
06:50being thrown by hovanisian so he gives you the opportunity to let your hands go
06:59hovanisian with a double left nice left hook around the guard of navarro
07:07hovanisian body shot by hovanisian
07:17navarro trying to disrupt hovanisian with the jab unable to uncork that left hand
07:2610 seconds
07:34there's a combination put together by hovanisian so we are through the first two rounds of our
07:40heavyweight encounter coming up next the undefeated yoen lee hernandez
07:46hovanisian 9-0 with 8 ko's no less an authority than stephen breadman edwards saying that he may
07:52be the best middleweight in the sport and he will take on two-time middleweight title challenger
08:01terrell goche who promised he's going to let his hands go more after what happened against elijah
08:06garcia in his last fight where he dropped garcia in the first round but hernandez kind of flipping the
08:11script on the cuban fighters also a knockout artist and that's a big step up in competition in just
08:16your 10th pro fight to take on a former olympian and title challenger in gauchet who's never been stopped
08:35the bell in round three
08:42and there's a right hand that landed for navarro as big goog looks to again establish himself with the jab
08:51navarro doing a good job using his quickness to get inside here yeah he did he landed that right
08:56hand beautifully there it is another another right hand but then he steps right back and he gets in
09:01the position and in the distance that you know ovanisian wants him to to be in
09:05there you go
09:16so
09:16and officer
09:16many things here in las vegas a one-armed bandit is the jab jab jab
09:25I'd like to see him let that right hand go.
09:27Yeah, that's what I'm waiting for.
09:29Take some of that confidence of Navarro away from him.
09:38Yeah, he's a man of very few punches, speaking of Albanesian.
09:41But when he lands that right hand, once again, it is power.
09:45I just, once again, he just needs to land it.
09:53And Gergen told us his relationship with trainer Joe Goosen does go beyond boxing.
09:58He said, Joe is my idol. Joe is my father. He's not just my coach.
10:01He's there for everything good in my life.
10:03And he thanks God for the relationship with Goosen.
10:06Meanwhile, Navarro understands the challenge.
10:09Albanesian's length and jab can keep anyone at bay.
10:12But this isn't blind pressure. It's calculated pursuit.
10:16Navarro says that he has sharpened his footwork and angles to slip inside
10:21using head movement to neutralize the reach advantage
10:24and has had limited success in that path.
10:28Sure, a good slapping left hook there from Big Goog.
10:31First time we've really seen him go beyond the jab.
10:34Yeah.
10:35He's thrown 112 jabs, and we are in round three.
10:41But to your point, when he lets his hands go, he's really affected.
10:45That was beautiful. One, two, three from Big Goog, and he landed those.
10:56Ooh, nice.
10:57There's a sweeping right hand by Albanesian.
11:0330 seconds left here in the third.
11:06We are scheduled for 10 in this heavyweight matchup between the undefeated,
11:11Big Goog, and Cesar Navarro.
11:14I did ask Big Goog if he could dunk a basketball on the fighter.
11:17I did not get an affirmative answer.
11:26Ten seconds.
11:30And we'll let Joe Goos and Ernest keep here tonight after round three.
11:35Time!
11:36Go in the corner with him.
11:37Big Goog!
11:38I love saying it, so I'm going to say it all night.
11:48No, no. Two more.
11:50No.
11:51You don't need a lot of time.
11:53You don't need a lot.
11:53He's already way on the defense right now, okay?
11:57He's happy just to escape.
12:00So, hey, trap him a little bit more.
12:02When you press him, press him with your hands up good.
12:05Use the jab, but press him.
12:06He's going to look for that overhand light.
12:08That's it.
12:08And even that last one he threw was nothing.
12:11So start getting a little bit closer so you can start landing your combos, okay?
12:16I know what you're saying, though.
12:18I got it.
12:18But, hey, each round I need you to pick up the pace more, right?
12:22Okay.
12:23Good.
12:25Okay?
12:26Very nice.
12:28Here we go.
12:30We heard from Joe Goosin.
12:32Meanwhile, in Navarro's corner, they told the fighter,
12:36don't drop your hands.
12:38Big Guga's slow, but he's dangerous.
12:42Dun, dun, dun.
12:45Tell us something we don't know, right?
12:46Fourth round begins.
12:49And Navarro, what, I mean, what adjustment does Navarro need to make early here?
12:54Double, triple jab is way in.
12:56Head movement is there.
12:57But, again, work your way inside with that jab, and he's not doing.
13:01He's moving his head, but he's standing right in front of Big Guga, Ovanesian.
13:06And from Ovanesian, I like the instructions from Joe.
13:08Little by little, trap him, and when you trap him, let those hands go.
13:11He wants a little bit more activity from Ovanesian Joe Goosin.
13:15Let's see if we see it in this round.
13:17Well, one thing Navarro has not been able to do, you see the little touches to the stomach.
13:21He said, look, I'm a Mexican fighter.
13:22I'm going to go to the body all night to slow him down.
13:24I haven't seen him sit down on any of these body shots to really slow down the Big Googs.
13:30Could it be he felt this punch already, and he doesn't want to be in there?
13:33That was a body shot from Navarro.
13:34Could be.
13:35Could be.
13:36Big Goog has thrown 192 punches, 140 of which have been jabs.
13:42Big Goog has thrown 192 punches, 140 of which have been jabs.
13:50Straight right down the middle for Ovanesian.
13:55There's a 1-2.
14:05A minute and a half gone here in the fourth.
14:08And the pattern developing.
14:12The jab of Ovanesian.
14:16Jab, jab.
14:21He's definitely not changing the speed on those jabs.
14:23He needs to.
14:24Oh, there's a nice left hand of the body by Navarro as he managed to find the distance momentarily.
14:32Mr. Campbell?
14:33Navarro seems to be more confident in the southpaw stance, but I haven't really seen a difference
14:38in his effectiveness in either stance.
14:41No.
14:42Especially when you don't let your hands go.
14:44Under a minute now.
14:45Remaining in the fourth.
14:46There's a right hand down the middle for Ovanesian.
14:49Just walking down Navarro.
14:52This is with the left.
15:04Big guy pushing him back already.
15:05You want to do that.
15:06You want to impose that pressure.
15:08Nice.
15:09Left hook, right hand.
15:10The best combination of the fight for Big Gook.
15:14You're a big guy.
15:15You want your body on top of him.
15:16Tire him out.
15:22Boy, it's got to be difficult to carry 281 pounds.
15:25Right?
15:25Yeah.
15:2710 seconds.
15:29Yeah, even pushing Navarro would help you.
15:32Just a little push.
15:33Let's go.
15:33Let's go.
15:34Let's go.
15:34Here comes the bell.
15:36Time.
15:43Breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe.
15:47Breathe.
15:48Breathe.
15:48Hey, you cannot stay in mid-range with him like that.
15:51You're taking too long and not moving your head.
15:53Okay?
15:54You've got to circle to your left.
15:55Right there, right there.
15:56A lot of movement.
15:57Move to your left.
15:59Simple instruction, man.
16:00Simple.
16:01Move that head.
16:02Take that head off the line.
16:03You understand me?
16:05You understand me?
16:06You understand me?
16:07You understand me?
16:09One more round.
16:11Take it.
16:12Take two shots.
16:13You've got to work more to the body, though.
16:14You're only doing one shot.
16:15We need like three or four shots to the body.
16:17As soon as you touch, go in with two, three, and circle back to the left.
16:26The trainer must have ripped my notes because I was about to say that Navarro told us, and
16:33I quote, I'm Mexican, I work the body.
16:35He said he was going to break Big Goop down downstairs and bring the fight where Navarro does his best
16:41work.
16:41Up close and unforgiving.
16:43Navarro told us his right hand is his best weapon.
16:46Well, thus far, there it is, the right hand.
16:49Yeah, he forgot all about that in the first four rounds.
16:54But as Brian mentioned, and again, it's one thing to prepare for an opponent.
16:58It's another to prepare for a guy 6'7", over 280 pounds.
17:03Not a lot of heavyweights in gyms at that exact size and athleticism.
17:11Ooh, that's a good combination from Big Goop.
17:14Sweeping left hook, followed by the right cross.
17:16There's a right hand, and Navarro now just retreating.
17:22Oh, he's feeling that pressure.
17:23He's feeling that power now, Navarro.
17:24He's abusing lateral movement like that.
17:27Just going side to side, trying to find an avenue, trying to find a lane.
17:32Has to do something.
17:34Good adjustment.
17:35Because this could be the fight for the rest of the night.
17:37Yeah, for sure.
17:37Hovanishin adjusting nicely to the south.
17:40There we go.
17:41With those lead right hands.
17:42Big Goop opening up on Navarro.
17:45Yeah, and the one going to the body is Hovanishin.
17:49I like the body work that he's doing.
17:51The combination, the placement of the punches.
17:53Well, you know, if you're a Joe Goosen fighter, despite whatever they say,
17:57he wants him to be effective on the inside.
18:00Those hooks to the body.
18:02There's a right hand that lands for Big Goop.
18:05Left hook to the body.
18:13The shovel uppercut from Big Goop right there.
18:17There's a one-two.
18:18It's like an uppercut hook from Hovanishin there.
18:22And Navarro just standing in front of him.
18:23I mean, he's going to be right for the picking here.
18:27Trying to move his head, but moves right into the path of the punches.
18:31He moves to where the punch is right now.
18:33Navarro.
18:34Yeah, a lot of head movement, but...
18:36And now, Hovanishin beginning to pick him apart.
18:40Systematically breaking him down here with a minute left in round five.
18:48Yeah, definitely breaking him down.
18:50A lot more punches to the head.
18:52I want Hovanishin to continue to break the body.
19:05There's a series of right hands by Big Goop now, beginning to sit down on the shot.
19:10Navarro on the ropes.
19:12He's getting tagged downstairs, upstairs.
19:15Referee may be on the verge of stepping in.
19:19Big Goop unloading, and there it is.
19:21Big Goop.
19:22Hovanishin records his tenth victory.
19:27Ninth knockout.
19:28A perfect 10-0 to begin his professional career.
19:35Yeah, no answer there from Navarro.
19:37He took like seven.
19:38No, it was like 10, 20 shots, Brian, that he did and had no response.
19:43Four and two Hovanishin.
19:45What a good performance from him.
19:46Took him a little while to get warmed up.
19:49Really loved the jab in the early rounds.
19:50But once he started throwing a variety of shots, you could see the power was keeping Navarro in a stationary
19:57stance.
19:58And if you're going to be there to be hit against a heavyweight this big and this quick, you're going
20:02to get stopped.
20:02The only opponent to hear the final bell was Patrick Mailata three fights ago.
20:09Hovanishin won an eight-round majority decision, and now has won three straight via stoppage.
20:24And again, you look at the state of the heavyweight division, three-belt unified and lineal champion Oleksandr Usyk.
20:33And Fabio Wardley also has a strap, both undefeated title holders.
20:38Let's revisit the action.
20:39This is exactly how the fight ended.
20:41Punch after punch after punch from Hovanishin.
20:44The referee keeping an eye there, trying to see if it's time to pull the trigger and stop this fight.
20:50No response from Navarro.
20:51A lot of those punches were missing, but again, a barrage of punches, and no response from Navarro.
20:57And the referee said, no much.
21:02He's got a big punch.
21:04He's got an even bigger smile as you see the interaction between the finder and trainer Joe Busson.
21:10There's Joe.
21:11Joe's a happy guy right now.
21:15Hovanishin living in Los Angeles by way of Armenia.
21:26And let's make it official now with Jimmy Lennon Jr.
21:32Ladies and gentlemen, we have the time of two minutes, 45 seconds.
21:37In round number five, our referee in charge, Robert Hoyle, stops the contest.
21:40He is the winner by way of technical knockout.
21:43And still undefeated, Big Goog Gergen Hovanishin.
21:52Big Goog with big plans in the heavyweight division.
21:58Big Goog.
21:58Big Goog.
21:58Big Goog.
21:58You
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