Giorgio Visioli vs Elias Federico Duguet | Matchroom Boxing

Thanks to those, as we say, coming by stoppage, the two-weight, two-time ABA champion, in with Ilas Duguez from Argentina. He's been very, very impressive, hasn't he, Dave Allen? It's been said he's been sparring with O'Hara Davis for this one. He did a bit of travelling, sparring around gyms, learning his trade. I think he's very good, yeah. I think he's one of the best prospects in British boxing, actually. Whoever putted Brown, I'd say he's number one. Doesn't it show you the difference between the two sports? Well, I say the two sports, the two of them, amateur and professional, never stopped anyone in his amateur game. And the way he's punching through the shots, through the target, so impressive. He won his last ABA title at super lightweight as well. Yeah, so quick. He's very good. I think the Argentinian, doing a bit of boxwork, boxwork warrioring. And you can look after yourself. This is a good fighter, yeah. Good fighter, he's tough. His only stoppage defeat was up at super light as well. This is a catch between super feather and lightweight. So, interesting. Yeah, and that defeat 18 months ago against, now 8-0, Johan Orozco. That was in the 8th round, went 10 round last time. So, it is a step up. You could say in some ways, you know, a foreign opponent. Obviously, he came back last time and destroyed Baker in the 4th round. Very, very good. Before that, Francisco Lucero in 5 on the lidard. Ozzy Ozzy undercard, the 3rd, 8th rounder for Vizioli. He's on the front foot, letting that lead right hand go with such speed. Always looking for the counter. If you throw something sloppy, you can guarantee you will be countered. You mentioned that lead hand with the first two guys on before the bell. Maybe, perhaps neglecting the jab and not seeing that from Vizioli. Good variation with the shot as well, up and down. I've been very quiet as I've just been watching him there very intently. A few things I like about him. One, he jabs. Two, he feints. And three, he's not doing a great deal, but he's pushing the other guy back anyway. He's not getting pushed back. He's not getting forced to work harder than he wants to. He's controlling the pace. He's controlling everything. And he doesn't waste anything, does he? No. If he throws a shot, he makes sure it's delivered properly. Yeah. Just looking to skip to side to side. Good work. Looking for the openings. Using the angles to get on the back foot. He looks fine. He looks composed. He's a good fighter. He knows what he's doing, doesn't he? Yeah, and he's comfortable. He's tough as well. Yeah, very tough. Winning record. Ten last time out. Good pedigree. Just having a look. Vizioli. Good, solid opening round for the young man. Yeah, Dave's just telling me that he's tough, good, duguets. And you're right, he is. But it was a good opening round, wasn't it? Just having a look there. I like the last fight. The box ability between the two of them is night and day. It really is. I like Vizioli, though. Vizioli, he's pushing this guy back. He's not doing brute force. He's not really taking much out of himself. He's feinting. He's jabbing. And the other guy's having to get on his back because of it. He's not using physical strength to do it. That's how good he is. I like that. Exactly like Anousik would do. He's not bullying you. I mean, you said the ring. He's fine with Anousik. And how draining is it, that pressure? It's horrible, yeah. And it's not done by force or not taking nothing out of Vizioli doing this. He's making this guy work hard. He's good, this fellow. He's good, yeah. And you know me. Again, yes. Very hard task master. I don't know why I'm like that, really. Oh, perfectionist. And you need to be in this sport. But since I became a bit of a boxing coach myself, you see things differently. Oh, good work, though, from Vizioli going through the gears there, changing the levels with the shots. He gets again. He looks comfortable. He looks composed. Doesn't look hurt at all. He's a good opponent again, I think. Let's get him in with Brian Phillips. Yeah, good shot. What do you think, Vizioli? Is he a lightweight or a super featherweight, though? I think lightweight. Silly young man. I don't think there's a point going to a division that you're going to outgrow. And he could outgrow super featherweight. I mean, if he was to drop down, I don't think there's any need for it. I think he's a decent size lightweight. Carries power, obviously, as we've seen in the past. He's quick. It's good, because he lands these shots. A lot of people get excited on a good shot. And they just go wild and throw six, seven, eight, and nine. But he's just breaking it down, isn't he? Yeah, and his ability to counterpunch is so impressive. Because the shots come from all angles. It's not the predictable just your backhand shot over a lazy jab. You know, he'll fire shots to the body, through the middle. Blistering hand speed. It really is. I really believe that speed, not just of hands, but feet reaction, is what elevates you. Certainly in the lower weights, to that next level. He's trying with that right hand. Yeah, Duguetz. Really trying with it. Overhand right, just taking this thing out of the shot. Keeping that left hand nice and high, Vizioli, as the shot does leave from Duguetz. What I like Vizioli is he's never the same height for long. He's never in the same position for long. He's never the same. His head's always in a different position. He bends on his knees. Yeah, he changes the levels, as you say. He's always feinting, always trying to find the openings. Trying stuff all the time. But whilst he does that, he's never making mistakes. And you know what? He takes his feet out of distance. But he doesn't take them too far out. He's only a little bit out of distance. Then he's straight back on top of you. And again, like a Lomachenko would do. There's constant pressure. They'll make you miss, and they're on you again. Do you know the best footwork I ever faced? What? Vladimir Klitschko. Really? He was suffocating. He just never left you alone. Incredible. Yeah, very, very good footwork. Yeah, like that, out of distance. But he's straight back on top of him again. He needs to be careful with that, Duguetz. Going a bit wild with that overhand right. You'll be made to pay for that. Good work with the left hand. From Vizioli to the body. Took a big step back there. And a goal putt here. Duguetz. There's another right to the body. Just round that lead. Left elbow. Another good round. Patient round. Disciplined round from Vizioli. I think he's doing well. I think this Argentinian will be easy to switch off. And get caught in the big swings. Because he didn't do much. Then he goes. He's a bit wild with it. I think the Argentinian fella. His name I can't quite pronounce. Duguetz. That fella. I think he'll be an ample for a lot of superfans and lightweights in this country, to be honest. Yeah, I mean look. He comes into this fight with ambition. You know, he's won that WBC fake-on-sir lightweight title. Not too sure exactly what that title means. But nonetheless, he's won it. Over 10 rounds. He's certainly come here to try and upset the local... Well, sorry. The favourite here in Giorgio Vizioli. But he's not been given the opportunity at all. To get any kind of foothold in this early stages of this contest. Triple jab to the body there. You feel at any moment he's going to throw that left hand upstairs. Good work. Just looking for that right to the body. Good movement though. Up and down from Duguetz. He's quite the Argentinian, isn't he? Yeah, nice jab and left hand upstairs. Right hand upstairs, sorry, from Duguetz. Did have a good win, Duguetz. Against a 12-0 then Alfredo Soto. Who's now actually 15-1. So that was the only defeat for Soto. Ten of his wins coming by stoppage. That was March last year. So he can produce the upset. Yeah, I think this Duguetz... I think offensively he's not pretty average. But you can certainly look after yourself. He's strong and tough. And he just swings them in. And this will be interesting. If he can start finding the target and letting shots go. And try and unsettle Giorgio Vizioli. Who's had things all his own way so far. In his first seven fights as a professional. If he can try and kind of... Although he's only 25. Old man Vizioli. It starts to get interesting. Yeah, he starts to take a bit of an interest now. And he started to try and push Vizioli back. So it's something different for him. Yeah, feint from the Argentinian. Nice head movement. Just avoiding that lead hand. Missing wild lead over the left. Again, needs to be careful of that. But he's never allowed anyone in his first seven fights. Vizioli. To grow him into the fight. This fella's starting to have a little bit of a go, isn't he? Yeah. That's why I say it. It would be interesting. Seven one on one. Duguetz. And Duguetz has got a bit of amateur background. I went on BoxRec. He's got six amateur fights on there listed. Club box in Argentina. Can you believe it? BoxRec. What a wonderful website. What a wonderful place that is. You can find out anything on there. A working man's club. Yeah, an Argentinian's working man's club. Unbelievable, isn't it? I wouldn't say he's getting into it. He's not having much success with Vizioli's reflexes. Well, it's a better round, for sure. He's starting to fancy it, I think. He's starting to fancy having a go, maybe. Yeah, look. This third round, certainly the best for Duguetz. He's having a go. I think he's had a look in those first two rounds. But the speed again. That little step back. Looking to leave with that right uppercut. Vizioli. Looking spiteful. Switched on when given the opportunity. It's starting to get a little interesting. Yeah, I think so. Last up. On before the bell. This man here. Aaron Bowen. On the pads there. Basani Singh. I have to say that. I don't know if you've ever seen the fight. Aaron Bowen versus James Todd. It has to be the best fight I've ever watched on before the bell. Yeah, I did watch it, yeah. It was a good fight. Fantastic fight. Probably too good for Bowen's liking at that stage of his career, I imagine. But I'll tell you something about Bowen. What a striking young man he is. I've seen him in the US. I've never seen anyone that looks like you ever before. In what way? I don't know. I've just never seen anyone that looks like him before. Seconds out. Round four. Me and him didn't know what I meant either. It was great. I think you're a bit like that as well. I've never seen anyone. I'll take that. Again, I mean you said this. It was a compliment. The human trick. Yeah. I mean it was a compliment, yeah. Yeah, I am as well. Yeah, thank you. Back to this one. Fourth round. Do you think these two look as big as Solomon? Solomon looks like a division above these though. Probably height-wise. But I think that the... I think Vizioli looks more muscle-bound to me. Yeah. I wouldn't say muscle-bound, but a little bit more chiseled. Thicker set. Yeah. Vizioli's grandmother apparently is a big fan of mine, so shout-out to her. Hello. You're in the crowd, so you can't hear me right now, but if you watch this back, hello to you. One of many Dave Allen fans. Apparently so, yeah. Yeah, hands high from Duguette. Just gets pushed back onto the ropes there. Nothing clean getting through the guard, but good work. You know, I'm watching this, and you think this fella's hard as nails. Ooh, who stopped him in Argentina? Who was it? The, what's it called? Orozco. The Spaniard, sorry. Yeah, the Spaniard Orozco. Yeah. When you look at this. Well, now 8-0 Orozco. Trying to draw out that lead. You can see Vizioli just tapping with that lead hand. And again, Duguette's looking for that right hook. He's got to be a bit cuter than that with the shots, with the speed of reaction, the defense that Vizioli has. I think some of the better work that he's produced, Duguette's when he's targeting the body with the straight shots first, then works back upstairs. Oh, lovely left uppercut. Getting a little close to the target there, Vizioli, but he looks physically strong, doesn't he? Vizioli, in comparison to some of the other fights, really starting to mature now. Yeah, there's a lot of quality about him. A lot of quality, yeah. Very good. I think Sargentinian is decent. Offensively, he's not great, but he knows what he's doing defensively. He's clever with it. Yeah, I agree. He's a bit of a swinger, isn't he? Yeah, he does let his hands go a little wild at times, and that does suit Vizioli, who's razor sharp, as we've said numerous times, with his reactions. I want us to see a feint in between that. Then feint and then go. Go off the feint instead. This hasn't even set some unravelling. Well done, Vizioli. Well done. As we see, that double left hand from Vizioli. Beautiful combination, Dave. Yeah, the eyes are beautiful. You can see them coming. Corners, 30 seconds. I'll take them. Can't get out of the way of them. Four rounds left. Seconds out, round five. Where do you think it's going? I think, as you said, he looks a very capable fighter to get. I think if he wants to get the stoppage, as Johan Orozco did, I think it would be a very, very good win. Because right now, you would think... Orozco went in at 10-2, you know. Pardon? Orozco went 10-2 when he boxed Dave Guetz. I think these went in at 9-7 yesterday. Which may explain that result. Yeah. But he's... Looking to hold the centre of the ring here. Guetz, good work with that lead hand, though, from Vizioli. Brilliant variation with the shots. You just see there, just as Guetz goes to mount an attack, the speed of foot, so impressive. Just gets the young man out of trouble. Good work, though. That was right to the body. That was nice, that. Yeah. He made me cringe in my seat, that one. He got in right above the belt line and did it, made me cringe. Yeah, those straight shots to the body. Horrible. Yeah, they really are. At times, he does lean back to avoid shots. Vizioli, that body stays where it is, so he can keep trying to throw those straight shots to the body. Could have more success. He misses with the wide hooks, doesn't he, upstairs. Vizioli tried catching that backhand there. Did you see that? He tried catching it and he took his hand off his chin. That was a bit dangerous, I thought. Because this fellow just swings his shots. That right into the body was the only shot he threw correctly all night, I think. Good footwork again from Vizioli. Step-back jab. He did it again there with the uppercut with the left hand. When punching and swinging, I just try and keep my hands by my chin, by my face, because I don't know where they're coming from. Safer just to have them by your face than to try and catch them, because you have no idea where they're coming from. When you throw the shot. No, when they are. Well, when they are. I don't know what they do when I throw, because I do swing my punches in front. I'll tell you what, you have a real knack of throwing that overhand, right, and staying out of trouble. You keep the head low, don't you? You really go over the top of the shot. I try and put my chin instead of my actual shoulder. Weird. Right. I don't know, I'm double-jointed. Good work, though, from Vizioli there. To take the shots on the guard. Did you get? Nice. Changing the levels there. Stabbing the jab into the body. Vizioli. Good flurry of shots. Free shots. Lighten up the tempo a little bit. I always wonder as well, as a fan, how much notice is this Argentinian fellow had for this fight? Because he looks fit, don't he? He looks really fit. I think there was a change of opponent. At least a couple of weeks. Lands a nice right hand there. He looks fit and ready, don't he? Would you say he's starting to break him up a little bit? Yeah, and I think there's been an increase, ever so slightly, of work from Vizioli. You can hear Sonny Edwards in the corner, along with Mark Tibbs, Steve Waters as well. Former coach of the Repton. Very experienced team. Kerry Cage as well. In good hands is Vizioli. Have a look at these highlights from that previous round. It's not up the tempo, didn't he, Dave? Yeah, I think Dukakis is starting to feel the pace a little bit now. We are five rounds in. Like I say, we're not sure what notes he has had. It's dangerous for them swings. I think Vizioli's doing the right thing. He's not getting caught. He's not getting hit. He's winning the rounds. But again, like I said earlier, I'd like to see him up the pace now, go through the gears. Yeah, and I think that's the only thing missing, really, because we see in the highlights there, changing some angles, trying different things. You know, he's not been the same as he's tried. I just think, oh, close there. This is real boxing. He's got to do something. He's got to work hard. Will he up the pace, Vizioli? Seconds out. Round six. In the sixth round, he hasn't put a foot wrong so far against a good opponent, as we pointed out in Ilias Duguete. Keeps his hands nice and high. He offers a fair bit in offense when he keeps his shots straight. That's nice work, though, with that left hand. First and third from Vizioli. Leaning back, managing to take the sting out of the shots, didn't he, Duguete, so far in this sixth round? What's there to say so far in the fights we've seen on Before the Bell this evening? Very good matchmaking. Yeah, but some good opponents. Very good opponents, yeah. Torv. This fellow, for me, this fellow, for me, the best of the lot, I think. So, apart from that, I think he's pretty good, actually. Same as Brian Phillips, winning the record. You talk about Vizioli boxing for British and European titles, I think, at the first competition the other day, so... Oh, head clash. Head's coming together there. You mentioned title level. How far off is he of the current British champion? Well, look, he's the third, eighth rounder. You'd assume they're stepping up... English title next, maybe? You know, you know... I think that's been fought for tonight. Yusuf Kamari and Ludo Doherty, I think, at your call, so... Good fighters. You know, when you start against that English title level, British title level, they're very good fighters. That's a lightweight, though. We know that, don't we? Once you get to a level, you can't then go back down, so... They've got to pick their timings correctly, but looking good so far, Giorgio Vizioli. It's difficult, though, going from this to someone that really is fighting back. That's why the last fight was good, because as soon as that's over, he's going now. This fellow's having to go now and again, but it's not enough, is it? You feel, though, the more the opponent of Vizioli would let their hands go, with the speed that he has and the ability to counterpunch with such ease, would suit the young man. But... I look forward to seeing that. This is good work from Vizioli. Nice little skip to his right-hand side there, looking for the left to the body. Very, very quick hands. He's got the quicker hands, in your opinion. Vizioli or Suleiman? I think Suleiman puts his shots together better, but I think Vizioli... may be more quality in his work when not punching. Yeah, lots of feints, seeing it again there from Vizioli. Looking for a long right hook, trying to look and set up that shot to the body. Sometimes opponents can be so misleading. Vizioli, Brian Phillips, and then put Suleiman over this fellow. You don't know, do you? You know, it's hard. I do think this fellow is really, really decent, the way I've seen him. I'd like to see him back again. He'd like to see you back again. Yeah, again, I think all the opponents have earned their money and showed their worth this evening, and I'd like to see them all back, for sure. This fellow might be a good opponent for Suleiman. I'll put 9-9. Yeah, 9-7. I agree. Great shape, Vizioli, really starting to physically mature. How old is he, Darren? 22. Wow. I'm not pushing as much to want to see a stoppage in this fight, as I think he's Argentinian. I do think he's good. He's pretty clever. He's got good reflexes as well. He gets out of the way of the shots. And when he was... And he was over there in round two, I think it was, and Vizioli backed him up, but he was just changing his height. You saw it, didn't you? I saw you nodding away. You changed his height as Vizioli was coming in. He was bobbing up and down, and I like it. We're not going to see a stoppage here. Hopefully the bone fight, I think, should be an exciting one, though. They all are. That's one thing for sure. Whatever Aaron Bowen gets in the ring, it's great entertainment, as was that passage of boxing there from Vizioli. Good, classy, snappy shots. Very good variation, Vizioli, hasn't he? I think he does everything good. I think he's very good. He's had a lot of stoppages. Punch power tonight. Is he a massive puncher? I think it's more speed and accuracy, placement, walking opponents on to shots. We've seen that in the past. Beautiful shot. This fellow is tough. Yeah, really, really, really tough. And smart as well, just backing Vizioli into the neutral corner there. A couple of foot feints. I like Vizioli. I like what he does. He doesn't spend too much time on the back foot, though, really. He knows he doesn't need to. He'd make what has been a pretty easy night pretty hard if he got backed up. I think he's really, really clever. Oh, good work. Good work to the body. Back comes Duguets, though, with a jab. Looking to let his hands go a little bit more, David. You was a boxer, Darren. You was a boxer, weren't you, really? Yeah. That was your style. When you boxed a genuine opponent, would you back them up and try and get them out of there, or would you let them walk on to you? I think that comes with experience. I think early on, I was still in an amateur mode where I was picking the shots. This is good work, though. The knees slightly buckled of Duguets, but comes back with an overhand right that shows to me that he wasn't hurt, but good work. Up in the tempo here, Vizioli. Look at that left hand. Straight through the middle, then look for an uppercut. Little bounce in the step of Vizioli, who lands another screw shot with that left hand. Looking a little menacing here as he walks forward, but there's the clapper for the 10 seconds, and he's heard that Vizioli. He's got to work. The best passage, you'd say, as far as excitement is concerned from Vizioli there. But yeah, in answering your question, going back to that, I think early on, you're learning that, I mean, certainly I was headhunting a lot in the early stages, working the body a little bit more, but I think I started to understand that you've got to run up the tempo, and that's exactly what Vizioli started doing there in that round, Dave. How does a top amateur like Vizioli, or yourself, all amateur experience? Big difference, you think, then, between amateur and pro? Because myself, I had 10 amateur fights, so I was inexperienced overall. Do you think, in terms of pros, that much difference, and you needed that much more time? Yeah, firstly, because certainly, as you see with Duguets, your opponents slow down slightly. The work's not as frequent. They're probably a little heavier-handed, are the opponents, in comparison to amateurs. It's all about progression. It's all about learning and managing rounds, as we say. This is the third round. Third, eighth rounder for Vizioli, and I'm sure he'll be a better fighter for completing the eighth round, eight rounds again. There's so much talent there. That's certainly something that he has brought from the amateurs. Bundles of ability. Yeah, eighth round, and it's been a good display. A display that Duguets can be proud of as well. You know, he's never really been that troubled, you'd say. No. I think all... Missed him with an overhand right, and he was lucky there, because he pounced on him, Vizioli, looking for a right hook. Nice left there, right downstairs. Tell you what, the hand speed hasn't faded at all from Vizioli. Still razor sharp in this final round. Just slipping on the outside of that left. He just changes his height and his shape all the time. Just must be a nightmare to box. Yeah, to catch cleanly. And in front of you all the time as well, while also never really being there either. Yeah, that pressure. Very impressive. Good work again. Really throwing the shots through the middle, and now the uppercuts. You've got to keep those elbows tucked in. Duguets does that there. Just takes that left uppercut on the glass. He starts to feel the pace a bit, Duguets, doesn't he? Yeah, I'd say he has, yeah. And I think it is that, you know, we've mentioned the pressure of Anushka Lomachenko, what it does to you physically and mentally, so draining, and we're seeing that as you rightly so, Dave. Oh, left hand! Beautiful shot. Beautiful shot from Giorgio Vizioli in this final round. Fantastic shot, and the Argentinian just leans on the ropes. He's got really tired really fast, hasn't he? Wow, that was a fantastic shot from the young man, and we've seen what a spiteful finisher Vizioli can be, and he's really pouncing all over Duguets. A flurry of shots. He's stuck in the neutral corner. The referee is coming close. He's got to go for the money. He has to. Wow, he just... That left uppercut's the money. Shows he carries that power late, dropping Duguets in this final round. A fantastic shot, and he's done well, Duguets, hasn't he? To weather the storm. Still 40 seconds to go in this final round. Can he close the show in style? It's been a very good display of boxing. Nice lead right uppercut from Vizioli. Yeah, he just boxed him into submission. Been really good. Yeah, and he's in survival mode now. Hands low, just moving, trying to stay out of trouble. Good work to the body, that uppercut again. Such a dangerous shot. Again, you can't help when he gets through it. Oh, good work again. Just looking away. Good work with the left hand again. He's really, really struggling here, Duguets. You feel at any moment a flurry of shots, and that could be all she wrote. Just avoiding that lead hand, and he does hit the final bell, Duguets. You have to say fair play because he's done well for seven rounds, but it was a very good display from Vizioli. He closed the show in style in that final round. A very good performance, Dave Allen. Brilliant, yeah. Brilliant. He never got away from his boxing. Broke him up. Look at that shot. Fantastic left hand, and you can see the damage he's done. He struggled to get up, Duguets, obviously through fatigue, but look at this, Dave. Fantastic left hook from the youngster. Speed, power, accuracy. I'm glad he got through, Duguets. He deserves to get through. Did really well. He got locked up in the last round. That's what I'm looking for. He's getting really tired. Yeah, fantastic display. Respect there, Vizioli, but let's hand over to Diamante for the verdict. After eight rounds here in Birmingham, we go to referee Ryan Churchill's scorecard. It reads 80 to 71 for your winner. He's still undefeated, Giorgio Vizioli. Yeah, Vizioli gets his arm raised. Very, very good display, and a display that Duguets can be proud of, that we mentioned, survived in that last round. Fantastic shot from Vizioli, dropping the Argentinian, the WBC Finconzer champion. Respect shown, but that was a good display, a good learning fight, a very good win, and there's the team, Kerry Case, Sonny Edwards, Mark Tibbs, Steve Waters, and Anto as well, manager. Very, very good performance from this young man who will push on to be interesting, as we pointed out.