Unbeaten WBA interim super featherweight champion Chris “Primetime” Colbert (15-0, 6 KOs) impressively stopped WBA #4 rated Jaime Arboleda (16-2, 13 KOs) in round eleven of a firefight on Saturday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Good two-way action. Arboleda threw more punches, but Colbert was more accurate. Colbert was deducted a point for a low blow in round eight. Round nine was toe-to-toe and Colbert floored Arboleda at the end of the round. Arboleda seemed to have the fight taken out of him after that. Colbert dropped him twice in round eleven and got the stop with Arboleda headed to the canvas again. Time was 1:37.
“I dominated the whole fight,” said Colbert. “I probably gave him two rounds, but that was by choice. I just wanted to build his confidence because I knew I was going to stop him in the later rounds. I came to show the 130-pound division that I can punch. I’m here and I’m here to stay.
“I’m more than just a flashy boxer. I can stand in there and bang. I know there were close rounds in the fight, but I understood that as it was happening. It was part of the game plan. I knew what I was doing. I was wearing him down to knock him out late. I did what I said I’d do.”
At the time of the stoppage, all three judges scored each round identically and had Colbert ahead 98-90.
Colbert needs to keep them hands up.
I don’t like the way Colbert fight, he made so many unnecessary moves. I don’t know if he does this with the intention to look flashy or imitating other fighters, mainly Floyd Mayweather, which at the end you are unable to define his style, and in top of that, he drops his hands, sometime in crucial moments compromising his defense.
A skilled fighter like Shakur Stevenson won’t forgive that and might flatten him.
Colbert made some waves with this fight. he needed an exciting and impressive win to up his profile to the level of some of the bigger names in the division. I think this fight won him some more fans. But if this kind of defensively irresponsible and excessive showboating style becomes the way he fights, he’ll end up like broner.
Colbert needs a real contender in this division.