KENTIKIAN STOPS ALVAREZ
By Fritz Drexel

EastsideBoxing.com
Feb 18 2007

On Friday night, the exciting flyweight Susianna Kentikian (15-0,
12 KO’s) – who originally came from Jerevan, Armenia and fights
out of Hamburg, Germany – stopped Carolina Alvarez in the 9th round
to win the WBA Flyweight title at in Cologne, Germany. Kentikian,
19-years old, used her superior speed advantage to control the bout
and punish Alvarez, from Venezuela, with fast combinations.

In the 1st round, Kentikian started off fast, moving quickly in on
Alvarez and ripping off solid shots to the head, then moving away
as Alvarez attempted to respond with return fire. Though only 5’1,"
Kentikian showed remarkable punching power for her small size, as
her punches landed with a loud smack every time she connected, which
was often in this round. Alvarez charged after Kentikian, throwing
repeated left-right arm punches, looking almost robotic in style,
most of which Kentikian was able to duck under and make them miss.

Kentikian’s superior hand speed was clearly evident in rounds two
through six, during which time she landed multiple combinations to
Alvarez’s head, causing her face to redden and swell badly as the
rounds progressed. Kentikian easily won all of the first six rounds
of the fight, with Alvarez having no idea how to solve Kentikian’s
air tight defense. Each time Alvarez would make a charge, Kentikian
would quickly back up and cover up, while landing counter shots that
her Alvarez.

In round seven, Kentikian was turning the fight into a route,
stalking Alvarez and blasting her with lightning fast combinations
that bloodied her nose and forcing her up against the ropes for many
of the exchanges. In between rounds, the referee warned Alvarez that
he would stop the fight unless she started fighting back.

Perhaps energized by the referee’s warning, Alvarez came out strong
in the 8th round, backing Kentikian up and landing well with left
hooks and straight right hands. Towards the end of the round, Alvarez
caught Kentikian with a big right hand shot that snapped her back.

However, Kentikian took the blow well, and spun Alvarez around to
the ropes where she attacked her with combinations.

In the 9th round, Kentikian, looking deadly determined as the round
started, immediately backed Alvarez up to the ropes and landing
a vicious four-punch combination to the head of Alvarez, who was
defenseless to stop them. Seeing that Alvarez was in distress, the
referee jumped in and halted the bout.

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