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00:00Okay, fellas, went over the rules in the dressing room, both of these trunks are good, protect
00:07yourself at all times, obey my commands, touch them up, wait for the bell.
00:11Melnicki says this fight is the start of a new chapter in my career, my pro debut was
00:16with ESPN and now I'm excited about staying active with Top Rank.
00:23How important is this new stage and how does he take advantage of where he is now, Chris?
00:29Staying active, it's just like you said, I mean, taking his training on the road I
00:35think is really important for him to get out of his comfort zone, go down to Texas, train
00:39with Ronnie, I think that's really important for him at this stage of his career, and he's
00:42still only 22 years old, I mean, he's got a new promotion, everyone's excited about
00:46him, he's excited, you know, he's got the right training camp, so these are big steps
00:50for him in his young career.
00:51Yeah, he says Ronnie Shields has taught me some defensive tactics, new combinations,
00:56the natural rotation of my body and what shot is coming based on my body position,
01:01challenging my mind, my IQ, so really, that's what you want to hear from a young fighter
01:07is challenge me to make me better, and that's why he's in with the fighter with twice as
01:13many fights, 42 compared to 19 for Vito and 231 professional rounds compared to 87.
01:21So, Laszlo Toth in here to test the young man who's growing into 154, nice right hand
01:28from Toth and then a body shot.
01:30Yeah, Toth is one of those guys, man, he's a world travel journeyman, he's super tough,
01:34rarely gets stopped, durable guy, but also tricky, we saw that in that right hand, that
01:38body shot that he landed a few moments ago.
01:41See what Malnicki can do with a guy like this who's got so much experience and durability.
01:45Oh, big right hook around the guard by Malnicki, found that opening.
01:50Yeah, and Toth was able to take it well so far, he's only been stopped once in eight
01:55losses and that was against Jack McGann who was 7-0-1 in the UK March of 2023, and you
02:01mentioned the fact that he's a world traveler, he's making his US debut, but he's fought
02:05in 12 different countries before that, and I just can't say 12 countries, I gotta say
02:10he fought 20 times in Austria, 10 times in his native Hungary, 2 times in Slovakia, twice
02:15in Russia, one time in the UK, Belgium, Malaysia, South Africa, Germany, Romania, Spain, Ukraine,
02:21I mean, he's got a lot of stamps on that passport.
02:24World traveled road warrior.
02:25You can talk about the road warrior we have in our main event, this guy's been all around
02:31Europe and the world.
02:32Alright, nice body shot there from Malnicki once again.
02:34That's the beauty of the sport of boxing, isn't it, you got two guys that you can consider
02:38a road warrior, one's a world champion, one's a journeyman.
02:42Malnicki says, let me prove the difference in class with that nice 1-2 down the middle.
02:48Yeah, Malnicki's been really smart with the selection of his shots thus far, finding holes,
02:54but then back comes Toph, man, he landed some good shots there as well.
02:57And a counter right hand from Malnicki, sends Toph thinking about his next attack.
03:02Oh, again, just the precision in Malnicki's shots, and the power behind them.
03:09Yeah, I like the balance and the footwork from Malnicki, he's very set in those feet,
03:14getting a lot of power in those shots, the right hooks, the left hooks.
03:21There's nothing better than having a fighter meeting and then the fighter doing exactly
03:26what he said he was going to do, he gets Toph in trouble here at the end of round number
03:32one.
03:33What a great start for Vito Malnicki.
03:36All right, it's a great show here in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
03:39The sun starts to set, top-ranked boxing on ESPN Plus is presented by AutoZone.
03:47We're here for this reason only, there's a world title at stake.
03:50This man, Luis Alberto Venado Lopez, will be making the fourth defense of his IBF featherweight
03:55world championship against hometown fighter Angelo Leo.
04:02He's used to being on the road, this is his comfort zone, Chris.
04:07Yeah, I think he prefers it, he likes to have that underdog moniker, even though he's not
04:12the underdog, he's the champion now.
04:14He likes to go on the road, he likes to feel uncomfortable, and I think that's where he
04:17performs best.
04:18I mean, but at the end of the day, he is the protagonist of the night.
04:23All eyes are on him, and the reality is, he doesn't get the love from Mexican fans that
04:29we think he deserves.
04:30Yeah, and that's really surprising, based on how entertaining his style is, the fact
04:33that he's willing to fight anyone, but his team brought up a good point, that they think
04:37that because he's been fighting on the road, he hasn't been showcased on the biggest cards
04:42yet.
04:43But tonight, he is the main event fighter, so there's going to be a lot of eyes on him.
04:47The second fight in the U.S. where Luis Alberto Venado Lopez is the main event, you won't
04:52want to miss that upset alert with Angelo Leo fighting at home, looking to become a
04:57two-division champion as he challenges IBF featherweight titleist Luis Alberto Venado
05:03Lopez, number one on the ESPN featherweight rankings.
05:07You know what, just when you think Todd is getting some momentum, Chris, there's an answer
05:11from Melnicki.
05:12Yeah, Melnicki just shuts him up with one of those counter shots, whether it's a check
05:15hook or a right hand.
05:16I would like to see Melnicki go down to the body, but you've got a guy like Todd, who's
05:20just durable, he's used to being in there, used to going rounds, you want to sap that
05:24energy from down below.
05:27Made a long trip from Hungary, where he had an eight-week camp, nice left uppercut there
05:32from Melnicki.
05:33He says, let me make your trip worthwhile.
05:35It's tricky, man, he punches with you, he's not a U-turn, my-turn fighter, he throws those
05:40shots in the middle, and speaking about all that experience, I mean, the guy does have
05:4432 wins.
05:45Absolutely.
05:46Over 40 fights.
05:47Ooh, nice right, left hook combination from Vito Melnicki.
05:53He's just so confident in there right now.
05:55He talked about growing into the weight class, how he feels very comfortable now as a 154-pounder,
06:03and you see him sitting on his shots very well.
06:05No, he's definitely physically filled in really well, I mean, he's 22 years of age, you see
06:08him-
06:09Oh, no!
06:10How about the stanky leg from Todd, who goes down, and his dad comes into the ring, and
06:16even though Laszlo Todd does not want the fight to be over, Senior says, I'm going to
06:22override you, and good decision.
06:24Look at his legs.
06:25His legs are still hurting.
06:26I mean, that was a great decision, you know, trainer, father, you know, very, very smart.
06:31He's still walking around the ring with stiff legs.
06:34I mean, that was a big shot.
06:36He was getting hurt, he was getting broken down.
06:39I'm not angry at that decision at all.
06:41No, absolutely.
06:42I mean, we always talk about no one knows you better than your father if he's your trainer,
06:48but sometimes they are the ones who put you out there thinking you can do something you're
06:53not capable of doing, and tonight, we have to take our hats off to Laszlo Todd, Senior,
06:59who saw what happened to his son, he saw the same damage done to his legs, and how he was
07:04reacting, and just made the perfect decision at the right time, didn't even think about
07:09it twice.
07:10No, he was already in the ring before he saw, you know, his son's legs, but he was absolutely
07:13right, because, I mean, he was walking back to the corner, stiff leg, he was very, very
07:17hurt, so great decision by his father and trainer.
07:22And, you know, Melnicki talked about giving Ronnie Shields credit.
07:27Anthony Carr, who is the brains behind the operation, and was with him day by day, he
07:32says, look, imagine moving to Houston four fights ago, and the first camp I do with Ronnie
07:39Shields, I get a hundred rounds of sparring with Jermell Charlo.
07:42For this camp, I got great work with Truck Simpson, and the sky's the limit for this
07:47young man, because he's got an attractive style, he understands who he is and what his
07:52potential is.
07:53Yeah, absolutely, I mean, and listen, a guy like Toph, you know, you see him, he's got
07:57eight losses, you're supposed to handle him, but the guy normally goes the distance, it's
08:00very difficult to stop, and to stop him in that way, in a dramatic fashion, I mean, that's
08:05a stamp and a statement made by Melnicki tonight.
08:08Let's take a look at how this fight came to a conclusion, because it was an impressive
08:15combination of punches, and obviously Melnicki's going to go check on his vanquished opponent,
08:20and Chris, break down how this fight ended for us.
08:23You know, it was really, break down is right, he's breaking down Toph all night, you know,
08:27you see him right there, he's trying to punch with him, throw that overhand right, I think
08:30it's going to be the left hook that was that final shot, yeah, those clubbing shots like
08:34that, I'm not sure if that landed on the ear or the temple, but, yeah, right in the temple,
08:39those kind of shots really take your legs away, and you saw the way he went down, balanced
08:45shot, tried to get up, but the legs did not recover, and that was a punch that Melnicki
08:50was working on, was landing throughout the night, but Toph was taking it up until that
08:55point.
08:56And you see his father stepped into the ring, and now that becomes a topic of discussion,
09:03because it may actually take away a knockout victory for Melnicki, because it turns into
09:07disqualification when someone steps into the ring.
09:11We'll see.
09:12All right, let's take a listen to the official decision with Mark Chinook.
09:17Ladies and gentlemen, here inside Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, referee
09:23Wels Melton disqualifies the Blue Corner for stepping into the ring to stop this bout.
09:29Therefore, this is a disqualification for the Blue Corner at 1 minute, 39 seconds of
09:35round number two.
09:37Your winner, Vito White Magic Melnicki Jr.
09:43The reality is, it's a technicality.
09:46The corner waved it off, they knew it was over, but in the end, Vito Melnicki with an
09:51impressive victory here in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
09:55We've got more to come here from Albuquerque, New Mexico.