Frazer wins his third professional bout by KO

Keeping his recently minted professional boxing career in top gear, Jamaican Joshua Frazer, the former Caribbean amateur welterweight champion, defeated Mexican Luis Gonzalez by a first-round knockout last Saturday night at the Montreal Casino, in Montreal, Canada.

Frazer, who is based in Canada, has been showing the benefits of his outstanding amateur career, and none of his three fights to date have gone the distance. On his debut on December 4 last year, he won by technical knockout (TKO) in round two over Pablo Acosta. In his second fight on February 26, he scored a third-round TKO victory over Miguel Suarez.

He went on the attack early against Gonzalez on Saturday and his first solid punch, a hard left hook to the body, put his opponent down and out. Speaking to The Gleaner yesterday, he said: “I like to test my opponents early, and as soon as the opportunity presented itself, I went to the body with a hard shot. It hit a sweet spot, and he went down. When I saw the look on his face I knew that it was all over. The referee started to count, but stopped at about seven and signalled the end.” The official time was two minutes and 26 seconds.

Commenting further on his tactics, Joshua said that he was “happy to be able to dominate his opponent early, and that his aim in all his fights is to start quickly, get in a groove, and see whether his opponents can stand the pressure that he puts on them.” He conceded that he may have to adjust his tactics as the number of rounds increases from four, but for now, that will be his pattern of fighting.

Frazer is trained by his father Dewith, who has represented Jamaica as both a boxer and a coach. With regard to the outcome of the fight, Dewith told The Gleaner that he was very satisfied with Joshua’s performance.

“He is an aggressive fighter and is all business from the first bell. He started quickly against Gonzalez, caught him early with a good body shot, and that was it,” Dewith Frazer said.

The aim, he added, is to keep his fighter busy, and he said that Joshua will be fighting again in May.

Last Saturday’s card was promoted by United Boxing Promotions. One of the principals is Tyler Buxton who is well known in Jamaican boxing circles.