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Risum Boxing had a successful evening Saturday May 12, when Kim “Golden Boy” Poulsen and Fawaz Nasir scored decisive wins at TURM Erlebniscity in Oranienburg, Germany. Both Danes were coming off close and questionable losses in their previous fights, so victories were essential to bring them back on track.
Poulsen (4-1, 1 KO) had been instructed by trainer Brian Mathiasen to focus on getting back to his stylish, fluent boxing after deviating from this in his last fight against Frenchman Tony Jourda, and the 20-year-old did just that in out-boxing Czech journeyman Josef Holub all the way to register a unanimous decision of 40-36 on all cards. Poulsen’s jab was constantly in his opponents face, with combinations and counter-punches spicing things up.
“I had two changes of opponent inside the last week or so, so when it ended up being this guy (Holub) at lightweight instead of my normal weightclass, super featherweight, it was of course a new experience for me, says Poulsen.
“We were told that Holub is better than his record suggests and can punch a bit, so it was really an excellent opportunity for me to just show some off my skills, and not go for the stoppage just for the sake of stopping him. Things went well, and I am happy with the victory and being back on track for my dream of being a champion one day.”
Trainer Mathiasen adds:
“It was definitely a decent performance by Kim, and I am satisfied. But, of course there is room for improvement, and he could have turned on the heat a little bit more in the last round when Holub looked ready for the taking. The guy attacked in wild spurts though, and was actually quite dangerous if Kim had lost his focus, so no big complaints, he did what we had planned, and we look forward to the next one.”
Middleweight Nasir (11-1, 1 NC, 6 KOs) had an easy night, some would say too easy, against another Czech journeyman, Vladimir Fecko, and finished matters in the second round. Nasir started fast and pressured his foe from the first bell, and it was only a matter of time before he got rid of Fecko. After two counts, and a point deduction for Nasir after a very low blow, the fight was waved off at 2:17 of the second with Fecko on his feet, but under heavy pressure and taking too many punches during a Nasir-flurry.
“Fawaz did what was expected of him, and that’s just about all there is to say about that,” says Mathiasen, but notes that his charge was somewhat lucky that Fecko came up from the blatant low-blow, which could have cost Nasir a stupid disqualification loss had the Czech decided to stay down.
Manager Henrik Risum will now let Poulsen and Nasir enjoy the summer, before both of them returns to action in the new season after the vacation-period is over with.
