Forrest battles back from three knockdowns to get a valiant draw

source: DAZN

28/02/2021

Forrest battles back from three knockdowns to get a valiant draw

Zhilei Zhang W10 Jerry Forrest ... China's Zhilei Zhang and Virginia's Jerry Forrest fought to a majority draw (95-93 Forrest, 93-93, 93-93) on the Canelo Alavarez undercard in souther Florida. The favorite coming in, Zhang sent Forrest to the canvas three times in the first three rounds and arguably won the fourth. Then Zhang's gas tank emptied and Forrest dug down deep, fought exhaustion and landed the harder shots, stunning Zhang on multiple occasions. Forrest deserves massive credit for fighting back from the three knockdowns. However, a referee' point deduction on Zhang for holding in the ninth round changed the fight from a win for Zhang to a draw.