Malul was patient early, showing educated aggression. Davis, a 25 year old with a four-inch height advantage, jabbed well in the first. Malul, who represents Queens and is turning 22 years old in two days, showed a big improvement from his debut, a first round KO victory in which he was knocked down twice. David used his double jab, kept his hands up, and set up most of his big punches.
Malul went to the body early and consistently. Those body shots set up overhand rights to the head. The Mississippi fighter caught on and began leaning his head off the line. David adjusted and used the left hook with success.
In the second round, Malul was a bit too eager to score a knockout. He unloaded with four huge rights that found nothing but air because he led with the punch. He showed slick defense though, ducking under Davis's rights. As the crowd chanted, "Let's go David!" Malul worked his jab and left hook at the end of the round.
King David ravaged Davis's body in the third round. But he wasn't content to just attack the midsection. He shot off gigantic overhand rights and left hooks off the body assault. One of the combinations knocked out Davis's mouthpiece. Malul then pounded the body with two shots, and came up top with a right, left hook, and another overhand right. After the left hook, Davis dropped his hands and took the full brunt of the final overhand right. He lost consciousness before hitting the canvas. Referee Al LoBianco immediately waved off the fight.
After less than a minute, Davis was thankfully on his feet, smiling and jumping up and down. Malul's trainer Mike Stellate came over to make sure Davis was ok and got him water.
About the knockout, David explained, "I don't train to go the distance, I train to take them out." He dedicated the fight to his mother, who is celebrating her birthday today. "I wasn't going to be denied," he said. He is now 2-0 with 2 KOs. Davis is 0-5; it was the third time he has been stopped.
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