"Right before the fight, I was very excited," he told The JBB. "Of course, there were nerves, but I used them to my benefit. I had been looking forward to my debut for so long I felt ready in the moment."
Zinman started the contest aggressively and ate some hard counters from the taller Mjoli. Doron explained, "I don't regret coming out aggressively. I definitely believe I can- and should- fight at a high pace to dominate my opponent."
Zinman is a shorter fighter for his weight and relies on pressure to wear down his opponents. But he understands with great pressure comes great responsibility. "I do think I was too reckless with some of my punches," he admitted, "and if I just composed myself, I'd have stopped him in the first or second."
The fight changed in the third when Zinman's superior conditioning and elevated work rate became evident. "I felt it was even going into the third," he acknowledged, "but I realized I was much fitter and smarter than Mjoli in that round, so I pounced. I hit him to the body, and I saw his head snap back. He didn't like it, so I realized I needed to hunt him down right there and then."
Doron scored a knockdown in the round with a punishing combination involving a left hook to the body and right to the head. Mjoli showed grit to get up, but he spent the final round in survival mode, running from the blond buzzsaw's attack.
The judges' scores of 40-35, 38-37, and 38-37 all went to Doron. Now 1-0, the 20 year old prospect is targeting a return date early next year.
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