'Holy hell': Aussie youngster survives brutal 'scare' to win US debut
Fans have gone wild after watching undefeated Aussie youngster Brock Jarvis' crazy US debut in his fight against Alejandro Frias.
Jarvis was putting his 19-0 undefeated record on the line as he walked out alongside legendary fighter Jeff Fenech.
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And while Jarvis was the favourite, that '0' in his record looked to be in serious peril as Frias unloaded an absolute storm of punches against the Aussie who was hanging in there.
"Jarvis up against the ropes...this is a disaster for the Australian," DAZN commentator Todd Grisham said.
“He’s got to get out of there. What an upset this would be. Jarvis has never been in this kind of trouble before.
"This is incredible. They didn’t even list odds for this fight in Las Vegas.”
However, remarkably, Jarvis was able to throw a few punches back amid the onslaught and survived the round.
And showing true grit he went on to stop Frias in the 5th after a TKO decision.
Boxing world lauds Brock Jarvis' resilience
Fans were quick the laud the heart of the Australian after nearly being stopped in the second round.
Others were excited at the young prospect and his exciting and relentless style of boxing.
What a f*cking fight here! #JarvisRodriguez @DAZNBoxing
— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) October 16, 2021
Ref could have let Rodriguez continue but he was done and took 3 consecutive rounds of beating..cracking fight. Brock is going to be in some crackers! 🇦🇺 @DAZNBoxing
— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) October 17, 2021
HOW DID BROCK JARVIS STAY UP! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/RrXwYJ2iNd
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) October 16, 2021
Brock Jarvis has weathered a massive storm in round 2 to stop Alejandro Frias Rodriguez in round 5 in Fresno #JarvisFrias #GarciaMartin
— Ben Damon (@ben_damon) October 17, 2021
Brock Jarvis comes through the toughest fight of his professional career, earning a 5th round TKO win over Alejandro Frias. What a fight. #boxing #GarciaMartin pic.twitter.com/UC4fPoBu3L
— Brendan Bradford (@1bbradfo) October 17, 2021
Wow!!! What a fight that was from Brock Jarvis on #DAZN took some shots in round 2 and was getting bashed around, but he weathered the storm and came back to control the fight and destroy his opponent on the ropes!! HUGE STUFF!!! #Boxing #BrockJarvis #GarciaMartin
— MYTHIC.DAWN 🇺🇦 🐺⚔️⚡⚡ (@verminlynchenko) October 17, 2021
Huge comeback from Brock Jarvis in round three.
What a war this is!— Aussie Boxing Scribe (@el_pollo_loco) October 16, 2021
Baptism of Fire.
Brock Jarvis survives a scary moment to stop Alejandro Frias Rodriguez in the 5th round. https://t.co/BQzrUaXJkS— Patrick_Skene (@Patrick_Skene) October 17, 2021
After tottering around the ring in the second round, Brock Jarvis comes back in the third and wins the round. Incredible recuperative skills from the Aussie.#Boxing #GarciaMartin
— Rob Tebbutt (@RobTebbutt) October 16, 2021
A body punching masterclass through one round for Brock Jarvis. So much power.
— Brendan Bradford (@1bbradfo) October 16, 2021
Holy hell, how did Brock Jarvis survive that round?
— Aussie Boxing Scribe (@el_pollo_loco) October 16, 2021
How in the world is Brock Jarvis still in this fight??? #GarciaMartin
— 𝙏𝙖𝙝𝙟 𝙍. (@BoxingJournaIs) October 16, 2021
Former WBC light middleweight champion Sergio Mora heaped praise on Frias and noted Fenech showed his respect after the fight.
“You can see Jeff Fenech going to Alejandro’s corner and congratulating him because this is going to make Brock Jarvis a better fighter,” he said during commentary.
“He now knows what it’s like to be hurt. He’s the one who had to survive tonight.”
Just spoke to Jeff Fenech who says Eddie Hearn wants Brock Jarvis to stay in the US to fight on the #LopezKambosos undercard. Alejandro Frias Rodriguez’s team have asked for a rematch and Fenech/Jarvis are happy to do it if that’s what Matchroom decides #JarvisFrias #GarciaMartin pic.twitter.com/jUdWTPW09a
— Ben Damon (@ben_damon) October 17, 2021
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