Zuffa Boxing 11 results, highlights: Johnny Fisher outpoints Michael Pirotton for big win in promotional debut

Johnny Fisher made a successful Zuffa Boxing debut with a majority decision win over Michael Pirotton in the main event of Zuffa Boxing 11 on Saturday in Fisher's native England.

The action stayed at a high pace throughout 10 rounds of the heavyweight bout, with both men having solid moments, even as both fatigued badly as the fight wore on. That fatigue didn't slow either, even if both men looked as though they'd struggle to raise from their stools between rounds.

Fisher was the more explosive puncher, using upper body movement to slip shots and explode with combinations. When he was able to operate on the front foot, Fisher dominated the action and neutralized Pirotton.

The problem for Fisher was that Pirotton was often the man walking forward. When that was the case, Fisher got stuck in neutral, unable to really unload his explosive shots.

That balance made for a compelling fight of back-and-forth action. Even when Fisher opened a nasty cut over Pirotton's left eye that had the referee on the verge of stopping the fight, Pirotton found periods of nearly every round where he was able to walk Fisher down and land hard shots to the body and…

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