On Saturday night October 12th, the undefeated 18-year-old Mayweather prodigy Curmel “Big Deal” Moton made a brief appearance in South Philadelphia, as he stopped Hilario Martinez Moreno in the first round.
The Moton vs Moreno bout was part of a boxing card that was promoted by former two-weight world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia. The event took place at the 2300 Arena, and it streamed live on DMDb.com.
A native of Salt Lake City, Utah who fights out of Las Vegas, Nevada, Curmel Moton made his professional boxing debut back in September 2023. In the swing bout on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo card, Moton stopped Ezequiel Flores in the first round.
Moton would go 3-0 as a 17-year-old, and a month after his 18th birthday, he stopped Nikolai Buzolin in the second round. Boxers like to stay active, and during the course of this early stage of his professional boxing career, Moton has been receiving consistent work.
On the night of October 12th, the 18-year-old Curmel Moton was bouncing on his toes while looking across the ring at his 25-year-old opponent. As the opening bell sounded, the first thing you can notice is the high energy level of the Mayweather Promotions prospect.
Moton put his foot speed on display as he quickly positioned himself into striking range. Once he got in the proper range, he landed a right to the body. Moton proceeded to use his foot feints, and then he started popping the jab.
After consistently landing the jab in the first 40 seconds of the contest, Moton threw a four-punch combination. Following the combination, Moton connected with a right to the body. Moreno seemed uncomfortable at the start of the contest due to Moton’s hand speed.
Moreno had his moment in the fight when he connected with a counter left-hand shot, but unfortunately, it would mark the beginning of the end. Seconds later, Moton landed a left to the body, followed by a left to the head that sent Moreno down to the canvas.
As a result of the liver shot to the body, Moreno spit his mouthpiece out of his mouth as he was on his knees in intense pain. The referee proceeded to take a knee directly in front of Moreno and counted him out.
Curmel Moton (6-0, 5 KOs) only provided a small sample size of action on Saturday night, but he was still able to show why he is one of the fight game’s fast-rising prospects. During his post-fight interview, Moton spoke about his mindset after hearing the sound of the opening bell.
“I went out there. I was feeling him out at first, you know, checking his temperature, getting my jab out there, and umm, I noticed that he was real gun shy, so I started letting my punches go, and eventually, it broke him down.”
Curmel Moton is a rising 18-year-old star who has a bright future ahead of him. Moton is scheduled to return to the squared circle in the immediate future as he’s set to fight on the Swift Promotions November 30th card that will take place in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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