BY MARCUS HENRY
Lovemore N'dou, the man Paulie Malignaggi took down for the IBF Junior welterweight title last summer at the Mohegan Sun, had no problems in his 10-round bout with Rafael Ortiz (14-13-2, 13 KOs). N'dou (46-9-1, 31 KO's) was aggressive and landed several power shots and landed a knockout blow 2:14 into the seventh round. Why was N'dou's fight significant? There was apparently a rematch clause in his fight with Malignaggi. With Saturday's easy win, another fight with Malignaggi could be in the cards later this year. The fight at the Mohegan Sun wasn't even a contest as Malignaggi dominated it from start to finish. N'dou, who didn't respect Malignaggi's power, walked into just about every jab that was thrown. It resulted in an eighth-round knockdown.
It makes me wonder should there even be a second fight. N'dou is a game fighter, but Malignaggi's quickness and the way he uses his jab could lead to another wipeout.
Veteran light heavyweight Glen Johnson (47-11-2, TKO’s) scored an eighth-round TKO over Hugo Pineda (39-4-1, 28 KO’s). Johnson peppered Pineda with power shots, but his lack of power was evident. With the number of power shots Johnson landed, Pineda should've been floored no later then the fifth. But there isn't much you can say negative about Johnson. He's beaten Roy Jones, Montel Griffith and Antonio Tarver. Next up for Johnson is a bout with Chad Dawson (25-0, 17 KO's) April 12 in Tampa.