Hicks had success immediately with his long jab and caught Isley with a hard right hand to the chin in the second. Isley began taking command in the third, hurting Hicks with a left hook behind the ear and increasing his punch output.
There was another complication in the fifth when Isley was deducted a point for a kidney shot. It ultimately had little effect on the result because Hicks wasn’t active enough to capitalize.
Isley took over more decisively during the second half by throwing combinations and maintaining a steadier pace. Hicks continued trying to work behind his jab but spent too much time waiting for openings instead of forcing…
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