Eimantas Stanionis W12 Thomas Dulorme ... Also on Showtime, a pair of hard-hitting welterweights went toe-to-toe with Eimantas Stanionis (13-0, 9 KOs) prevailing over Thomas Dulorme (25-5-1, 16 KOs) via unanimous decision in a WBA eliminator. This was the most difficult challenge of the 26 year-old’s career as Dulorme took him past the ninth round for the first time. The three ringside judges scored the fight 115-113, 116-112 and 117-111.

 

“It’s been a dream since I was a kid watching Showtime to be on this stage,” said Stanionis. “I’m proud of what I’ve achieved. I’ve had a long hard journey to get here, but it’s been worth it.”

 

The two fighters combined for nearly 1,400 punches in their exciting welterweight battle. Stanionis outlanded the 31 year-old Dulorme 232 to 193 and edged his opponent with higher connection percentages across the board. Most notably, Stanionis worked well behind his powerful jab, landing 123 total throughout the twelve rounds. “Dulorme always threw back at me, even if I hurt him,” stated Stanionis, who is one step closer to becoming Lithuania’s first world champion. “I knew that if I was wild, he could have caught me with a good shot. I have more confidence in myself now because I know I can go twelve rounds with a good fighter. I know how the pressure will hit me now. Anything can happen in this sport, so I made sure I was prepared coming into this fight.”

 

In the tenth round, a nasty cut opened above the left eye of Dulorme which was ruled by referee Harvey Dock to have resulted from a punch. The fight came to a fantastic finish as the Lithuanian went for the knockout in the final round but the veteran Dulorme did not succumb to the pressure. source: showtime