태그 아카이브: WBA Lightweight Championship

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Canada’s Tony Luis Disappointed in Scoring of Controversial Loss, but Vows to Keep Fighting for his Goals!

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Canadian lightweight Tony “번개” 루이스 (19-3, 7 KOS 호텔) says he’s disappointed with the scoring of his controversial unanimous-decision loss last weekend to Derry Mathews (38-9-2, 20 KOS 호텔) for the interim WBA Lightweight title in Matthews’ hometown of Liverpool, 영국, but won’t let it deter him from his goals.

Despite taking the fight on three days’ 주의, Luis seemed to outwork Matthews in most rounds and would probably be wearing a championship belt today, had the fight been contested on neutral ground. 불행하게도, the European judges saw it another way, scoring it 114-112 (Jean Legland, "The Axe Man"은 지난 번 Bellator에서 만장일치로 판정패하기 전에 4경기 연속 무패 행진을 이어간 모습을 찾습니다.), 115-112 (Dave Parris, 영국) 과 114-112 (Stefano Carozza, ITA), all for Matthews.

“I can’t say I feel good,” said Luis, home safely in Cornwall, 온타리오. “This was my shot and I didn’t get the decision, but I know with my performance, I’ll get another one. Most of the press and the fans, especially in North America, know what’s up and saw the fight for what it really was. Derry did what he had to do to survive but not enough to win. He was cagey and made the fight look more competitive than it was, and that’s what a veteran is supposed to do.”

Despite his disappointment in the scoring, Luis says taking the fight was still a good career choice. “It was absolutely the right decision. You don’t turn down a title shot. But taking it on three days’ 주의, we knew we’d have to shake off the jetlag quickly. My game plan was good, but on such short notice, it wasn’t muscle memory. I had to keep thinking about it in the ring. That’s why I think it took me three rounds to get going. Despite all this, I still won the fight. Now I know I belong among the champions in this division and that’s a good feeling.”

루이스’ 발기인, 그렉 코헨 프로모션 그렉 코헨, says he’s pleased with his fighter’s strong performance and will immediately go to work for the 27-year-old.

“Tony looked sensational 토요일에,” 코헨은 말했다. “Taking the fight on such short notice, you’d think fatigue would play a role, but he was a machine in there. That shows you how hard he works in the gym. Of course we’re disappointed in the scoring, but looking at the big picture, we now know we have a championship-caliber fighter in Tony. He responded perfectly to the pressure of a world championship fight. I will be petitioning the sanctioning bodies to keep Tony high up in the ratings and give him another title shot very soon. This time on neutral ground.”

Luis will be returning to action quickly, he is set to fight for a regional title against an opponent TBA on 유월 26 at the Seneca Niagara Event Center in Niagara Falls, 뉴욕, and live on CBS Sports Network.

“I’m a bit discouraged from the politics,” 계속 루이스, “but am I deterred from my goals? 절대적으로하지. The people have spoken, the fans know who won and that is consolation for me. I will keep moving forward!”
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GCP Switches it Up in a Big Way!

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Tony Luis to Face Derry Matthews for World Championship this Saturday in England; Ismael Barroso now Fighting Ira Terry on CBS 힝 클리, MN 이번 주 금요일

Lack of time to obtain proper visas has forced the necessity for two of Greg Cohen Promotions’ (GCP) fighters to switch places on short notice for this weekend.

에 토요일, 4월 18, 콘월, Ontario’s Tony “번개” 루이스 (19-2, 7 KOS 호텔) will now face UK veteran Derry Matthews (37-9-2, 20 KOS 호텔) for the Interim WBA Lightweight Championship at the Echo Arena in Matthews’ hometown of Liverpool, 영국, as the main event of a night of boxing presented by Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions.

Luis was originally scheduled to face 멤피스, 테네시, 베테랑 아이라 테리 (26-13, 16 KOS 호텔) in the televised co-feature of the “CBS 스포츠 네트워크의 챔피언 쉽 복싱” 행사, presented by Greg Cohen Promotions in association with Adam Wilcock’s Fight Card Promotions and produced by David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions on금요일, 4월 17, 클리 그랜드 카지노 클리, 미네소타.

Unbeaten Venezuelan slugger Ismael Barroso (17-0-2, 16 KOS 호텔), who was originally scheduled to face Matthews, was unable to obtain the proper visas in time to fight on such short notice in England. He will now take Luis’ place in Hinckley and will take on Terry in an eight-round attraction 금요일.

“It worked out well for everyone,” 그렉 코헨은 말했다. “Tony Luis was high enough in the ratings and ready to fight, so he’s one of the few fighters in the world who could have stepped into this important fight on such short notice. And fortunately, he is a GCP fighter as well, so we made it happen quickly and he is on his way to the UK as we speak. Tony gets his dream shot at a world championship and the fans in Hinckley, and on CBS Sports Network, will get their first look at one of the most fearsome punchers in boxing, 이스마엘 바로 소. So it seems that everyone wins in this unique situation.”