McJoe Arroyo Digdaya IBF Junior Bantamweight World Championship & Amir Imam Earns Shot Ing 140-punta Title On SHOWTIME juara BOXING®
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STEP, TEXAS (Juli 18, 2015) - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. entuk kaputusan unanimous (97-92, 98-91, 96-93) liwat Marcos King ing acara utama SHOWTIME juara BOXING on Saturday ing ngarepe 9,245 ing Haskins Center Don ing El Paso, Texas.
Reyes was the more active fighter – he doubled Chavez’s output – but simply couldn’t hurt his larger opponent. Following a loss at light heavyweight last April, Chavez mutusaké kanggo nyoba kanggo kampanye ing super middleweight.
Chavez (49-2-1, 32 KOs), sing onomatopia kanggo pisanan karo trainer Robert Garcia, ketoke kanggo bisa kanggo nampa nembak daya kang ing bakal, however he would pick his spots and had long bouts of inactivity. Although he was working with a new trainer, Chavez terus kanggo bulldoze maju lan perang perang banget padha minangka iya marang Andrezj Fonfara in April, wektu iki marang mungsuh cilik.
“I won. This is big for me and Robert,” Chavez said. “I can do it better, but I won and that is the important thing. I’m going to fight at 168 kilogram. Little by little, I’m going to get down in weight. We know we’re doing much better work in the gym.
“In the third round I hurt my left hand. I think it’s broken, I don’t know. I’ll see the doctor. With all respect to Reyes, yen aku wis ora babras tangan aku wis kalah wong metu.
“I connected on the best punches to the chin and the body. Aku natoni wong, but I couldn’t finish him because I hurt my hand. He threw a lot of punches but missed a lot. Tau babras kula. I felt I hurt him every time I landed.”
Sawise perang, King (33-3, 24 KOs) martakaké cilik kanggo SHOWTIME reporter Jim Gray lan nuding metu Target bobot.
“I feel I won the fight. I showed him how I box,” Reyes said. “I made the weight at 168 and he didn’t make weight. He’s like a light heavyweight fighting a middleweight.
"Aku marang kabeh rintangan - wasit, bobot, kabeh. I think I won the fight. It’s OK – I did my best.”
Ing co-fitur, McJoe Arroyo menang kaputusan technical liwat Arthur Villanueva kanggo menang IBF Junior Bantamweight World Championship ing kosong mlompong sawise bab iki mandegake ing 2:10 ing 10th round due to a deep gash over Villanueva’s right eye. The fight went to the judges’ scorecards and Villanueva was ahead 97-92, 98-91 sawise hakim damel 10th.
Puerto Rican Arroyo (17-0, 8 KOs) dadi pejuang katelu saka pulo kanggo menang judhul 115-pound.
The lefty-righty matchup was at times highly technical and foul-filled. Referee Rafael Ramos deducted a point against Villanueva (27-1, 14 KOs) for leading with his head in the sixth. In a different clash in the sixth, a deep gash opened up over the right eye of Villanueva that ultimately led to the stoppage. Ramos ruled that the clash that opened the cut was unintentional.
Dr. Brian August inspected the cut midway through the seventh round and again after the eighth. Ramos again signaled for August to inspect the cut in the 10th and ruled that it was too deep to continue. In an interview with Jim Gray, Agustus nyatakake kang mandegake perang ing kapentingan paling apik fighter nanging Villanueva nyariosaken piyambakipun gadhah ora masalah ngarsane.
"Nalika piyambakipun ngetik, he was entering low. He was clashing heads a lot,” Arroyo said. “Before the fight, I knew he was a tough fighter. All Philippine fighters come to fight. I knew I had to be ready for 12 babak, boxing or brawling. It was a competitive fight but we just worked harder every round.”
Nalika dijaluk dening Gray yen ana hard kanggo nggoleki kang irama, Arroyo nanggapi, “That’s a normal thing when a southpaw fights a right hander. We were both trying to be slick and smart. That happens when two boxers with the same style fight.”
Kaban sarujuk karo stoppage lan disebut kanggo rematch langsung.
"Iku perang atos lan banget angel kanggo kula sawise headbutt ing,” Villanueva said. “I thought I won the fight. I didn’t want them to stop the fight because it was just getting into the flow. I’m disappointed with the stoppage. Aku bisa ngalahake wong lan aku pengin rematch langsung. "
Ing bab kawitan ing wayah sore, suwé 140-pound contender kalah metu Fernando Angulo karo hak gemuruh kanggo entuk dijupuk prentah ing pemenang tiba gelaran dijadwal antarane Viktor Postol lan Lucas Matthysse kanggo WBC Super Lightweight World Championship ing kosong mlompong.
Kuwe dadi perang angel kanggo Imam (18-0, 15 KOs), nanging tansah ing kontrol lan supremely akurat, kebangkrutan 54 persen punches daya kang dibandhingake mung 17 kanggo Angulo (28-10, 16 KOs). Imam ended the bout in brilliant fashion with a powerful right to Angulo’s ear, mekso mungsuh tiba pasuryan-kanggo nerusake kanvas lan wasit kanggo enggal mungkasi kontes ing :56.
“I take my hat off. He’s a good opponent,” Imam said. “I just hit him with a big shot on his ear and he was done.
“These guys get the belts and just hold it. I’m going to get the belt and hold it with pride.”
Ngandika promoter Imam lan Hall of Famer Don King, "Iku sing banget kinerja - mung apa samesthine lan liyane. You should never underestimate but pontificate when it comes to the ‘Young Master.’ We will take the belts and anyone that comes in front of us.”