McJoe Arroyo mandresy IBF Junior Bantamweight World Championship & Amir Imam mahazo nahavoa 140-Pound Title amin'ny tompon-daka SHOWTIME Ady Totohondry®
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STEP, TEXAS (Jolay 18, 2015) - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. dia nahazo mari-Niray hevitra fanapahan-kevitra (97-92, 98-91, 96-93) ny Marcos Reyes ao amin'ny hetsika lehibe ny SHOWTIME tompon-daka Ady Totohondry amin'ny sabotsy eo anolan'ny 9,245 tao amin'ny Don Haskins Center in 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, Nanapa-kevitra ny hanandrana Chavez ny fampielezan-kevitra amin'ny ambony indrindra middleweight.
Chavez (49-2-1, 32 Kos), izay niady ho amin'ny fotoana voalohany amin'ny mpanazatra Robert Garcia, Toa ho afaka an-tanety ny heriny sary amin'ny sitrapony, however he would pick his spots and had long bouts of inactivity. Although he was working with a new trainer, Nanohy Chavez bulldoze handroso ka niady ny tena ady mitovy amin'izany, toy ny nataony tamin'i Andrezj Fonfara tamin'ny Aprily, tamin'ity indray mitoraka ity manohitra ny kely mpanohitra.
“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 kilao. 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, raha tsy manimba ny tananao no ho nandondòna azy avy.
“I connected on the best punches to the chin and the body. I nampalahelo azy, but I couldn’t finish him because I hurt my hand. He threw a lot of punches but missed a lot. Nampalahelo ahy na oviana na oviana izy. I felt I hurt him every time I landed.”
Taorian'ny ady, Reyes (33-3, 24 Kos) nitory ny raharaha ho SHOWTIME mpanao gazety Jim Gray sy nanamarika ny lanja tsy fitoviana.
“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.
"Izaho dia namely rehetra mifanohitra - ny mpitsara, ny lanjan'ny, ny zava-drehetra. I think I won the fight. It’s OK – I did my best.”
Ao amin'ny mpiara-endri-javatra, McJoe Arroyo nahazo ny fanapahan-kevitra ara-teknika ny Arthur Villanueva mba hahazo ny banga IBF Junior Bantamweight World Championship taorian'ny bout dia nijanona tao 2:10 ao amin'ny 10faha- 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 araka ny mpitsara baolina ny 10faha-.
Ny Puerto Rico Arroyo (17-0, 8 Kos) Lasa fahatelo mpiady avy any amin'ny nosy mba hahazo ny 115-kilao lohateny.
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 10faha- and ruled that it was too deep to continue. In an interview with Jim Gray, Nilaza Aogositra fa nitsahatra ny ady ao amin'ny tombontsoa tsara indrindra ny mpiady fa Villanueva nilaza izy tsy manana olana fahitana.
"Rehefa miditra izy, 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 fihodinana, boxing or brawling. It was a competitive fight but we just worked harder every round.”
Rehefa nanontaniana ny Gray raha sarotra ny mahita ny gadona, Arroyo namaly, “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.”
Villanueva tsy nanaiky ny stoppage ka niantso avy hatrany ny lalao miverina.
"Zava-marokoroko ady, ary tena mafy ho ahy araka ny headbutt,” 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. Fantatro fa afaka nikapoka azy, ary tiako avy hatrany ny lalao miverina. "
Ao amin'ny fiandohan'ny bout ny hariva, Tsy Mety Resy 140-kilao contender nandondòna avy Fernando Angulo tamin'ny kotroka zo mba hahazoana ny tsy maintsy nitifitra ny mpandresy ny fandaharana latsaka fifandonana eo Viktor Postol sy Lioka Matthysse ho an'ny kapila bitika ny banga Super maivana World Championship.
Tsy niseho ho ady sarotra ny Imam (18-0, 15 Kos), fa foana amin'ny fanaraha-maso sy faran'izay marina, fipetrahana 54 isan-jato ny heriny raha oharina amin'ny fotsiny punches 17 for Angulo (28-10, 16 Kos). Imam ended the bout in brilliant fashion with a powerful right to Angulo’s ear, manery ny mpanohitra mba lavo face-fatratra ny lamba sy ny mpitsara mba hampitsahatra avy hatrany ny fifaninanana amin'ny :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.”
Hoy Imam mampiroborobo sy Hall ny Famer Don King, "Tena tsara fampisehoana - fotsiny izay andrasana sy ny maro hafa. 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.”