McJoe Arroyo Jirbaħ IBF Junior Bantamweight World Championship & Amir Imam jaqla Shot f'140-Lira Titolu Min Showtime kampjonat boxing®
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PASS, TEXAS (Lulju 18, 2015) - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. qala 'deċiżjoni unanima (97-92, 98-91, 96-93) fuq Marcos Reyes fil-każ prinċipali ta 'Showtime kampjonat boxing nhar is-Sibt quddiem 9,245 fil-Don Haskins Center fl 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 iddeċieda li jipprova kampanja fil middleweight super.
Chavez (49-2-1, 32 Kos), li kien jiġġieldu għall-ewwel darba ma 'trainer Robert Garcia, deher li tkun tista 'art shots enerġija tiegħu fil-se, however he would pick his spots and had long bouts of inactivity. Although he was working with a new trainer, Chavez komplew bulldoze quddiem u ġġieldu ġlieda simili ħafna kif kien jagħmel kontra Andrezj Fonfara f'April, din id-darba kontra avversarju iżgħar.
“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 liri. 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, jekk I ma kinux iweġġgħu naħa tiegħi jiena kont knocked lilu out.
“I connected on the best punches to the chin and the body. I iweġġgħu lilu, but I couldn’t finish him because I hurt my hand. He threw a lot of punches but missed a lot. Hu qatt ma iweġġgħu me. I felt I hurt him every time I landed.”
Wara l-ġlieda, Reyes (33-3, 24 Kos) preached każ tiegħu lill reporter SHOWTIME Jim Gray u enfasizzat l-disparità piż.
“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.
"I kien kontra kull odds - l referee, il-piż, kollox. I think I won the fight. It’s OK – I did my best.”
Fil-ko-karatteristika, McJoe Arroyo rebaħ deċiżjoni tekniku fuq Arthur Villanueva biex tirbaħ il-vakanti IBF Junior Bantamweight World Championship wara l-bout ġie mwaqqaf fi 2:10 fil- 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 wara l-imħallfin skorja l- 10th.
Il-Puerto Rika Arroyo (17-0, 8 Kos) sar it-tielet ġlied mill-gżira biex tirbaħ it-titolu 115-lira.
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, Awissu iddikjara li huwa waqqaf il-ġlieda fl-aħjar interess tal-ġlied iżda li Villanueva qal hu kien li l-ebda kwistjonijiet vista.
"Meta kien li jidħlu, 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 rawnds, boxing or brawling. It was a competitive fight but we just worked harder every round.”
Meta mistoqsi minn Gray jekk kien diffiċli li ssib ritmu tiegħu, Arroyo wieġbet, “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 ma qabilx mal-waqfien u sejjaħ għal rematch immedjat.
"Kienet ġlieda iebsa mhux maħduma u ħafna għalija wara l 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. I know I tista 'taħbit lilu u I jridu rematch immedjat. "
Fil-bout ftuħ tal-lejla, undefeated konkorrent 140-lira knocked out Fernando Angulo bi dritt thundering li jaqilgħu xi sparatura obbligatorju fil-rebbieħ tal-Showdown waqgħa skedat bejn Viktor Postol u Lucas Matthysse għall-vakanti WBC Super Lightweight World Championship.
Deher li jkun ġlieda diffiċli għall Imam (18-0, 15 Kos), iżda kien dejjem fil-kontroll u supremely preċiż, inżul 54 mija ta 'puntelli enerġija tiegħu mqabbla ma' biss 17 għall Angulo (28-10, 16 Kos). Imam ended the bout in brilliant fashion with a powerful right to Angulo’s ear, furzar avversarju tiegħu li jaqgħu wiċċ bil-ħerqa l-kanvas u l referee biex tieqaf istantanjament-konkors fil :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.”
Promotur Imam imsemmi u Hall ta 'Famer Don King, "Kienet prestazzjoni eċċellenti - biss dak I mistenni u aktar. 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.”