McJoe Arroyo Guuleystay IBF Junior bantamweight World Championship & Amir Imam kasbada toogteen 140-Pound Title On SHOWTIME horyaalka feerka®
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STEP, Texas (July 18, 2015) - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. kasbadeen go'aan loo dhan yahay (97-92, 98-91, 96-93) in ka badan Marcos Reyes ay dhacdo weyn ee SHOWTIME horyaalka feerka on Saturday ka hor 9,245 at Don Haskins Center ee 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 go'aansadeen in ay isku dayaan in ay u ololeeyaan at dhexe super.
Chavez (49-2-1, 32 KOs), kuwaas oo la dagaalamaya markii ugu horeysay ee la tababare Robert Garcia, muuqatay in ay awoodaan in dalka darbo xooggiisa doono, however he would pick his spots and had long bouts of inactivity. Although he was working with a new trainer, Chavez sii waday weerarkeeda bulldoze iyo Dagaalkii aad u la mid ah sidii uu ku sameeyey kulankii Andrezj Fonfara ee April, Wakhtigan soo horjeeda yar.
“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 pounds. 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, haddii aanan gacantayda wax yeelo, waxaan isaga ka soo reebtay lahaa.
“I connected on the best punches to the chin and the body. Oo waxaan isaga ku dhaawici, but I couldn’t finish him because I hurt my hand. He threw a lot of punches but missed a lot. Wuxuu marnaba wax i yeelo. I felt I hurt him every time I landed.”
Ka dib markii la dagaallanka, Reyes (33-3, 24 KOs) wacdiyey kiiskiisa si reporter SHOWTIME Jim Gray oo tilmaamay farqi ah oo miisaankiisu yahay.
“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.
"Waxaan ahaa u soo gudubto - garsooraha, miisaanka, wax walba. I think I won the fight. It’s OK – I did my best.”
In ka co-feature, McJoe Arroyo guuleystay go'aan farsamo badan Arthur Villanueva inuu ku guuleysto jagada bannaanaatay IBF Junior bantamweight World Championship kadib markii madfac ayaa waxaa la joojiyey 2:10 ee 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 ka dib markii garsoorayaasha ay dhalisay 10th.
The Puerto Rican Arroyo (17-0, 8 KOs) ayaa noqday mid dagaal saddexaad ka jasiiradda inay ku guuleystaan horyaalka 115-pound ah.
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, August ayaa sheegay in uu joojiyay dagaalka ee danaha ugu wanaagsan ee dagaalka, laakiin in Villanueva ayaa sheegay in uu ku lahayn arrimaha hortooda.
"Markii uu soo galaya, 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 wareeg, boxing or brawling. It was a competitive fight but we just worked harder every round.”
Markii ay weydiisay Gray haddii ay ahayd adag tahay in la helo laxanka, Arroyo jawaabay, “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 u diiddan tahay dhamaadkii ciyaarta oo ku baaqay in celis ah oo degdeg ah.
"Waxa ay aheyd dagaal adag oo aad u adag ii kadib markii hertidii ah,” 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. Waan ogahay inaan isaga garaaci karaan, waxaana doonayaa celis ah oo degdeg ah. "
In xumad furitaanka fiidkii ah, badinin tartamaya 140-pound reebtay Fernando Angulo xaq ah kubado si ay u helaan kubad khasab ah ugu guuleystay ka mid ah kulanka loo qabtay ku dhacaan inta u dhaxaysa Viktor Postol iyo Lucas Matthysse u bannaanaatay WBC Super khafiif World Championship.
Waxaa u muuqday in ay dagaal adag u Imam (18-0, 15 KOs), laakiin waxa uu ahaa mar kasta gacanta ku maammula oo sax ah, degtey 54 boqolkiiba awood qaad uu la barbar dhigo oo kaliya 17 u Angulo (28-10, 16 KOs). Imam ended the bout in brilliant fashion with a powerful right to Angulo’s ear, qasbo inuu soo horjeeda si ay u dhici fool-weeraryahanka u shiraac iyo garsooraha in ay isla markiiba joojiso kulankii ka dhacay :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.”
Wuxuuna yidhi horumariyaha Imam iyo Hall of ritiga Don King, "Waxa uu ahaa qaab ciyaareed aad u fiican - waxa aan rajaynayaa iyo in ka badan. 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.”