McJoe Arroyo nanalo IBF Junior Bantamweight World Championship & Amir Imam kumikita pagbaril Sa 140-pound Title On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
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STEP, Teksas (Hulyo 18, 2015) - Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. nakakuha ng isang lubos na nagkakaisa desisyon (97-92, 98-91, 96-93) over Marcos Reyes sa pangunahing kaganapan ng SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING sa Sabado sa harap ng 9,245 sa Don Haskins Center sa El Paso, Teksas.
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, Nagpasya Chavez sa pagtatangka sa kampanya sa sobrang middleweight.
Chavez (49-2-1, 32 Kos), na noon ay nakikipaglaban para sa unang pagkakataon na may trainer Robert Garcia, tila sa maaari able sa lupa ng kanyang kapangyarihan shots sa kalooban, however he would pick his spots and had long bouts of inactivity. Although he was working with a new trainer, Patuloy na manakot forward Chavez at lumaban sa isang halos katulad na labanan tulad ng ginawa niya laban Andrezj Fonfara sa Abril, oras na ito laban sa isang mas maliit na kalaban.
“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, kung hindi ako ay saktan ang aking kamay ko sana kumatok sa kanya sa labas.
“I connected on the best punches to the chin and the body. Nasaktan ko siya, but I couldn’t finish him because I hurt my hand. He threw a lot of punches but missed a lot. Siya ay hindi kailanman saktan ako. I felt I hurt him every time I landed.”
Pagkatapos ng away, Reyes (33-3, 24 Kos) ipinangaral kanyang kaso sa SHOWTIME reporter Jim Gray at matulis ang timbang ng pagkakaiba.
“I feel I won the fight. I showed him how I box,”Sabi ni Reyes. “I made the weight at 168 and he didn’t make weight. He’s like a light heavyweight fighting a middleweight.
"Ako ay laban sa lahat ng logro - ang humatol, ang bigat, lahat ng bagay. I think I won the fight. It’s OK – I did my best.”
Sa co-tampok, Nanalo McJoe Arroyo sa isang teknikal na desisyon sa loob Arthur Villanueva upang manalo ang bakanteng IBF Junior Bantamweight World Championship matapos ang labanan ay tumigil sa 2:10 sa 10ika 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 matapos ang nakakuha ng mga hukom ang 10ika.
Ang Puerto Rican Arroyo (17-0, 8 Kos) naging ikatlong fighter mula sa isla upang manalo ng isang pamagat sa 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 10ika and ruled that it was too deep to continue. In an interview with Jim Gray, Nakasaad Agosto na siya tumigil sa paglaban sa pinakamahusay na interes ng eruplano ngunit na Villanueva inaangkin siya ay pagkakaroon ng walang isyu sight.
"Kapag siya ay ang pagpasok, 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 round, boxing or brawling. It was a competitive fight but we just worked harder every round.”
Kapag tinanong ng Gray kung ito ay mahirap na makahanap ng kanyang ritmo, Arroyo tumugon, “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 disagreed sa pagpapatigil at tinawag para sa isang agarang rematch.
"Ito ay isang magaspang away at masyadong matigas para sa akin na matapos ang 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. Alam ko ang maaari kong hinampas siya at gusto ko ng isang agarang rematch. "
Sa pambungad na labanan ng gabi, undefeated 140-pound na kalaban bagsak out Fernando Angulo sa isang dumadagundong karapatan na kumita ng isang sapilitan shot sa nagwagi ng naka-iskedyul na fall pagbubunyag ng mga balak sa pagitan ng Viktor Postol at Lucas Matthysse para sa bakanteng WBC Super Lightweight World Championship.
Ito ay lumitaw na maging isang mahirap na labanan para sa Imam (18-0, 15 Kos), ngunit siya ay palaging nasa kontrol at supremely tumpak, landing 54 porsiyento ng kanyang kapangyarihan punches kumpara sa makatarungan 17 para Angulo (28-10, 16 Kos). Imam ended the bout in brilliant fashion with a powerful right to Angulo’s ear, pilitin ang kanyang mga kalaban na mahulog face-forward sa mga tolda at ang humatol na agad ihinto ang paligsahan sa :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.”
Sinabi ni Imam tagataguyod at Hall of Famer Don King, "Ito ay isang mahusay na pagganap - lamang kung ano ang inaasahan ko at mas. 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.”