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Las Vegas (Novambra 24, 2019) – Tompon-daka Eran-tany sokajy mavesatra kapila bitika Deontay “The Bronze ainy miditra” Wilder continued his title reign with a one-punch knockout victory over Luis “Mpanjaka Kong” Ortiz in the seventh round of their rematch Saturday night that headlined a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Wilder made his 10faha- consecutive successful title defense, tying him with Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, Tommy Burns and Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko as the only heavyweight champions to achieve that feat.
Ao amin'ny lalao miverina ny lava 2018 fight that saw Wilder rally back from nearly being stopped to knock out Ortiz in round 10, the fight again saw both men hold the momentum of the fight at different times.
Ortiz controlled much of the action of the fight as he sought to become the first Cuban heavyweight champion in history. Wilder was not very active in the early rounds, while Ortiz was able to effectively jab, move and throw overhand lefts to rack up rounds on the scorecard.
“With Ortiz, you can see why no other heavyweight wants to fight him,” Said Wilder. “He’s very crafty, he moves strategically and his intellect is very high. I had to measure him in certain places.”
Much of Wilder’s attack throughout the first six rounds was centered on his jab and a sweeping left hook that didn’t seem to land cleanly until early in round seven. With the seventh round waning, Wilder used a feint and a straight right cross to put Ortiz down, the first time he had been hurt at all in the fight.
“I had to go in and out and finally I found my measurement,” Said Wilder. “I saw the shot and I took it. My intellect is very high in the ring and no one gives me credit for me. I think I buzzed him with a left hook earlier in the round and I took it from there.”
While Ortiz was able to get to his feet, referee Kenny Bayless waived off the bout at 2:51 ho any amin'ny fihodinana fahafito. Ortiz led on all three scorecards, by margins of 58-56 ary 59-55 indroa. Araka ny Compubox, Ortiz out landed Wilder 35 ny 34, miaraka amin'ny 28 ny 17 advantage in power punches.
“Ity dia ady totohondry,” Said Ortiz. “Nolazaiko fa ny iray amintsika dia ho voaroaka ary tsy handeha izany 12 fihodinana. Nizotra tsara aho rehefa namely ny lamba. Rehefa henoko ny mpitsara nilaza hoe fito dia nanandrana nitsangana aho, saingy heveriko fa nandeha haingana kokoa ny fanisana noho ny nieritreretako azy.
“Ady lehibe ity ary nieritreritra aho fa nandresy mazava,” hoy hatrany i Ortiz. “Voatifitra be aho ary tokony hanome voninahitra an'i Deontay Wilder betsaka aho. Fantatro fa manome ny olana aminy ny fihetsiko. Tonga nitifitra be aho ary noheveriko fa naratra izy. Nihevitra aho fa efa niatrika ny fanisana aho ary afaka nanohy.”
Ao amin'ny peratra aorian'ny ady, Nanamafy i Ortiz fa hanohy ny fikatsahany ho tompondaka mavesatra.
“Naneho finiavana lehibe i Deontay ary tsy menatra amin'ny zava-bitako aho,” Said Ortiz. “I know I can beat anyone in the heavyweight division. My career is not over. I’m going to work my way back into a big fight.”
Taorian'ny ady, Wilder told FOX Sports’ Heidi Androl that his goal is to unify the heavyweight division and become undisputed champion.
“Manaraka, we have Tyson Fury in the rematch,” said Wilder.” It’s scheduled for February, so we’ll see. Avy eo dia, I want unification. I want one champion, one face and one heavyweight champion – Deontay Wilder. The heavyweight division is too small, there should be one champion and it’s Deontay Wilder.”
Ao amin'ny fiaraha-main hetsika, Lion “Horohoron-tany” Santa Cruz (37-1-1, 19 Kos) became a four-division world champion by capturing the WBA Super Featherweight with a unanimous decision over Miguel Flores (24-3, 12 Kos).
“Winning this title means the world to me,” Santa Cruz nanao hoe:. “This is all for the fans who support me. I didn’t feel myself today and didn’t perform the way I wanted to. Hiverina any amin'ny gym aho ary hiady lehibe amin'ny 2020.”
Nanomboka nafana ny hetsika tamin'ny fihodinana fahatelo, rehefa nanomboka nahita trano ho an'ny tanany ankavanana mahitsy i Santa Cruz izay hanampy azy hifehy ny ankamaroan'ny sisa amin'ny tolona. Nanitsy sy nampiasa fihetsiketsehana bebe kokoa i Flores mba hanandramana hanoherana ny herisetra ataon'i Santa Cruz ary nifantoka tamin'ny fanoherana ireo tanana havanana tamin'ny tifitra vatana ihany koa.
“Faly aho fa nahazo ny fandresena,” Santa Cruz nanao hoe:. “Mpiady mahay i Miguel, nomeny ady mafy aho ary noporofoiny fa tsy mpanosika azy izy. Nanao ady lehibe izahay.”
“Ady tsara izany ary nasehoko fa anisan'ity ambaratonga ity aho,” hoy i Flores. “Nandeha fotsiny aho 12 fihodinana miaraka amin'i Leo Santa Cruz. Tsy zava-bita samirery izany fa nampihena ny diany aho. Toy ny nolazaiko teo aloha, it’s not only about throwing punches, but it’s about ring IQ and I showed I have it.”
Despite Flores’ tactics, Santa Cruz was able to stay in control and frustrate his opponent. Flores was deducted a point by referee Tony Weeks in round eight due to excessive holding during the many exchanges.
Santa Cruz held the edge in punches landed at 253 ny 222, while Flores threw more punches than Santa Cruz by a tally of 1024 ny 907.
“It was a close fight and I didn’t think he was landing too much,” hoy i Flores. “He was busy but he wasn’t landing too many shots. I landed cleaner harder shots but he was just busier.”
Flores continued to try to rough up Santa Cruz and accidentally hit him with a headbutt in the ninth round that opened up a cut over Santa Cruz’s left eye. The four-division champion was able to weather that cut and finished strong on his way to a unanimous decision by scores of 115-112 ary 117-110 indroa. Watch highlights ETO.
“I want to stay at 130,” Santa Cruz nanao hoe:. “We want the big fights in 2020. I want Gervonta Davis or Gary Russell Jr. I want to show the world I’m not scared of anybody.”
The pay-per-view also featured WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa (20-0-1, 15 Kos) retaining his title with a split draw against former champion Jolay Ceja (32-4-1, 28 Kos) rehefa 12 rounds of action.
“I think I did win the fight,” Said Figueroa. “He put on a lot of pressure, but I fought better in the early rounds and I finished strong.”
Figueroa started the fight in control, closing down the distance early and using his activity and combinations to take early control of the action. Ceja’s strategy early was to counter his charging opponent, but he soon picked up the aggression to not allow Figueroa’s offensive momentum to grow.
In the middle rounds, Ceja began taking control, landing the more powerful punches while Figueroa continued to come forward, but was not able to land anything that slowed Ceja’s offense. Watch highlights ETO.
Figueroa was able to weather the storms in the middle rounds and make it to the late rounds where he again picked up the activity and body attack. He was able to bust Ceja’s lip throughout the action, causing it to swell and bleed.
The punch output was impressive from both fighters, with their 784 combined punches landed good for the fourth most in super bantamweight history, while their 2,811 punches thrown were the second highest, according to CompuBox. Figueroa earned a narrow 411 ny 373 tombony amin'ny totohondry.
Taorian'ny 12 fihodinana, ny mpitsara’ Maneran-tany dia 115-113 for Figueroa, 116-112 for Ceja and 114-114, which resulted in the split draw decision.
“This fight is for all of you fans who came here to see me,” said Ceja. “He was a man about it and he gave me the fight. I think I won, but I respect the judges’ fanapahan-kevitra. I’ll definitely run it back in a rematch.”
Ceja was not able to win the title after failing to make the 122-pound limit at Friday’s weigh-in.
“I basically fought a person in a weight class above mine tonight,” Said Figueroa. “I’m pretty sure if he weighed 122, it wouldn’t even be a close fight. We have to run the rematch back but he better make the weight.”
The pay-per-view opener saw Mexico’s Eduardo Ramirez (23-2-3, 10 Kos) deliver an impressive fourth-round TKO victory over previously unbeaten Leduan Barthelemy (15-1-1, 7 Kos) in their featherweight rematch. Watch the highlightETO
“I said before the fight, I wasn’t going to let it go to the judges,” said Ramirez. “The first fight wasn’t a draw. I worked very hard for this and it turned out how I wanted today. I felt his punching power. Izy no tsara mpiady. I came here to fight. Viva Mexico.”
The fight began tactically, with Barthelemy looking to use his reach advantage to work off of his jab, while Ramirez sought to work inside and deliver power punches. Amin'ny manodidina telo, Ramirez began to break through Barthelemy’s defense with a series of hooks late in the round.
Ramirez continued to come forward in round four, pressing Barthelemy and finding additional cracks in his defense. Late in the round, Ramirez broke through with a glancing right hook that he followed up with a perfect straight left that put Barthelemy down.
While Barthelemy was able to get to his feet, referee Russell Mora waived off the bout at 2:59 of the fourth round. Ramirez held a 73 ny 52 tombony amin'ny totohondry, ao anatin'izany ny 27 in round three and 31 in round four.
“I’ve got no excuses,” Said Barthelemy. “The better man won tonight. I had a great camp and I was feeling good. But when I got out there I wasn’t really feeling my best. I turned around to try to walk around and get my feet under me after the knockdown. I wasn’t trying to stop the fight or anything and I thought I could continue. Now I just have to live with it and come back.”
FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Prelims on FS2 and FOX Deportes saw sensational 17-year-old prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. (3-0, 3 Kos) deliver a stoppage of Marklin Bailey (6-6, 4 Kos) 2:31 into the second round of their welterweight affair. Bebe Kokoa, rising super lightweight prospect Omar Juarez (6-0, 4 Kos) nitete Kevin Shacks (3-5-3, 3 Kos) three times on his way to a TKO victory 1:59 into round six.
Additional prelims fights featured Tennessee’s Dustin Long (3-1-2, 3 Kos) scoring a knockout of Marsellos Wilder (5-2, 2 Kos) with a left hook that ended the fight 1:51 into the fourth round. Watch the highlight ETO. The opening bout of prelims saw Ukraine’s Viktor Slavinskyi (11-0-1, 6 Kos) earn a unanimous decision over Mexico’s Rigoberto Hermosillo (11-2-1, 8 Kos) after six rounds of super featherweight action by scores of 60-54, 59-55 ary 58-56.
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