Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA. The WBA super featherweight champion (up to 59 kg) Roger Gutierrez (26-4-1, 20 KOs) from Venezuela expectedly lost to the mandatory contender Dominican Hector Luis Garcia (16-0, 10 KOs).
The challenger immediately occupied the center of the ring and began a very aggressive hunt for the champion’s body. At the same time, he most often wielded twos, and at times he fell too far behind the blows. Gutierrez tried to counter and intercept, but he rarely succeeded – he looked squeezed.
By the 4th round, Garcia had already completely controlled the distance, shocked Gutierrez with a series of blows – the champion is holding perfectly.
Garcia applies pressure in RD4!#GutierrezGarcia pic.twitter.com/EKpGdthmlc
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Gutierrez made attempts to make changes in the course of the fight only in the 8th round. He began to press hard, but in response, even more and more accurately began to fly. In the corner of the champion, they even started talking about an early stop.
The Venezuelan pushed the density of the fight to the limit, forcing the Dominican to accept a tough exchange in the center of the ring. Garcia is still better, but at least Gutierrez has a chance in such a mahacha. He even, perhaps, won the 10th and 11th three-minute periods. It is possible that the judges will give all the previous rounds to the applicant.
The champion went all-in too late. The score of the judges: 117-111, 117-111, 118-110 in favor of the applicant. No options. We have a new champion!
Garcia UD 12.
In the super lightweight limit (up to 63.5 kg), promising American puncher Brendan Lee (26-0, 22 KO) beat his compatriot
Willa Maderu (17-2-3, 10 KOs), but almost lost by knockout.
In the 3rd round, Madera caught the favorite with a right counterhook. He fell heavily onto the canvas, but managed to get to his feet.
Whoa! @brandun_lee hits the canvas in RD3!#LeeMadera pic.twitter.com/j7MBEW12RB
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Lee mainly invests in long-range strikes, so he is very vulnerable to counterattacks. Another good moment for the underdog was in the 7th three-minute period. The rest of the time soloed the prospect.
The score of the judges: three times 98-91.
Lee UD 10.
Also in this weight, ex-WBA interim champion Venezuelan Ismael Barroso (24-3-2, 22 KOs) coped with 41-year-old Argentinean Fernando Saucedo (63-10-3, 10 KOs) who had not entered the ring for a very long time.
Barroso TKO 4.
Cuban heavyweight left-hander (over 90.7 kg) Lennier Perot (8-0, 5 KOs) knocked out an American journeyman in the opening round in an intermediate fight
Joel Caudle (9-7-2, 6 KOs).
The favorite had a right hook, and the underdog terribly fell on the floor of the ring face forward. The referee immediately stopped the fight.
Feather KO 1.
They say a very bright knockout … If you find it – throw it in the comments, pliz!