In the WBC featherweight qualifying match (up to 57.2 kg), ex-world champion Isaac Dogbo (25-2, 15 KOs) tightly and very controversially defeated ex-challenger Joet Gonzalez (25-3, 15 KOs) by split decision . Isaac, whose battle cry is “Whoa!” (and this is not a message to the enemy at all), spoke about cooperation with coach Barry Hunter and threw down the gauntlet to the champions in absentia.
“Barry has always been a very inspiring person to me, almost a father figure,”
told Sky Sports official winner. “He’s the kind of person who, when it seems like it’s all over, always finds the right words. I really need him in the corner. It was thanks to him that I pulled out the fight.”
The African thanked the opponent, calling him “a real warrior.” And he added that he was now staring at the title bearers.
“I promised that my journey could become a Hollywood blockbuster. I always praise God. Whoever the current champions are, they need to be on the lookout. “Royal Storm”! I’m back, baby!” Isaac swaggers.
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Dogbo, who after a bright rise at the beginning of his career, fell into a series of failures and overcomes adversity with varying degrees of success, knows what it’s like not to give up.
“It doesn’t matter what battle you’re in. Whatever the darkness is, keep going through it. Because in the end there will definitely be light at the end of the tunnel, ”he gave advice to the fighters, and not only to the boxers. For the defense forces of Ukraine, this is also more relevant than ever.
Gonzalez, who rebounded Dogbo on strikes 197-190, thinks he did enough to win: “A close fight. I thought I won. I grabbed him twice, stunned him. I hit cleaner and harder, pushed him, and he fouled.