Ruben Torres (19-0, 16 KOs) knocked out Venezuelan Cristian Baez (18-2, 17 KOs) dirty.
It’s doubly insulting, since a real cut was sharpened in the ring. First, the underdog-guest checked the jaw of the favorite with the left side – he survived. In the 2nd three-minute period, the fighters completely exchanged knockdowns: first, Baez visited the floor, then it was time to wipe Torres with the fifth point of the canvas of the ring.
In the middle of the battle, the Venezuelan unexpectedly took over the advantage due to powerful accented blows to the body and to the head. But in the 7th round he missed the opponent’s attack and ended up on the floor for the second time. Baez rose to his feet, began to appeal to the referee. He made sure that everything was in order with the underdog and allowed the fight to continue.
For some reason, the Venezuelan continued to appeal (this time he turned to his opponent), for which he was punished with a hard left hook.
Baez was winning, and then this happened… #thompsonboxing pic.twitter.com/eUzEV05lYb
— Fredy (@handsomefredy) August 21, 2022
About Saturday night….. pic.twitter.com/XC27tbhwnh
— Thompson Boxing (@thompsonboxing) August 22, 2022
The episode recalled how in 2011, in a very similar situation, Floyd Mayweather knocked out Victor Ortiz (report on this event).
The scandalous moment was continued in social networks. Commentators are divided into two camps. Some began to remind the golden rule of boxing – always protect yourself in the ring. The latter are unhappy with Torres, who (in their opinion) violated the unspoken rule of a fair fight.
And which side are you on?
Well, for comparison…
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