Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, UK.The local ex-European champion, a cool native of amateur boxing (winner of the European Championship) Gamal Yafai (19-3, 11 KOs) in the second bantamweight limit (up to 55.3 kg) flew on points to the gatekeeper from Mexico Diego Alberto Ruiz (24- 6-1, 12 KOs).
The fight immediately did not go according to the plan of the favorite. Constantly changing stance opponent was very uncomfortable for him. The footwork of the Briton seems to have remained in the distant past. He got hit. Already by the 3rd round, he was counted twice by knockdowns.
Yafai TOUCHES DOWN round #WoodLara pic.twitter.com/H1hFuIUwUR
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Yafai tried to do the only thing left: he worked as the first number, imposed power boxing, tried to rework the opponent. He looked no worse in exchanges, and at a long distance he completely outplayed Gamal, constantly pulling out the endings of the rounds. A beautiful cross took place a second before the gong in the 8th three-minute period.
That Ruiz right hand #WoodLara pic.twitter.com/cvuVuojx3Q
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The coach threatened to remove Yafai from the fight. He tried, but in the 10th round he was in the third knockdown, survived until the final gong. In such a fight, it is simply impossible to rob an underdog. We are waiting for the verdict: 98-89, 97-90 and 97-91 in favor of the guest. Well done!
Ruiz UD 10.