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A new WBF International
lightwelterweight champion was
crowned in Campbell, Ohio on
Saturday (May 14) when Miguel
'Silky Smooth' Gonzalez, from
near-by Cleveland, won a 10
round decision over Christopher
Fernandez at Saint Lucy Hall.
A sell out crowd watched a very
exciting fight between these two
warriors. Gonzalez was in top
form and Fernandez was a very
worthy challanger, he should
hold his head high after this
performance.
Gonzalez was in control of the
fight from the opening bell and
landed several body shots that
sent Fernandez to the canvas on
two separate occasions in rounds
two and four, but Fernandez was
a very game co-challenger.
He weathered the storm, 0fought
back with the pride of a true
warrior and did himself, and
boxing in general, very
proud. In the end, however, all
three judges scored the bout
100:87 in favour of the new
champion.
The crowd definetly got their
monies worth. Adding to the
excitement of the evening, in
attendence were ring legends Ray
'Boom Boom' Mancini, the former
world lightweight champ and Ohio
all-time great, and ex-world
title challenger Frankie
Duarte. Both men appeared as if
they could still go a couple of
rounds.
The 25-year-old Gonzalez, now
17-2 (13), seems ready to take
on the best in the world. He has
worldclass ability and the
personality of a star
performer. Fernandez displayed
the kind of endurance and
tenacity that may be better
displayed at the higher weight
he prefers. No one in the
audience or press seemed unhappy
about the decision or action.
It was a successful production
from beginning to end and the
card was excellent. It is good
to see people walking away from
a night at the fights with
smiles on their faces and
sharing the lefts and rights
landed as they re-told the story
of the nights' display. |
