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In March of 2016 Frenchmen
Gregory Trenel and Cedric Pate
fought to a draw over four
rounds. Since then both had won
all their fights, Trenel three
and Pate nine, and Trenel won
the World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Eurasia Super Welterweight
title last April.
The rematch, on Saturday March
10 at the Complexe René Tys in
Reims, was supposed to settle
the score, with the vacant WBF
International Super Welterweight
championship on the line, in
addition to Trenel´s Eurasia
title. But it didn't!
After ten rounds of thrilling
action, two of the three judges
again couldn't separate them.
While Emmanuel Demanet had it
97-94 for Trenel, Mohamed
Hireche and Jean-Marcel Nartz
both scored the fight 95-95,
five rounds to each, for the
majority draw.
Trenel was the boxer of the two,
and landed with multiple
uppercuts on the inside, while
Pate was the brawler and kept
coming forward. Halfway through,
it appeared that Trenel was
headed for a sure victory, ahead
on all cards, but Pate finished
strong and salvaged the draw by
winning the second half.
After the fight Trenel gave his
WBF belt to Pate out of respect,
and received a new one for
himself, a gesture highly
appreciated by the many Pate
fans in attendance. A third
fight was more or less agreed in
the ring, and is certainly
something to look forward to.
Gregory Trenel, who retains his
Eurasia title while the
International title remains
vacant, is now 9-3-2 (2). Cedric
Pate sees his record go to
12-0-2 (4). The fight served as
the main event of a show
promoted by Hamid Zaim Boxing
Team.
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