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In a fast-paced and gritty
fight, former IBF World
Lightweight ruler Miguel
“Titere” Vazquez captured the
vacant World Boxing Federation
(WBF) Mexican Welterweight crown
on Friday night, April 13, at
Parque Revulucion in Culiacan.
Vazquez (31), from Guadalajara,
defeated veteran home-town
favourite, and former WBF World
Welterweight Champion, Cosme
“Chino” Rivera by unanimous
decision on a show promoted by
Promociones Boxisticas Culiacan.
Both men had come to put on a
show for the fans, and, while at
times a little messy, the fight
was entertaining with two
warriors coming forward and
trying to gain momentum. Vazquez
was the quicker man with both
hands and feet, but Rivera never
stopped trying despite failing
to land anything clean.
Vazquez had plenty of success
with the right hand, and on a
few occasions appeared to have
shaken his foe. However, he
didn't have the power to
seriously hurt Rivera, who at no
point looked close to going
down, but after ten rounds there
was no doubt that Vazquez had
prevailed.
Judges Victoria Morales Jimenez,
Jose de Jesus Arellano and
Gerardo Zazueta Orosco scored
the fight 99-91, 99-92 and
100-90. Referee in charge of the
action was Juan Jose Ramirez.
Now on track to potentially
challenge for the WBF World
Welterweight title, Miguel
Vazquez improved his impressive
professional record to 40-6
(15). 41-year-old Rivera drops
to 43-25-3 (29), in a career he
started twenty-five years ago at
the age of sixteen.
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