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Travis Hanshaw was expected to
have a game and motivated
challenger in front of him on
Saturday night, July 14, in the
first defense of his World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
Intercontinental Light
Heavyweight title at Boyd County
Community Center in
Catlettsburg, Kentucky, USA.
And that is exactly what Roy
King was, as the 39-year-old
Tennessee-based New Yorker gave
the much younger Hanshaw (26) a
very good fight, making the
favoured champion from nearby
Ashland work hard from round one
through round twelve.
The first half of the bout was
fought on even terms, and both
men boxed well in close rounds.
But, perhaps served well by his
youth, Hanshaw came on strong in
the second part of the fight,
and deservedly emerged
victorious by unanimous
decision.
Judge Carlo Kellem scored the
fight 115-113, while judges Kent
Hendrickson and John House had
it a bit wider at 117-112 and
117-111 respectively. Referee in
charge of this main event,
promoted by Tom Hanshaw, was
Marvin Whittamore.
Travis “Rattlesnake” Hanshaw
sees his professional record
improve to 14-1-1 (7), and Roy
King drops to 10-2-1 (5), after
an unbeaten streak of nine bouts
over the last three years.
Despite losing, King appears to
have much more to offer in the
sport, and can come back strong
from the experience.
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