Cuban boxer Frank Sánchez and Mexican Julián Fernández played in a spectacular showdown on Saturday, before the final dispute for the World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA), the super-middleweight title.
The fight between Sánchez and Fernández was considered one of the best of the evening. The end was a movie, when the Mexican ended up collapsing between the ropes of the ring and falling out of the ring, as shows the video recorded by DAZN Boxing.
Fernández, who had landed on his back and was looking for air, had despised his opponent a few minutes before.
Fernández had asked Sánchez with gestures and shouts to hit him hard and, when he received a few blows, he continued to rise, asking for more from the Cuban.
Revenge came in the seventh round, when the 28-year-old fighter fired a few good blows to the face and finally landed a good straight in the head, which left the Mexican spinning, but still on his feet. Two blows later, he was tangled in ropes until he fell back on one of the judges’ tables.
With his victory, Sánchez achieved 17 victories, 13 of them by the eliminatory one, the news site took over Infobae.
A few days ago, he was training with “Canelo” Álvarez himself, whom he thanked for the opportunity to show him in Texas: “I fought with” Canelo “, who hits like a weight. It was a very strong preparation “.
The Cuban defeated Joey Dawejko in March during his previous presentation.
After Saturday’s show, the Cuban maintains his illusion of becoming his country’s first absolute world heavyweight champion: “It would be very important for Cuba and for me. That’s why I work so hard, I want to be the first heavyweight champion, Cuba “Sport is my life.”
In the big fight of the night, “Canelo” Álvarez not only defeated the British boxer Callum Smith, but dominated him throughout the 12 rounds, to become super champion WBA and WBC at 168 pounds.