The heavy Mexican “Rocky” was born, but ends up being eliminated under the ring

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The heavy Mexican

Frank Sánchez shook Julián Fernández’s head.

Photo: Ed Mulholland-Matchroom / Kindness

In one of the fights under the book “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Callum Smith, Mexican wrestler Julián Fernández entered the ring against former Cuban Olympian Frank Sánchez in a 10-round weightlifting fight.

Fernández, 27, originally from Tijuana, arrived as a safe victim in front of a stronger, older and more experienced man of 30 years.

The Cuban living in Miami, who fought for “Canelo”, clearly dominated, especially in the first two rounds and the elimination was imminent, as the hooks to the head and the cannon shots to the body were in full swing.

But, despite a total domination over Fernandez, his coach cheered him in the corner as if he were watching another fight.

“You’ve already endured the best blows he has, he’s already desperate … I like this fight. “Alejandro García told him before the fourth round, while the boxer looked at him with confidence.

Fernandez, the son of a mixed martial arts expeller, managed to survive a few more rounds, even enduring some rabbit fists behind his head that were not penalized.

The Mexican challenges Cuban Sánchez in round 5. / Ed Mulholland-Matchroom

In the last seconds of the fifth round, the border fighter was shaken and then clung, standing in front of the Cuban, lowering his guard and starting to provoke him to hit him harder in the head, in a gesture of “rocky” courage that brought him applause from the audience at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

But the Mexican “Rocky”, who drew strength from weakness, finally found his end in the middle of round 7, when Sanchez connected him with a violent straight cross to his jaw, followed by another straight he sent it over the first rope of the ring, falling down the stairs.

Fernandez (14-3) almost fell out of the ring at a dramatic moment. The referee signaled the elimination and the native of Tijuana recovered after a minute on the canvas. Sánchez, who scored 108 fists for 43, improved to a 17-0 record (13 KOs).

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