“Gollaz” defeated Robbie Davies Jr. by points to win IBF Intercontinental Superlight
For the second week in a row, a Mexican boxer was the protagonist of a new surprise in England, after Jalisco Gabriel ‘Gollaz’ Valenzuela was imposed by points to the favorite Robbie Davies Jr. after 10 intense episodes in the weight category Superlight, thus winning Intercontinental Championship of the International Boxing Federation.
It was last Saturday Mauricio ‘Bronco’ Lara, who gave the surprise by eliminating the undefeated from the former world champion Josh Warrington through a nine-round tie. And on this occasion, he was also close to making the playoffs Valenzuela, which closed strong enough to win a majority decision with a rating of 96-95, 94-94 and 96-95.
The Mexican’s triumph at the Wembley Arena in London came to pay up to $ 700 for every 100 bets for that result. From the beginning of the fight, motivated by the possibility of acting soon in support Canelo Alvarez on American soil, as promised by its promoter Eddy Reynoso, Gabriel he went out in search of the playoffs and repeatedly injured his opponent.
Davies Jr. He came out to fight on the counterattack, but the pressure of the Mexican was not enough to keep him at the necessary distance to execute his boxing. Valenzuela hungry, he knew the knockout was necessary to avoid a surprise on the scorecards, and although he didn’t come, he did enough to convince two of the three judges to take a well-deserved victory.
The new company BXSTRS celebrated the double in England, as last week they took the victory with Lara “Bronco” and now with Valenzuela, which improved to 23-2-1 with 13 eliminations, while Davies remained with 20-3 and 13 knockouts.