The match between John Riel Casamero and Guillermo Rigondeaux is believed to have been witnessed by the fans during the entire 12 rounds played without much action One of the strangest boxing matches.
For the 40-year-old Cuban pug, this has always been his game plan.
Realizing that Casimero would try to knock him down by any means, Rigondo insisted on his style of avoiding the WBO bantamweight title to thwart his offense.
“No one wants to fight with me because that was my game plan and it frustrated the boxer,” Rigondo said. “That’s why I am unique. That is my style, and the only style I know.”
Although the past boxer Floyd Mayweather (Floyd Mayweather) and former amateur boxer Cam F. Awesome, most people can see a lot of moving methods.
However, Rigondeaux’s method lacks some offense that can help supplement his evasion skills.
In the 12 rounds with the boxing host 91, the fight entered the record book with the fewest combination punches. Dan Canobio Pointed out.
The previous record was a total of 100 punches in the match between Mario Barros and Devis Boschiro on July 9, 2016.
Understandably, the fans who attended during the game were upset. Most people expected a dynamic encounter between Casimero and Rigondo, but it never materialized.
Rigondo only hit 44 punches in the battle, which hardly caused him any worries.
The Cuban emphasized that this is the only number of punches he needs to win the battle.
Unfortunately, the judges did not think so.
Only one referee awarded him with a score of 115-113, and the other two referees supported the Filipino opponent with scores of 116-112 and 117-111 respectively.
“This is the necessary number of punches I need to win this battle,” he said.
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When Awesome appeared on Sports For All PH podcast In July of this year, he stated that the goal of the technical boxer is to win rounds rather than fishing for knockouts.
“My first priority is not to beat you. I really don’t care about beating you. Beating you is a by-product of what I do. I will beat you eventually. No hurry. I have nine minutes to do it. I don’t want to be beaten. So this is my only concern. Entering the boxing ring, I want to make sure that this guy will not hit you,” the 33-year-old amateur boxer explained.
