By: Sean Crose
The IBF featherweight title was on the road Friday evening in Corpus Christy, Texas, as Luis Alberto Lopez defended his crown towards standard vet Joet Gonzalez. The struggle was a scheduled twelve rounder and was the principle occasion of an ESPN/Prime Rank card. The 26-3-0 Gonzalez began off the primary flicking out his jab. The 28-2 Lopez, however switched his tempo repeatedly, which was indicative of his awkward type. Gonzalez continued to use strain within the second, although the frequent flurries of Lopez didn’t go unnoticed. The third noticed Lopez land arduous whereas Gonzalez continued his assault. By the fourth, the struggle had labored itself right into a sample, with every man having his moments. Gonzalez pressed. Lopez fought in an out and in type.
The bout remained a comparatively excessive vitality affair within the fifth. There have been no standout moments to be discovered, however there have been no boring moments, both. Lopez seemed to be a bit sluggish within the sixth. Nonetheless, he was in a position to preserve his irritating technique within the seventh. Gonzalez deserved credit score. By the eighth he was nonetheless urgent the struggle, although Lopez was clearly in a position to toss off mixtures basically at will. The ninth and tenth noticed Lopez’ proceed to placed on a disciplined (albeit awkward) efficiency. But Gonzalez himself carried out with laser like focus within the eleventh, clearly dominating the spherical. The twelfth and closing spherical had each males trying pretty overwhelmed up, but decided to win. With that being stated, it was Lopez who appeared to have edged it.
In the end, the judges dominated in favor of Lopez by a unanimous, but wider than one would possibly count on, choice.
*Picture: Prime Rank
