Former IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham was still a bit stunned and bewildered by how he lost his title this past weekend in Germany to Yoan Pablo Hernandez via sixth-round technical decision. After getting floored hard by the Cuban expatriate in the first, Cunningham began taking control of the fight in the subsequent rounds as he steadied himself and looked to be in the process of breaking Hernandez down with his body attack.
But this contest was stopped at the end of the sixth round due to a cut Hernandez?s scalp, caused by a clash of noggins between the two earlier in the fight. The scorecards at the time read 58-55 and 59-54 for Hernandez and 57-56, Cunningham, meaning a new champion had been crowned.
When asked to reflect on what had been through, Cunningham, still in Germany on Monday, told Maxboxing, ?In a few words- a big robbery. They robbed me. To tell you the truth, from the first time of us getting into Germany, this time, we just felt a little…we knew what it was to an extent. We knew that signing with a German promoter, this could happen. We knew that us having a belt, that?s what they were interested in- but we also knew that I?m the best cruiserweight in the world. There is a market for me in Germany and that they do great promotions over there. Another thing is I knew I was also fighting Marco Huck?s trainer, Ulli Wegner. I was fighting another one of his guys.?
