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New WBC Latino light flyweight champion crowned By Rey Anthony PhilBoxing.com Sun, 22 Jan 2012 Ciudad de Mexico ? In a 105 lb. showdown between two pugilists from Mexico, Osvaldo ?Chucky? Razon (11-3-0 6KO) scored a 12 round unanimous decision against Ivan ?Polito? Meneses (16-10-1 9KO) at the Auditoria Plaza Contesa Friday evening January 20, 2012 the main event of the two fights that were televised in the United States via Deportes Telemundo. Despite being the shorter fighter, Razon stayed on the outside throwing wide strong left hooks. The significantly taller Meneses kept chasing him throughout the fight. Unfortunately for Meneses, Razon was able to connect his hard punches almost every time Meneses gets in the right distance. As the fight progressed, Razon started to get more aggressive and was able to land good combinations to the head and the body of his opponent. It?s not until the 3rd round when Meneses was able to make some adjustments in his defense. He was able to avoid the potentially devastating blows that Razon threw at him. However, being the better defensive fighter during that round also took a toll on his offense. Meneses missed more punches than Razon. Some ringside observers can argue that the next couple of rounds are very close. During the 4th round, Razon?s walloping left hooks made me wonder how Meneses will be able to chew his breakfast the next morning. While the 5th round showed Meneses being able to land better combinations and was able to force Razon to throw punches to the air by slipping and sliding. The 6th round had the two fighters sticking to their styles and was close enough to go either way. As the 2nd half of the fight gets underway, both warriors looked tired. It seems like Razon?s refusal to fight inside put himself in range for Meneses? attack. It was also during this half that both fighters have bumped their heads a couple of times it was a total of three times through the rest of the fight to be exact. The final quarter of the duel started with Razon throwing his flurry to the body. He trapped the seemingly wearing out Meneses against the ropes. The interesting part of this fight is the fact that Razon looked aggressive and strong as if the fight had just started. His aggressiveness even got him to taunt his opponent who looked ready to take a knee at any point. As Razon?s victory started looking clearer by the second Meneses just kept backing up from his opponent barely trying to survive. It was also during this point in the fight that made me wonder if Razon ever learned how to throw a basic jab. He threw so many hard wide left hooks that can put the other guy to sleep had he connected one of them solid enough. The final round surprised Meneses with a clean right straight that knocked him down and woke up the crowd that was starting to get bored at this seemingly one sided fight. It was a knock down that put an exclamation point to Razon?s commanding lead that also secured him the victory of the night. ?Chucky? Razon (A ?Chucky? doll from the movie ?Child?s Play? was seen being cradled by a member of his entourage presumably his lucky charm.) is the clear winner after the 12th round and the new WBC Latino Light Flyweight Champion. The author can be reached at: BOXINGAHOLIC@GMAIL.COM Click here to view a list of other articles written by Rey Anthony.  |
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