Reymart Gaballo (now 24-0) is world champion once again after beating former world champion Emmanuel Rordriguez (19-2) bagging the WBC Interim World Bantamweight Title. It was a close fight but the Filipino’s work rate and aggression sealed him the decision win.
Both warriors fought at a moderate pace from the opening bells but it Gaballo who risked throwing more bombs at the more experienced Puerto Rican. Rodriguez appeared accurate but was clearly avoiding getting hurt by Gaballo’s power especially after his nose was broken from a clean punch. He was more elusive and safe rather than giving everything to win.
The whole story of the fight was Gaballo’s greater activity and aggression versus Rodriguez’s cleaner punching. In championship bouts, aggressive and busier fighters appear hungrier to wrestle the prize. Most of the judges appreciated effort and busier work-rate of Gaballo over the play-safe strategy and cleaner punches of Rodriguez.
With this meaningful victory, Gaballo’s dream of becoming a full fledged world champion is within reach as he contends for the regular WBC belt held by Nordine Oubaali.
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