Kerman Lejarraga wins by KO to Flatley and retains the European crown

The vizcaíno Kerman Lejarraga has retained his title of European champion of the super welterweight of the EBU (European Boxing Union) after defeating by KO in the ninth round to the English Jack Flatley, in the stellar combat of the evening held at the Bilbao Arena before about 4,000 spectators.

A devastating right to the face of the Briton when barely thirty seconds of that ninth ’round’ had elapsed culminated the effective task of demolishing the ‘Morga’s Revolver’, which was always superior although he had to work hard to end the fierce resistance of the fighter of Bolton.

Started aggressive Lejarraga. Twenty seconds from the end of the first round, he landed a clean left to the chin of his rival that brought the knee to the knee. Flatley predicting a fast-track victory for the local idol.

However, the Englishman regained his breath in the second and managed to hit a dangerous hand that stopped the Basque onslaught. Lejarraga, always dominating the center of the ring, he took distance and continued with his work of attrition hammering again and again to Flatley with the left hand.

In the fourth episode there was a reaction from the Englishman who was well supported by Morga’s to continue dominating and, with some caution, to increase the rhythm of his blows before a Flatley increasingly touched.

The seventh and eighth were an ordeal for the aspirant, who came to stagger before the shocking knockout shortly after starting the ninth that sent him definitively to the canvas. Flatley who had to be treated by doctors for several minutes before hearing the verdict of the judges.

With this victory in the voluntary defense of his continental crown Lejarraga, 29, raises his record to 34 victories, 25 of them before the limit.

In the semi-background of the function organized by ‘Machtroom’ Damian Biacho ‘Guinea’ retained the crown of champion of Spain of the supermedium after defeating the Biscayan Guillermo Rivero by technical KO at the end of the eighth round and thus maintained his undefeated by raising his card of victories to twelve, four of them before the limit.

It was a clear triumph for the Madrid boxer who was technically and physically superior to a brave Rivero, until tonight also undefeated, which paid an inactivity of almost three years. Up to four times, Jero García’s pupil knocked down the getxoztarra before they decided to stop the fight from their corner.