The Ecuadorian lost undefeated in professional boxing and let go of the IBO super middleweight title in Manchester against British rival.
With “too little and” too late “Carlos Góngora woke up in his fight on Saturday against the British Lerrone Richards, and the Ecuadorian not only lost in England the undefeated he had in professionalism (20-1-0), but also handed over the super middleweight belt of the International Boxing Organization (IBO, for its acronym in English), specialized media observed.
In his second championship defense, the Emerald fighter (32 years old) was defeated at the Manchester Arena by a split decision of the judges (12 rounds). The cards showed: 115-113 Richards, 116-112 Gongora, 115-113 Richards. Celebration for the Briton, who at age 29 extended his undefeated record to 16 victories and claimed an IBO belt for the first time.
“It was a very slow-paced tactical competition in the first rounds. They were both boxing at a distance, with Richards moving a lot and Góngora following him for the most part ”, published the specialized web portal Boxing Scene.
Góngora will let Richards launch the first blow
The same medium analyzed: “Góngora was having a lot of problems finding the fast Richards, who was using his jabQuick, spinning punches as Góngora tried to land punches. Góngora didn’t really pick up the pace with his work on the inside until the ninth round, and that may have been too little too late.
“Góngora was unable to turn the tide (of the fight), as Richards proved too difficult to hit with his complicated boxing style,” he concluded. Boxing Scene.
On the attempt by the Ecuadorian to reverse the situation in the ninth round, the British Daily Mirror he related: “Góngora attacked his rival planting his feet and throwing heavy blows. These bore little fruit in front of Richards, able to shrug, even though energy levels were clearly raised by the champion. “
However, in the tenth round, the defeat of the Esmeralda appeared again as inevitable. “He (Richards) remained unfazed by any blow thrown by his opponent, who continued to grow in frustration”Published the UK newspaper.
The British boxer, for his part, reacted this Sunday on social networks with an emoticon signaling silence: “For all those who doubted.”
Góngora became IBO super middleweight champion on December 18, 2020 after knocking out Kazakh Ali Akhmedov in Hollywood, USA, in the twelfth round., who was undefeated. Four months later, on April 17, 2021, the Ecuadorian was victorious in his first defense of the championship against American Christopher Pearson, in Florida.
The IBO was founded in 1988. It is a professional boxing match sanctioning body although it does not tend to be considered among the four most historically recognized (World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Organization of Boxing). In front of the group of majors, whose titles, classifications and rules are reciprocally recognized, it is considered a minor world championship. (D)
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