Great test of boxing intelligence of Japanese who manages the match with Uzbeko in Nagoya and retains the unified title and remains unbeaten
This time Naoya Inoue was a “monster” of boxing intelligence. He understood that he could not put the rocky Uzbeko Morodjion Akhamadaliev as he had done with 27 of the 30 opponents defeated previously. So in the home ring in Nagoya he chose the strategy of winning at points, defending the title “Undisputed” of the supergall weight (55.338 kg). The judges expressed a unanimous verdict. On 117-111, 118-110, 118-110 of the cards reflects the Nepremacy clear of Japanese, who at 32 years of age retains unbeatability. Its star continues to shine like 2nd in the world ranking “Pound for Pound”, behind Oleksansr Usyk, on the day when Saul’s “Canelo” Alvarez is clouded in supermarkets, defeated by Terence Crawford.
the strategy
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Inoue has set up a match based on the speed of movements and the choice of time. So he has always managed not to start with the blows of “Mg” Akhmadaliev, of which he feared physicality and power, or to anticipate them. A canvas carried out effectively all 12 filming. During which Inoue, always wary and rapid, has undergone less shots. While the challenger former champion WBA and Ibf (14-2 the record) came out with his face marked under the right eye, but with his head held high. Because against a fearsome churchase has never accused. Demonstrating that he is not at all the “unknown”, definition of manager Bob Arum, to whom the challenge has been denied for two years. But to hold the comparison with the monster.
The match
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First and second round of study, Akhmadaliev left -handed in the center of the ring, inou to go by putting the best direct. In the third the most monster in the center of the ring, but a lot of prudence of both, the meeting does not take off. In the fourth, the Uzbeko attacks more, but the champion replies, especially a hook excellent, does not close on the ropes. In the fifth, the one-two monster rights have the better of MJ’s wide shots, it is the most fought round, the two provoke, making hints to hit. The work of the Japanese body is good. In the Sesto Inoue is closed for the first time to the ropes from the attacks of the rival, but it comes out to the great rejecting it with blows to the body and face. In the seventh and eighth resumption of balance. In the ninth it is the monster to chase the rival taking over with direct and uprights. In the tenth and eleventh he turns and anticipates, giving the feeling of full control; It undergoes a couple of direct, but it is always the most active. In the last 3 minutes Akhmadaliev throws all the energies, Inoue shelves him until the last seconds, when it is centered by a heavy hook that absorbs well, but it is too late. MJ wins the recovery, the monster the match.
surprise
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In the surprise subclou in the WBO World Cup of the Gallo Weights. The unbeaten holder and landlord Yoshiki Takei (11-1) was defeated for technical knockout on the 4th round by the outsider Christian Medina (26-4), which landed it once already in the first round with a right hook. The 25 -year -old Mexican showed more physicality and heavier punch in open -face exchanges and closed the game with a series of 14 consecutive blows, including two decisive mounted, which crushed the Takei corner and forced the referee to stop because he did not suffer excessive punishment.
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