BARBOSA OVERCOMES SAUCEDO TO WIN WBO INT’L WELTER TITLE

BARBOSA OVERCOMES SAUCEDO TO WIN WBO INT’L WELTER TITLE

By Dong Secuya
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, Oct 18, 2020

Undefeated welterweight Arnold Barbosa Jr., maintained his clean slate by defeating Alex Saucedo by unanimous decision in the Loma vs. Lopez Unified Lightweight Championship co-feature at The Bubble at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Saturday night. Judge Max De Luca and Patricia Morse Jarman did it 97-92 while Dave Moretti did it 96-93 for Barbosa.

Barbosa (25-0-0, 10KOs) and Saucedo (30-2-0, 19KOs) fought indoors for most of the night, showering each other, but it was clear that Barbosa landed the hardest blows they gave him. approval. of the judges.

Barbosa connects in Saucedo with a right.

Saucedo scored a knockdown courtesy of the seventh round with a left cross. The drop was initially ruled as a slip by referee Celestino Ruiz, but after a review by Joe Cortez, the official appointed by the Nevada Athletic Commission who implements the new rule to review unclear calls, Cortez ruled it as a drop. What happened was Barbosa, backing away, his foot tangled with Saucedo’s foot and he lost his balance when he was hit by Saucedo’s left which caused him to fall to the canvas.

Barbosa, with an international title on his résumé, is now positioned to compete for the WBO world title currently held by Terence Crawford. Saucedo, who failed in his first world title fight against Maurci Hooker in 2018, suffered his second loss.

Coming soon … LOMA vs LOPEZ lightweight unified championship.

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