Ricardo Sandoval (27-2, 18 KOS) selected WBA and WBC andShiro Teraji Featherweight champion (25-2, 16 Kos), winning a 12 round split decision in Wednesday night at the Yokohama Tantai Tantai in Yokohama, Japan.
The scores were 117-110, 115-112 for Sandoval and 114-113 for Teraji. You can argue that the judge who scored it wide for Sandova, 26, was too generous in scoring it because it was much closer than the 117-110 that it turned in. Interestingly, a visiting fighter received favorable scores from a wide margin rather than the home man, Teraji.
Early, Teraji looked like he was going to be too good for Sandoval, using moving and fast combinations to get the most out of the American. In Round Five, Teraji, 33, dropped Sandoval with a right hand to the head.
Teraji Fatigue: Key Factor
Sandoval came back strongly, attacking Teraji with body shots and using non -stop weights to wear down the older fighter. The pressure of Sandoval was slowly wearing Teraji, which looked tired by the ninth round. His speed, movement and power in the last four rounds deteriorated from the effects of the constant attacks of Sandoval.
The end result due to Teraji fatigue rather than Sandoval looked particularly great. What could have played a part in the fighting was the cruel 12 -round fighting that Teraji had four months ago against Seigo Yuri Akui on March 13th in Japan.
Although Teraji won from beating a 12th round, it was a razor-closed match until then, and he had taken a lot of shots from Akui. It was a mistake on Teraji’s part to return to the circle for a title defense against hungry, motivated without resting motivation.
Sandoval’s non -paid weights win
Teraji’s energy levels were not what they had been during his fight against Akui, and he dealt with the same kind of weight throughout that fighting, but against a better fighter than Sandoval.
The early morning start time for Teraji vs Sandoval tonight made it difficult for us fans to watch. Many American fans did not have the opportunity to see the fighting. Moreover, the fighting promotion was not there to create much interest to make casual boxing fans rise for 5 to watch it.
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