The situation for the WBC-ordered rematch between interim tremendous middleweight champion Christian Mbilli and Lester Martinez has but to be decided.
The Robust Case for Montreal
From a enterprise standpoint, it might make sense for the occasion to be staged in Montreal, Mbilli’s adopted house metropolis, moderately than in Las Vegas, the place they fought to a 12-round break up draw on September 13 at Allegiant Stadium.
Mbilli is a well-liked fighter in Montreal, drawing giant crowds to his occasions. They couldn’t stage their battle in Martinez’s house nation of Guatemala as a result of that wouldn’t work. The journey, bringing within the DAZN broadcasters, and ticket gross sales wouldn’t be the identical as if the battle is staged in Montreal.
With out having a giant star to promote tickets, a Mbilli vs. Martinez 2 rematch gained’t promote in Las Vegas. The 2 fought on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford occasion, so that they didn’t have to fret about bringing in followers to promote out the stadium.
A Huge Break for Crawford
The WBC ordered the Mbilli-Martinez II rematch 4 days after their battle on September 17. It really works in Crawford’s favor as a result of if he needed to defend in opposition to WBC interim champion Mbilli, he would seemingly vacate the title moderately than take that dangerous battle that he may lose. Mbilli wouldn’t enable him to deal with the battle as a sparring session like Canelo did.
Controversy Over Shoving Tactic
With the rematch occurring in Montreal, Mbilli could profit with the referee controlling the unlawful shoving that Martinez does. That was a giant a part of Lester’s sport for the September thirteenth battle. He was shoving Mbilli away after which hitting him with photographs instantly after.
Fighters are imagined to battle out of the state of affairs or transfer away. What Martinez was doing was shoving Mbilli exhausting, two to a few ft, after which hitting him. That’s unlawful, and the referee didn’t do his job. With out that tactic, there’s a good chance that Mbilli would have gained the battle as a result of Martinez wasn’t as efficient on the within as he was on the surface or medium vary.
A Story of the Scorecards
95-95
97-93: Martinez
96-94: Mbilli
Boxing Information 24 » Will Officiating Be a Issue? Christian Mbilli Seeks to Overcome Lester Martinez’s Ways in Mandated Second Struggle
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