Peruvian fighter Jonathan “La Cobra” Maicelo Jonathan Maicelo (21-1, 12 KOs) defeated Armenian Art Hovhannisyan (17-2-2, 9 KOs) via split decision in a 10-round lightweight bout at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, Wash. on Friday night.
Maicelo,30, and Hovhannisyan,32, went the distance in an exciting action packed bout. Both fighters had their moments, but it was Maicelo who took control of the fight from the start.
Maicelo used his superior boxing skills to outwork Hovahannisyan, landing the cleaner shots throughout the bout. Every time Hovahannisyan looked to take control, Maicelo would come back with some hard shots to halt his momentum.
When it was all said and done, Maicelo won a split decision to capture the WBC International Silver Title.
The judges scored the fight 100-90, 97-93 for Maicelo and 96-94 for Hovhannisyan.
“I trained really hard for this fight and my conditioning made a positive difference,” said Maicelo. “I knew Hovhannisyan was going to be tough and he brought the fight to me. My timing was on tonight and I was landing some clean shots. I’m looking forward to what Gary Shaw has planned for me in the future.”
The bout was broadcast on ESPN2 as part of its "Friday Night Fights" series, promoted by Gary Shaw productions.
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Publicado: 12/7/2014