Yamil Peralta was stripped of a clear win over Canada.
While all the eyes of boxing lovers are on Las Vegas, where Russian Dmitry Bivol shocked the world by beating Mexican Saúl Canelo Álvarez, the Argentine Yamil Peralta suffered at night an outrageous dismissal by the Canadian referee who condemned him to defeat on points with a split decision in a match that was clearly won locally Ryan Rozicki for the international cruiserweight title World Boxing Council (CMB) vacancies.
Rozicki (15-1-0, 14 KOs) listened to the cards with a confused and swollen face. after continued penalties from Olympian Peralta throughout the ten rounds at Sydney’s Community Center 200, located in the maritime province of Nova Scotia, facing the Atlantic Ocean.
the surprise was Capital letters when two of the match jurors, all Canadian nationality, delivered their embarrassing cards: 97-93 (Wayne Gray) and 95-94 (Robert MacAvoy).
Only Craig Smith (95-94) saw Peralta win, as did Rozicki himself, who after the verdict raised his arm to the Argentine in clear recognition of the superiority marked in the ring.
“Yamil Peralta won the match. He should be the legitimate winner”ratified the Canadian in his statements on the official broadcast.
In greatness, the 30-year-old from Buenos Aires declared: “I remain calm because I had a great fight, I am very grateful for this opportunity and the love of this city in Canada. I think we won and we should have taken the belt. I really appreciate Ryan for acknowledging to everyone that I won. He’s a great rival, thank you all. “
Peralta, Olympic representative in London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016, Argentine, South American and Latin cruiserweight champion, undeservedly resigned his undefeated professional in his first match outside Argentina.
Del Viso’s boxing record now shows 13 wins (6 on the fast track) and a fall to 14 hired performances.
Source: Telam
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