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handsofstone wrote: ↑17 Feb 2024, 08:51 Nontshinga stops Curiel in the 10th to regain his world light flyweight title, action packed fight, fought entirely at close quarters with Curiel miles ahead on my card, Nontshinga didn't mind mixing it and was getting through here and there but Curiel was landing snappier shots and more of them, some crippling body shots landing, Nontshinga conceding ground far too easily and was always backed on the ropes, bizarre tactics, would've thought he'd have tried to change things up and tried to create some distance, get behind the jab etc but he just kept allowing Curiel to back him up and bully him, ref harshly took a point off in the 8th for use of head, Nontshinga had a mountain to climb but out of nowhere right at the end of the 9th rocked Curiel with 2 left hooks

The end came in the 10th courtesy of some horrific reffing, Nontshinga hurt Curiel again with a right, backed him on the ropes and unleashed about 30 unanswered punched, most missed but the ones that landed kept Curiel hurt, ref then bizarrely gave Curiel a standing count, not sure if that's allowed but when Nontshinga got him in the corner, he just let his hands go , missed with everything but ref jumped in, terrible stoppage, Curiel was in trouble but still had his wits about him enough to make Nontshinga miss with everything he threw


Excellent fight ruined by a totally incompetent referee, harsh point deduction, standing count and horrendous intervention

jwfg wrote: ↑17 Feb 2024, 09:28

handsofstone wrote: ↑17 Feb 2024, 08:51 Nontshinga stops Curiel in the 10th to regain his world light flyweight title, action packed fight, fought entirely at close quarters with Curiel miles ahead on my card, Nontshinga didn't mind mixing it and was getting through here and there but Curiel was landing snappier shots and more of them, some crippling body shots landing, Nontshinga conceding ground far too easily and was always backed on the ropes, bizarre tactics, would've thought he'd have tried to change things up and tried to create some distance, get behind the jab etc but he just kept allowing Curiel to back him up and bully him, ref harshly took a point off in the 8th for use of head, Nontshinga had a mountain to climb but out of nowhere right at the end of the 9th rocked Curiel with 2 left hooks

The end came in the 10th courtesy of some horrific reffing, Nontshinga hurt Curiel again with a right, backed him on the ropes and unleashed about 30 unanswered punched, most missed but the ones that landed kept Curiel hurt, ref then bizarrely gave Curiel a standing count, not sure if that's allowed but when Nontshinga got him in the corner, he just let his hands go , missed with everything but ref jumped in, terrible stoppage, Curiel was in trouble but still had his wits about him enough to make Nontshinga miss with everything he threw


Excellent fight ruined by a totally incompetent referee, harsh point deduction, standing count and horrendous intervention

You couldn't tell me how Julio Porras Ruiz got on against Aaron Rocha Guerrero could you?