Michael Katsidis vs. Vicente Escobedo
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Michael Katsidis 135 lbs beat Vicente Escobedo 134 lbs by SD in round 12 of 12
- Date: 2009-09-19
- Location: MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Referee: Russell Mora
- Judge: Mike Fitzgerald 112-116
- Judge: Duane Ford 115-113
- Judge: Robert Hoyle 118-110
Aired On: HBO Pay-Per-View
Notes
- Fight was on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Juan Manuel Marquez
- Harold Lederman scored the fight 117-111 for Katsidis
- Escobedo, while backed up, did appear to win rounds 4 and 10-12, including breaking Katsidis jaw in the 12th, when he emptied his guns.
- Katsidis lived up to his reputation as the "bloody bleeder" and was already bleeding from a cut above the left eye early in round one and both of his eyes were eventually black and blue. It could be argued that the blood may have affected judge Mike Fitzgerald's scoring of the fight in what seemed to be a competitive, but clear win for Katsidis.
- Escobedo bleeding from a cut on the corner of the right eye in round 12.
- An exciting, brutal war won by Katsidis coming forward with pressure the whole bout, throwing combinations and power shots.