Wisaksil Wangek vs. Roman Gonzalez (1st meeting)

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Roman Gonzalez 114 lbs lost to Wisaksil Wangek 114 lbs by MD in round 12 of 12

  • Date: 2017-03-18
  • Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
  • Referee: Steve Willis
  • Judge: Julie Lederman 112-114
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  • Judge: Glenn Feldman 112-114
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  • Judge: Waleska Roldan 113-113
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Bout Summary

  • Good sportsmanship by both men, who touched gloves before each round and hugged after each.
  • Wangek didn't appear to do anything deliberate, it was just a hard fought bout with many close rounds. Edge to Gonzalez in last two.
  • Brutal war, with both men trading body and head power shots fighting in a telephone booth throughout.
  • Hard hitting southpaw challenger Wangek decked Gonzalez, pound for pound the best fighter in the world, in the first round, a strong start.
  • Referee Steve Willis declared accidental head butt by both combatants caused a cut to right eye of Gonzalez in round three. Bout continued.
  • Fourth round completed, eliminating the possibility of a technical draw. Gonzalez complained of butting at the end of round four.
  • Break in the action in round six due to another clash of heads causing an accidental head butt. Gonzalez claimed it was deliberate.
  • Referee took a point away from Wangek with 18 seconds left in round six after a clash of heads opened a bad cut on the right eye of Gonzalez, ruled intentional by the ref, giving Gonzalez a 10-8 round in what appeared to be an even fight to that point.
  • Both fighters were simultaneously warned for head butting by referee late in round seven.

Notes

  • Biggest upset won by any fighter in Thailand professional boxing history.
  • Official Scorecards.
  • According to Compubox, Wangek landed 284 of 940 punches (30.2 percent), and Gonzalez connected on 441 of 1013 (43.5 percent). [1]
  • Final HBO Pay-Per-View preliminary bout before Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs middleweight world title main event.

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