05-09-2021, 03:25 PM
Canelo-Saunders Undercard Results
By Jeff Zimmerman at ringside
In the opening bout of the DAZN broadcast from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, under the Canelo-Saunders super middleweight unification showdown, unbeaten WBO #6, WBA #14, WBC #14 heavyweight Frank “The Cuban Flash” Sanchez (18-0, 13 KOs) went toe-to-toe with veteran Nagy Aguilera (21-11, 14 KOs) over six foul laden rounds of the scheduled ten and retained his WBC Continental Americas title with a technical decision.
Sanchez came out the aggressor and backed Aguilera into the corner and dropped a big right hand that got Aguilera’s attention. But it wasn’t until round three when things got heated and was a precursor of things to come. Aguilera complained to referee Rueben Perez about a rabbit punch and looked his way and Sanchez unloaded a powerful right to the face of Aguilera. Aguilera ate a few more punches, before he fired back some of his own in return. Aguilera still frustrated, intentionally head-butted Sanchez. Sanchez landed another hard right with Aguilera against the ropes midway through the round.
In round five, Sanchez went back the jab and kept Aguilera at the end of it most of the round. However, in round six, the fight got out of control, as an overhand right by Sanchez landed to the side of Aguilera’s head and slightly around his neck. As the referee went to warn Sanchez for a second time throwing a rabbit punch, Aguilera flopped to the canvas in apparent agony and the doctor entered the ring to check his status. The replay, however, did not show a clear foul that would that put Aguilera down in that fashion. After several minutes of confusion, the fight was halted by referee Perez.
It went to the scorecards since four rounds were completed and the official ruling was an accidental foul by Sanchez. All three judges scored it 60-54 for Sanchez as he earned the technical decision at 1:42 of round six. He remained unbeaten and retained his WBC Continental Americas title. The fans inside the stadium loudly booed every time the screens panned on Aguilera and cheered Sanchez. Aguilera berated the referee in the ring as the conclusion of the fight was being determined.
By Jeff Zimmerman at ringside
In the opening bout of the DAZN broadcast from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, under the Canelo-Saunders super middleweight unification showdown, unbeaten WBO #6, WBA #14, WBC #14 heavyweight Frank “The Cuban Flash” Sanchez (18-0, 13 KOs) went toe-to-toe with veteran Nagy Aguilera (21-11, 14 KOs) over six foul laden rounds of the scheduled ten and retained his WBC Continental Americas title with a technical decision.
Sanchez came out the aggressor and backed Aguilera into the corner and dropped a big right hand that got Aguilera’s attention. But it wasn’t until round three when things got heated and was a precursor of things to come. Aguilera complained to referee Rueben Perez about a rabbit punch and looked his way and Sanchez unloaded a powerful right to the face of Aguilera. Aguilera ate a few more punches, before he fired back some of his own in return. Aguilera still frustrated, intentionally head-butted Sanchez. Sanchez landed another hard right with Aguilera against the ropes midway through the round.
In round five, Sanchez went back the jab and kept Aguilera at the end of it most of the round. However, in round six, the fight got out of control, as an overhand right by Sanchez landed to the side of Aguilera’s head and slightly around his neck. As the referee went to warn Sanchez for a second time throwing a rabbit punch, Aguilera flopped to the canvas in apparent agony and the doctor entered the ring to check his status. The replay, however, did not show a clear foul that would that put Aguilera down in that fashion. After several minutes of confusion, the fight was halted by referee Perez.
It went to the scorecards since four rounds were completed and the official ruling was an accidental foul by Sanchez. All three judges scored it 60-54 for Sanchez as he earned the technical decision at 1:42 of round six. He remained unbeaten and retained his WBC Continental Americas title. The fans inside the stadium loudly booed every time the screens panned on Aguilera and cheered Sanchez. Aguilera berated the referee in the ring as the conclusion of the fight was being determined.