{"id":105285,"date":"2021-07-18T12:23:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T17:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=105285"},"modified":"2021-07-18T12:23:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T17:23:41","slug":"boxing-judge-does-it-again-with-armed-robbery-of-brian-castano-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=105285","title":{"rendered":"Boxing Judge Does It Again with Armed Robbery of Brian Casta\u00f1o! &#8211; Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- RSR AD 1 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"7759247395\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=105285\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=105285\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-105286 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/thumbnail-4-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/thumbnail-4-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/thumbnail-4.jpg 703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Photo by Amanda Westcott\/Showtime<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an epic battle between two of boxing\u2019s elite, WBA, WBC and IBF Super Welterweight World Champion Jermell Charlo and WBO counterpart Brian Casta\u00f1o battled to a 12-round split decision draw in the main event of action live on SHOWTIME from AT&amp;T Center in San Antonio, Texas in a Premier Boxing Champions event.<\/p>\n<p>Both Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KOs) and Casta\u00f1o (17-0-2, 12 KOs) laid it all on the line in their quest to become the first ever undisputed 154-pound champion in the four-belt era.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShout out to San Antonio for coming through. The win is what I wanted to hear,\u201d said Charlo. \u201cI won this fight. I hurt him way more than he did to me. Casta\u00f1o is a real warrior. But my power is serious at this weight division.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won the fight,\u201d said Casta\u00f1o. \u201cThere were some rounds that he did hit me and he hit me hard. But I won this fight. I want to thank San Antonio. I want to thank SHOWTIME and Al Haymon for this fight. It was a great opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both champions flashed their power early on. Casta\u00f1o was staggered by a counter left hook in the second. He returned the favor in the third, buckling Charlo with his own left hook toward the end of the frame.<\/p>\n<p>Houston\u2019s Charlo found success in the middle rounds by boxing and moving from the outside. Casta\u00f1o was just as effective when he was able to maneuver Charlo toward the ropes and unload rapid-fire combinations. The Argentine kept Charlo on the defensive for much of the ninth, focusing his attack to the body.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after that round, Charlo trainer Derrick James implored his fighter to pick up the pace. Charlo responded with his best round in the 10th, bouncing off the ropes with a left hook that left Casta\u00f1o on shaky legs for much of the stanza. In the penultimate round, Charlo picked up where he left off, landing more big shots on a tentative Casta\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy coach told me I needed the knockout in the ninth round and I just knew he knew what he was talking about,\u201d said Charlo. \u201cI trust my coach. This comes with boxing \u2013 wins, losses and draws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was hurt in the 10th round and I had to recoup,\u201d said Casta\u00f1o. \u201cSame with the beginning of the 11th round. But I did enough to win this fight. I hope I get the rematch. He is a great fighter. I need the rematch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the fight hanging in the balance, both fighters let their hands go in the final round. According to CompuBox, Charlo landed 151 of 533 (28.3%) punches in the fight to Casta\u00f1o\u2019s 173 of 586 (29.5%). Casta\u00f1o held a slight advantage in power punches, landing 164 of 400 (41%) to Charlo\u2019s 98 of 246 (39.8%) while Charlo out-jabbed his opponent by a significant margin, landing 53 of 287 (18.5%) to Casta\u00f1o\u2019s nine out of 186 (4.8%).<\/p>\n<p>After 12 rounds the judge\u2019s scores were split, with a score of 117-111 for Charlo, 114-113 for Casta\u00f1o and a 114-114 draw, ending the fight in a split-decision draw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe threw a hell of a lot of punches. My skills and my ability and my power &#8211; I felt like I won this fight and I deserve to be going home undisputed,\u201d said Charlo. \u201cI am glad to have fought for undisputed. It\u2019s different. I still hold my titles. I can\u2019t wait to get home to my babies, take a break from boxing and then get back to the drawing board and see what\u2019s next. I want to be undisputed. That\u2019s what I want. That\u2019s my destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the co-main event, Rolando \u201cRolly\u201d Romero (14-0, 12 KOs) delivered another impressive knockout, flooring Anthony Yigit (24-2-1, 8 KOs) three times on his way to a seventh-round TKO victory to retain his WBA Interim World Lightweight Title.<\/p>\n<p>Romero controlled the action throughout, punishing southpaw Yigit to the head and body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t rate my performance but I got a vicious knockout and I hurt him multiple times in the fight. Every time I landed something, I hurt him,\u201d said Romero. \u201cThe European style is always awkward and he was a bigger dude. He\u2019s a 140-pounder. If I had those extra five pounds, I would have got him out of there earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew he was going to come in strong and kind of force it,\u201d said Yigit. \u201cSo, I tried to pace myself at the beginning to see where I had him. He was very aggressive and he knew how to utilize all his strengths. Fair play to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first knockdown occurred in the fifth when, immediately after having a point deducted for hitting on the break, Romero sent Yigit crumpling to the canvas with a short right to the temple. Yigit rose to his feet on wobbly legs and was saved by a bell that rang moments later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was hurt [in the fifth] but the bell rang so I didn\u2019t have time to finish him,\u201d said Romero. \u201cIf I had that extra time, I would have got him. He was holding, he didn\u2019t really want to engage because he was really hurt. He was scared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yigit ate more bombs in the sixth but couldn\u2019t withstand them in the seventh as Romero dropped him, this time with a three punch-combination. Romero pounced once Yigit rose, unleashing volleys until a left hook floored Yigit a third time, forcing referee Rafael Ramos to halt the action at 1:54 of the seventh round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t mind doing it again,\u201d said Yigit. \u201cHe was a tough opponent and I liked the fight we were having. There is some kind of mutual respect in the ring and I felt that from him. So, it felt great knowing that I went in the ring and we respected each other and gave it the best we had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe punches he landed clean, I saw them coming,\u201d said Romero.\u201d I have to work on more combinations. I had a bad camp \u2013 at the beginning I hurt both of my ankles and my right hand. I was in a car accident a week and a half ago. My body was still sore from that yet I still took the fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to go to 140. It\u2019s my natural weight class. I feel I\u2019ll be a lot stronger. I was at 135 for, what, four years now? It\u2019s about time I move up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the televised opener on SHOWTIME, Amilcar Vidal Jr. (13-0, 11 KOs) remained unbeaten with a thrilling 10-round majority decision over a determined Immanuwel Aleem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought that was in my favor,\u201d Aleem said. \u201cI didn\u2019t feel like he won seven rounds. I expected him to be strong but when we fought on the inside in the later rounds, I thought I won those. When I was moving early on, I didn\u2019t think he had anything on me. I thought I won the later rounds too. If we can, I\u2019d love to run it back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a great fight against a really tough opponent, but the fruits of my labor alongside my brother during training camp paid off and I never lost my cool,\u201d said Vidal. \u201cI believe I was a fair winner, but I am not here to argue about the score. I may have lost my way in a couple of rounds, but I regained control of the fight and I have as much as I took.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a feel-out first round, both fighters began letting their hands go in the second as Aleem (18-3-2, 11 KOs) peppered Vidal with jabs from the outside and Vidal bore in with heavy shots to the head and body.<\/p>\n<p>Uruguay\u2019s Vidal enjoyed his best round in the sixth, trapping Aleem along the ropes and landing a left hook to the ribs that caused the Richmond, Virginia native to double over in pain. Two more rights snapped Aleem\u2019s head back moments before the bell sounded.<\/p>\n<p>Just when it appeared Vidal had seized control, Aleem roared back in the seventh, keeping the fight at a distance and landing combinations. Aleem enjoyed an even better eighth, momentarily staggering Vidal with a left hook. The see-saw action continued over the final two rounds, both giving as good as they got as the crowd roared their appreciation. In the end, one judge had it even at 95-95, while the two other saw it in favor of Vidal by scores of 97-93.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike I told you before the press conference, it\u2019s about going step by step,\u201d said Vidal. \u201cWe took a major one tonight, and now my promoter will let me know what\u2019s next. I\u2019ll be ready. Uruguay can rest easy knowing Amilcar Vidal is here to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will replay Sunday, July 18 at 9 a.m. ET\/PT on SHOWTIME and Tuesday, July 20 at 10 p.m. ET\/PT on SHOWTIME Extreme.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, July 23 at 9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT, ShoBox: The New Generation will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a stacked tripleheader headlined by a battle of unbeatens between super middleweight prospects Kalvin Henderson and Isaiah Steen from Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska on SHOWTIME.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Amanda Westcott\/Showtime In an epic battle between two of boxing\u2019s elite, WBA, WBC and IBF Super Welterweight World Champion Jermell Charlo and WBO counterpart Brian Casta\u00f1o battled to a 12-round split decision draw in the main event of action live on SHOWTIME from AT&amp;T Center in San Antonio, Texas in a Premier Boxing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[26972],"class_list":["post-105285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-boxing-judge-does-it-again-with-armed-robbery-of-brian-castano-boxing-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=105285"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105285\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=105285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=105285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=105285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}