The undefeated man from La Rioja ‘Mateo’ sold his loss against the undefeated Antonio Collado very dearly.

A new undefeated in the career of Ricardo Fernandez ‘Mateo’, from Logroño despite being born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia) 30 years ago, and a new fight to be proud of in his career. One of the three judges who scored the 8-round match agreed with 62 moves offering a verdict of a tie to Emporio barceló de madrid in front of over 400 people. The other two gave their cards in favor of the venue.

“Let’s go with everything but fear”, had announced the own ‘Matthew’ on the eve of the clash despite his young opponent’s undefeated (8-0) status and rising value at lightweight, Anthony Collado. Collado is new, that’s great barru boxing nothing but Moussa Gholam, Pedro Manuel Gomes, Juanfe Gomez, Luke Willis and Jauad Belmehdi. Everyone must have worked hard, some found the verdict complicated and some remained undefeated.

Collado also had to work to get a majority decision from the judges. Until the third round, ‘Mateo’ accelerated, to give another twist after the fourth. “It has a diesel engine. And he demands a lot from his rivals. He is the most demanding of them. I am very proud of him and his fight on Saturday. Few will doubt that the zero was just,” said a Barruetabeña who was happy with the work but not with the result.

The local boxer performed spectacular actions but, according to the coach from La Rioja, excellence was on the side of ‘Mateo’. “With 20 professional fights under his belt, 12 victories, a handful of undefeated fights to his credit and no losses before the limit, ‘Mateo’ has made it clear that he is a fighter with the stuff say in Spanish boxing. And that’s a lot. There are many more opportunities to come”, he stresses. Baru.

Ricardo Fernández ‘Mateo’ was the first boxer from La Rioja to win a title as a professional: the IBO Mediterranean super lightweight belt. He conquered it in France in July against the local Faizal after a 10-round fight.