Valladolid Isabel Rivero achieved the title of European minimum weight champion, after winning, in ten rounds, by unanimous decision, the Italian Consuelo Portolani.
After the match, which was held last night at the Millennium Dome in Valladolid, Isa Rivero He wept with joy when he got the European belt, he hugged his rival in the opponent’s corner and then he joined in the hug with his coach and partner, Diego Ucetaand the rest of the team, with a military cap on their heads, in honor of their parents.
In half a year, boxer Isabel Rivero won the WBC Mediterranean title, and around midnight on Friday, she won the European Championship in her minimum weight category (-47.6 kilos), opening her options for the world champion belt .
In Belgian arbitration, ten two-minute rounds, the candidates Consuelo Portolani (5-3 3 KO) e Isabel ‘Finita’ Rivero (5-2-1, 1 KO) the fight started with some initiative from the Italian, although Isa Rivero knew how to control the timing.
In fact, Portolani tried to assert his superior strength in punches against the Valladolid woman, pulling her legs to dance around her rival until she let her guard down.
The physical preparation will be decisive, and in this aspect, the Italian seems to be more affected, although he fought, and the rounds were fought with a constant exchange of blows, until the ninth arrived, which launched Portolani, probably knowing he was losing on points. ..
Two more hits for Isa Rivero on his right gave another boost to the boxer from Valladolid who, supported by the public, seemed to have victory within reach.
And the tenth and final round came, with the constant chanting of “One, One” in public and the burning of the last ships by the Italians, though weaker and with a worse face than the chemistry of Valladolid.
Source: La Verdad
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