South Africa Sivenathi Nontshinga took revenge this Friday against the Mexican Adrian Curiel whom he defeated by technical knockout to regain the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight champion title.
In the match held before more than 11,000 fans at Guelaguetza Auditorium, located in Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, city located 460 kilometers south of central MexicoCuriel lost 44 seconds into the tenth period.
Nontshinga now has a record of 13 wins, 10 by fast track, and one loss; The nicknamed ‘Gatito’ left with 24 wins, five by knockout, five falls and one draw.
The South African got revenge for the fight in November where the Mexican took the monarch’s belt from him with a spectacular knockout in the second round of that fight.
In the first round of the fight this Friday, the boxers battled hand-to-hand. Nontshinga took it all in with the power of his curved right punches hitting Curiel in the face, who didn’t shy away from the exchange.
The South African went on the run in the second and connected again to the face, in response he was met with repeated punishment to the liver area and uppercuts that hurt the challenger, who had to use a tie to stop the attack .
The third wheel kept the rivalry head to head. He ‘Kitten’ He asserted with an ‘upper’ right and the hook, rocking the C-born manEastern ash.
The short distance between both boxers made the fight dirty. The games ended in repeated tie-ups that drew boos from the fans because of the little hitting that occurred between the fourth and sixth innings.
In the seventh, the short distance took its toll on Nontshinga, who was deducted a point for repeatedly headbutting his rival.
They finally opened the gap in the eighth and the South African took the opportunity to connect a left and right combination to the face that sent the champion reeling.
The challenger’s confidence was confirmed in the ninth round, almost at the end he connected with a powerful overhand left hand that bent the legs of the Mexican who was leaning on the tie to avoid the fall.
The punishment was repeated in the tenth, with combinations that penetrated Curiel’s guard; a rain of punches that cost him the count in the ring. The storm repeated until the referee intervened, stopping the match due to a penalty and giving the win to Nontshinga.
Source: La Verdad
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