Mexican Rey Vargas defeated Filipino Mark Magsayo by split decision on Saturday and snatched the World Boxing Council featherweight title from him in a big fight at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Vargas prevailed with two favorable cards 115-112 and one against 113-114, in a duel in which he imposed conditions in the first rounds, but was punished in the second half and had a protection account in the ninth round. .
Magsayo hit the Mexican with his right hand early in the fight, but Vargas responded and prevailed from long distance through beautiful combinations and a few shots to the head and body.
The Filipino shortened the distance to neutralize the rival’s wider reach, combined his good “upper cut” and did not fight, however, Vargas broke him with his liver hook and more blows, giving the he has the advantage of reaching the fifth segment ..
In the sixth the two defended well and the opponent failed. Sometimes there were good combinations and Vargas started bleeding because of a wound on his left eyebrow, apparently from a header.
Magsayo went from less to more; in the seventh he impressively escaped Vargas ’consecutive punches, in the eighth he made good effects and in the ninth he had his best round, knocking down the Mexican with his right hand and driving a protective account that wins him in rounds 10-8 and zooms in on the cards.
Vargas seemed tired, however on the eleventh he was resurrected, was effectively ‘upstairs’ again and hit to his left.
The two came out to impress the judges in the epilogue of the fight. Vargas unleashed the fray and picked up the win that, because of what happened in the ring, should have been closer by two votes to 115-112 by the two jurors that favored him.
Vargas reached 36 wins in the same number of games, 22 of them by knockout, and Magsayo earned his first loss, after 24 consecutive wins, 16 on the fast track.
As noted, Vargas will now try to consolidate the titles in the 126-pound category, with the other monarchs being Mexicans Leo Santacruz, from the World Association, and Enmanuel Navarrete, from the World Organization, and the British Josh Warrington, from the Federation. International.
Source: La Verdad
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