Venezuelan Angel Rodriguez gained by break up determination over Mark Urvanov on Saturday on the RCC Boxing Academy in Yekaterinburg, Russia, in his WBA tremendous featherweight eliminator bout.
Rodriguez confirmed off all his boxing instruments and after 12 rounds, he took playing cards of 116-112, 113-115 and 115-113 in a tricky bout towards the house fighter.
The battle was an unknown due to the kinds and careers of each fighters. Each had good information and Urvanov, in addition to being in his nation, got here with higher rhythm than the customer, who had not fought since 2020 for numerous causes.
From the start of the battle, the South American started to make use of his jab to maintain Urvanov at a distance and within the second spherical he related a straight proper that made the Russian look unhealthy. It was the primary warning of Rodriguez, who continued to impose his fashion within the early a part of the battle.
By the center of the battle, Urvanov was rising due to his physique pictures and proper rights that made Rodriguez decelerate. Nevertheless, for the ultimate a part of the battle, the customer took a breath of contemporary air and put Urvanov again on his heels within the eighth spherical with a left hook to take the lead within the ultimate a part of the battle.
The playing cards had been in his favor in a tough contest and he’s positioned as the following challenger for the world title. The 34-year-old now has 20 wins, 1 loss and 10 knockouts, whereas Urvanov dropped to twenty wins, 3 setbacks, 1 draw and 10 wins earlier than the lower.
