Original title: Xu Can lost to Benitez in the ten round return battle of the bloody battle
On October 7, Beijing time, the return of former world featherweight champion Xu Can began in Tampa, USA. Xu Can and Mexican opponent Benitez fought bloody ten rounds and ultimately lost with regret over a split decision.
In last August’s match, Xu Can was defeated by challenger Leigh Wood for 12 rounds TKO in the UK away match and lost the world gold belt. After this battle, Xu Can had a rare two-game losing streak.
At the start of the match, Benitez showed full aggression. Nearly halfway through the first round, Xu Can began trying to control the distance of more jabs and collaborating with counterattacks to defuse the opponent’s attack.
During the remainder of the second round, Xu Can under the camera had nosebleeds and continued to fight with his damaged physical condition. The fight in subsequent rounds can be described as a “blood battle”. In the middle of the game, despite Benitez’s fitness being worn out, he didn’t stop throwing punches. In the middle of the game, they both kept switching positions rapidly between middle and close range, constantly looking for opportunities to fight hard.
In the seventh and eighth rounds, Benitez’s fitness entered a bottleneck period and gradually retreated. Xu Can’s state began to recover, patiently seeking opportunities in the fight again and again, and hitting the opponent’s door with his back fists one after another. Benitez was forced to defend himself several times with the rope and Xu Can also opened a hole in the corner of his left eye.
In the last two rounds, both teams have done their best to try to get a bigger lead on the attacking side. However, Benitez did a good job of hitting the body and defending in the front punches and Xu Can was unable to further expand the accumulated advantages in the middle of the game. After ten rounds of fierce battle, Xu Can finally lost to Benitez with a split decision of 96-94, 96-94, 93-97 and lost again.Back to Sohu, see more
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