Chapter 364: WBC and IBF Title Tournament Begins
Wang Hao wore the WBA ultra-lightweight gold belt on his left shoulder and the WBO ultra-lightweight belt on his right shoulder, circling the ring and once again paying tribute to the fans at the scene.
There was thunderous applause again, and almost all the fans stood up and applauded enthusiastically.
For all the fans on the scene, it was the first time they saw a fighter from Asia, wearing two championship belts, standing in the ring as a victor in Madison Square Garden.
For all the fans now, this is too incredible and exciting, and they gave Wang Hao a round of applause without reservation.
"It's so exciting!" A native New York fan clapped and said.
"I've been watching boxing for more than 20 years, and this is the first time I've seen an Asian fighter standing on the podium of the winner of the World Pro Boxing Championship Challenge at Madison Square Garden in New York." Another American fan commented.
When Wang Hao wore two world champion belts and circled the ring to greet the audience, William, Paul, Sanchez, and others in the ring, including the coaches and field staff of Camacho's team, also stood around and applauded Wang Hao.
William, Paul and Sanchez were naturally very happy, and Wang Hao won the game, which also means their success.
Camacho sat in the corner of his fist to rest after the game, and at this time he also stood up and took the initiative to walk to Wang Hao to congratulate Wang Hao.
Wang Hao also enthusiastically opened his arms and gave Camacho a hug.
"Congratulations!" Camacho smiled and congratulated Wang Hao, "I wish you a smooth career and greater success!" “
"Thank you! I still have a lot to learn from you older champions. Wang Hao also replied very modestly.
Although Wang Hao won the game, after all, he is still a newcomer who has only entered professional boxing for a year, and Wang Hao himself knows that there is indeed a lot to learn, although it is not necessarily to learn from Camacho, but Wang Hao said this to show a humble attitude.
And because Camacho took the initiative to congratulate Wang Hao after the game, Wang Hao's impression of Camacho is still quite good, Wang Hao's answer is also to show his respect for Camacho, after all, the other party is indeed a super lightweight very influential veteran boxing champion, and his performance after losing the game is also a gentleman enough.
Camacho congratulated Wang Hao, and after hugging, he immediately walked back to the corner of his fist.
Although Camacho behaved very personable on the surface, in fact, in his heart, losing such an important game, Camacho's heart was mixed and indescribable.
And tonight's defeat is also Camacho's most serious defeat in so many years, Camacho has lost a few games before, and after the game, Camacho immediately expressed his hope for a rematch.
But tonight's defeat left Camacho and his coach wondering if it was necessary to replay.
This contains two levels, on the one hand, after tonight's game, Camacho and his coach know that if they play again, the result may be difficult to change, because Wang Hao's performance tonight is too perfect, whether it is technology, or confrontation ability, or even defensive counterattack, can suppress Camacho.
On the other hand, Camacho knows that if he wants to rematch with Wang Hao, there may not be many spectators who want to watch this rematch, that is, the commercial value of this rematch may not be enough, and the commercial value is not enough, and this game is difficult to hold.
This involves some potential rules of professional boxing, professional boxing is a purely commercial boxing sport after all, all income comes from the audience, if a boxing match, the audience does not buy it, unprofitable agents generally will not bother to promote the game.
Especially boxing champions and prospective boxing champions like Wang Hao and Camacho, the appearance fee is very high, Wang Hao's appearance fee is already at the million level, and Camacho even if he does not have a boxing title now, with his past results, the appearance fee is still at least hundreds of thousands.
Coupled with the promotion cost of the game, if the commercial value of Wang Hao and Camacho rematch is not high, it will be difficult to make the game happen.
Judging from the process of tonight's game, although the audience at the scene felt that the match between Wang Hao and Camacho was very exciting and worth the money, Wang Hao won the game in the form of KO in the fourth round, coupled with Camacho's relatively conservative style of play, it is estimated that the attention of Wang Hao and Camacho in the rematch will definitely be significantly lower than that of the first fight, mainly because there will be basically no suspense in the game.
Therefore, it is unlikely that the rematch between Wang Hao and Camacho will happen, which is the second reason why Camacho and his coach themselves feel that there is no need for a rematch.
"After the loss of this game! Camacho needs to think about his career! As a battle-hardened fighter, Hagler, who was in the commentary booth, watched the performance of everyone in the ring, and keenly noticed the unusually low mood of Camacho and his coaching team, and he knew that the defeat in this match would definitely hit Camacho hard, and even make Camacho seriously think about whether he needed to retire.
Hearing Hagler's words, Leonard also nodded, and said: "Camacho's age is also up, and today's loss can indeed make him think about his career, whether he will continue to fight, how long will he play, and where is the target?" These are all questions that older fighters will eventually face. “
The match between Wang Hao and Camacho ended, and Wang Hao successfully won the WBO super lightweight world championship, becoming the only boxing champion in China and even Asia with two gold belts, creating the history of Chinese boxing and Asian boxing.
When Wang Hao withdrew from the ring, the applause at the scene was still endless.
Wang Hao's match with Camacho is the vice-main event of tonight's super lightweight fantasy night at Madison Square Garden in New York, and tonight's main event will naturally be a match between Chavez and Costa Zu.
And the reason why Wang Hao and Camacho are the vice main event, and Chavez and Costa Zu are the main event, is naturally because Wang Hao and Camacho's match only involves one WBO super lightweight title, while Chavez and Costa Zu's match involves two super lightweight belts of the World Boxing Council WBC and the International Boxing Association IBF.
One night's bout involved three of the belts of the four major ultra-lightweight boxing organizations, which is the origin of tonight's ultra-lightweight fantasy night.
"Good! After enjoying Wang Hao and Camacho's exciting WBO super lightweight title, let's move on to the final bout of the evening, the WBC and IBF super lightweight unification bout between Mexican boxing legend Chavez and young Russian Australian champion Costa Zu. The host of the scene also announced that tonight's game has entered the next stage in a timely manner.
With the announcement of the host, the lights dimmed again, and the two fighters in the main event were about to appear.
The audience was still in a state of high excitement, and most of them had not yet sat back in their chairs, waiting for the appearance of Chavez and Costa Zu.
The match between Wang Hao and Camacho made the crowd enthusiastic to watch, which made them look forward to tonight's main event, and their emotions continued from the match between Wang Hao and Camacho to the match between Chavez and Costa Zu.
At this time, the on-site commentator was also waiting for the time before the fighter appeared, and asked the two commentators, and the host said: "Mr. Leonard!" Mr. Hagler! It's about to be tonight's main event, which involves the two boxing belts of the ultra-lightweight World Boxing Council WBC and the International Boxing Association IBF, which can be said to be very significant, and the two fighters, one is the legendary king of the older generation of ultra-lightweight Chavez, and the new generation of boxing champion Costa Zu, this is a bit like the match between Wang Hao and Camacho, what do you think of the match between Chavez and Costa Zu, who will have a better chance of winning? ”
Hagler is a strong offensive fighter when he is boxing, he likes young fighters like Wang Hao and Costa Zu who have a tough fighting style, although Chavez is also known for his tough fighting style, but generally the accumulated damage in the game is less, and the younger fighters will naturally have an advantage in the confrontation, so Hagler said bluntly: "I prefer Costa Zu, and I think Costa Zu can win this match." ”
Leonard said: "Chavez and Costa Zu are both fighters with offensive play, if the match between Wang Hao and Camacho is compared to a battle between spear and shield, then the match between Chaviz and Costa Zu will be a battle of sharp swords and spears, both of them will use their maximum energy to hurt their opponents in the game, and if they win the match, the match will be very hot." I don't think it's better than just the fighting ability, but Kosta Zu's right hand is very threatening, and Chavez has to be careful, and then Chavez's experience will help him in this matchup. ”
At this time, the lights on the scene changed, and a strong light hit the entrance of the fighters, and the two fighters of the competition were about to appear, and the screams of some fans also sounded at the scene.
Seeing this, the host at the scene also immediately said: "Okay! Thank you for your comments, let's see the entry of the fighters! First up is current IBF super lightweight champion Costa Zu! ”
The order in which boxing matches are entered can show the status of the fighters, and generally the fighters with higher status will be arranged to play later, for example, for a fight with a boxing title, the challenger will generally appear first, and the boxing champion will appear later.
And tonight's match, Chavez and Costa Zu are both active world professional boxing champions, each with a gold belt of a boxing organization, in terms of status, there is no difference between high and low, the two are equal, but based on the fact that Chavez is the boxing champion of the older generation, and was once the most dominant boxing champion in the ultra-lightweight division, so Costa Zu and his team accepted the arrangement of playing first.
As the music played, Kosta Zu, who was already ready, was on the pitch accompanied by his coach, dressed in a white jersey and wearing his trademark pigtails, as he slowly walked down the boxer's aisle.
The audience cheered as Costa Zu entered.
At this time, the voice introduced by the host of the scene also sounded: "Costa Zu, a Russian-born Australian boxer, is now twenty-eight years old, it can be said that he is the most experienced boxer and the age of the best condition, Costa Zu currently has a professional record of winning 24 fights, of which 21 fights are won by knockouts." ”
"In the amateur boxing era, Costa Zu was a very good boxer, and he won the gold medal in boxing at the World Championships. Traditionally right-handed, well-rounded, tough, punches ferocious and powerful, and with a strong ability to take chances, Kosta Zu tends to be calm and calm in matches, giving the impression of a boxing killer. The moderator finished his introduction to Costa Zu.
At this time, Hagler, who was the guest commentator, also added: "Costa Zu's punches are very powerful, especially his right hand is very lethal, and most of his knockouts rely on his right hand to knock out opponents. ”
Amid the cheers of the fans and the commentary of the host, Kosta Zu stepped into the ring with a calm face and no waves, moving his body and ready to start the fight.
At this time, the other protagonist of the main event, Mexican boxing legend Chavez, also appeared, surrounded by the coaching team, with the lights and music rhythm of the scene, slowly passing through the fighter tunnel, and the fans at the scene also burst into applause and cheers.
The host on the scene also introduced Chavez's game data in a timely manner.
"Chavez, Chinese New Year's Eve, has played a total of 89 matches in his career, of which 84 have been won, four have lost, one has been a draw, and 70 of the victories have been won by knocking out opponents!"
Eighty-nine games! Eighty-four wins! Seventy knockouts to win!
These numbers are undoubtedly worthy of the title of Chavez's Mexican legend, Chavez is the king of the older generation of ultra-lightweight boxing, even at the age of 36 and has lost to De La Hoya and Wang Hao, but Chavez is still the strongest fighter in the ultra-lightweight division.
"Chavez's style of play is typical Mexican, with fierce punches and a focus on confrontation, but he also has a versatile style of play, a lot of breaking ability, and a very fast pace of movement under his feet. I have the impression that Chavez hasn't really been knocked down by other fighters in his career, and even if he lost four rounds to De La Hoya and Wang Hao, it was a TKO caused by injury, and he wasn't really knocked out. “
With the on-site host's commentary, Chavez has also come to the ring.