MONZON BEATS LAMOTTA IN DRAMA TO SET-UP 'WINKY' WRIGHT EWBSS SEMI-FINAL
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 03 Apr 2020
Carlos Monzon and Jake LaMotta went the distance in Thursday’s last quarter-final of the ‘eWBSS Middleweight Legends Tournament’ shown on World Boxing Super Series Facebook.
After a week of knockouts ‘Shotgun’ Monzon and ‘Raging Bull’ LaMotta went all 12 rounds in a closely fought battle simulated on EA Sports ‘Fight Night Champion’. The three judges scored it 115-112, 114-113, 115-113 in favour of Monzon, who rose from a 9th round knockdown and proceeds to face Ronald ‘Winky’ Wright in Saturday’s semi-final.
Monzon dominated the first part of the quarter-final, and LaMotta was forced to struggle with a cut under his left eye. LaMotta from The Bronx – known for his incredible chin and fighting spirit – got a grip on the fight from the 6th and in the 8th, he scored a knockdown with an overhand right as Monzon smacked into the canvas. It took a few rounds for the Argentinian to break free of LaMotta’s swarming attacks, but a strong finish in the championship rounds secured him the victory.
The ‘eWBSS Middleweight Legends Tournament’ enters its exciting semi-final stage tomorrow with Sugar Ray Robinson vs Marvelous Marvin Hagler at 7pm (UK) on World Boxing Super Series Facebook.
The ‘eWBSS Middleweight Legends Tournament’ roster:
Sugar Ray Robinson (1), Sugar Ray Leonard (2), Marvin Hagler (3), Carlos Monzon (4) , Jake LaMotta, Ronald Wright, Kelly Pavlik & Fernando Vargas.
Quarter-Finals:
Ray Robinson vs Fernando Vargas, March 30 – Robinson W – KO5
Marvin Hagler vs Kelly Pavlik, March 31 – Hagler W – KO8
Ray Leonard vs Ronald Wright, April 1 – Wright W – KO9
Carlos Monzon vs Jake LaMotta, April 2 – Monzon – UD
The entire ‘eWBSS Middleweight Legends’ tournament will be streamed on the World Boxing Super Series Facebook page at 7pm (GMT) every day from Monday March 30 until the final on Sunday April 5.
The eWBSS tournaments, simulated on EA Sports ‘Fight Night Champion’, are created by the real World Boxing Super Series to provide some much-needed relief and entertainment for fight fans around the world during these testing times.
Watch the previous eWBSS Heavyweight Legends fights on YouTube here.
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