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Mexico´s Karely Lopez is the new
World Boxing Federation (WBF)
Womens World Strawweight
Champion, after defeating
compatriot Carol Castro for the
vacant title on Friday night,
September 18, at the Deportivo
Antonio Palacios in Ensenada.
This was a rematch, as Lopez had
won their original encounter by
tenth round retirement last May,
but she didn’t get a great start
to the sequel as an accidental
head-clash gave her a cut eye
already in the first round.
However, Lopez quickly regrouped
and started to use her better
boxing skills to keep Castro at
bay.
Once she found her rhythm, it
was clear that if Lopez could
continue to box she would win
most of the rounds, and that’s
exactly what she did, using
sharp combinations and precise
jabs to control the fight, as
Castro struggled to find a way
to get close enough to land her
own shots.
In round nine Lopez shook Castro
to her boots and almost scored a
knock-down, but Castro was saved
from going down when the bell
sounded to end the stanza.
Castro also survived the
onslaught from Lopez in round
ten, but in the end there was no
doubt who would get the
decision. Judges Daniel Lopez,
Raul Wilhelmy and Manuel Rincon
all voted in favor of Lopez by
scores of 99-91, 98-92 and
100-90. Referee was Juan Jose
Ramirez.
The new WBF World Strawweight
Champion improved her
professional record to 8-5-3
(2), while Castro, who showed a
lot of heart and determination
throughout the entire bout,
drops to a deceiving 6-7 (2).
The fight was promoted by
Showbox Promotions.
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