Boxing judges blasted again as Shinard Bunch gets mugged on Showtime

July twenty fourth, 2021

Esther Lin

Younger fighter Shinard Bunch can really feel extremely aggrieved after lacking out on a transparent victory in his Showtime conflict with Janelson Figueroa Bocachica.

Bunch gained a minimum of seven rounds of the competition in most peoples’ eyes. Based on Joseph Mason (96-94) and Jeff Sinnett (95-95), not so. To his credit score, the one one of many three who received it proper was Mike Contreras (97-93).

The pair of 22-year-olds, preventing within the co-feature, fought to a controversial break up draw of their 10-round welterweight bout.

Bunch of Trenton, N.J., and Figueroa Bocachica of Detroit had been each shut in punches thrown with 399 for Bunch and 390 for Figueroa Bocachica.

Bunch used his jab all through the combat, touchdown 68 of 217 and landed 30.8% of his energy punches.

“After all, I assumed I gained the combat,” stated Bunch. “I actually really feel like I gained it. Even his coach stated I gained the combat.

“I landed the extra highly effective pictures, even boxing-wise, sticking and shifting. The one factor I might do higher was getting a knockout. I really feel like I damage him loads of occasions. I don’t know what the judges had been watching.”

Figueroa Bocachica stated he thought he gained the combat. “I felt like he didn’t land something that damage me, and I utilized the stress.

“I disagreed with the judges. However I’m the fighter, not the choose. I might have put stress from the start as a substitute of the top. However I might have used the jab extra.

“I used to be lazy with my proper hand as a result of I used to be going to knock him out. These are issues I must be taught.”

He added: “Oh yeah, there might be controversy after this. It comes with the game.”

CLOWNED on SHOWTIME

Promoter Lou Dibella, at all times vocal relating to robberies of this type, aired his views quickly after. The Corridor of Famer didn’t maintain again.

“That call is an f-ing shame. It wasn’t shut!

“Bocachica f-ing misplaced to Reyes and received CLOWNED by Bunch, and he’s 1-0-1 in these fights. I’m so f-ing bored with this sh–.”

Hopefully, all these concerned will see sense and launch an attraction, on the very least for a direct rematch.

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