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Nagy Aguilera Gets Booed by the Crowd After Overreacting to an Illegal Blow – Frank Sanchez Wins via Decision
Highly rated heavyweight fighter Frank Sanchez continued his incredible undefeated streak with another victory. The 28-year-old showed his class and dismantled his opponent for six rounds before a controversial ending to the fight. Here’s what happened.
The two fought as the undercard of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders event. Sanchez went into the bout as the firm favorite over the American. However, after a good start to the fight, it ended in disappointment for the 70,000 in attendance.
How did the Frank Sanchez vs. Nagy Aguilera fight pan out?
Both fighters started the fight fairly reserved but showed their intent. Sanchez showed why is the favorite from the first round with a few better shots to get us underway. The second round showed the vast difference in quality, with Sanchez finding his rhythm and jabbing Aguilera away.
The fight burst into life in the third when the 18-0 boxer hurt Aguilera early in the round. This forced the 34-year-old to fight back and he landed a flurry of his own. Round four and five brought more of the same as Sanchez took the center of the ring and started to dominate.
Round 4 coming up!#SanchezAguilera #CaneloSaunders pic.twitter.com/EKpqHVzOTd
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) May 9, 2021
READ MORE: Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders: Fight Analysis and Prediction
How did the fight end?
The biggest talking point came in round 6 when Sanchez continued his dominance over the the 34-year-old. However, in the exchange Sanchez landed a slightly questionable shot to the back of Arguilera’s head. This sent the ‘Dominican Dynamite’ crashing to the down.
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Was this punch by Frank Sanchez behind the head?
pic.twitter.com/BTLafDijRN — DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) May 9, 2021
As a result, the doctor checked in on Aguilera and called the fight and the referee went to the judges’ scorecards up until the incident. Ultimately, the Cuban took home a unanimous 60-54 decision after 6 rounds.
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