Fight between Anthony Olascuaga and Jonathan Gonzalez cut short, no decision ruled
The WBO flyweight championship fight between Anthony Olascuaga and Jonathan Gonzalez at the Airake Arena in Tokyo, Japan ended after just 2:25 of the first round following a clash of heads.
The action was warming up before the fighters leant into one another and their heads collided, leaving “Bomba” Gonzalez with a cut by his left eye.
The action resumed but as the fighters came out of a clinch, referee Robert Hoyle asked whether Gonzalez could see and the fighter said he could not, and Hoyle called the fight off and the contest was ruled a No Decision.
Southpaw Olascuaga, from Los Angeles, California, was clearly frustrated and is now 7-1 (5 KOs) 1 ND. Puerto Rico’s Gonzalez is 28-3-1 (14) 1 NC and 1 ND.
Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health, and is a board member for the Ringside Charitable Trust and the Ring of Brotherhood. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, a BWAA award winner, and is the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” You can reach him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.
