There’s always the concern of having to go above and beyond in order to impress the judges whenever a boxer travels to an opponent’s home region.
Felix Diaz figured the proverbial deck would be stacked against him heading into his showdown with Lamont Peterson – just not to the extreme that was the case in his points loss to the former 140 lb. champ last weekend in Fairfax, Virginia.
The bout was nationally televised on free-to-air NBC, with Peterson claiming a disputed majority decision win. Diaz managed to fight to a 114-114 draw on the card of Brian Costello, which was overruled by far too wide cards of 116-112 from Mark D’Attilio and 117-111 from Dorothea Perry. [Click Here To Read More]
Felix Diaz figured the proverbial deck would be stacked against him heading into his showdown with Lamont Peterson – just not to the extreme that was the case in his points loss to the former 140 lb. champ last weekend in Fairfax, Virginia.
The bout was nationally televised on free-to-air NBC, with Peterson claiming a disputed majority decision win. Diaz managed to fight to a 114-114 draw on the card of Brian Costello, which was overruled by far too wide cards of 116-112 from Mark D’Attilio and 117-111 from Dorothea Perry. [Click Here To Read More]
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