Robson Conceiçao y Xavier Martínez

El oro olímpico Conceição derrotó de forma unánime a Xavier Martínez en eliminatoria WBC superpluma

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Daniel Pi
@BastionBoxeo

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino de Tulsa, Estados Unidos. Semieliminatoria WBC del peso superpluma.

Esta vez los jueces no le hicieron una jugarreta al brasileño Robson Conceição 17(8KO)-1, que la pasada noche se hizo con una clara victoria unánime ante el estadounidense, hasta ahora invicto, Xavier Martínez 17(11KO)-1 en el combate estelar de la velada de Top Rank. De todos modos, Conceição tampoco dejó margen para que le robasen con una actuación llena de voluntad y en la que puso de manifiesto su habilidad. Las puntuaciones para este choque semieliminatorio fueron de 100-90, 99-91 y de 98-92.

En un combate en el que consiguió mantenerse en muchos momentos en la distancia larga y media-larga, Conceição se encontró en su ámbito predilecto y logró usar sus precisos y efectivos directos para superar durante buena parte de los asaltos a Martínez, al que también complicó las cosas con sus esquivas y sus rápidas transiciones a posición defensiva, algunas realmente plásticas.

En ocasiones, como en los encontronzados en corta, que fueron a veces bastante desordenados, Martínez uso su garra y su fuerza para llegar con duros hooks, uno de los cuales llegó a estremecer claramente a su adversario. Pero estos instantes por lo general fueron demasiado esporádicos como para cuestionar la superioridad del oro olímpico, que además de anticiparse con espacios con sus incisivos puños enlazados también usó bien su gancho zurdo en corta.

Es justo señalar que a veces el invicto estadounidense Martínez se mostró bastante irresolutivo, ya que a la larga resultó evidente que necesitaba un ajuste pero continuó en el centro del ring padeciendo los directos del brasileño sin cambiar su planeamiento. De todos modos, que Martínez tuviese pocos momentos brillantes no se debió únicamente a sus desaciertos o a sus puntos débiles, como su limitada velocidad de piernas, puesto que Conceição no le dio ninguna facilidad, boxeó con mucha eficacia y rapidez, redujo los instantes en corta y cuando tuvo que batallar cuerpo a cuerpo lo hizo con decisión.

Por lo tanto, aunque CompuBox dio una cifra de golpes conectados muy similar entre ambos, el hecho es que por lo general el mayor ritmo de Conceição, su constancia ofensiva y sus explosivos y oportunos puños crearon una diferencia a su favor asalto tras asalto incluso si Martínez conectó manos contundentes salteadamente.

Las sospechas sobre que este enfrentamiento tenía que ser una semieliminatoria se vieron confirmadas al disputarse el combate a diez asaltos y no a doce. Por lo tanto, parece que efectivamente está en marcha el propuesto torneo WBC superpluma y que Conceição pasó de ronda, debiendo esperar ahora teóricamente al cruce eliminatorio entre O’Shaquie Foster y Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov para conocer quién será su adversario en la antesala mundialista final.


Robson Conceiçao y Xavier Martínez

Olympic gold medalist Conceição unanimously defeated Xavier Martínez in a WBC super featherweight eliminator

Daniel Pi
@BastionBoxing

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, United States. WBC super featherweight semi-final eliminator.

This time the judges didn’t robbed the Brazilian Robson Conceição 17(8KO)-1, who last night obtained a clear unanimous victory against the American, until now undefeated, Xavier Martínez 17(11KO)-1 in the main fight of the Top Rank card. However, Conceição also left no room to be robbed with a performance full of will and in which he showed his ability. The scores for this semi-elimination clash were of 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92.

In a fight in which he managed to stay in the long and medium-long range on many occasions, Conceição found himself in a comfortable situation and managed to use his precise and effective straight punches to overcome Martínez for a good part of the rounds. Conceição also complicated things with his dodges and his quick transitions to defensive position.

At times, like in close range clashes, which were sometimes quite messy, Martinez used his grit and his strength to come in with hard hooks, one of which clearly shook his opponent. But these moments were usually too sporadic to question the superiority of the Olympic gold medalist, who in addition to anticipating at long range with his incisive combinations of punches also used his left hook well at close range.

It is fair to point out that at times Martínez was quite indecisive, as it eventually became clear that he needed an adjustment but he continued in the center of the ring suffering from the Brazilian’s straight punches without changing his plan. In any case, the fact that Martínez had few brilliant moments was not only due to his mistakes or his weak points, such as his limited leg speed, since Conceição did not give him any facility, as he boxed very efficiently and quickly, reduced the moments in close quarters and when he had to fight hand to hand he did so decisively.

So while CompuBox gave a very similar number of landed punches between the two boxers, the fact is that generally Conceição’s faster pace, offensive consistency and explosive and well-timed punches made a difference in his favor round after round even if Martinez landed hard hands sporadically.

Suspicions that this confrontation had to be a semi-final eliminator were confirmed when the fight ended after ten rounds and not twelve. Therefore, it seems that the proposed WBC super featherweight tournament is indeed underway and that Conceição passed the first round, now theoretically having to wait for the other semi-final eliminator match between O’Shaquie Foster and Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov to find out who his opponent will be in the final eliminator.