September 12, 2024; Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico; Eduardo Hernandez and Thomas Mattice pose after the weigh-in forward of the Matchroom Boxing card at Area Sonora in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Necessary Credit score: Melina Pizano/Matchroom.
Thomas Mattice stormed from the ring instantly after the scorecards had been learn on Friday evening in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Had he caught round a couple of extra minutes, he would have realized simply how justified his outrage was.
His twelve spherical scheduled bout in opposition to Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez at Area Sonora led to a technical resolution after a ringside physician dominated after the sixth spherical that Hernandez couldn’t proceed because of a minimize above his left eye, which was the second of two lacerations impacting his imaginative and prescient. The scorecards had been learn, with Hernandez (36-2, 32 knockouts) being named the winner by unanimous resolution by the scores of 59-55, 58-55 and 58-56.
Moments later, the DAZN broadcast was capable of isolate video of the 2 cuts. The primary one was brought on by a headbutt close to the top of the fourth, nevertheless it was the second that the ringside physician acknowledged was the rationale for the combat’s stoppage. That one, which occurred within the sixth spherical, was clearly brought on by a proper uppercut as Hernandez bowled his method in recklessly.
Had the correct ruling been made on that minimize, the Cleveland, Ohio resident Mattice (22-4-1, 17 KOs) would have earned a technical knockout victory.
The ruling is just not the primary officiating controversy that Hernandez has been concerned in. The 26-year-old from Mexico Metropolis was simply 22 seconds away from successful the WBC junior light-weight title from O’Shaquie Foster final October in Cancun, Mexico, with two judges inexplicably having Hernandez extensively forward – together with one decide having Hernandez successful all 11 earlier rounds – regardless of most observers seeing the combat as a decent contest with Foster barely forward.
Foster ended up dropping Hernandez twice within the twelfth spherical, however that might not have modified the end result had the combat not been halted.
Hernandez began the bout off strongly, pressuring the motion in opposition to the gradual beginning American. The most important punches of his early assault had been proper hooks to the physique and overhand rights behind the excessive guard, whereas Mattice seemed to ascertain his jab and get a really feel for the ring.
Hernandez started to interrupt by with energy punches within the third as he slipped in uppercuts in shut, whereas Mattice started to land left hooks every time Hernandez’s proper hand ventured out too far to select off jabs.
The combat kicked up one other gear within the fifth as Hernandez’s face started to stream with blood and each fighters tried to financial institution rounds within the occasion that the combat was stopped because of cuts. The blood triggered Hernandez to get extra aggressive, which opened him as much as counters from Mattice, together with a proper hand and left uppercut mixture
Mattice continued to take goal follow on Hernandez’s shortly deteriorating face, touchdown one other proper hand to open the sixth. After the uppercut triggered the second minimize, it was clear that Hernandez may not see the punches coming in time to adequately react, as proper fingers and left uppercuts started to land extra ceaselessly.
The loss ends a 5 combat successful streak for the 34-year-old Mattice, who was coming in on the very best run of his profession, having crushed beforehand unbeaten fighters Christian Tapia and Ramiro Cesena in current fights.
Hernandez, who’s rated no. 2 by the WBC, stays in place to problem the winner of the rematch between Robson Conceicao and O’Shaquie Foster on November 2.
