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 number of extra minutes, he would have realized simply how justified his outrage was.
His twelve spherical scheduled bout towards Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez at Area Sonora led to a technical determination after a ringside physician dominated after the sixth spherical that Hernandez couldn’t proceed as a consequence of a reduce 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 determination by the scores of 59-55, 58-55 and 58-56.
Moments later, the DAZN broadcast was in a position to isolate video of the 2 cuts. The primary one was attributable to a headbutt close to the tip of the fourth, nevertheless it was the second that the ringside physician acknowledged was the rationale for the struggle’s stoppage. That one, which happened within the sixth spherical, was clearly attributable to a proper uppercut as Hernandez bowled his manner in recklessly.
Had the right ruling been made on that reduce, the Cleveland, Ohio resident Mattice (22-4-1, 17 KOs)would have earned a technical knockout victory.
The ruling will not be 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 struggle 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 result had the struggle not been halted.
Hernandez began the bout off strongly, pressuring the motion towards the sluggish 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 via 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 struggle 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 struggle was stopped as a consequence of cuts. The blood precipitated 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 rapidly deteriorating face, touchdown one other proper hand to open the sixth. After the uppercut precipitated the second reduce, it was clear that Hernandez might now not see the punches coming in time to adequately react, as proper arms and left uppercuts started to land extra regularly.
The loss ends a 5 struggle successful streak for the 34-year-old Mattice, who was coming in on one of the best run of his profession, having overwhelmed 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.
