Boxing News – July 25, 2019

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By the sixth round, Rivas’s face was

starting to swell up and he was becoming

subdued. He got through with one

big right and also forced Whyte back

onto the ropes in the seventh round,

but Whyte turned the attack around

well, catching Rivas coming in with an

uppercut.

The momentum switched dramatically

in a thrilling ninth round, when Whyte

was dropped heavily with a right

uppercut and a left hook. Whyte rose on

unsteady legs and for a moment looked

there for the taking. Whyte survived,

though, while Rivas seemed to punch

himself out.

Whyte re-established control, rocking

Rivas in the 10th round, before boxing

well in the last two sessions to claim a

clear win.

Guido Cavalleri and Mark Lyson

both scored it 115-112 to Whyte, while

Craig Metcalfe made it 116-111. Victor

Loughlin was the referee. ➤

YOU BELTER:

Whyte earns a WBC

strap but it’s only

of the interim

variety

SHOCKER:

Whyte goes down

in round nine but

will get up to win

IN CONTROL:

Whyte dishes out stick

both with the jab

[above] and the hook