By: Sean Crose
The ending had the whiff of Mike McCallum’s sensible single punch knockout victory over Donald Curry again in 1987. Within the midst of a detailed, excessive degree struggle, McCallum fired a left hook seemingly out of the blue that despatched the favored Curry down and out in entrance of HBO cameras. This time round it was Angelo Leo who fired the left hook, and it was Luis Lopez who ended up on his again with the referee counting over him whereas ESPN cameras filmed all of it. It was an image good knockout, one which could give Leo a knockout of the 12 months nod, however extra importantly earned the now 24-2 Leo the IBF world featherweight title.
Lopez, who fought nicely till the bout’s closing moments, now holds a document of 30-2. No doubt, nonetheless, the evening belonged to the brand new champion. “For 4 or 5 months we’ve been practising it,” Leo mentioned of the tenth spherical left hook that shook the boxing world after the struggle had ended. “I need to struggle all of the champions.” What made the struggle all of the sweeter for Leo was the truth that it went down in entrance of a hometown Albuquerque crowd. “Thanks for all my followers,” mentioned Leo. “I like you.” With a victory like Saturday’s, Leo’s given Albuquerque good motive to like him again.
