Frank Sanchez outpoints Nagy Aguilera in truncated bout
Aguilera #Aguilera
Frank Sanchez remained unbeaten in an unconventional way on the Canelo Alvarez-Billy Joe Saunders card Saturday.
The heavyweight contender from Cuba was in control of his bout against journeyman Nagy Aguilera when the latter went down in Round 6 from what he said was a punch behind his head and couldn’t continue, which sent the fight to the judges.
Sanchez won every round on all three cards, which reflected his dominating performance. Boxing Junkie also had it 60-54.
The official time of the stoppage was 1:42 of Round 6.
Sanchez (18-0, 14 KOs) controlled the fight from the beginning, although he didn’t throw a high volume of punches.
He hurt Aguilera (21-11, 14 KOs) with a straight right about 30 seconds into the fight and relied almost completely on that punch to win rounds. He landed it many more times but never hurt Aguilera badly enough to set up a stoppage.
That is until the final punch. Sanchez threw a wide right that skipped off Aguilera’s left shoulder and seemed to graze his head. Still, the Dominican native grabbed his head and fell to the canvas. He then got up and fell again.
Aguilera got to his feet once more, after which he began to complain that Sanchez hit him behind the head throughout the fight. Sanchez landed a right when Aguilera lost focus and made that complaint in Round 3.
Was Aguilera looking for a way out of the fight? That will be debated this evening and in the coming days. What’s not up for debate is that Sanchez dominated a fight against an overmatched opponent.
MORE:
Building greatness: Five fights that define Canelo Alvarez
Logan Paul didn’t mind Jake Paul stealing his shine with Floyd Mayweather brawl
Canelo Alvarez, Billy Joe Saunders on target in spirited weigh-in
Canelo Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders expected to draw 70,000 in Texas
Canelo Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders: time, how to watch, background