JAKARTA - World champion in the women's welterweight class (66.7 kg) of the World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Association (WBA), and International Boxing Federation (IBF) Lauren Price defended all three of her belts after defeating Stephanie Pineiro Aquino in Cardiff, Wales, Sunday WIB.
Price scored an absolute victory when the judges gave him scores of 98-92, 98-92, and 99-91, winning most of the 10 rounds on the scoring card.
From the start of the fight, Price immediately showed tempo control by utilizing the speed of his hands and foot movements. The Welsh boxer was disciplined in keeping his distance and repeatedly landed accurate punches that made Pineiro difficult to develop an attack.
Pineiro, who came with an undefeated record, tried to put pressure by advancing forward. The boxer from Puerto Rico tried several times to close the distance to release a combination of punches to the body and head. However, his efforts were often stopped by Price's tight defense and agile movements inside the ring.
Entering the middle rounds, Price was more dominant by utilizing a combination of jab and right straight punch to control the course of the fight. Pineiro still tried to retaliate with some counterattacks, but most of his punches were not clean enough to disrupt the dominance of the defending champion.
Despite dominating the fight, Price had a difficult moment when he suffered a pretty bad torn wound in the mouth towards the end of the fourth round. Blood was seen flowing from his lips after receiving a hard blow from Pineiro in an exchange of close-range attacks.
However, this condition did not greatly affect Price's performance. He was still able to maintain calm and show a champion mentality by continuing to control the fight until the final rounds.
Entering the final round, Price still maintained the lead by utilizing his speed and accuracy. Pineiro, who needed a big win to turn things around, kept trying to push, but his efforts were not enough to change the course of the fight.
After the ten rounds were completed, the three judges agreed to give Price an absolute victory.
Price said that he immediately felt his lips hit a pretty hard blow, something he rarely experienced in his professional career. However, he considers it as part of the challenge in the world of professional boxing.
"I haven't fought for a year, but I have to give credit to my opponent," Price said after the win.
With the victory, Price managed to retain the three world champion belts in the welterweight class from the WBC, WBA, and IBF while maintaining an unbeaten record in his professional career with 10 wins (2 KO).
Meanwhile, Pineiro who came to Cardiff with a perfect record had to accept a bitter reality after swallowing his first defeat in his professional career. He now has a record of 10 wins (3 KO) and one defeat.
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