Mauricio “Bronco” Lara admitted to spitting on Josh Warrington after wresting the world featherweight title from the world boxing association (WBA) to his compatriot Leigh Wood.
“He spat at me at the end of the fight, that seemed to me the lowest of the lowest,” said the British after the boxer from Mexico City (CDMX) was crowned world champion on European lands.
However, the “Bronco” Lara show It did not end the fight, because at the moment the referee declared the match over, Mauricio did not hesitate to threaten to go over Josh Warrington who was watching the fight from the front rows and then spit on him.
“Bronco” Lara spat at Josh Warrington
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“At the end of the fight, (Lara) saw me, pretended to go down and then spat at me. I accept that there is friction, shouting, insults, but one spit is already too much,” Warrington told Matchroom Boxing.
For his part, the Aztec boxer recognized his action. “Of course I did, I call myself stupid, that guy is crazy, I want to fight him again, and I’m going to end the fight by knockout and I’m going to withdraw him from boxing,” said the native of the San Felipe de Jesús neighborhood, CDMX.
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Will there be a “Bronco” Trilogy Lara vs. Warrington?
This rivalry and the hatred that the Mexican has for the British would be ensuring a trilogy between these two. “It is a very personal issue for me. Something that I have there with him, is the (fight) that I want the most in my entire life, ”the new WBA reigning champion assured ID Boxing.
It should be noted that last Saturday, Mauricio Lara joined the list of eight world champion Mexican boxers after traveling to England to knock out Leigh Wood in the seventh round.
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