2022 for boxing was a year of great defeats such as those of Canelo Álvarez and Anthony Joshua, the confirmation of Oleksandr Usyk as the best heavyweight today and again the postponements of expected fights such as Errol Spence in view of Terrence Crawford, Joshua and Tyson Fury either Gervonta Davis in view of Ryan Garcia.
YOU WILL BE INTERESTED IN: THESE WERE THE TEN BEST KNOCKOUTS IN THE UFC IN 2022
However, it was also a year of great combats, of a very high level, which cannot go unnoticed. For this reason, in this note we have selected five confrontations that raised the fans from their seats.
THE FIVE BEST BOXING FIGHTS IN 2022
5). Sebastian Fundora vs. Erickson Lubin.- “The Tower of Hell” Sebastian Fundora he would star in the toughest fight of his career, against ‘the hammer’ Erickson Lubin, at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas. The one of Latin descent managed to knock down the Florida native in the second round; but as the rounds passed, he let his opponent grow.
Thus in the sixth episode he was forced to put one knee on the canvas. founder he continued with his incessant punishment and so in the ninth round, the opposite corner threw in the towel. with this victory Sebastian Fundora clinched the WBC interim super welterweight title.
4) Juan Francisco El Gallo Estrada vs. Román El Chocolatito González III.- Two old rivals would meet again to determine who is the best between the two. The battle did not disappoint anyone, with the initial assaults for the Aztec and the Nicaraguan came back from the second half.
As in the two previous fights, the speed and precision of the blows were the main elements of these fights. At the end of the contest, the judges declared a majority decision to road (114-114, 116-112, 115-113).
3) Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano.- For many the best fight of 2022. A master class from both boxers demonstrating the high level at which they are. The Irish started the first rounds better, taking blows and impacting the Puerto Rican.
However, from the sixth episode Highlander woke up to the joy of the public that came to the MSG. The Latina fighter pressured Taylor and in the last round, it was a true display of punch-for-punch fighting. The controversy would be generated at the end, when the judges declared the winner to Katie Taylorr by split decision. (94-96, 97-93, 96-93).
2) Jermell Charlo vs. Bryan Castaño II.– The Argentine was looking to repeat a good performance against the ‘Ironman’; However, this time everything went uphill. After facing each other from power to power to charloLittle by little, he was succumbing to the blows of his rival, in this confrontation held at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
In the 10th round, Jermell he would send his opponent to the canvas with a hard combination. The Argentine knew how to resist the count of ten; but a hook to his body ended up breaking his defense and putting him in bad shape. So charlo capture the WBO super middleweight title held by his opponent and add them to his collection.
1) Leigh Wood vs. Michael Conlan.– A battle with epic overtones, which began with the Irish dispatching Iona to the English; However, little by little he began to recover and the assault would be him who gets the knockdown against his opponent.
However, the most impressive thing happened in the last round. A combination of shots to the body from Wood, took a bad stand on Conlan, which would end up falling out of the ring. Seeing this, the referee ordered the match to stop and give the Englishman the victory by knockout. The match took place at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham.
HONORABLE MENTION: Jose´ ”Chon” Zepeda vs. Regis Programs
MORE INFORMATION:
