Rigoberto Hermosillo won this Saturday night, against the American, Alexis de Luna by a close majority decision, on the night that took place at Thunder Studios, Long Beach, California, United States.
The 31-year-old Hermosillo (14-4-1 / 9 KO) achieved his second victory in 2023, at the beginning of the year he defeated the Argentine, Blas Ezequiel Caro (9-6), by unanimous decision. In the same way, he achieved his third consecutive victory.
The judges’ cards favored the native of Jalisco, Mexico through 76-76 / 77-75 / 77-75. Only one judge gave a shout, but none of them saw the local, Luna, as the winner.
Rigoberto started the actions, trying to keep the fight at his distance, taking advantage of his great reach and his constant walking forward was key to the early rounds tilting in favor of the Los Angeles-based boxer.
De Luna gradually gained confidence, He began to close the distance, betting more on the constant exchange of soft spots and faces. In addition, he took advantage of Hermosillo’s aggressiveness to wait for his attack and attack.
In the middle of the case, Rigoberto’s fatigue was noticed. Having been devastated in the early rounds, Alexis used this to her advantage to land several more blows, especially to the face. However, he failed to complete complex attacks that put his opponent in trouble.
In this regard, Hermosillo overcame critical moments, with an audience that was clearly against it, but the fighter did not back down, in no time he stopped responding and several times he put the American against the ropes.
Alexis de Luna
Born in California, Alexis Javier De Luna, returned to work for the first time in 2023, after almost nine months of inactivity. The last time he saw action was at the end of last year, when he lost by majority decision to his compatriot Arturo Popoca (11-0-1), losing his perfect record in the ring.
