Mexico City. What happened to Omar Chávez on Saturday is an injustice from Julio César Chávez’s perspective. “It’s stupid that they prohibited him from gaining weight the next day,” the former fighter explodes; “You already fight from the moment you have to make weight and having to weigh yourself again on the day of the fight is outrageous. “Never in history has anything like this been seen.”
Misael “Chino” Rodríguez, bronze medalist in Rio 2016, refused to fight on Saturday in Pachuca, because Omar weighed more than 86 kilos and the Mexico City Commission (Combox) prohibits a rebound of weight after giving the agreed weight. more than 4.5 kilos on the day of the fight. The fight was agreed at 76 kilos and 200 grams; Omar registered only 300 grams above that mark, but the next day he had gained ten kilos.
The regulations, Combox explains, are very clear in that sense and the measure was designed to avoid accidents as it is a high-risk sport. The conflict began – the report from that organization continues – it originated because Omar agreed to weigh himself before going up to fight and it was within the permitted range, but Omar refused. When he finally accepted and it was proven that he was overstretched, “Chino” complained and decided with his manager Robert García that there would be no fight.
“What happened does not affect Omar’s credibility, but rather Misael’s. It is unacceptable that a fighter refuses to face a commitment because his rival gained three kilos. It is nonsense that they demand that one not gain weight if one has already killed himself.” to comply at the official weighing,” concludes Julio César Chávez.
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– 2024-10-08 09:31:46
