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More than a thousand people filled the sports court of the Arrieta school (Lanzarote) on Friday night and enjoyed a spectacular evening of boxing. The icing on the cake was Robert Hilario "Tiburón" retaining the Spanish "Super Middleweight" champion title, after defeating the contender Iván Salcines in the seventh round. Salcines put his knee on the canvas before the explosive punch of Robert Hilario "Tiburón" and the referees stopped the fight giving the victory by Technical KO to "Tiburón". Before the stellar fight of the night, the spectators were able to enjoy six boxing matches, highlighting the victory on points of the majorero Roberto Palenzuela against Rafael Chirura "La Roca".
The first round between Robert Hilario "Tiburón" and Iván Salcines was tentative. The two boxers studied each other in the ring, with "Tiburón" connecting the first blows to the opponent's face. Some blows that served to gain confidence and especially to awaken a public that did not hesitate to take his side.
Cantabrian Iván Salcines endured the onslaught of "Tiburón" during the first three rounds. Salcines demonstrated that the fact of being proposed as a candidate by the Spanish Boxing Federation was not the result of chance, but rather his good work in the ring that had earned him the last six fights, two of them by KO.
From the fourth round, Robert Hilario "Tiburón" began to increase the pace of his boxing, which was characterized by explosive blows that broke the opponent's guard. The good defense that "Tiburón" made was worth to counterattack and take advantage of the carelessness left by his rival. In the sixth round, "Tiburón" left Iván Salcines practically groggy on the ring and it began to be seen that the fight would not reach the tenth round.
The fight would end in the seventh round. Robert Hilario "Tiburón" forced the machinery to the point of knocking out his rival against the ropes. The referee of the fight, Ignacio Conejero, stopped the fight when Iván Salcines put his knee on the canvas and proclaimed Robert Hilario "Tiburón" the winner by Technical KO. A triumph that allows Robert Hilario "Tiburón" to successfully defend the "Super Middleweight" champion belt and do it with his people from Lanzarote. The boxer from the Palenke Boxing School received the champion belt from José Díaz Bencomo, president of the Canary Islands Boxing Federation.
The more than a thousand fans who came to the Arrieta school (Haría), were able to enjoy a historic boxing evening that had six great boxing matches as a preamble. Five of the fights were amateur and one professional starring Roberto Palenzuela and Rafael Chiruta "La Roca". The development of the different fights of the night was as follows:
Roberto Palenzuela VS Rafael Chiruta "La Roca". Middleweight
The second professional fight of the night was starred by Roberto Palenzuela, a boxer belonging to the Palenke Boxing School, and Rafael Chiruta "La Roca", who came from defeating Rubén Varón, a boxer aspiring to the European Championship. The fight was scheduled for six rounds of three minutes each.
Rafael Chiruta offered an overwhelming boxing in the first round, managing to lock Roberto Palenzuela in the corner for practically the entire time. The bellows of the Romanian boxer went out with the passage of the fight, achieving Roberto Palenzuela, with a more balanced boxing, turn the situation around. Rafael Chiruta "La Roca" accused the physical wear and practically in the last two rounds was at the mercy of his rival.
The victory by points was decided on the side of Roberto Palenzuela, proving to be one of the most firm promises of Canarian boxing. Rafael Chiruta recognized the victory of his opponent, in a fight in which he was running out of strength with the passage of the rounds.
Alberto Pérez VS Acorán Bolaños. Super heavyweight
One of the most uneven fights of the night was the one starring Alberto Pérez and Acorán Bolaños in the Super heavyweight category. Alberto Pérez developed a crazy fight, throwing meaningless blows and with which he only managed to wear himself out physically. Acorán Bolaños knew how to take advantage of his opportunity and from the first round forced the judges to make a count of six seconds to his opponent. Acorán Bolaños secured the victory, without taking risks and taking advantage of all the facilities left by his rival.
Samuel Moreno "Palenke III" VS Mohamed Ali. Flyweight
The first victory of the night of a boxer from the Palenke Boxing School was for Samuel Moreno "Palenke III", who defeated Mohamed Ali on points. The first round was tentative, although the blows that Samuel Moreno "Palenke III" managed to connect, served to take the initiative. Mohamed Alí tried to react in the second round and in the third when the forces failed, Samuel Moreno took out everything he had inside to score the victory on points.
Cirano Lorenzo VS Angel Yarnnic Cabrera. Middleweight
Two Spanish champions of the cadet category faced each other on Friday night in Arrieta, as was the case of Cirano Lorenzo and Ángel Yarnnic Cabrera. The boxer from Gran Canaria belonging to the Fomento gym, Ángel Yarnnic, offered three great rounds in which he gave no options to his rival. Ángel Yarnnic's boxing was based on a good defense and combined with an explosive counterattack. On points the victory went to Ángel Yarnnic Cabrera.
Héctor Santana VS George Davey. Walter Weight
In the Walter weight, less than 64 kilos of weight, Héctor Santana and George Davey were measured. The local boxer who trains at the Palenke School could do nothing against the potential of the Irishman George Davey. George Davey's mobility on the ring allowed him to physically wear down his rival, taking the opportunity to connect blows on the rival to obtain points for the judges' decision. On points the victory went to George Davey.
Mateo Carmona VS Jorge Rodríguez. Lightweight
The evening began with the confrontation between Mateo Carmona, a boxer belonging to the Palenke Boxing School, and Jorge Rodríguez from Majorera. After a few initial minutes of equality in which both boxers exchanged blows, it was Jorge Rodríguez, making use of a better technique, who was tilting the fight to his side. In the third round, Mateo Carmona physically collapsed and his coach threw in the towel before the conclusion of the round.
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