Former world featherweight champion Isaac "Storm Royale" Dogboye (24-2, 15 KOs) emerged victorious from the WBC featherweight eliminator. In the main event of the evening at the Grand Casino Arena in Hinckley, Minnesota, Dogboy outboxed Joet Gonzalez (25-3, 15 KOs) by split decision.
Dogboy looked better at the beginning of the fight, after the fourth round Gonzalez's pressure began to show, and until the end of the fight the meeting was held in a hard and stubborn struggle. Judges score: 96-94 to Gonzalez, and 96-94, 96-94 to Dogboy. All three judges gave Dogboy the last round. As a result of the fight, Dogboye also won the WBO international belt.
“I have already said that a Hollywood blockbuster can then be made about my career, and I always thank God for this,” Dogoboe said after the fight. - My coach Barry Hunter always helped me in this. For me, he is like a father. He is a man who, when it seems that everything is over, will always find something to say. He helped me a lot in my corner. He was able to draw this extra strength out of me. I want to say thank you to Joet Gonzalez. He is a real warrior. Champions, beware. I returned!"
“Perhaps I should have put a little more pressure on the gas,” Gonzalez said in turn. — He was the lowest fighter in my career. I had an advantage in height and arm span, but he did not go to close range. As soon as I put pressure on him, he retreated. I delivered my punches to the target and knew that the correct plan for the fight was to go forward. He wasn't going to meet me, but anyway, we had a good fight."
"Close fight. I thought I won this fight. I shook him, it seems, twice. In fact, he didn't throw too many punches. I hit more accurately and stronger. I put pressure on him, and most of the time he held me back. I think I won this fight," Gonzalez added.
