Heita defeated in USA
Boxing
American featherweight Bruce ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington defeated Mateus Heita of Namibia by unanimous decision in New York to win the World Boxing Council (WBC) ”interim” belt on Saturday night.
After 12 rounds, all three judges scored the bout 120–108 in favour of Carrington. The event at Madison Square Garden marked Heita’s debut on foreign soil, as he faced the undefeated Carrington (now 16–0).
Despite a valiant effort, Heita (now 14–1) couldn’t sway the judges. Carrington outlanded Heita 207-122, according to CompuBox, and focused much of his attack on the Namibian’s body.
After his win, Carrington called for a fight with WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza. Carrington predicted that he will become the first undisputed featherweight champion in the four-belt era.
The American weighed in at 125 pounds to Heita’s 124.8 pounds.
It was a feel-out opener as Heita got the double jab popping and Carrington dropped a few feints to see what his African foe would react to. Undeterred by the size of the task, Heita slipped a few second-round body shots in as ‘Shu-Shu’ slid off the ropes.
Heita’s sneaky right uppercut was proving to be a valuable weapon on the inside. He wasn’t using it often enough, however.
Referee Harvey Dock told Carrington off for some elbow and palm pushing at the close of the fourth. Carrington’s comfort levels increased across rounds 5 and 6 as he loosened the limbs and started using his additional skills.
The ESPN commentary team believed Heita was finding out in real time the gap in class as his pre-fight confidence gently melted away in the New York ring. Heita had completed 12-round fights twice before, but seemed reluctant to extend himself as the visitor’s corner encouraged him for more activity and body work.
Travelling back to Windhoek with some minor credit in the bank, Mateus ‘The Beast’ Heita went out with a whimper, falling to 14-1 (9 KOs). But given Top Rank’s previous form, he will likely be brought back as an opponent for a prospect in the near future.
– Additional reporting: Boxing News
After 12 rounds, all three judges scored the bout 120–108 in favour of Carrington. The event at Madison Square Garden marked Heita’s debut on foreign soil, as he faced the undefeated Carrington (now 16–0).
Despite a valiant effort, Heita (now 14–1) couldn’t sway the judges. Carrington outlanded Heita 207-122, according to CompuBox, and focused much of his attack on the Namibian’s body.
After his win, Carrington called for a fight with WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza. Carrington predicted that he will become the first undisputed featherweight champion in the four-belt era.
The American weighed in at 125 pounds to Heita’s 124.8 pounds.
It was a feel-out opener as Heita got the double jab popping and Carrington dropped a few feints to see what his African foe would react to. Undeterred by the size of the task, Heita slipped a few second-round body shots in as ‘Shu-Shu’ slid off the ropes.
Heita’s sneaky right uppercut was proving to be a valuable weapon on the inside. He wasn’t using it often enough, however.
Referee Harvey Dock told Carrington off for some elbow and palm pushing at the close of the fourth. Carrington’s comfort levels increased across rounds 5 and 6 as he loosened the limbs and started using his additional skills.
The ESPN commentary team believed Heita was finding out in real time the gap in class as his pre-fight confidence gently melted away in the New York ring. Heita had completed 12-round fights twice before, but seemed reluctant to extend himself as the visitor’s corner encouraged him for more activity and body work.
Travelling back to Windhoek with some minor credit in the bank, Mateus ‘The Beast’ Heita went out with a whimper, falling to 14-1 (9 KOs). But given Top Rank’s previous form, he will likely be brought back as an opponent for a prospect in the near future.
– Additional reporting: Boxing News
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