Tlalnepantla, Mexico: Middleweight vacant WBC International title bout

Juan Carlos Raygosa (17-15-3)

W PTS 10 Dauren Yeleussinov (8-1-1).

Surprising result as Mexican Raygosa decisions Kazak Yeleussinov to win the vacant WBC International title.   Yeleussinov was keen to get a win and a title,  but Raygosa tore up the script.   Twice Kazak amateur champion, Yeleussinov is the elder brother of Olympic gold medallist Daniyar,  but professional boxing does not look to be as easy as expected for him.    The loser is asking for a rematch.

Mexican promoter Jaime Rios was ready to stage this vacant Championship,  but covid-19 gave him several problems.   Dauren Yeleussinov against Juan Carlos Raygoza was postponed several times.   Both contenders had regularly complied with the official weigh-in for the championship to happen last August 15 in México.   Apparently, the bout was postponed just before it was to begin.   There was a large crowd so that , due to health and safety reasons related to the pandemic, the bout was canceled.  The championship finally took place on August 21st in Tlalnepantla de Baz (North México City).   Raygoza won the vacant belt by scoring a Split Decision.

96-94 twice for Raygoza  –   same the other way around for Yeleussinov by the third judge.    A rematch looks now to be a possible solution.

 

 

 

 

Former WBC International champions in this divison

steven  butler,  canada

mark hefforn   GB

Karim Achour,   France

Craig Cunningham,   Great Britain

Tom Doran,   Wales

Jorge Sebastián Heiland,   Argentina

Nick Brinson,   USA

Joachim Alcine,   Haiti-Canada

David Lemieux,   Canada

Dmitry Pirog,   Russia

Domenico Spada,   Italy

Mahir Oral,   Germany Turkey

James Obedi Toney,   Ghana

Glenn Catley,   Great Britain

Robert Allen,   USA

Silvio Branco,   Italy

Cristian Sanavia,   Italy

Juan Carlos Gimenez,   Paraguay

Morrade Hakkar,   France

Erlande Betare,   France

Chris Pyatt,   Great Britain

Miguel Angél Arroyo,   Argentina

Andras Galfi,   Hungary

Alì Ennebati,   France

Aslanbeck Kodzoev,   Russia

Jorge Amparo,   Dominican  Republic

Chris Eubank Sr.   Great Britain

Hugo A. Corti,   Argentina

Kid Milo,   Great Britain

Rubén Dario Cabral,   Argentina

Antonio Perugino,   Italy

William Gare,   South Africa

Jerry Elliott,   Nigeria

Sergey Tatevosyan,   Russia