Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
Ugly fight uneased by officiating
WBN Editor
Cornelius ‘K9’ Bundrage scored a second TKO victory over
Cory Spinks amidst laughable refereeing by Ray Corona at the Fantasy Springs
Casino in California to retain his IBF light-middleweight title.
The 39 year-old had Spinks down in first round of the fight
as he looked for an early finish, with the former champion backing into a defensive mode for
much of the rest of the contest as Bundrage looked for the one-punch knockout.
The fight was marred with prolonged holding throughout and
referee Corona looked lost at times as how to separate the two fighters as they bumped heads and stayed inside to long spells in the fight.
The ending came with a huge right hand early in the seventh
round that saw Spinks fall heavily to the canvas and by rights, the fight
should have been stopped there and then with the challenger out on his feet.
Corona allowed Spinks to continue not once, but twice as he
sprawled around the ring for the next two minutes hitting the floor intermittently
and can claim to be the victim of two low blows that the referee missed as
Bundrage focused on the finish.
Towards the end of the seventh, Spinks coward in the corner
as Bundrage jumped all over him, literally, and Corona had eventually seen enough, belatedly waving the fight off to the delight of the champion.
Bundrage could now be in with a chance of unifying the
titles against WBC title holder Saul Alvarez in the fall with a decision due
next week on who the Mexican superstar will face on September 15.