Rivalry: Round 2

Boxing Times

"Do you believe in miracles?! Do you believe in miracles?!" Those were the shouts of commentators ringside Saturday night at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas as Sammu Heikki defeated Light Heavyweight champion Bryan Gomez by a razor thin unanimous decision. All three judges had the fight scored 114-113 after 12 rounds for Heikki. The new champion fought a more intelligent and controlled fight then in their last meeting, fighting from the outside and waiting for the counter punching opportunities.

The most drastic change in Heikki's strategy this time around was his decision to fight the entire 12 rounds in an orthodox style instead of his natural southpaw stance. This tactic seemed to serve him well as Gomez was unable to unload his right hand as frequently as he had in the original bout. Despite this, disaster seemed to strike at the end of the 9th round when Heikki went down from a short right as he pressed Gomez against the ropes. Heikki came back on strong to shift the balance back in his favor.

"I wasn't certain I'd won the fight after that knockdown but I knew I had to at least close strong." Heikki commented in an interview. "I held my breath the entire time the decision was being announced." The Finn's corner was ecstatic when the unanimous verdict came in for their fighter. A rubber match is already being discussed between the two camps for early next year.



Notes: I'm not really sure how well this came off as I'm not really that good with action poses. I used this picture boxrec.com/media/index.php/Fil… as my inspiration.