Haiti: Alcina dominates Canclaux points

For the vacant title of weight WBO super-welterweight Intercontinental, Joachim "Ti-Joa" Alcina (33 years, 1,79 m, 32 wins, including 19 before the limit, 1 reverse), former monarch of the division WBA version, defeated by unanimous decision of the French Christophe "Rocky" Canclaux (33 years 177 cm, 40 successful, 25 of which are expeditious, 3 losses), Friday evening at the Casino de Montreal (Quebec).

After twelve rounds, judges Quebec Benoit Roussel and Jack Woodburn, and the French Charles Chenouf have annotated the following scores of 117-110, 117-110 and 115-113 in favor of Alcina. The win assured the victor a third place ranking in the WBC. Canclaux sold dearly his skin, but was clearly dominated in September, if not eight of twelve times. It is noteworthy that the native of Montpellier, was featured on the square without a coach ... and that Montrealers are Herby Wayne and Carl Handy, which served as corner men.

"I do not think it was scrappy to this point, it struck me repeatedly in the back of his head, said the winner after the fight. I still hope to do better in my next fight. "

After a first round punctuated by numerous skirmishes, the situation was complicated for Canclaux at the next opus. Already verbally warned by referee Marlon B. Wright during the initial recovery for hitting behind the head of Quebec, the member of the Pugilist Club Nice has indeed lost a point in the second episode, for illegal move, before being shaken in the last moments of a Round mighty blow (straight right) for his opponent.

Alcina has worked well in the third round and continued his work of undermining in the fourth round. Having withstood a series of blows Canclaux in the strings, he dominated the exchanges ... sometimes very violent. In the fifth round, the French have done everything to send his opponent to the mat, but it has stood and served juicy replicas. Canclaux has been more active and effective Alcina in the sixth round, then in the seventh round when he chained combinations, but was then overwhelmed by the power of Quebec until the end of combat. The Habs even stumbled in the ninth episode.