On August 4, according to foreign boxing media BoxingScene, the stingol WBA featherweight regular boxer Lee Wood made a statement, he stressed that he could fight Xu Can twice, and even come to China to replay with Xu Can, because the two signed a rematch agreement before the first match, if Xu Can lost, Xu Can has the right to exercise the terms of the second battle.
As we all know, Xu Can lost the world gold belt that he had maintained for two and a half years on August 1, Beijing time, and was killed by Wood with 17 seconds left in the 12th round, and was KO for the first time in his career. After the game, Xu Can's face was already swollen, but his efforts were already there for all to see.
However, Wood's promoter Herne poured a basin of cold water, saying bluntly that he gave Xu Can up to 3 rounds of victory in the first 11 rounds of the game, even if the second game was no play. In fact, from the score before the end of the battle, Hearn's statement is also more objective, the first 11 rounds of the three referees scored 102-107, 102-107, 103-106, Xu Can fell behind in an all-round way, two referees gave Xu Can 3 rounds, 1 referee gave 4 rounds.
At present, there are only two paths in front of Xu Can, either to resume the match immediately, or to beat other boxers to make adjustments, and then wait for the opportunity to challenge the golden belt later. If Xu Doesn't replay immediately, Wood could play against the winner between Gallahard and Dickens, who beat Wood 18 months ago, or against Warrington.
And if Xu Can immediately exercise the power of the rematch, where the game is held has become a key issue, if it is still to the opponent's doorstep to play, Xu Can is still facing the problem of time and place, and it is a high probability event to lose again, and if the game is held in China, the current bad investment environment in China may not be able to support the holding of the game.
If Xu Can's team gives up the immediate rematch, it is still unknown when he will regain the opportunity to challenge the world's gold belt.
Therefore, the current situation of Xu Can and his team is more entangled, and it is not a fight, nor is it not a fight, and it is in a dilemma.
In fact, Xu Can and Wood's match should also be forced to accept, because Xu Can has not played for 588 days, no game means no income, and may face the risk of being deprived of the gold belt, it is said that Xu Can still has to pay off the mortgage every month, and the economic conditions are not as good as people think, so even when he is arranged for a poor wood, Xu Can has to accept it hard. However, now that facing this situation, how Xu Can and the M23 team can solve it is really worrying.