At about 6 o'clock on August 1, Beijing time, a WBA World Golden Belt Championship that has attracted the attention of Chinese boxing fans came to an end in the United Kingdom, and as a result, Xu Can, the only active world boxing champion in China, lost to the British player Lee Wood in the away game, lost the precious world gold belt, and the record of defending the title for three consecutive games was not realized.
This game is Xu Can's first match in 588 days, due to the impact of the epidemic, Xu Can did not play a game in 2020, and in order to wait for the third defending battle, Xu Can missed three opportunities, and finally determined that the opponent was the Englishman Wood after several twists and turns. The game was hosted by Wood's promoter Herne, and the game was also held at the door of the opponent's home, which can be said that Xu Can was in the right place and three.
After the start of the game, the two sides did not have too much temptation, directly in the way of short-term contact, in comparison, Wood's playing style is more flexible, he uses the foot movement to open the distance, not to do well with Xu Can, and Xu Can still maintains the previous steady holding of the curved arm defense, step by step for the camp of the oppressive posture.
However, compared with the past, Xu Can's number of punches was significantly reduced, and the impact effect was not as obvious as the other side, in the 3-5 rounds, Xu Can's combination punches played a certain power, pulling the scene back to a relatively balanced state, but in the second half, Wood re-dominated the game, although Wood's physical fitness also declined significantly, but Xu Can could not implement effective blows, and several heavy blows did not seriously damage the opponent.
The sudden scene occurred at the end of the game, and at the end of the game with 30 seconds left, Xu Can hit Wood with a left hook punch, and Xu Can fell to the ground in response! This is also the first time Xu Can's career was knocked down, after reading the seconds to get up, Wood launched an overwhelming attack on Xu Can, this is Xu Can has not yet returned to normal consciousness, leaning on the rope was hit by a raindrop, and finally the law enforcement referee on the field was considered in the perspective of protecting the safety of athletes, and terminated the game in time, so that Xu Can lost The only world gold belt in China at present, and Chinese professional boxing was completely hit hard!
Due to the fact that professional boxing is originally a niche sport in China, coupled with the impact of the epidemic and other factors, Xu Can can hold this golden belt can be said to be the last fig leaf of Chinese professional boxing, but in the end Xu Can still failed to complete the mission, indisputably lost the title on the road, not only lost in the form of KO for the first time in his career, but also left the world throne in the way of KO like Zou Shiming and Xiong Chaozhong, we can't blame Xu Can, he has tried his best, he is already the best boxer in Chinese professional boxing at present, He's been fighting to the last minute! At this point, China's professional boxing has returned to the original point of ten years ago, and who can save the industry that has fallen to the bottom is indeed a question!