WBO junior lightweight champion Jamal “Semper Fi” Herring (22-2, 10 KOs) won an ugly bout via eighth round disqualification against WBO #12 rated Jonathan Oquendo (31-7, 19 KOs) on Saturday night inside “The Bubble” at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Herring dropped Oquendo with an uppercut in round three. Herring was cut over the right eye in a fifth round head clash which referee Tony Weeks ruled was “intentional.” Weeks deducted one point from Oquendo between rounds. After the eighth round, Herring said he couldn’t see and the fight was waved off. Herring wins by DQ due to the offending headbutt being ruled intentional.
Herring and Oquendo were previously scheduled to fight July 2, then July 14, but Herring twice tested positive for COVID-19.
Next up for Herring is likely a November clash against former two-division champ Carl Frampton.
Uhhh WTF? Herring goes back to the corner says ‘ I can’t see ‘ the fight gets stopped and how is he the winner? He quit in his corner! The ref and the doctor had let the fight continue and I didn’t see either of them going to stop the bout at that point. Herring couldn’t handle the rough type of fight and looked for a way out! Tim Bradley saw it too!
So…..you could pull this crap up until the 12th round? D-O-G.
Herring was spent. If not for the point deduction and flash knockdown, he would have been behind by 2 rounds. Herring looked terrible!
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is dirty Oquendo had an excellent game plan and was coming Oquendo got robbed with a smile
Well, it was not the smoothest victory in the world for the proud Marine, but sometimes, you have to keep moving forward to bigger and better objectives (Frampton). Let’s hope Herring’s eye heals properly before he fights Frampton.
As for Oquendo, he will need to better comprehend the bright line between being a physical fighter and being a dirty fighter – “illegal intent” is the surrounding issue. Otherwise, he may not get another quality opportunity to fight.
Let’s assume the head butt was intentional. Weeks already took a point. Case closed. The foul wasn’t committed again to warrant a DQ three rounds later. Weeks is a biased ref and this should be contested by Oquendos team as a NC because in most instances this really should be a forfeit on Herrings part.
I like Herring he comes off as an honest hard worker but definitely in this situation the going got tough and he packed it in and quit. What disappointed me a bit was he could have tried making a statement with a stoppage but he likely knew the result would likely swing his way by the judges and he was right. I think that after dropping Oquendo that this opponent had no quit in him and instead found a way out. I wish him the best and hope he can learn from this
E-man says ‘ Well, it was not the smoothest victory in the world for the proud Marine, but sometimes, you have to keep moving forward to bigger and better“..: Are you kidding me? How does a proud Marine basically quit to move on to better things? Not the honorable way for a proud Marine to win a fight! E-man please put down the crack pipe.
It looked to me like Herring just wanted out of the fight when he went back to his corner after the 8th round ended. I still don’t understand why he was wrestling with Oquendo those last three rounds when he was having success earlier throwing punches then stepping to the side and using his right hand to guide Oquendo out of the way. It looked to me like he just wasn’t in shape to throw a lot of punches in this fight and to move to the side the way he needed to.
It was a disappointing performance by Herring because he didn’t have the discipline to box, use his jab consistently, and keep Oquendo at the end of his punches. During the last three rounds, he would punch, then just stand there and let Oquendo grab him, instead of stepping to the side and forcing Oquendo to reset his attack. I believe he was worn out and just wanted the fight to end. He basically forced his corner to stop the fight by telling them he could not see. He definitely could see once the blood was wiped from his eye.
I really don’t expect the same type of fight against Frampton. Frampton doesn’t lead with his head but is quick and is a good boxer. If Herring fights with the same kind of effort he put forth tonight, he will be in trouble against Frampton.
Intentional headbutt? Thats not what I saw. That Oquendo’s style, not pretty, comes in face first and brawls, but there’s was no intentional butt… Fishy call there.
Jamal couldn’t see? Really? I’ve seen a lot worse cuts and fighters battle through to win.
Boxing’s not just about skills and fitness, you need heart and determination. Jamal didn’t show that tonight, I thought he wanted out. Not a worthy champ, not tonight.
The best boxer in my opinion is Roberto (manos de piedra) Duran from Panama he came in as a lightweight and went up to middleweight and everyone knows about it he was the best and a greatest person too in the world in the sports of boxing viva Panama
It appears everybody managed to get this fight out of their systems with comments about Herring’s lack of effort to continue fighting in a rough, tough fight.
Let’s hope Ugas vs. Ramos does not involve any head contacts (intentional or accidental), eye injury(ies) and/or substantiated/alleged quitting in the “squared circle.”
The guy had COVID in July and you are wondering why he looked spent. He shouldn’t have been in the ring last night. Probably told he had to do the fight to get the Frampton fight. Then he is stuck fighting a billy goat. If leading with the head is his style Oquendo should dig up the Junkyard Dog and have a headbutt match. Keep that shit out of the boxing ring