ST VIL AND GONZALEZ — JAGGED DRAW

At Petionville, Haiti, four title fights on the line, with WBC Super-Featherweight Silver Champion Melissa St Vil (9-2-4) battling to a 5 round technical draw with Mexican challenger Jessica Gonzalez (7-3-2, 1 KO).

In the third round, Gonzalez suffered a severe and deep cut to  her forehead, after a clash of heads and St Vil was deducted a point.
The fight was halted in the 5th round and went to the judges’ cards. Two judges saw it as a draw and one had St Vil ahead by 2 points.

The stoppage was an unlucky break for the charismatic St Vil who seemed to be taking command of the fight, although Gonzalez was valiantly fighting back.
The exciting card was promoted by Boxe Internationale, run by Jacques Deschamps and held at the plush Karibe Convention Center.