2023-10-11 02:05:00
A little more than 72 hours following her fight, boxer Kim Clavel is still convinced that she did enough once morest Evelin Nazarena Bermudez on Saturday at Place Bell to deserve victory.
Instead, she came home following suffering her second career loss – both this year – as she found herself on the wrong side in a fight that ended in a split decision where two out of three judges won. presented scorecards of 96-94 in favor of Bermudez.
Passing through The Anteroom on RDS Tuesday, Clavel still has a lot on his heart. She admits to going through the most difficult moments of her career. “It’s heartbreaking. I’m capable of losing, but losing when you feel like you’ve won is difficult. »
Since the announcement of his defeat, Clavel has sought to understand what the two judges saw to grant victory to his opponent. She watched her matchup twice and put herself in a judge’s shoes to rate her battle. While being harsh on herself, she always feels like she did enough to win. “In the end, I gave myself 96-94. I felt like I was in control in this fight. I was in control of my emotions, I was fast, strategic and I followed the game plan. I didn’t go to war. This was probably my best strategic fight. »
The fight was certainly close, but she believes that she deserved at least one of the two championship rounds. “The ninth, I didn’t give myself when I watched my fight, but the tenth, I found that I had done enough to get the victory. I thought I placed the best punches and was precise. Bermudez was throwing a lot of punches, but I had my guard up and his punches were on my gloves. I’m a girl who marks my face when I get hit and as you can see, I don’t have any marks on my face. »
Clavel, 33, doesn’t want to hang up his gloves. She now wants to let the dust settle to possibly get another opportunity to fight for a title. “I think I deserve to have a chance. I boxed once morest the two best in the world and they were very competitive fights. »
She does not know at the moment what tomorrow will bring, but she would not say no to a new fight once morest the boxer from Argentina. “Will there be a rematch with Evelin Nazarena Bermudez? Would she accept? If it had been a draw, it might have been easier. Now, it is not to his advantage to accept a rematch. Am I going to fight another fight to become a mandatory candidate once more? I have no idea at the moment. »
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