Burgos battles Amidu to draw on FNF

Burgos battles Amidu to draw on FNF
Mark E. Ortega
RingTV.com
July 26, 2013


Juan Carlos Burgos felt unfairly treated in his last fight by ringside officials, who scored his title-seeking effort against Roman Martinez a draw in January.

When meeting late substitute Yakubu Amidu in Friday's main event of ESPN2 Friday Night Fights in Lincoln, Calif., a split-draw verdict was once again rendered.

This time, Burgos didn't wear the look of a guy unhappy to be getting a draw, and with good reason.

Burgos didn't fight much like a guy with a long term memory of the recent betrayal by judges. He dominated early portions of rounds but allowed his hard-nosed opponent to come on late in rounds, obviously affecting the scores.

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