Martirosyan’s trainer on fight with Lara: Vanes wasn’t active enough

PanARMENIAN.Net - Facing off with the Cuban southpaw inside of the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas, Armenian boxer Vanes Martirosyan and Erislandy Lara fought to a technical draw after the fight went to the scorecards shortly into the ninth round due to a severe cut above Vanes’ left eye that was caused by a head butt, according to BoxingScene.com.

Watching the action unfold from Martirosyan’s corner, five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach seemed to take the fight’s outcome with a grain of salt.

“I think both fighters were getting frustrated and Lara threw a low blow and then he threw a head butt and I don’t think it was accidental,” Roach said. “But that’s the way things go. I thought in the early rounds we were aggressive, trying to make the fight.

“I thought we won enough of those early rounds to get the decision, but Vanes was letting him back in the fight,” Roach added. “It’s the way things go. I respect Jay Nady, he’s a good referee, so I respect his call.”

As far as what he would have done differently, Roach immediately pointed towards his fighter’s activity level. “Vanes needed to let his hands go,” said Roach. “He just wasn’t active enough and we need to get back to the gym and work on that.”