Proctor dominated throughout the fight, landing knockdowns in every round until the fight stopped in the final round of round five.<\/p>\n
In a release after the fight, New Zealand combat sports analyst and City Kickboxing striking coach Mike Angove said the win against Bonner was significant for Proctor\u2019s development.<\/p>\n
\u201c[What] impressed me most was his ability to dig deep, adapt, and still have fight-ending power in the fifth round.<\/p>\n
\u201cGoing almost the full five rounds was crucial for his development.\u201d<\/p>\n
Angove said winning a WBC world title at the age of \u201conly 21\u2033 and having a record of 22-0 was \u201ca massive achievement\u201d.<\/p>\n
Tihipuke Muay Thai head coach Daryl Dawson said Proctor had to work for his win.<\/p>\n
\u201cBonner made him think, adjust, and earn every moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cTitus showed power, yes, but he also showed patience, resilience, and the ability to stay dangerous late in the fight. These are the performances that develop world-class fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n
Proctor said it was the kind of fight he needed.<\/p>\n
\u201cBonner was experienced, tough, and came to keep his belt. He pushed me in ways I haven\u2019t been pushed before.<\/p>\n
\u201cGetting the WBC title means everything, but what matters just as much is how much I learned.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of growth ahead for me, and I\u2019m staying focused.\u201d<\/p>\n
On social media, Bonner congratulated Proctor.<\/p>\n
\u201cTitus hits incredibly hard and was just the superior fighter …<\/p>\n
\u201cI had my moments where the fight looked to swing but the difference was the power. Congratulations to him and his team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Proctor said he is now getting ready for the international fight series ONE Lumpinee in Thailand again, while Bonner hinted at retirement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know when I do hang my gloves up (and it\u2019s not far away) I know I can be proud I took on all challenges and every challenger possible,\u201d Bonner said on social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very fortunate to have experienced what I have in sport. Most retire with nothing to show for it but I\u2019ve achieved more than most.\u201d<\/p>\n
Benjamin Watt is a retired boxing judge and New Zealand boxing writer with a decade of experience. Watt has also been BoxRec\u2019s New Zealand record-keeper since 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Proctor dominated throughout the fight, landing knockdowns in every round until the fight stopped in the final round…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336561,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,8813,887,4717,72245,23815,187487,187486,187485,28331,6081,85,42541,8821,187484,35276,23927,1720],"class_list":["post-336560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-champion","tag-hamilton","tag-in","tag-kickboxing","tag-maunganui","tag-mt","tag-muay","tag-proctor","tag-second","tag-showdown","tag-sports","tag-thai","tag-title","tag-titus","tag-wbc","tag-wins","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=336560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/336560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=336560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=336560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=336560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}