Agbeko outguns Aussie Darchinyan
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Published: 2009/07/12 14:04:09 GMT
Ghana’s Joseph Agbeko retained his IBF bantamweight title with a
unanimous decision over Armenian-born Australian Vic Darchinyan in
Florida on Saturday.
Solid rights to the head eventually opened cuts above both of
Darchinyan’s eyes, and two judges scored the fight 114-113, while a
third had it 116-111.
Darchinyan was aiming to win world titles at three different weights.
Agbeko now has 27 wins from 28 fights, while Darchinyan falls to 32
wins and two losses from 35 fights.
The bout had one disputed knockdown in the seventh round, when
television replays showed Darchinyan pushed Agbeko to the canvas.
However, Agbeko, 29, shook off the knockdown and peppered Darchinyan
with repeated rights to the head the rest of the fight.
The victory was Agbeko’s second as bantamweight champion. He won the
title with a seventh-round technical stoppage of Luis Perez in 2007
and beat William Gonzalez in December his first defence.
Germany’s Felix Sturm retained his WBA middleweight title on Saturday
with a unanimous decision over Hamburg-based Armenian Khoren Gevor.
The three judges scored the 12-round bout 115-113, 115-113 and 117-111
to the champion, who spent much of the fight grappling with his
shorter opponent.
The decision disappointed many in the crowd who felt the European
champion had put up the better fight.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
