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Fri, 12 Dec 2008 Boxing

Agbeko retains IBF bantamweight crown

By abs-cbnnews
Agbeko retains IBF bantamweight crown


Ghana's Joseph Agbeko kept his International Boxing Federation bantamweight crown Thursday with a majority decision over Nicaraguan southpaw William Gonzalez.

The African fighter improved to 26-1 with his fifth triumph in a row, taking the decision on two judges' scorecards by 116-112 while the third judge scored the bout a 114-114 draw.

Gonzalez fell to 21-3, ending his five-fight win streak.

Agbeko's victory was the first defense of the title he won in September of last year when he stopped Luis Alberto Perez in the seventh round.

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