Kingsley Ikeke Edges Zane Marks Over Ten Rounds

Apr 4, 2010 • 12:00 AM ET

By Mark Vester

At the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington, super middleweight Kingsley Ikeke (27-3) retained his NABF title with a ten round majority decision over Zane Marks (17-5). The scores were 97-93, 97-93 for Ikeke, and 95-95 for the draw.

Ikeke started very slow and had issues getting off with his punches. Marks was outworking him early by coming out as the aggressor and taking the fight to Ikeke. Around the fourth round, Ikeke began to put his punches together and began to stage a rally to get himself back in the fight. Marks fought back in rounds seven and eight, and then Ikeke returned the favor by working hard in the championship rounds to pull through.