Senchenko Decisions Sasaki To Retain WBA Title

By Mark Vester

At the Druzhba Palace of Sports in Donetsk, Ukraine, WBA "regular" welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko (30-0, 20KOs) won an easy twelve round decision over Motoki Sasaki (32-8-1, 20KOs). All three judges had it 119-107. Shane Mosley is the WBA's "super" welterweight champion.

Senchenko dominated the fight from start to finish. Sasaki lost two points in the sixth round for an intentional headbutt that opened up a cut above the right eye of the champion.

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