Gavin Rees vs Andreas Kotelnik ***OFFICIAL THREAD***

WBA Light Welterweight fight. Gavin Rees (C) 27-0 vs Andreas Kotelnik 28-2-1 Winner: Andreas Kotelnik TKO12 ROUND BY ROUND Rees came out of the traps quickly and used his jab really effectively. Some good work inside from Rees too, working well to the body. Kotelnik hasn't opened up much yet. 10-9 Rees Another good round for Rees, he seems to be a lot quicker than Kotelnik from the outside and inside, working his body shots well. Kotelnik opened up a bit more but he was still holding back. 10-9 Rees Kotelnik finally opens up and tags Rees quite a bit. Rees' hands are quite low and his head is stationary. Rees took some flush shots. 10-9 Kotelnik Rees won this round with work rate imo. Although alot of punches were blocked he did enough to win. 10-9 Rees Kotelnik round for me. He blocked a lot of Rees' shots and landed a few flush shots on Rees. 10-9 Kotelnik Kotelnik has opened up Rees really well now and is landing shots flush at will. Rees is bleeding from the nose. I think the challenger is going to win this now. 10-9 Kotelnik Rees started well put Kotelnik came on strong at the end. Joe Calzaghe is getting very anxieous. Close round to call but I'd give it to the champion. 10-9 Rees Rees is tiring now and got hurt bad by a bodyshot. Kotelnik wins this round. 10-9 Kotelnik Similar pattern to the last rounds, Rees punches more but Kotelnik lands cleaner. Some hard rounds to score. 10-9 Kotelnik I think Kotelnik won this round and now has a working margain on the score cards. 10-9 Kotelnik Although the fight is getting away from Rees he is showing a huge heart. He is clearly not on the world level but he is pushing the fight. 10-9 Rees Kotelnik stopped Rees with a big left hook. WINNER and the new WBA Light Welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik!