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lol this guy will get a worse beating that Gomez...The WBA can't allow this fight to happen..
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In the first ever title fight in Ukrainian boxing history local hero Yuri Nuzhnenko (27-0-1, 13 KOs) failed to live up to expectations barely retaining his WBA interim welterweight belt via a technical draw with Puerto Rican import Irving Garcia (16-3-2, 8 KOs). The Nuzhnenko-Garcia showdown was a main event of another telling tournament arranged by K2 East Promotions at the Sports Palace in Kiev, Ukraine.
WBA #15 Garcia, a late sub for Mexican Cosme Rivera, who was tested positive on unknown illegal substance after his latest outing, applied a wise tactical approach by fighting Nuzhnenko behind the jab and scoring well in defensive mode. His neglecting skills were however equalized by Yuri’s constant pressure and effective aggressiveness.
The Ukrainian boxer suffered a nasty cut over his left eye in round two after an accidental headbutt. In round three Yuri was cut more by what many thought was a legal blow by the Puerto Rican guest. By heavily pressuring Garcia, Nuzhnenko, clearly more active fighter of the two, piled up several points on judges’ scorecards but the price for that success was well seen on his badly swollen face. Following several medical examinations of a local boxer, the fistic action was finally stopped after the tenth round when Nuzhnenko was no longer able to continue the bout due to a bloody mess on his face.
Two judges and *********' representative had the fight dead even at 95-95 while the third one scored it in favor of the home pugilist 96-95. The way this fight had been stopped was also a point of controversy as many fans around and a good deal of boxing community thought the damage to Nuzhnenko had been made by Garcia’s punches, not headbutts.
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In the first ever title fight in Ukrainian boxing history local hero Yuri Nuzhnenko (27-0-1, 13 KOs) failed to live up to expectations barely retaining his WBA interim welterweight belt via a technical draw with Puerto Rican import Irving Garcia (16-3-2, 8 KOs). The Nuzhnenko-Garcia showdown was a main event of another telling tournament arranged by K2 East Promotions at the Sports Palace in Kiev, Ukraine.
WBA #15 Garcia, a late sub for Mexican Cosme Rivera, who was tested positive on unknown illegal substance after his latest outing, applied a wise tactical approach by fighting Nuzhnenko behind the jab and scoring well in defensive mode. His neglecting skills were however equalized by Yuri’s constant pressure and effective aggressiveness.
The Ukrainian boxer suffered a nasty cut over his left eye in round two after an accidental headbutt. In round three Yuri was cut more by what many thought was a legal blow by the Puerto Rican guest. By heavily pressuring Garcia, Nuzhnenko, clearly more active fighter of the two, piled up several points on judges’ scorecards but the price for that success was well seen on his badly swollen face. Following several medical examinations of a local boxer, the fistic action was finally stopped after the tenth round when Nuzhnenko was no longer able to continue the bout due to a bloody mess on his face.
Two judges and *********' representative had the fight dead even at 95-95 while the third one scored it in favor of the home pugilist 96-95. The way this fight had been stopped was also a point of controversy as many fans around and a good deal of boxing community thought the damage to Nuzhnenko had been made by Garcia’s punches, not headbutts.
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