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At the Ice Palace "Terminal" in Brovari, Ukraine, a huge upset took place when natural super middleweight Olexander Cherviak (9-1, 1 KO) stepped up both in weight and in class to clinch a close but a well-deserved decision over highly ranked former cruiserweight Vitaly Rusal (27-2, 19 KOs). Smaller Cherviak, who was visibly out of shape for this fight, pressed slower on more careless Rusal and often pinned him to the ropes with sharp jabs. He also worked better off his opponent's body to get him tired and indifferent until the end of the fight. Scores were 78-75 (twice) and 78-74 - for the winner. Rusal was ranked WBA #6, WBC #8, IBF #9 and WBO #13 prior to this bout. [Click Here To Read More]
