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By Jake Donovan - Amir Khan rode an early lead to avoid disaster down the stretch in taking a narrow decision over Marcos Maidana in their 12-round junior welterweight bout Saturday evening at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Scores were 114-111 (twice) and 113-112 in favor of Khan.
The general consensus going into the fight was that Khan would box and Maidana would brawl. However, it was the lanky Brit who made his presence felt early, scoring with a right and left to the body that floored Maidana in the opening round. The Argentinean beat the count, but winced in pain the entire time as well as on his way back to the corner.
From there, the table was set for a shootout, much to the pleasure of those who feared that Khan would try to turn a fight into a boxing match. The crowd wasn’t exactly capacity (estimated at less than 4,000) but was vocal in their support of Khan, with many among those in attendance having made the trek from jolly old England.
Khan, to his credit, did everything to keep the crowd entertained early on. The onslaught continued in the second with a brilliant boxing display, though Maidana managed to sneak in a body shot at rounds end. [Click Here To Read More]
Scores were 114-111 (twice) and 113-112 in favor of Khan.
The general consensus going into the fight was that Khan would box and Maidana would brawl. However, it was the lanky Brit who made his presence felt early, scoring with a right and left to the body that floored Maidana in the opening round. The Argentinean beat the count, but winced in pain the entire time as well as on his way back to the corner.
From there, the table was set for a shootout, much to the pleasure of those who feared that Khan would try to turn a fight into a boxing match. The crowd wasn’t exactly capacity (estimated at less than 4,000) but was vocal in their support of Khan, with many among those in attendance having made the trek from jolly old England.
Khan, to his credit, did everything to keep the crowd entertained early on. The onslaught continued in the second with a brilliant boxing display, though Maidana managed to sneak in a body shot at rounds end. [Click Here To Read More]
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