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By Cliff Rold - 26-year old 2004 Mexican Olympian and reigning WBC Super Bantamweight champion Abner Mares (24-0-1, 13 KO) of Montebello, California, won a unanimous decision Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles over WBA Bantamweight Champion Anselmo Moreno (33-2-1, 12 KO) of in a fight that live up to its pre-fight billing. Hotly contested at the highest world-class levels throughout, Mares dropped Moreno for the first time in his career in round five and worked through being hurt twice in the second half of the fight to score the hard earned victory.
Mares, a former IBF Bantamweight titlist as well, makes his first defense of the then-vacant WBC belt he won earlier this year against former Flyweight titlist Eric Morel. Moreno is added to a list of conquered foes that also includes Joseph Agbeko and Vic Darchinyan as Mares continues the work of taking the fights that signal a fighter seeking the toughest paths available. [Click Here To Read More]
Mares, a former IBF Bantamweight titlist as well, makes his first defense of the then-vacant WBC belt he won earlier this year against former Flyweight titlist Eric Morel. Moreno is added to a list of conquered foes that also includes Joseph Agbeko and Vic Darchinyan as Mares continues the work of taking the fights that signal a fighter seeking the toughest paths available. [Click Here To Read More]
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