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Former Azerbaijani amateur standout Ramal Amanov (5-0) was taught another lesson of prizefighting by an unknown Kenyan opponent in a very hard-fought unanimous decision win in their scheduled eight-rounder. "Unknown" isn't just a figure of speech but more a fact, as a name and a record announced (Michael Odhiambo: 12-5, 9 KOs - before the fight) differed considerably from one, put into the booklet, listed at Boxrec, and voiced by ringside commentators (Maykl Ogundo: debutant).
Amanov, while making a shift to pro boxing, is still primarily an amateur fighter rather than a pugilist. He immediately started to box circles over his rugged and flat-footed opponent. Ogundo/Odhiambo pressed the action but his skills weren't good enough to deliver a sufficient amount of landed punches to Amanov. The latter, on the other hand, was too feather-fisted to put the Kenyan into trouble. Moreover, it was Ogundo/Odhiambo, who landed a counter right hand to send Amanov down in the fifth round. Confusion didn't last long for Amanov, as he boxed his way to an unspectacular and unsatisfying points victory. BoxingScene had it 77-74 - also for the Azerbaijani.
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Debutant Mark Chipinov (0-1) tried hard but failed to impress against slightly more experienced light heavyweight Andrey Sirotkin (4-0, 1 KO). Sirotkin looked finer and tighter than his aggressive foe and scored a hard-fought unanimous decision in a scheduled six-rounder.
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Former Azerbaijani amateur standout Ramal Amanov (5-0) was taught another lesson of prizefighting by an unknown Kenyan opponent in a very hard-fought unanimous decision win in their scheduled eight-rounder. "Unknown" isn't just a figure of speech but more a fact, as a name and a record announced (Michael Odhiambo: 12-5, 9 KOs - before the fight) differed considerably from one, put into the booklet, listed at Boxrec, and voiced by ringside commentators (Maykl Ogundo: debutant).
Amanov, while making a shift to pro boxing, is still primarily an amateur fighter rather than a pugilist. He immediately started to box circles over his rugged and flat-footed opponent. Ogundo/Odhiambo pressed the action but his skills weren't good enough to deliver a sufficient amount of landed punches to Amanov. The latter, on the other hand, was too feather-fisted to put the Kenyan into trouble. Moreover, it was Ogundo/Odhiambo, who landed a counter right hand to send Amanov down in the fifth round. Confusion didn't last long for Amanov, as he boxed his way to an unspectacular and unsatisfying points victory. BoxingScene had it 77-74 - also for the Azerbaijani.
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Debutant Mark Chipinov (0-1) tried hard but failed to impress against slightly more experienced light heavyweight Andrey Sirotkin (4-0, 1 KO). Sirotkin looked finer and tighter than his aggressive foe and scored a hard-fought unanimous decision in a scheduled six-rounder.
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