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Thirteen years into his pro career, 34-year old Cesar Cuenca (48-0, 2 KO) of Barrio Santa Brigida, Buenos Aires, Argentina, finally got a crack at a major title and made the most of it on Saturday at the Venetian Resort Cotai Arena in Macau, China.
Scoring and surviving a knockdown in the fight, Cuenca boxed beautifully to win a clear unanimous decision over 30-year old Ik Yang (19-1, 14 KO) of Da Lian, China, to capture the vacant IBF belt at 140 lbs. The belt became available when Lamont Peterson was stripped after a non-title loss at Welterweight to Danny Garcia earlier this year.
Cuenca came into the bout just below the division limit of 140 lbs at 139 ½, Yang at 139 ¾. The referee was Danrex Tapdasan. [Click Here To Read More]
Scoring and surviving a knockdown in the fight, Cuenca boxed beautifully to win a clear unanimous decision over 30-year old Ik Yang (19-1, 14 KO) of Da Lian, China, to capture the vacant IBF belt at 140 lbs. The belt became available when Lamont Peterson was stripped after a non-title loss at Welterweight to Danny Garcia earlier this year.
Cuenca came into the bout just below the division limit of 140 lbs at 139 ½, Yang at 139 ¾. The referee was Danrex Tapdasan. [Click Here To Read More]
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