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Three-time alphabet interim champion Hassan N'Dam is now a holder of a regular title for the first time in his career.
To achieve his greatest honours N'Dam traveled over half of the Earth to the legendary Ariake Colesium in Tokyo, Japan, to defeat local star Ryota Murata on Saturday in one of the bigger upsets and undeniably one of the most dubious results of 2017.
N'Dam overcame a knockdown late in the fourth round to win on two of the three scorecards in Murata's home country of Japan. The controversial victory enabled N'Dam to win the WBA world middleweight title.
The Cameroon-born N'Dam (36-2, 21 KOs) won on the scorecards of Panama's Gustavo Padilla (116-111) and Canada's Hubert Earle (115-112), but American judge Raul Caiz Jr. scored the fight for Murata by a wide margin (117-110). The 31-year-old Murata, a gold medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the WBA's No. 2-ranked contender, lost for the first time as a pro (12-1, 9 KOs).
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To achieve his greatest honours N'Dam traveled over half of the Earth to the legendary Ariake Colesium in Tokyo, Japan, to defeat local star Ryota Murata on Saturday in one of the bigger upsets and undeniably one of the most dubious results of 2017.
N'Dam overcame a knockdown late in the fourth round to win on two of the three scorecards in Murata's home country of Japan. The controversial victory enabled N'Dam to win the WBA world middleweight title.
The Cameroon-born N'Dam (36-2, 21 KOs) won on the scorecards of Panama's Gustavo Padilla (116-111) and Canada's Hubert Earle (115-112), but American judge Raul Caiz Jr. scored the fight for Murata by a wide margin (117-110). The 31-year-old Murata, a gold medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the WBA's No. 2-ranked contender, lost for the first time as a pro (12-1, 9 KOs).
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