Viktor Postol Decisions Hank Lundy in Kiev, Kucher Wins
In his first fight outside of the United States or Canada, WBC #9 ranked light welterweight and previously fringe lightweight contender "Hammering" Hank Lundy gave a stern test to WBC #3 ranked Viktor Postol of Ukraine - especially in the later rounds - but lost a close unanimous decision to his counterpart. Postol (now 22-0, 10 KOs) looked superior to the American in the first half of the bout. He was shimmering with confidence, boxing circles around Lundy and scoring constantly with his jab and fast combinations. Lundy (22-3-1, 11 KOs), on the other hand, exploded in the third part of the match-up, pressing Postol and forcing him to pay much more attention to his defense. The end of the bout was contested hotly but Lundy had the upper hand. At the end, it wasn't enough, and all three judges preferred the Ukrainian with almost identical scorecards: 116-112 (twice) and 116-113. Postol acquired a vacant WBC International light welterweight title.