Agence France-PresseFebruary 24, 2013 03:16
Ishe Smith seized the International Boxing Federation junior middleweight world title on Saturday with a 12-round split decision over hometown hero Cornelius Bundrage.
In a fight marked by repeated holding and shoving, Smith outworked the 39-year-old champion in the late rounds to earn scores of 116-111 from two judges, while the third saw it 114-113 for Bundrage.
It was enough to make Smith the first fighter born in the boxing haven of Las Vegas to win a world boxing title.
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