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Khan KO's Salita in the 1st Round, Retains WBA Title

Khan KO’s Salita in the 1st Round, Retains WBA Title

Amir Khan knocked down Dimitriy Salita 3 times in the 1st round to retain his WBA junior welterweight title. Khan first floored Salita with a left hook-overhand right combination 1o seconds into the fight. After trapping Salita in the corner, Khan dropped him again when he connected with a barrage of punches. With Salita’s back [...]

WARD DOMINATES KESSLER, CAPTURES WBA CROWN

WARD DOMINATES KESSLER, CAPTURES WBA CROWN

The first round of Showtime’s “Super Six” Tournament has now been completed as Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KO’s) defeated Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KO’s) by an 11th round technical decision to capture the WBA Super Middleweight title. The official judges scored the bout 98-92 twice and 97-93 for Ward. With the victory, Ward acquired 2 [...]