Regional WBA fights

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Regional WBA fights
Povetkin Vs Price. Photo: Matchroom Boxing.

Regional WBA fights

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Regional WBA fights
Povetkin Vs Price. Photo: Matchroom Boxing.

Povetkin Vs Price. Photo: Matchroom Boxing.
Povetkin Vs Price. Photo: Matchroom Boxing.

The Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, featured a stacked undercard of WBA fights before the Anthony Joshua vs David Price main event.

Alexander Povetkin moved his record to 34-1 with 24KO’s as he defend his WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title against David Price successfully with a knockout at the 1:02 mark in the fifth round.  It was an exciting fight, with Povetkin swarming Price with punches in the early rounds until he landed a beauty of a left hook in the third round to floor Price.  Price rose from the canvas to land his heavy hands at the end of the round and score a knockdown himself when the referee ruled that the ropes held him up at the very end of the third round.  In the fifth round is when Povetkin scored a knockout of the year contender off of a right that stunned Price and a left hand that put him down and out.  Povetkin is now the mandatory challenger for the world title.

Joe Cordina WBA-International champion.
Joe Cordina WBA-International champion.

Joe Cordina moved his record to 7-0 by getting his sixth knockout over Hakim Ben Ali at the 2:42 mark in the third round.  Cordina won the vacant World Boxing Association International Lightweight Title in the process.  Although he had a great performance while it lasted Cordina wanted to show the fans more and promised that we have not seen anything just yet.

Josh Kelly and Gilberto Jesús Mendoza.
Josh Kelly and Gilberto Jesús Mendoza.

Josh Kelly moved his record to 6-0 by gaining a unanimous decision victory over the rugged veteran Carlos Molina over ten rounds.  Kelly won the vacant World Boxing Association International Welterweight Title en route to a nearly shutout decision.  Kelly was simply too fast and too powerful for Molina as he hurt and nearly took him out late in the fight.  Molina is a very sturdy veteran, however, and was able to last the distance.  The cards read 98-92, 98-92, and 99-91.


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