Saturday, July 04, 2009
POITIERS, France —
Anselmo Moreno of Panama has retained his WBA bantamweight title with a split decision over Mahyar Monshipour of France.Moreno (26-1-1) overcame Monshipour's pressure between the eighth and 10th rounds, keeping his composure and then holding on for the victory.
Moreno's only loss was in 2002, when he was just beginning his professional career.
The 34-year-old Monshipour (31-4) returned to boxing in December, nearly three years after losing his super bantamweight title to Thailand's Somsak Sithchatchawal in a brutal fight in March 2006.
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