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Marcos Maidana outpoints Erik Morales for WBA interim super lightweight title

Marcos Maidana outpointed five-time world champion Erik Morales on Saturday night to win the vacant WBA interim super lightweight title.Two judges scored the bout 116-112 for Maidana (30-2) and the other had it even at 114."This was my toughest fight yet," Maidana said. "But I knew it would be difficult so I trained hard and was prepared. ... The fight was close but I came on strong in the end and feel I won the fight."Maidana came out strong, dominating the older, slower Morales (51-7) in the first few rounds. By the end of the second round Morales' right eye was swollen shut.Morales, a heavy underdog, appeared to be far past his prime in the early rounds, but was able to rally in the middle rounds to keep the fight close."He may have won a close fight but it wasn't a clean win for him," Morales said. "I thought I landed the better punches. I thought I won. I know I still had speed and velocity, but more importantly I had heart."In the co-main event, Robert Guerrero unanimously outpoi...

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