Khariton Agrba (left) defeats Jose Sanson Rosa (proper) in Russia – Picture courtesy of IBA
Unbeaten junior welterweight contender Khariton Agrba took one other step in the direction of a title shot when he defeated Argentina’s Jose “Sanson” Rosa in Samara, Russia, on Monday.
In a conflict of unbeaten younger weapons with a compulsory shot on the WBA belt on the road, it was the Georgia-born Agrba the one who stayed on high of the motion for the reason that first bell.
In his first journey overseas, the 24-year-old Rosa, though way more skilled as a professional, was outboxed by the 29-year-old Agrba, who owns an unlimited resume as an beginner. A lower in Rosa’s nostril was a deciding issue within the customer’s efficiency, and Agrba capitalized on that to maintain Rosa on the protection. Rosa discovered his rhythm in rounds 3 and 4, however as quickly as Agrba stepped up his assault the Argentine fighter had no response for his quantity and accuracy.
The scorecards had been 99-91 (twice) and 98-92 for Agrba.
With the loss, Rosa (son of a Dominican boxer who resettled within the Argentine province of La Rioja) dropped to 27-1 (20 knockouts) whereas Agrba improved to 18-0 (9 KO).
Earlier within the night time, England’s Michael King defeated Vahkid Abbasov (Rusia) on factors in an eight-rounder within the welterweight division, and native credit score Jambulat Bizhamov defeated Venezuela’s Keiber González (Venezuela), in one other eight-rounder within the middleweight division.
Khariton Agrba (left) trades punches with Jose Sanson Rosa (proper) in Russia – Picture courtesy of IBA
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