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| Duran Retains Title |
9/24/2005 |
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Duran Retains Title
LONDON, Sept. 23 -- Ossie Duran retained his British Commonwealth junior middleweight title with an easy 12-round decision over Colin McNeil Friday.
Duran (20-4-1, 9 KOs), of Accra, Ghana, Duran took the unanimous decision by the scores of 119-109, 119-110 and 118-110. Duran stood his ground through every round, giving McNeil nothing to work with. He won the fight utilizing his straight right hand while remaining calm and composed throughout the contest.
He captured the British Commonwealth light middleweight title on June 26, 2004, in Belfast, Ireland, when he uncorked a sweeping right hand that had Jamie Moore out on his feet. The referee immediately stepped in at the 1:06 mark of the third round as Duran drove forward, attempting to tag Moore with another right hand.
The 32-year-old Scottish southpaw had won all of his previous eight professional fights and never gave up.
But his Ghanaian opponent was too experienced for late substitute McNeil, who was called up Monday after Belfast''s Neil Sinclair withdrew.
Source: PRNewswire
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