5 years, 5 months ago

Josh Taylor beats Regis Prograis in Boxing Super Series final

Josh Taylor claimed the World Boxing Super Series title and added the WBA light-welterweight world belt to his IBF strap by edging past the previously unbeaten Regis Prograis on points in an absorbing fight. READ| Tyson Fury: Hope Vijender Singh can win a world title The American was struggling with a nose bleed but snapped Taylor's head sideways with a big left hand in the eighth. Taylor wore it well and caught Prograis with successive right-handers in the middle of the next round, and his opponent looked unsteady on his feet when caught by a left in the 10th. The cut over Taylor's left eye was opened up in the penultimate round and although Prograis drove his opponent back in the 12th, two of the three judges deemed he had not done enough.

The Hindu

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