WBC super middleweight champion Markus Beyer retained his title outscoring Danny Green on Saturday night in Zwickau, Germany. Unlike their first fight (when Beyer was down twice early on, before winning by DQ after a Green headbutt), Beyer (32-2; 12KOs) comprehensively outboxed Green for much of the fight and was able to pepper him with meaningful shots. However, the three-time WBC champion was fortunate to survive a furious late rally by the hard-punching Green (19-2; 18KOs): the German champ was issued an eight count when laying on the ropes in round twelve, but managed to get to the end where he won 114-113 and 115-112 on two cards - with the third card being a somewhat surprising...
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