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M'Baye, Kotelnik ends in draw!

11 Mar 2007 02:17       hits 4322 Print version

See gallery Souleymane Mbaye vs Andrey Kotelnik
Souleymane Mbaye vs Andrey Kotelnik © AFP
WBA super lightweight champion Souleymane M'Baye (35-1-1, 20 KOs) narrowly retained his title with a controversial draw against mandatory challenger Andreas Kotelnik (27-2-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Liverpool Olympia in Liverpool, England. Kotelnik was ahead 117-112 on one card, M'Baye prevailed 115-114 on the second card and the third card was 114-114. All three judges were British. Many boos were heard in the 1,800 seat venue when the decision was announced as Kotelnik had pressed the action and closed the fight strongly. M'Baye has previously gotten by Kotelnik via split decision in October 2004


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