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European Boxing Union Championship
EBU Title Fight - Ponds Forge Leisure Centre, Sheffield, United Kingdom
[Champion] Joe Calzaghe, UK, 16-0-0 (14) vs EBU#1 Sergei Kobozev, Russia, 20-3-0 (17)
Calzaghe is making his 2nd defense of the EBU Title and is 5-0-0 (5), 2KO, 3TKO, in title fights. Kobozev is 0-2, in title fights. The champion looks good and starts out fast with an 11-4, 1st round. The 2nd is too close to call, 11-9, Calzaghe. Kobozev attacks in the 3rd, 17-2, as Calzaghe’s right eye shows a bit of swelling. The fighters split rounds 4 and 5. The champion opens up and unloads, 25-2, in the 6th. Kobozev, 11-5, in the 7th, as the champ’s eye begins to swell shut. The 9th is another big round for the champ, 25-5. Kobozev’s right eye is worse than the champ’s swelling in the same eye as Calzaghe looks to have a comfortable lead going into the 11th. 23-8, Calzaghe in the 11th. A close round in the 13th as Kobozev’s vision is really impaired. Atlas is trying to get Kobozev to understand that he needs a knockout to win the fight between rounds. Both fighters land exchanges in the final round, but it looks as though this should be an easy decision win for the champion.
Winner: Calzaghe
Result: (UD15)
Cards: 144-143, 144-142, 144-142, all three cards in favor of Calzaghe
Punch stats: 243-865, 28.1% Kobozev - 411-1014, 40.5% Calzaghe
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