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Welterweight qualifier - final (rematch)
Alfonso Gomez W12 Viktor Plotnikov: Gomez used volume punching to gain the edge in the early rounds and, after Plotnikov seemed to take control with his power punches in the middle rounds, got the better of a dull final frame -- at least in the eyes of the three judges -- to eke out a narrow, but unanimous decision.
The fight was so even that the two had landed the exact same number of punches through seven rounds, and again after 10. Plotnikov wound up landing 264 shots to 252 for Gomez, while Gomez was slightly more accurate.
Gomez, who avoided elimination with a late knockdown to pull out a draw in the first fight, landed a hard left hook to the body early in the 12th, the round's only meaningful punch. Gomez won by scores of 115-114, 116-114 and 115-114.
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