Huck beats Afolabi to keep WBO cruiserweight title
Published
Dec. 13, 2009 4:06 a.m. ET
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Marco Huck of Germany retained his WBO cruiserweight title with an unanimous decision over Ola Afolabi of Britain on Saturday.
In a close fight, Huck had the upper hand in most of the 12 rounds. He was in trouble in the fifth after receiving a couple of blows to the head, but the German recovered and landed more punches throughout the fight.
Two of the judges scored it 115-113 and one had it 116-112.
Huck improved to 27-1, while Afolabi dropped to 14-2 with three draws.
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