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03/11/2006 Archived Entry: "Sidorenko Squeeks by Cordoba, Chagaev Edges Virchis!"
Sidorenko Squeeks by Cordoba, Chagaev Edges Virchis!
By Fabian Weber
Photo by Andre Boge
Chagaev (right) throws the right cross at Virchis
HAMBURG - Wladimir Sidorenko, WBA bantamweight champion, defended his title wafer-thin against his dangerous challenger Ricardo Cordoba in a dramatic fight with a close majority draw verdict over twelve rounds. The official scores were 114:114 twice and 118:111 for Sidorenko.
Sidorenko set his record to 18-0-1 with 6 knockouts. Cordoba's record reads 27-1-1 with 18 knockouts after this fight.
Sidorenko must now face Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym from Thailand later this year, the man who beat Cordoba in August 2005 by split decision.
In the highly anticipated WBA/WBO international showdown between unbeaten heavyweights, Ruslan Chagaev of the Universum stable edged Spotlight fighter Vladimir Virchis by majority decision over twelve rounds. It was obvious that both fighters had high of respect for each other's punching power which gave the fight a very cautious undertone, and only within the last three rounds they were willing to risK a bit more.
The scores of this rather uneventful and tactical fight were 115:114, 116:112 for Chagaev and 114:114.
Chagaev is now 20-0-1 with 16 knockouts. Virchis dropped to 20-1 with 17 knockouts.
More Results:
Super Middleweight
Mario Veit W8 Jevgenijs Andrejevs
(80:72, 80:72, 80:72)
WBA/WBO Int. Heavyweight Championship:
Ruslan Chagaev W12 Vladimir Virchis
(115:114, 114:114, 116:112)
Heavyweight:
Aleksander Alekseev TKO2 (1:28) Andrey Zaitsev
WBA Bantamweight Championship:
Wladimir Sidorenko D12 Ricardo Cordoba
(114:114, 118:111, 114:114)
Heavyweight:
Volodia Lazebnik TKO5 (2:59) Raymond Ochieng
Super Featherweight:
Matt Zegan W8 Geoffrey Munica
(79:73, 78:74, 79:73)
